African Slaves in Islamic Lands
Hip Deep December 3, 2011
African Slaves in Islamic Lands
In this Hip Deep edition, Joseph Braude explores the legacy of Africans in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf.
A Tango with Robert Farris Thompson
Hip Deep December 3, 2011
A Tango with Robert Farris Thompson
In this Hip Deep edition, Ned Sublette and Robert Farris Thompson explore the origins, including African origins, of tango.
Africa in East Asia: Shanghai Jazz to Tokyo Rastafari
Hip Deep September 22, 2011
Africa in East Asia: Shanghai Jazz to Tokyo Rastafari
In this Hip Deep edition, Marlon Bishop and Andrew Jones find African life in unexpected East Asian countries: Korea, Japan, China and Thailand.
Fula in the House
Afropop Classic July 13, 2011
Fula in the House
Fluttering bluesy flutes, keening vocal melodies and bubbling percussion rhythms are some of the strong elements in Fulani music, but their sounds are as varied as the landscapes where the Fulbhe have made their homes.
Midwest Electric: The Story of Chicago House and Detroit Techno
Hip Deep June 14, 2011
Midwest Electric: The Story of Chicago House and Detroit Techno
It's been over thirty years since house and techno music exploded out of South Side Chicago and inner-city Detroit, and most Americans still don't know their dance music history. In 1977 a DJ named Frankie Knuckles moved to Chicago to spin and remix disco records at an underground club called The Warehouse. Out of a fringe subculture that formed there - gay and African-American - house music would emerge to become one the biggest club music genres in the world. Meanwhile, young black futurists of Detroit channeled their city's post-industrial decay into a utopian machine music known as techno.
WOMEX 2010
Afropop Classic September 18, 2010
WOMEX 2010

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