Afropop Worldwide

Reviews - January 10, 2010
Zimbabwe Today
April 25, 2019
Zimbabwe After Mugabe
Interview - May 16, 2023
Bantu Spaceship Remakes Zimbabwean Roots Pop
Blog - June 1, 2015
Beyond Mapfumo: Five Tracks From Zimbabwe
Blog - August 26, 2016
#ThisFlag Movement Signals Changes for Zimbabwe
Blog - September 17, 2016
Zimbabwe Solidarity at U.N. Gathering
Blog - August 22, 2019
Oran Etkin's Timbalooloo Comes to Zimbabwe
Blog - June 21, 2018
Mbira Goes Metal: Zimbabwe's Nascent Rock Scene
Fresh Eyre - December 12, 2020
Stella Chiweshe to Build Culture Center in Zimbabwe
Interview - July 8, 2025
Preserving the Mbira Tradition of Zimbabwe's Ndau Community
Blog - June 10, 2022
Joyce Jenje Makwenda and the Zimbabwe Township Music Archive
Reviews - April 23, 2014
Pasichigare: Mystic Music of Zimbabwe
Blog - May 15, 2020
Zimbabwean Singer Shungudzo Rides the Balafon in Captain Planet's “Big Man”
Best of The Beat - March 18, 2016
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Stella Chiweshe, Mbira Queen of Zimbabwe
Blog - March 16, 2015
Danger Zone: Thomas Mapfumo Urges Zimbabwe Public to Steal Pirated Copies of New CD
Reviews - March 20, 2020
Linos Wengara Magaya: Carrying the Torch for Zimbabwe’s Mbira Pop
Reviews - August 24, 2023
Mokoomba: Tusona (Tracings In The Sand)
Blog - September 22, 2016
Mapfumo and Mawarire Chant Down Mugabe at the U.N.
Reviews - March 10, 2017
Luyando
Interview - November 20, 2024
WaCharie: In the Footsteps of Tuku
Blog - June 21, 2018
Three Mbira Bands
July 17, 2025
Planet Afropop: Chimurenga Legacy: Thomas Mapfumo and Mary Anibal
November 9, 2023
African Legends: Remembering Oliver Mtukudzi
Blog - June 26, 2020
Oran Etkin and Musekiwa Chingodza Perform “Nhema Musasa” As Clarinet-Mbira Duet
Blog - July 16, 2020
Cosmas Magaya (1953-2020)
Blog - August 17, 2023
Mokoomba’s Unforgettable Return to London
Blog - April 5, 2018
A Special Message From Mokoomba
Something like a singing telegram...
Blog - October 4, 2018
Mbira Master Musekiwa Chingodza Coming to New York
Reviews - November 9, 2021
Robson Banda and the New Black Eagles: “Soweto”
June 22, 2023
The Zim Dancehall Story
April 11, 2024
Thomas Mapfumo 1: The War Years
Part 1 of Afropop Worldwide's HIp Deep audio biography of Thomas Mapfumo focuses on his upbringing, musical education and the bands that lead up to the Blacks Unlimited. These are the war years, when Zimbabwe was fighting to throw off the burden of the racist Southern Rhodesian regime. This episode documents the birth of "chimurenga" music in the voices of those who made that history, many of whom have now joined the ancestors. Produced by Banning Eyre.
June 14, 2018
The Nature of Trance
Reviews - November 8, 2011
Tamba
Blog - May 30, 2012
Simon Bright and Thomas Mapfumo in NYC for Debut of Bright's film "Robert Mugabe... What Happened?"
Blog - May 15, 2012
Thomas Mapfumo in NYC to speak at debut of Simon Bright film: "Robert Mugabe... What Happened?"
