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Recent Articles
Ali Farka Touré's Classic Record “Savane” Getting the Remastered Re-Release Treatment
Blog September 4, 2019
Ali Farka Touré's Classic Record “Savane” Getting the Remastered Re-Release Treatment
Bounce to Verse Simmonds's Virgin Island Reggae on “Gunstown”
Blog September 4, 2019
Bounce to Verse Simmonds's Virgin Island Reggae on “Gunstown”
Best of The Beat on Afropop: The Landmark Reggae Film "The Harder They Come"
Best of The Beat August 30, 2019
Best of The Beat on Afropop: The Landmark Reggae Film "The Harder They Come"
Jazzy Nigerian Double Bill Thursday at Joe's Pub
Blog August 29, 2019
Jazzy Nigerian Double Bill Thursday at Joe's Pub
Don't Miss Classic Reggae Film “The Harder They Come” at the Metrograph
Blog August 28, 2019
Don't Miss Classic Reggae Film “The Harder They Come” at the Metrograph
Hear “Doyin”: A New Bop from Mr Eazi and Simi
Blog August 28, 2019
Hear “Doyin”: A New Bop from Mr Eazi and Simi
Bounce Into the Weekend with Yasser Tejeda's “Nuestra Raices”
Blog August 23, 2019
Bounce Into the Weekend with Yasser Tejeda's “Nuestra Raices”
Oran Etkin's Timbalooloo Comes to Zimbabwe
Blog August 22, 2019
Oran Etkin's Timbalooloo Comes to Zimbabwe
CONTEST: Win Tickets to Ethio-Legend Girma Bèyènè at (le) Poisson Rouge
Contests August 21, 2019
CONTEST: Win Tickets to Ethio-Legend Girma Bèyènè at (le) Poisson Rouge

Recent Audio Programs
Randy Weston: A Jazz Life With the African Ancestors
Afropop Classic September 4, 2019
Randy Weston: A Jazz Life With the African Ancestors
Jamaica: Big A Yard, Big Abroad
Afropop Classic August 29, 2019
Jamaica: Big A Yard, Big Abroad
Ring the Alarm: A History of Sound System Culture
Hip Deep August 22, 2019
Ring the Alarm: A History of Sound System Culture

Recent Album Reviews
1958
1958
Blick Bassy
Africa Speaks
Africa Speaks
Santana and Buika
Echoes of Japan
Echoes of Japan
Minyo Crusaders
Bahir
Bahir

Now Spinning at Afropop HQ

Moken's new album "Missing Chapters"
Moken's new album "Missing Chapters"
Moken has a beautiful, oaken baritone with a haunting falsetto with tasteful arrangements reflecting his Cameroonian roots and Atlanta home base.

