Articles

Photo Essay: Sacred Musical Spaces in Western Cuba
Blog January 27, 2017

Photo Essay: Sacred Musical Spaces in Western Cuba

Dispatch From Nigeria #2: Fela Kuti's Legacy
Blog January 27, 2017

Dispatch From Nigeria #2: Fela Kuti's Legacy

A Conversation With Philippe Baden Powell and Cecilia Zabala
Review January 27, 2017

A Conversation With Philippe Baden Powell and Cecilia Zabala

Dispatch From Nigeria #1: Hitting the Ground Running
Blog January 26, 2017

Dispatch From Nigeria #1: Hitting the Ground Running

What's Playing in Chicago?
Blog January 25, 2017

What's Playing in Chicago?

New Musical Perspectives on Jackie Opel
Blog January 23, 2017

New Musical Perspectives on Jackie Opel

Spouge in the Big Apple
Blog January 23, 2017

Spouge in the Big Apple

Jinja
Review January 23, 2017

Jinja

Field Report: Afrojam Music Conference 2017
Blog January 19, 2017

Field Report: Afrojam Music Conference 2017

Barbados Independence Week Roundup
Blog January 19, 2017

Barbados Independence Week Roundup

Premiere: "Don't Leave (Doumala Baayi)" by Raja Kassis
Blog January 19, 2017

Premiere: "Don't Leave (Doumala Baayi)" by Raja Kassis

Best of The Beat on Afropop: Remembering Andy Palacio—The Pride of the Garifuna
Best of The Beat January 19, 2017

Best of The Beat on Afropop: Remembering Andy Palacio—The Pride of the Garifuna

Iron Pipe: Spouge in the 21st Century
Review January 19, 2017

Iron Pipe: Spouge in the 21st Century

Passings: Nigerian Legend William Onyeabor
Blog January 18, 2017

Passings: Nigerian Legend William Onyeabor

Sauti Sol Comes to Brooklyn
Videos January 18, 2017

Sauti Sol Comes to Brooklyn

Four Tracks With J Boog
Review January 17, 2017

Four Tracks With J Boog

globalFest 2017: Photo Essay
Blog January 16, 2017

globalFest 2017: Photo Essay

APAP Showcase Marathon
Blog January 12, 2017

APAP Showcase Marathon

Daymé Arocena at the Highline Ballroom
Blog January 12, 2017

Daymé Arocena at the Highline Ballroom

Ndule
Review January 12, 2017

Ndule

Rumbo A Tierra
Review January 12, 2017

Rumbo A Tierra

Win Tickets to See Cecilia Zabala and Philippe Baden Powell Jan. 26 in NYC
Contests January 11, 2017

Win Tickets to See Cecilia Zabala and Philippe Baden Powell Jan. 26 in NYC

Call For Pitches: Afropop Closeups 2017
Blog January 10, 2017

Call For Pitches: Afropop Closeups 2017

Best of The Beat on Afropop: Lee "Scratch" Perry--When Kingston Met Kinshasa
Best of The Beat January 10, 2017

Best of The Beat on Afropop: Lee "Scratch" Perry--When Kingston Met Kinshasa

Lagos Is HOT! A Playlist
Blog January 9, 2017

Lagos Is HOT! A Playlist

Namibia's Elemotho Galelekwe Presents “Black Man”
Videos January 5, 2017

Namibia's Elemotho Galelekwe Presents “Black Man”

AfroJam: Jan. 7 at Mist in NYC
Blog January 5, 2017

AfroJam: Jan. 7 at Mist in NYC

Tosin Aribisala Asks: "What Are We Gonna Do?" in New Single
Blog January 5, 2017

Tosin Aribisala Asks: "What Are We Gonna Do?" in New Single

Summer 2017 NYC Preview Showcase, Jan. 5
Blog January 3, 2017

Summer 2017 NYC Preview Showcase, Jan. 5

Fresh Cuts Vol. Two
Blog January 2, 2017

Fresh Cuts Vol. Two