Reviews - August 6, 2012
Rising Tide
Features - August 27, 2012
4 Track: Thomas Mapfumo
Blog - October 17, 2012
Thomas Mapfumo at Carnegie hall TICKET GIVEAWAY
Reviews - January 24, 2013
Thomas Turino
Reviews - February 7, 2013
Mhoze Chikowero: A Historian's Take on Thomas Mapfumo and Robert Mugabe
Blog - February 12, 2013
Mapfumo 2: Mugabe Years--Producer's notes
Videos - April 8, 2013
Thomas Mapfumo: The Path to Exile
Blog - January 24, 2013
Discography: Thomas Mapfumo: The War Years
Interview - February 25, 2015
Phantom Patterns: Martin Scherzinger on Shona Mbira Music
Blog - June 16, 2015
Banning Eyre on PRI's "The World"
Blog - March 25, 2016
Mokoomba: 2016 North American Tour
Blog - November 22, 2017
And Just Like That, Mugabe Disappeared
Best of The Beat - December 17, 2017
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Thomas Mapfumo 1984
Blog - February 19, 2018
Ticket Giveaway: Mokoomba Comes to Brooklyn
June 19, 2018
Thomas Mapfumo: The Enigma of Return
Blog - January 23, 2019
UPDATED: Oliver Mtukudzi Dies at 66
Blog - January 24, 2019
Remembering Oliver Mtukudzi
Blog - June 28, 2019
Oliver Mtukudzi in Photos
Blog - May 21, 2020
Learn Mbira From Today's Google Doodle
Blog - July 2, 2020
Celebrate Thomas Mapfumo's 75th Birthday Today!
April 18, 2024
Thomas Mapfumo Live in NYC at SOB's
Blog - September 19, 2022
Lancelot Mapfumo Has Left Us
Best of The Beat - February 27, 2019
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Bob Marley at Zimbabwe Independence Celebration, 1980
Blog - August 20, 2015
Mbira Maestro Chartwell Dutiro in New York For A Month
Blog - April 26, 2017
Your Chance to See Mokoomba with Afropop!
Blog - April 9, 2024
Mokoomba Returns to America!
October 8, 2024
Planet Afropop: Mokoomba in the House
December 14, 2023
The Soul of Mbira
Reviews - June 16, 2010
Dendere Ngoma
Reviews - November 30, 2011
The Kankobela of the Batonga, Vol. 2
Reviews - November 24, 2009
The Kankobela of the Batonga: Vol 1
Reviews - March 24, 2011
Habib Koite, Afel Bocoum and Oliver Mtukudzi - 2011
Blog - January 18, 2013
GlobalFEST 2013 Photospread!
Reviews - April 28, 2017
Sadza With the Head of A Mouse
Reviews - July 20, 2017
Mokoomba at Nuits d'Afrique, Montreal
Blog - April 6, 2016
Field Report: Three Takes on Southern African Music
Features - September 24, 2019
Chartwell Dutiro: 1957-2019
Reviews - April 23, 2021
Shungudzo: From Harare to LA
April 15, 2021
Punk in Africa
Blog - July 25, 2013
Mourning Chiwoniso
Features - July 25, 2013
Afropop Celebrates 25 Years at Central Park SummerStage
Blog - September 20, 2013
Afropop's 25th Anniversary Gala: One for the History Books!
