Afropop Worldwide

This Week's Afropop Classic September 12, 2024

New York City has long been a major incubator for Latin music with its large populations of Puerto Rican, Dominican, Panamanian, Cuban, and Colombian musicians and music fans. We celebrate some of the giants of New York’s Latin music scene—Ray Barretto, Larry Harlow, Jerry Gonzalez—as well as less well known artists. Topics include the cross-pollination between Latin music and jazz, the Panama connection featuring Rubén Blades among others, the Latin-Jewish connection and much more.

This Week's Afropop Classic September 10, 2024

Afro Nation: Taking New Africa to the World

This Week's Hip Deep September 5, 2024

African Sounds of the Indian Subcontinent

This Week's Afropop Classic August 29, 2024

South African Roots in the 21st Century

This Week's Afropop Classic August 22, 2024

Borderless Sounds: The New North Africa

This Week's Hip Deep August 15, 2024

Live from Bongoland: The History of Tanzania's Music Economy

This Week's Afropop Classic August 8, 2024

Benin: Transforming Traditions

This Week's Hip Deep August 1, 2024

Shake It Fo Ya Hood: Bounce, New Orleans Hip-Hop

This Week's Afropop Classic July 18, 2024

The Cameroon-Cuba Connection

This Week's Hip Deep July 4, 2024

La Bamba: The Afro-Mexican Story

This Week's Planet Afropop December 12, 2023

Planet Afropop - Three Takes on Burkina Faso

Recent Articles

Features September 12, 2024

Mahmoud Abdel Aziz: Timeless Voice of Sudan

Blog September 10, 2024

Planet Afropop: Season 2 Releases

Interviews September 9, 2024

Sidi Samb's Afroflamenco Debuts in America

Interviews September 5, 2024

Ekep Nkwelle: Tapping the Spiritual Source

Interviews September 5, 2024

Kofi Appenteng on 70 Years of the Africa America Institute

Videos August 28, 2024

Afropop Top Videos: August, 2024

Interviews August 27, 2024

Salin: From Bangkok to Africa

Reviews August 21, 2024

Palm Wine Festival Returns to New York

Interviews August 21, 2024

Ana Moura: Going Beyond Fado

Recent Audio Programs

Afropop Classic September 12, 2024

The New York Sound of Latin Music

Afropop Classic September 10, 2024

Afro Nation: Taking New Africa to the World

Hip Deep September 5, 2024

African Sounds of the Indian Subcontinent

Recent Album Reviews

Palm Wine Festival Returns to New York

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Okaidja Afroso

Ron's 2024 Nuits D'Afrique Rundown!

Dayme Arocena at LAMC 2024

Now Spinning at Afropop HQ

Pheelz ft Olamide - Joy (Official Music Video)

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Upcoming NYC Events

Thursday, September 19, 2024 | Doors: 6 PM | Show: 8 PM (opening act TBA)

Etran De L'Aïr | Let’s Dance Series

Brooklyn Bowl – 61 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn

Friday, September 20, 7-9PM

Source, with Abdoulaye "Djoss" Diabaté

La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez, 9th St & Ave C (southwest corner)
Griot virtuso vocalist Abdoulaye "Djoss" Diabaté returns to NYC for a rare gig with the band Source.

September 21, 9PM-11PM

Sidi Samb: Afro Flamenco

Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St, NYC
The long awaited debut of a unique and powerful fusion of flamenco and Senegalese mbalax.

Tuesday, Sept. 24

Africa America Institute (AAI) 40th Annual Awards Gala

Cipriani, NYC

Thursday, September 26, 2024 | Doors: 6 PM | Show: 8 PM (opening act TBA)

Al-Qasar (with guest Lee Ranaldo) | Counterpoint Series

Brooklyn Bowl – 61 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn

Sunday, October 6th 2:00 - 7:00 PM

Harlem Meet Africa!

Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Marcus Garvey Park
The second annual Harlem Meet Africa will be a day of musical and community solidarity. And Afropop Worldwide will be there!