Upcoming NYC Events
Mdou Moctar & Boogarins at Industry City
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 04, 2019 7:00PM Doors / 8:00PM Show
Mdou Moctar & Boogarins at Industry City
Industry City Courtyard 1-2 (Food Hall Entrance) 238 36th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232
Latin Grammy Winner Visitante of Calle13 /Trending Tropics
Wed Sep 4 2019 8:00 PM
Latin Grammy Winner Visitante of Calle13 /Trending Tropics
S.O.B.'s 204 Varick St. New York, NY 10014
PJ Sin Suela
Fri, September 6, 2019, 7:00 PM
PJ Sin Suela
SOB's 204 Varick St New York, NY 10014
Kaleta & Super Yamba Band Album Release with Yacouba Sissoko, Cross Colours (dj set)
Sat. Sept. 7 7:30 PM
Kaleta & Super Yamba Band Album Release with Yacouba Sissoko, Cross Colours (dj set)
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
Razia Said at Club Bonafide
Sat, September 7, 2019 8:00 PM
Razia Said at Club Bonafide
Club Bonafide 212 East 52nd St. 3rd Floor New York, NY 10022
La Chamba with Dilemastronauta & DJ Sonidero Mixteco
Sun, September 8, 2019 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
La Chamba with Dilemastronauta & DJ Sonidero Mixteco
Baby's All Right 146 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11211
Timbila at Sisters, BK
Sun. Sept. 8, 8-11 PM
Timbila at Sisters, BK
Sisters Brooklyn 900 Fulton St. Brooklyn, NY
HabanaN'NewYork & ArtBC Presentan: Descarga Cubana! (Cara A- New York)
Wed. Sept. 11, 10 PM
HabanaN'NewYork & ArtBC Presentan: Descarga Cubana! (Cara A- New York)
DROM | 85 Avenue A | New York, NY 10009
GIRMA BÈYÈNÈ AND AKALÉ WUBÉ
Thursday, September 12, 2019 - celebrating Ethiopian New Year's Day Doors: 6:30 pm | Show: 7:30 pm
GIRMA BÈYÈNÈ AND AKALÉ WUBÉ
(le) poisson rouge 158 Bleecker Street, Manhattan
Kiko Villamizar at Lincoln Center Atrium
Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 7:30 pm
Kiko Villamizar at Lincoln Center Atrium
Lincoln Center's David Rubenstein Atrium Broadway between 62nd and 63rd Streets NYC
The South African Songbook Celebrating 25 Years of Democracy
Thur. Sept 12-Sat. Sept 14
The South African Songbook Celebrating 25 Years of Democracy
Jazz at Lincoln Center Rose Theater 10 Columbus Cir, New York, NY 10023
Gregorio Uribe at SOB's
Sat Sep 14 2019 8:00 PM
Gregorio Uribe at SOB's
S.O.B.'s 204 Varick St. New York, NY 10014
Natu Camara
Saturday, September 14, Doors open at 6.30pm, Show at 8pm
Natu Camara
Ginny’s Supper Club (under Red Rooster) 310 Lenox Ave, NYC
duendita & MIKE w/ Caleb Giles @ Elsewhere (Rooftop)
Tue, September 17, 2019 Doors at 6:00 PM
duendita & MIKE w/ Caleb Giles @ Elsewhere (Rooftop)
Elsewhere (Rooftop) 599 Johnson Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237
Lucibela at Merkin Hall
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 8 pm
Lucibela at Merkin Hall
Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center 129 West 67th Street, Manhattan
Les Femmes D'Afrique featuring SIYA MAKUZENI w/ special guest Priestess Ekene, DJ Sounds by DAZ
Thu, September 19, 2019 8:00 PM Doors, 8:00 PM Show
Les Femmes D'Afrique featuring SIYA MAKUZENI w/ special guest Priestess Ekene, DJ Sounds by DAZ
Nublu 151 151 Avenue C, New York, NY 10009
Toko Telo at Chelsea Music Hall
Friday, September 20, 2019 Doors: 7 pm I Show: 8 pm
Toko Telo at Chelsea Music Hall
Chelsea Music Hall 407 W 15th St., Manhattan
Tinariwen at Webster Hall
Sat • Sep 21 • 6:30 PM
Tinariwen at Webster Hall
Webster Hall 125 East 11th Street, New York, NY 10003
Ferro Gaita at SOB's
Sep 21, 2019 | Doors 7:00 pm
Ferro Gaita at SOB's
SOB's 204 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014
Los Wembler’s De Iquitos – Vision del Ayahuasca Tour
Mon September 23, 2019 8:00 PM
Los Wembler’s De Iquitos – Vision del Ayahuasca Tour
(le) Poisson Rouge 158 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012
AAI Annual Award Gala
Tues. Sept 24 at 7 pm
AAI Annual Award Gala
The American Museum of Natural History Central Park West and 79th Street NYC
House of EFUNK w/ Underground System (live), Byron the Aquarius, DJ Holographic, Soul Clap and More
Friday 27 Sep, 2019 Doors: 5:00 PM
House of EFUNK w/ Underground System (live), Byron the Aquarius, DJ Holographic, Soul Clap and More
Elsewhere 599 Johnson Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237
KOKOKO! – In The Round
Fri October 4th, 2019 7:30 PM
KOKOKO! – In The Round
(le) Poisson Rouge 158 Bleeker Street, New York, NY 10012
Carnegie Hall Citywide: Edna Vazquez
Saturday, October 5, 2019 5 PM
Carnegie Hall Citywide: Edna Vazquez
Brooklyn Museum
Carnegie Hall Citywide: Thandiswa Mazwai
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 7 PM
Carnegie Hall Citywide: Thandiswa Mazwai
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Helado Negro, La Orquesta Triunfadora, Xenia Rubinos, Combo Chimbita, Papi Juice, RIOBAMBA, Bembona
Thu, October 10, 2019 Doors at 8:00 PM
Helado Negro, La Orquesta Triunfadora, Xenia Rubinos, Combo Chimbita, Papi Juice, RIOBAMBA, Bembona
Elsewhere 599 Johnson Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237
Benin International Musical
Saturday, October 19, 2019 9:30 PM
Benin International Musical
Carnegie Hall
Nella at LPR
Sun October 20th, 2019 8:00PM
Nella at LPR
(le) Poisson Rouge
Songhoy Blues at Baby's All Right
Thu, October 24, 2019 6:30 PM
Songhoy Blues at Baby's All Right
Baby's All Right 146 Broadway Brooklyn, NY, 11211
Cha Wa with Nation Beat at LPR
Tue October 29, 2019 8:30 PM
Cha Wa with Nation Beat at LPR
(le) Poisson Rouge 158 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012
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