Features - April 3, 2014
Beneath the Music: Featured Artists
Blog - June 11, 2014
Afropop Exclusive: Thomas Mapfumo Releases New Electronic Singles
Reviews - May 26, 2015
Danger Zone
Reviews - November 6, 2015
Selmor Mtukudzi on the Sexism of Poverty and Electricity in Africa
Blog - March 30, 2016
Concert Review: Africa Now! at the Apollo
Videos - April 21, 2016
Africa Now! 2016 Rocks the Apollo Theater in Harlem: Video Feature
Best of The Beat - June 8, 2016
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Southern Exposure--A Journey in Southern Africa
Blog - May 7, 2017
Field Report: Festival International de Louisiane
Blog - March 20, 2019
How to Help Cyclone Victims in Southeast Africa
Blog - November 17, 2021
Afrofuturism at Carnegie Hall in February: Sun Ra Arkestra, Chimurenga Renaissance and Fatoumata Diawara
April 4, 2024
From Nashville to Nairobi: A History of Country Music in Kenya
Blog - January 20, 2023
Passings: Tshala Muana and Stella Chiweshe
October 10, 2020
Sauti Za Busara 2004
Blog - October 3, 2012
Chief Boima Drops Chimurenga Renaissance Mix
Blog - November 1, 2012
Womex 2012
Blog - September 17, 2014
50 Years of Nonesuch: Five Essential Albums
Blog - February 6, 2015
The International Bob Marley
Blog - February 18, 2015
The Music of Trance: A Primer
Blog - March 9, 2017
Listen: Timbila's New Mbira-Led Singles
Blog - May 10, 2018
Photo Essay: Afropop's 30th Anniversary Gala
July 4, 2019
More African Guitars
Blog - February 27, 2019
Africa Now! 2019 Lineup Announced
April 9, 2019
Win Tickets to Mokoomba & Grupo Fantasma April 10, Brooklyn Bowl
February 29, 2024
Women's History Month: Afropop Women of Note
Features - March 17, 2022
Women of Note Video Playlist
March 30, 2023
Sauti Za Busara, Sounds of Wisdom 2023
Videos - July 14, 2023
More Afropop Top Videos: Teni, Mokoomba, Blick Bassy, Dub Inc., Sophie Lukacs
October 17, 2023
Planet Afropop: Bombino And Bobi Wine
July 12, 2018
Cuts From the Crypt, Part Two: Banning's Picks
Blog - July 17, 2012
Nuits D'Afriques: 26 Years of Afro-bliss in Montreal
Blog - January 9, 2013
globalFEST 2013!
Blog - February 14, 2014
The Legend of Yauna: Ancient Wisdom on Stage at BAM
Reviews - June 5, 2014
A Talk With Rachel Chanoff, Artistic Director for Celebrate Brooklyn!
Blog - October 6, 2014
Field Report: How to Knit a Festival--Austria's Glatt & Verkehrt
Blog - December 10, 2014
25 Years of Real World Records!
Blog - January 30, 2015
Trance Video Playlist
Reviews - April 7, 2016
San Francisco: Afropop By the Bay, Back in the Day...
Features - September 17, 2017
Cuts From the Crypt: Banning's Picks
Blog - October 29, 2015
Selmor Mtukudzi Promotes "Strong Girl Remix"
Features - December 3, 2015
Stocking Stuffers 2015
Blog - February 11, 2016
Bombino and More at Africa Now! Apollo Theater March 26
Blog - March 10, 2016
Win Tickets to Africa Now 2016 at the Apollo Theater
Blog - October 25, 2016
Meet MTV Base MAMA 2016 Awards Winners
Blog - February 8, 2017
Afropop Worldwide Residency at Threes Brewing
Blog - April 14, 2017
Fresh Cuts, Vol. 5
Blog - July 6, 2017
Announcing: Afropop Closeup Season Two
Blog - December 7, 2017
Field Report: Visa For Music 2017
February 22, 2018
Highlights From Afropop Closeup: Season Two
Blog - March 23, 2018
Afropop Worldwide's 30th Anniversary Gala and Hall of Fame
August 15, 2019
Afropop Worldwide: The Origin Story
Features - April 18, 2019
In Memoriam: Masuka, Simaro, Nketia and the New Ancestors
Blog - October 13, 2020
Captain Planet and KarenBe’s Spacey Arabic Pop "Yalla"
Blog - October 23, 2020
Mbira In Context: The Chigamba Family, Oran Etkin and Timbila
December 24, 2020
2020 Highlights
March 21, 2024
Women's History Month: Afropop's Women Warriors
July 8, 2022
Toronto's African Scene
Field Report - July 27, 2023
Nuits D'Afrique Rides Again with Yemi Alade, Sona Jobarteh, Dicko Fils and much more!
