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Afropop Classic April 24, 2025
Remembering Andy Palacio and Aurelio Martinez
African Sounds of the Indian Subcontinent
Hip Deep April 17, 2025
African Sounds of the Indian Subcontinent
Spiritual Journeys: Traveling Spirit Masters, The Gnawa of Morocco
Hip Deep April 15, 2025
Spiritual Journeys: Traveling Spirit Masters, The Gnawa of Morocco
Planet Afropop: Somali DJs in America and Songhoy Blues
Planet Afropop April 15, 2025
Planet Afropop: Somali DJs in America and Songhoy Blues
A Hip Deep Portrait of King Sunny Ade
Hip Deep April 10, 2025
A Hip Deep Portrait of King Sunny Ade
Africans in the Arabian (Persian) Gulf
Hip Deep April 3, 2025
Africans in the Arabian (Persian) Gulf
Women's History Month Finale: Four Women of the West
Afropop Classic March 27, 2025
Women's History Month Finale: Four Women of the West
Women's History Month: Fairuz, A Woman for all Seasons
Hip Deep March 20, 2025
Women's History Month: Fairuz, A Woman for all Seasons
Planet Afropop: Simpa Sonics: Neo-traditional dance music from Northern Ghana
Planet Afropop March 18, 2025
Planet Afropop: Simpa Sonics: Neo-traditional dance music from Northern Ghana
Reconstructing Somalia: Love Songs at the Birth of a Nation
Hip Deep March 13, 2025
Reconstructing Somalia: Love Songs at the Birth of a Nation
A Tribute to Cesária Évora
Afropop Classic March 6, 2025
A Tribute to Cesária Évora
Planet Afropop: AfroPopup in Malawi: Rising Stars from the Warm Heart of Africa
Planet Afropop March 4, 2025
Planet Afropop: AfroPopup in Malawi: Rising Stars from the Warm Heart of Africa
Diaspora Encounters: Kriolu in New England, The Cape Verdean-American Story
Hip Deep February 27, 2025
Diaspora Encounters: Kriolu in New England, The Cape Verdean-American Story
The Rise of Afro-Venezuelan Music in the Hugo Chavez Era
Hip Deep February 25, 2025
The Rise of Afro-Venezuelan Music in the Hugo Chavez Era
Black History Month 2025: A Brief History of Funk
Afropop Classic February 20, 2025
Black History Month 2025: A Brief History of Funk
Funk is a perennial favorite. In this panoramic history of the grooviest of genres, we hear track after track of absolute boogie-down classics.
Planet Afropop: Boom.Diwan: Arabian Pearl Diving Meets Afro-Cuba
Planet Afropop February 18, 2025
Planet Afropop: Boom.Diwan: Arabian Pearl Diving Meets Afro-Cuba
Shake It Fo Ya Hood: The History of New Orleans Bounce
Hip Deep February 13, 2025
Shake It Fo Ya Hood: The History of New Orleans Bounce
African Roots in Rock 'n' Roll
Afropop Classic February 6, 2025
African Roots in Rock 'n' Roll
The Mighty Amazon
Hip Deep January 30, 2025
The Mighty Amazon
Hip Deep Ghana 1: Ebo Taylor and the Pioneers of Afro-Funk
Hip Deep January 30, 2025
Hip Deep Ghana 1: Ebo Taylor and the Pioneers of Afro-Funk
Cairo - Hollywood of the Middle East
Hip Deep January 23, 2025
Cairo - Hollywood of the Middle East
Botswana, Dumelang
Afropop Classic January 16, 2025
Botswana, Dumelang
A Tale of Two Rebellions: How Africans Helped Shape the Future of Islam
Hip Deep January 9, 2025
A Tale of Two Rebellions: How Africans Helped Shape the Future of Islam
Planet Afropop: Jo'burg Meets Detroit: Soweto Gospel Choir's History of House
Planet Afropop January 7, 2025
Planet Afropop: Jo'burg Meets Detroit: Soweto Gospel Choir's History of House
The Zulu Factor
Hip Deep January 2, 2025
The Zulu Factor
Abidjan: A New Musical El Dorado
Afropop Classic December 26, 2024
Abidjan: A New Musical El Dorado
Planet Afropop: 2024 Wrapup
Planet Afropop December 24, 2024
Planet Afropop: 2024 Wrapup
Proving the Bubu Myth: Janka Nabay, War and Witchcraft in Sierra Leone
Hip Deep December 19, 2024
Proving the Bubu Myth: Janka Nabay, War and Witchcraft in Sierra Leone
Every year on Sierra Leone’s Independence Day in late April, musicians and revelers descend upon Freetown from throughout the country.
Global Griots in France
Afropop Classic December 12, 2024
Global Griots in France
Planet Afropop: Celebrating Toumani Diabaté
Planet Afropop December 10, 2024
Planet Afropop: Celebrating Toumani Diabaté
Time Travel Through Afro-Paris
Afropop Classic December 5, 2024
Time Travel Through Afro-Paris
Paris has been one of the most important incubators of African music on the planet. On this program, we look back on 30 years of adventures with African music in Paris.
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