The 2 Best Afropop Worldwide Podcast Episodes
1) Global Griots in France
Traditional Manding (Mande) griots living in France sit at the crossroads between Africa and Europe. Historically, their role has been to weave traditional, oral histories, often within music, to prom...Show More
2) The Nature Of Trance
[APWW #702] In many communities throughout Africa and the diaspora, music and spiritual life are deeply connected through the experience of trance: ritual possession by ancestors, spirits, deities, or...Show More
3) The Tropical Soul of Jorge Ben Jor
Jorge Ben Jor first began to experiment with fusions of samba, bossa nova, rhythm ‘n’ blues and soul in the early 1960s. Together with Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, he participated in the watershed...Show More
4) Dakar Dancing and Casamance Roots, Afropop Returns to Senegal
Afropop returns to Senegal for a thrill-packed tour of Dakar nightlife and a first time visit to the rich traditional music tapestry of Casamance. We check in with Youssou N’Dour, Baaba Maal and Cheik...Show More
5) The Art of Improvisation, Part 2
Musical improvisation comes in many forms. A jazz player creates within the harmonic structure of a composition. A Shona mbira player in Zimbabwe improvises interactively with another player, and the ...Show More
6) The Art of Improvisation, Part 1
This Hip Deep episode is Part 1 of a two-part series comparing and contrasting approaches to musical improvisation. Beginning and ending with bebop and free jazz, Part 1 takes sidetrips into Ghanaian ...Show More
7) Women's History Month: Umm Kulthum, The Voice of Egypt
Umm Kulthum has been called the greatest singer in the Arabic speaking world in the 20th century. Born in 1904 the humble daughter of an Egyptian village imam, she went on to become a glamorous Cairo ...Show More
8) Women's History Month: Hip Deep in Mali - Growing Into Music in 21st Century Bamako
This program presents a musical portrait of Bamako in the wake of crisis. We explore the precarious lives of griots in Bamako in the early 21st Century. The program draws on the groundbreaking documen...Show More
9) Women's History Month: Cheikha Rimitti, Rebel Queen of Algerian Music
Cheikha Rimitti was more than Algeria's musical icon - she was the embodiment of defiance itself. Born into a life of poverty and oppression, her powerful voice resonated as the rallying cry for the m...Show More
10) Women's History Month: Africa in America - Ladies Edition
Over the years, as barriers to international touring in the U.S. have risen, and more and more talented African and African diaspora artists have made their homes in American towns and cities, the sou...Show More