Audio Programs
Afropop Classic August 1, 2019
A Remembrance of Leo Sarkisian
Closeup July 23, 2019
Doing it For the Art: Manolo Raps in Cape Verde
At the 2019 Atlantic Music Expo in Cape Verde, Afropop's Sebastian Bouknight met Manolo, a longtime rapper who is trying to find a foothold in the country's overcrowded music scene.
Closeup July 9, 2019
Afropop Goes to the Grammys
Visit the 2019 Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles and hear from the nominees in the World Music category, Fatoumata Diawara, Bombino, The Soweto Gospel Choir, Seun Kuti and Yiddish Glory.
Closeup June 26, 2019
Lazarus: Messenger of Hope
Afropop Classic June 13, 2019
What's New at WOMEX
Afropop Classic May 30, 2019
Colombia in NYC
Afropop Classic May 9, 2019
A Visit to Afro-Sweden
Ethnomusicologist Ryan Skinner takes us on a journey through the world of Afro-Swedish musicians.
Afropop Classic April 25, 2019
Zimbabwe After Mugabe
Hear the sound of Zimbabwe--Zim-dancehall, gospel trad and lots of mbira--as the country moves out of the 37-year shadow cast by Robert Mugabe.
Afropop Classic April 4, 2019
Live from the WOMEX Radio Studio
Radio sessions from WOMEX 2018 with Bakolo Music International, Garifuna Collective and Harouna Samake.
Afropop Classic March 21, 2019
The Gqom Generation of Durban, South Africa
There's an exciting new sound exploding in Durban, South Africa: Gqom! In this program, we explore the music and meet the young generation of artists creating it.
Afropop Classic February 28, 2019
Plenty Bacchanal: Carnival in Flux
Afropop Classic February 21, 2019
globalFEST 2019 at the Copacabana
Afropop Classic January 3, 2019
New York City’s globalFEST 2017
Hip Deep December 27, 2018
Lebanon 2: Diasporas
Afropop Classic December 6, 2018
Stocking Stuffers 2018
A round-up of some of our favorite 2018 releases.
Afropop Classic November 29, 2018
The Best of Afropop Closeup Season 3
Afropop Classic November 8, 2018
Sounds Like Brooklyn
Closeup October 9, 2018
Gael Faye and the New Generation of Afropean Artists
Afropop Classic October 4, 2018
Africa in Matanzas, Cuba: El Almacén is Walking
Hip Deep September 20, 2018
Music and History in The Two Sudans
Closeup September 18, 2018
Kidnapped! Ambassador Osayomore Joseph
Closeup September 5, 2018
We Are All Worthy of One Another
Afropop Classic August 16, 2018
The Festival In Fes: World Sacred Music Festival, Revisited
This spring, Afropop returned to Fes, Morocco, for the 23rd annual World Sacred Music Festival, a sumptuous spread of music from across the globe that blurs the boundaries of what is sacred.
Closeup August 14, 2018
Skippy White: A Vinyl Life
Afropop Classic August 9, 2018
Brazil at a Crossroads
Afropop radio show on 2018 Brazilian music, with focus on carnaval in Salvador.
Hip Deep August 2, 2018
Cuban Counterpoint of Tobacco and Sugar: Sacred Musical Spaces in Western Cuba
Ned Sublette takes a group of travelers, including you, to multiple sites in western Cuba to analyze the musical impact of what Ortiz called the "Cuban counterpoint" of tobacco and sugar.
Closeup July 31, 2018
Nha Mundo: The Sound of Cova da Moura
Closeup July 17, 2018