Features - February 23, 2024
Afropop in Tanzania 2024: Sauti Za Busara
Blog - September 10, 2024
Planet Afropop: Season 2 Releases
Blog - December 13, 2024
A Voice for Africa: The Revolutionary Rise of Afropop Worldwide
Blog - December 16, 2024
The Deepest Roots of Revolution: How Six Musicians Transformed African Music
April 29, 2025
Planet Afropop: African Beatmakers Part 1: Kooldrink and Pierre Kwenders
May 13, 2025
Planet Afropop: African Beatmakers 2-Dami TNT
Blog - August 11, 2017
Independent Africa: Sounds of Hope and Frustration
Reviews - October 20, 2017
Johnny Clegg's Final Journey
Blog - December 7, 2017
7th Annual African Diaspora Awards
Reviews - January 4, 2018
54 Kingdoms: Nana Poku and Kwaku Awuah on Storytelling in Fashion
Reviews - January 19, 2018
Bakithi Kumalo Talks About His 30 Years in U.S. and Salutes Vincent Nguini and Ray Phiri
Features - January 19, 2018
New York's globalFEST 2018: Photo Essay
Best of The Beat - March 6, 2018
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Sally Nyolo, Cameroon's Global Goddess
Blog - April 13, 2018
Afropop Hall of Fame: A History
Blog - April 24, 2018
Wilson Silva: Another Cape Verdean Sound
Reviews - April 26, 2018
The State of Congolese Music 2018: An Interview with Lubangi Muniania
May 25, 2018
Afropop Closeup: Season 3
Best of The Beat - June 21, 2018
Best of The Beat on Afropop: On the Road With Thomas Mapfumo
Blog - June 25, 2018
Field Report: IOMMA and Sakifo Musik Festival
Preserving and renewing the Creole Culture on La Réunion.
Reviews - July 30, 2018
Que of Distruction Boys on Transforming Gqom
Blog - August 21, 2018
Crossfire Passings: Aretha and Vidia
Reviews - August 23, 2018
David Aglow: Hunting Rabbits in Botswana
November 29, 2018
The Best of Afropop Closeup Season 3
Blog - January 2, 2019
In Remembrance of Jumbo Vanrenen
Blog - January 2, 2019
Field Report: Visa For Music 2018
Best of The Beat - January 24, 2019
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Oliver Mtukudzi--Key to the Promised Land
Blog - February 12, 2019
Ayub Ogada and Sali Sidibe: RIP
Blog - February 19, 2019
In Homage to Zambia's Brian Chilala
Reviews - February 26, 2019
Rocky Dawuni: Another Dimension of Diaspora Music
Blog - April 4, 2019
Field Report: Cape Town International Jazz Festival Celebrates 20 Years
Features - May 3, 2019
South African Maskanda 2019
Charts - May 31, 2019
Charts and Crafts: Johannesburg, South Africa, May 31
Best of The Beat - June 6, 2019
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Boukman Eksperyans, Haiti’s Real Revolutionaries
Reviews - July 18, 2019
Muthoni Drummer Queen: Marching to the Beat of Her Own Drum
Blog - July 24, 2019
Manolo Raps at the Atlantic Music Expo
Blog - October 8, 2019
Interview With Les Amazones d'Afrique at Reeperbahn Festival 2019
Blog - October 21, 2019
Arka’n: The Only Heavy-Metal Band in Togo
Fresh Eyre - November 13, 2019
Meet Maitre Gims
Blog - December 6, 2019
Stocking Stuffers 2019: Afropop's Albums of Note
September 4, 2025
Discover and Record: The Field Recordings of Hugh Tracey
Best of The Beat - February 6, 2020
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Celebrating Bob Marley Day
Fresh Eyre - February 28, 2020
Boston's Crashfest Turns 5
Blog - March 6, 2020
Joeboy and Mr Eazi Test Out the Moonwalk on DJ Neptune's "Nobody" Video
Fresh Eyre - May 6, 2020
Zambian Motherload: Roots Music from Way Down South
Features - May 28, 2020
Botswana House Kwassa Mix
Blog - June 5, 2020
Quarantunes: Bob Marley Live in 1979
Blog - August 12, 2020
Alsarah and Captain Planet Get Retro Futuristic on “Ghazal”
Reviews - August 27, 2020
Vusi Mahlasela Celebrates a Shebeen Queen
Reviews - December 24, 2020
Herb Alpert Is...
