Afropop Worldwide
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Afropop Worldwide

by Afropop Worldwide

Afropop worldwide is your source for music and stories from the African planet. We explore the the world through sound, from the ancient past to the cutting edge present, combining music, history, and culture. Distributed by PRI.

102 episodes
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1
Women's History Month: Umm Kulthum, The Voice of Egypt
59:04 Mar 26, 2026
2
Women's History Month: Hip Deep in Mali - Growing Into Music in 21st Century Bamako
59:04 Mar 19, 2026
3
Women's History Month: Cheikha Rimitti, Rebel Queen of Algerian Music
58:59 Mar 12, 2026
4
Women's History Month: Africa in America - Ladies Edition
59:00 Mar 5, 2026
5
Black History Month: Gospel Live from South Africa to Alabama
59:04 Feb 26, 2026
6
Black History Month: Midwest Electric - The Story of Chicago House and Detroit Techno
59:04 Feb 19, 2026
7
Black History Month: Escaping the Delta - Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues
59:04 Feb 12, 2026
8
Black History Month: Music of The Harlem Renaissance
59:04 Feb 5, 2026
9
Sierra Leone: Celebration, War, and Healing
59:04 Jan 29, 2026
10
Treasures of Benin
59:04 Jan 22, 2026
11
The French Caribbean: Cosmopolitan, Colonial, Complicated
59:04 Jan 15, 2026
12
Afropop Soundsystem
59:04 Jan 7, 2026
13
Jewish Communities of Sub-Saharan Africa
59:04 Jan 2, 2026
14
Ghana - Celebration Sounds
59:04 Dec 25, 2025
15
Tarab - The Art of Ecstasy in Arab Music
59:04 Dec 18, 2025
16
Luiz Gonzaga - The King of Baiao
59:04 Dec 11, 2025
17
Hip Deep in the Niger Delta
59:04 Dec 4, 2025
18
Hip Deep in Madagascar: Songs of the North
59:04 Dec 3, 2025
19
Quelbe - Hidden Treasure of the Caribbean
59:04 Nov 21, 2025
20
AR04_NouraMintSeymali
7:56 Nov 13, 2025
21
Kickin' It in Cabo Verde
59:00 Nov 13, 2025
22
Jamaica: Big a Yard, Big Abroad
59:03 Nov 6, 2025
23
Born-Free South Africa: A Kaleidoscope of Colors
59:04 Oct 31, 2025
24
Musical Conjurers
59:04 Oct 23, 2025
25
San Francisco: Afropop by the Bay
59:04 Oct 17, 2025
26
Hispanic Heritage Month: Santo Domingo Blues - The Story of Bachata
59:04 Oct 9, 2025
27
Hispanic Heritage Month: The Golden Age of Cuban Music
59:04 Oct 3, 2025
28
Hispanic Heritage Month: Live Latin Extravaganza
59:04 Sep 25, 2025
29
Hispanic Heritage Month: A History of Puerto Rican Salsa
59:04 Sep 18, 2025
30
Discover and Record: The Field Recordings of Hugh Tracey
59:04 Sep 4, 2025
31
Islam and Music: From Prohibition to the Science of Ecstasy
59:04 Aug 28, 2025
32
The Music of Black Peru: Cultural Identity in the Black Pacific
59:04 Aug 21, 2025
33
Madagascar Medley
59:04 Aug 14, 2025
34
New Sounds From Nigeria
59:04 Aug 7, 2025
35
The Story of Bembeya Jazz
59:04 Jul 31, 2025
36
Blues Reflections
59:04 Jul 24, 2025
37
Chimurenga Legacy - Thomas Mapfumo and Mary Anibal
59:04 Jul 17, 2025
38
Nollywood - Nigeria's Mirror
59:04 Jul 10, 2025
39
Planet Afropop - The Other Sound of Kinshasa
45:29 Jul 8, 2025
40
Roots Reinvented in Mali and Egypt
59:04 Jul 3, 2025
41
Off The Beaten Track in Burkina Faso, Malawi, and Beyond
59:04 Jun 26, 2025
42
Planet Afropop - Breaking into Afrobeats: Homegrown, Selfmade
56:27 Jun 25, 2025
43
Cuts from the Crypt 4: Zona Libre
59:04 Jun 19, 2025
44
Barbados - From Spouge to Soca
59:04 Jun 12, 2025
45
Planet Afropop - Madalitso! From Banjo Boys to Men and Acoustic Salif
52:58 Jun 10, 2025
46
Cooking with Georges Revisited
59:04 Jun 5, 2025
47
Afro-Dominicana: Music from the Other Dominican Republic
59:04 May 27, 2025
48
Planet Afropop - Steel Pans and New Trends
46:31 May 27, 2025
49
Ten Tunes That Shook Kingston
59:04 May 22, 2025
50
Afro-Lisbon and the Lusophone Atlantic
59:04 May 15, 2025
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