Reviews - January 22, 2021
Michael Wimberly's Take on Afrofuturism
Features - February 16, 2021
The Shangaan '90s: Disco or Kwaito?
Features - February 25, 2021
Extended Play For "Soul to Soul": Reading and Video Lists
Blog - June 15, 2021
The Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble's New Video Takes You to Benin
Blog - June 17, 2021
Anatomy of A Song: “Gumboots:” Paul Simon’s Excellent Adventure
Reviews - July 21, 2021
Peter Siegel on Joseph Spence
Blog - December 1, 2021
Looking Back on 2021, Forward to 2022
Interview - December 22, 2021
Jake Blount on Black String Band Tradition
Fresh Eyre - March 29, 2022
Club D'Elf and Afro-Zen Allstars Let the Instruments Do the Talking
Videos - March 31, 2022
Country Music in Kenya Resources
Interview - April 29, 2022
Mista Savona on "Havana Meets Kingston, Part 2"
Interview - May 27, 2022
Muzi’s “Afro-now-ism” On Tour In America
Features - May 27, 2022
"Above Water" -- A Documentary Film by Aïssa Maïga
January 16, 2025
Botswana, Dumelang
Interview - July 26, 2022
Mickey Hart and Planet Drum: In The Groove
Reviews - April 25, 2023
Abraham Rodriguez, Jr., and Avishai Cohen New Studio Release Iroko and NYC Residency at the Blue Note
Reviews - May 5, 2023
The Sound of Masks Reveals Tiago Correia-Paulo: Mozambican Composer and Music Producer
Reviews - May 19, 2023
South African Bongeziwe Mabandla Releases Fourth Studio Album, amaXesha
Interview - May 31, 2023
Keturah brings Malawi roots to the world stage
November 2, 2023
Celebrate Afropop's 35th Anniversary!
Features - October 12, 2023
Stephen Marley: Old Soul and Bob Marley: Africa Unite
Field Report - November 13, 2023
Afropop Marks 35 Years with Congo-Style Gala at New York's SOB's
Features - February 7, 2024
Sean Thomas &friends out to remake Afro-house
Interview - May 14, 2024
Leif Totusek: African Guitar Par Excellence!
Interview - September 5, 2024
Kofi Appenteng on 70 Years of the Africa America Institute
November 21, 2023
Donate to the Afropop Worldwide in 2025
Interview - November 12, 2024
Thandiswa Returns with Sankofa
Interview - December 10, 2024
Lucy Duran on the Life and Music of Toumani Diabaté
Interview - December 19, 2024
Rikki Stein's Gonzo Journey as an African Music Manager
Interview - May 6, 2025
Kasiva Mutua: Feeling the 6/8 Rhythm
Interview - May 9, 2025
Kizaba's Future Village: From the Ancestors to the Unknown
Blog - August 4, 2025
Afropop Worldwide: The First Intern in the Hot Summer of 1989
Interview - September 4, 2025
David Jenkins, aka Qadasi, Champions the Roots of Zulu Maskandi
Interview - October 7, 2025
Saha Gnawa: Daniel Freedman on the band's debut album
Interview - November 24, 2025
Let the Circle be Unbroken: Meklit Hadero, A Piece of Infinity