http://odeo.com/channels/100987-PRI-Afropop-Worldwide AlexSluzas no Welcome to the world of Afropop podcasts!\n\nWe are thrilled to offer choice segments from our Afropop Worldwide programs as weekly podcasts delivered to you. You can now hear our cultural reportage from Africa, the Caribbean and the Americas. You will also get segments from our Hip Deep series-within-a-series on history, music and ideas. If you've not yet ventured into the podcast world, it's easy to set up and flexible to fit your schedule. Happy listening! And please forward this url to music loving friends. Welcome to the world of Afropop podcasts!\n\nWe are thrilled to offer choice segments from our Afropop Worldwide programs as weekly podcasts delivered to you. You can now hear our cultural reportage from Africa, the Caribbean and the Americas. You will also get segments from our Hip Deep series-within-a-series on history, music and ideas. If you've not yet ventured into the podcast world, it's easy to set up and flexible to fit your schedule. Happy listening! And please forward this url to music loving friends. Welcome to the world of Afropop podcasts!\n\nWe are thrilled to offer choice segments from our Afropop Worldwide programs as weekly podcasts delivered to you. You can now hear our cultural reportage from Africa, the Caribbean and the Americas. You will also get segments from our Hip Deep series-within-a-series on history, music and ideas. If you've not yet ventured into the podcast world, it's easy to set up and flexible to fit your schedule. Happy listening! And please forward this url to music loving friends. en-us 40 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800 Music http://odeo.com/episodes/25412945-The-Prehistroy-of-New-Orleans-Treasures-from-the-Hogan This program tells the story of how jazz emerged in the context of all the other African American musics that proliferated in late 19th and early 20th century New Orleans: blues, ragtime, Mardi Gras Indian music, vaudeville and minstrelsy, spiritual church music, and more. With our guides Bruce Boyd Raeburn and Lynn Abbott, we'll comb through a vast world of interviews, recorded music, photographs, ephemera, and curatorial knowledge at one of the great American music collections, the William Ransom Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane University. This program tells the story of how jazz emerged in the context of all the other African American musics that proliferated in late 19th and early 20th century New Orleans: blues, ragtime, Mardi Gras Indian music, vaudeville and minstrelsy, spiritual church music, and more. With our guides Bruce Boyd Raeburn and Lynn Abbott, we'll comb through a vast world of interviews, recorded music, photographs, ephemera, and curatorial knowledge at one of the great American music collections, the William Ransom Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane University. This program tells the story of how jazz emerged in the context of all the other African American musics that proliferated in late 19th and early 20th century New Orleans: blues, ragtime, Mardi Gras Indian music, vaudeville and minstrelsy, spiritual church music, and more. With our guides Bruce Boyd Raeburn and Lynn Abbott, we'll comb through a vast world of interviews, recorded music, photographs, ephemera, and curatorial knowledge at one of the great American music collections, the William Ransom Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane University. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-04,25412945 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/25414871-The-Prehistory-of-New-Orleans-Treasures-from-the-Hogan This program tells the story of how jazz emerged in the context of all the other African American musics that proliferated in late 19th and early 20th century New Orleans: blues, ragtime, Mardi Gras Indian music, vaudeville and minstrelsy, spiritual church music, and more. With our guides Bruce Boyd Raeburn and Lynn Abbott, we'll comb through a vast world of interviews, recorded music, photographs, ephemera, and curatorial knowledge at one of the great American music collections, the William Ransom Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane University. This program tells the story of how jazz emerged in the context of all the other African American musics that proliferated in late 19th and early 20th century New Orleans: blues, ragtime, Mardi Gras Indian music, vaudeville and minstrelsy, spiritual church music, and more. With our guides Bruce Boyd Raeburn and Lynn Abbott, we'll comb through a vast world of interviews, recorded music, photographs, ephemera, and curatorial knowledge at one of the great American music collections, the William Ransom Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane University. This program tells the story of how jazz emerged in the context of all the other African American musics that proliferated in late 19th and early 20th century New Orleans: blues, ragtime, Mardi Gras Indian music, vaudeville and minstrelsy, spiritual church music, and more. With our guides Bruce Boyd Raeburn and Lynn Abbott, we'll comb through a vast world of interviews, recorded music, photographs, ephemera, and curatorial knowledge at one of the great American music collections, the William Ransom Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane University. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-04,25414871 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/25402373-Afropop-Soundsystem-3-Nu-Whirled-Music Afropop Worldwide takes us into the world of the globalistas, a far-flung grouping of polyglot hipsters, bass freaks, and digital beatsmiths who rally around the sounds of the 21st century dancefloor - rhythms such as Angolan kuduro, Brazilian funk carioca, reggaeton and dancehall, Indian bhangra and Argentine electro-cumbia. Ethnomusicologist/DJ/Blogger/Writer Wayne Marshall calls this music World Music 2.0, highlighting how digital production technology and the internet has created new, younger, international audiences for music from other places. Marshall will guide us through the sonic circuitry of global bass music and show us why old assumptions about "world" music might no longer apply. We'll also speak with DJ Rupture, Dutty Artz founder and visionary world mashup artist, and, of course, listen to some ground shaking tracks from across the beat-o-sphere. Afropop Worldwide takes us into the world of the globalistas, a far-flung grouping of polyglot hipsters, bass freaks, and digital beatsmiths who rally around the sounds of the 21st century dancefloor - rhythms such as Angolan kuduro, Brazilian funk carioca, reggaeton and dancehall, Indian bhangra and Argentine electro-cumbia. Ethnomusicologist/DJ/Blogger/Writer Wayne Marshall calls this music World Music 2.0, highlighting how digital production technology and the internet has created new, younger, international audiences for music from other places. Marshall will guide us through the sonic circuitry of global bass music and show us why old assumptions about "world" music might no longer apply. We'll also speak with DJ Rupture, Dutty Artz founder and visionary world mashup artist, and, of course, listen to some ground shaking tracks from across the beat-o-sphere. Afropop Worldwide takes us into the world of the globalistas, a far-flung grouping of polyglot hipsters, bass freaks, and digital beatsmiths who rally around the sounds of the 21st century dancefloor - rhythms such as Angolan kuduro, Brazilian funk carioca, reggaeton and dancehall, Indian bhangra and Argentine electro-cumbia. Ethnomusicologist/DJ/Blogger/Writer Wayne Marshall calls this music World Music 2.0, highlighting how digital production technology and the internet has created new, younger, international audiences for music from other places. Marshall will guide us through the sonic circuitry of global bass music and show us why old assumptions about "world" music might no longer apply. We'll also speak with DJ Rupture, Dutty Artz founder and visionary world mashup artist, and, of course, listen to some ground shaking tracks from across the beat-o-sphere. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-28,25402373 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/25319179-Afropop-s-Travels-in-Cuba In this program, we experience musical personalities and styles from the capital Havana in the west to Santiago de Cuba in the east and places in between--Cienfuegos and Matanzas. In Cienfuegos, the home of the beloved singer Beny Morandeacute;, we visit with 80-something son singer Felito Molino. In Santiago, we hear the effects of another revolution, the Haitian revolution from 1791 to 1804, and the aftermath that saw Haitian planters, their slaves and free people of color flee to Cuba. We visit a tumba francesa group in Guantanamo where the 18th Century French court meets Dahomeyan drumming and Group Mystere takes us into their temple for sacred vodou songs. Back in Havana we visit a celebration of the Afro-Cuban orisha Babalu Aye's birthday and then hear tasty pop songs in his honor. Plus a tribute to the late, great Elio Reve. And lots more. In this program, we experience musical personalities and styles from the capital Havana in the west to Santiago de Cuba in the east and places in between--Cienfuegos and Matanzas. In Cienfuegos, the home of the beloved singer Beny Morandeacute;, we visit with 80-something son singer Felito Molino. In Santiago, we hear the effects of another revolution, the Haitian revolution from 1791 to 1804, and the aftermath that saw Haitian planters, their slaves and free people of color flee to Cuba. We visit a tumba francesa group in Guantanamo where the 18th Century French court meets Dahomeyan drumming and Group Mystere takes us into their temple for sacred vodou songs. Back in Havana we visit a celebration of the Afro-Cuban orisha Babalu Aye's birthday and then hear tasty pop songs in his honor. Plus a tribute to the late, great Elio Reve. And lots more. In this program, we experience musical personalities and styles from the capital Havana in the west to Santiago de Cuba in the east and places in between--Cienfuegos and Matanzas. In Cienfuegos, the home of the beloved singer Beny Morandeacute;, we visit with 80-something son singer Felito Molino. In Santiago, we hear the effects of another revolution, the Haitian revolution from 1791 to 1804, and the aftermath that saw Haitian planters, their slaves and free people of color flee to Cuba. We visit a tumba francesa group in Guantanamo where the 18th Century French court meets Dahomeyan drumming and Group Mystere takes us into their temple for sacred vodou songs. Back in Havana we visit a celebration of the Afro-Cuban orisha Babalu Aye's birthday and then hear tasty pop songs in his honor. Plus a tribute to the late, great Elio Reve. And lots more. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-21,25319179 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/25285260-Grand-Master-Franco On the 20th anniversary of Franco's passing, we celebrate this towering figure in the cultural life of Africa. Guitar wizard. Prolific composer. Bandleader who groomed the who's who of Congolese singing royalty. Called the Balzac of Africa for his ear and way with a story. We'll talk to veteran singer and former Franco collaborator, Sam Mangwana, about Franco. And we'll relish recording highlights from the 50s to the 80s. This is some of the most gorgeous music ever created in Africa. On the 20th anniversary of Franco's passing, we celebrate this towering figure in the cultural life of Africa. Guitar wizard. Prolific composer. Bandleader who groomed the who's who of Congolese singing royalty. Called the Balzac of Africa for his ear and way with a story. We'll talk to veteran singer and former Franco collaborator, Sam Mangwana, about Franco. And we'll relish recording highlights from the 50s to the 80s. This is some of the most gorgeous music ever created in Africa. On the 20th anniversary of Franco's passing, we celebrate this towering figure in the cultural life of Africa. Guitar wizard. Prolific composer. Bandleader who groomed the who's who of Congolese singing royalty. Called the Balzac of Africa for his ear and way with a story. We'll talk to veteran singer and former Franco collaborator, Sam Mangwana, about Franco. And we'll relish recording highlights from the 50s to the 80s. This is some of the most gorgeous music ever created in Africa. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-14,25285260 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/25250815-Traveling-Spirit-Masters-The-Gnawa-of-Morocco Gnawa musicians have carved out a unique niche within Moroccan society as people with revered spiritual power, who use music and movement to heal the sick. The Gnawas' ancestors came to North Africa as slaves. Today they are an elite class of musicians and spiritualists, celebrated in an annual festival that attracts some 400,000 fans, and invited to collaborate with such notable international artists as jazz legend Randy Weston. In this program, author and scholar Deborah Kapchan guides us through the history, practices, music, lore and unique contemporary stature of the Gnawa, both in Morocco and on the world stage. Interviews with Hassan Hakmoun, historian Mohammed Ennaji, and gnawa scholar Tim Abdella Fuson. Gnawa musicians have carved out a unique niche within Moroccan society as people with revered spiritual power, who use music and movement to heal the sick. The Gnawas' ancestors came to North Africa as slaves. Today they are an elite class of musicians and spiritualists, celebrated in an annual festival that attracts some 400,000 fans, and invited to collaborate with such notable international artists as jazz legend Randy Weston. In this program, author and scholar Deborah Kapchan guides us through the history, practices, music, lore and unique contemporary stature of the Gnawa, both in Morocco and on the world stage. Interviews with Hassan Hakmoun, historian Mohammed Ennaji, and gnawa scholar Tim Abdella Fuson. Gnawa musicians have carved out a unique niche within Moroccan society as people with revered spiritual power, who use music and movement to heal the sick. The Gnawas' ancestors came to North Africa as slaves. Today they are an elite class of musicians and spiritualists, celebrated in an annual festival that attracts some 400,000 fans, and invited to collaborate with such notable international artists as jazz legend Randy Weston. In this program, author and scholar Deborah Kapchan guides us through the history, practices, music, lore and unique contemporary stature of the Gnawa, both in Morocco and on the world stage. Interviews with Hassan Hakmoun, historian Mohammed Ennaji, and gnawa scholar Tim Abdella Fuson. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-07,25250815 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/25212986-Berber-Rising Before Arabs ever set foot in North Africa, the majority population was Berber. Berber musicians today provide a rich but often overlooked contribution to the musical landscapes in countries such as Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Niger, and Mali. This program spotlights some leading contemporary Berber artists, including Takfarinas and Tayfa, legends like Matoub Lounes, and others in the international Berber Diaspora such as Houssaine Kili. The Berber story is one of intrigue, controversy, and the politics of language. And the music is sublime! Before Arabs ever set foot in North Africa, the majority population was Berber. Berber musicians today provide a rich but often overlooked contribution to the musical landscapes in countries such as Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Niger, and Mali. This program spotlights some leading contemporary Berber artists, including Takfarinas and Tayfa, legends like Matoub Lounes, and others in the international Berber Diaspora such as Houssaine Kili. The Berber story is one of intrigue, controversy, and the politics of language. And the music is sublime! Before Arabs ever set foot in North Africa, the majority population was Berber. Berber musicians today provide a rich but often overlooked contribution to the musical landscapes in countries such as Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Niger, and Mali. This program spotlights some leading contemporary Berber artists, including Takfarinas and Tayfa, legends like Matoub Lounes, and others in the international Berber Diaspora such as Houssaine Kili. The Berber story is one of intrigue, controversy, and the politics of language. And the music is sublime! tag:odeo.com,2009-09-30,25212986 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/25174459-The-Story-of-Bembeya-Jazz Guinea's legendary dance band, Bembeya Jazz, are a pillar of modern West African history. Begun in 1961 in the flush of Guinea's independence and Sekou Toure's maverick presidency, the band played under the inspired leadership of guitar giant Sekou "Bembeya" Diabate. This program delves into Bembeya history with a focus on the band's 60s and 70s heyday, right up to recent solo work by Sekou Diabate. In the current age of hip hop and digital production that is helping to supplant dance bands across the continent, Bembeya's music stands the test of time for its rich mesh of tradition and swing band drive. Guinea's legendary dance band, Bembeya Jazz, are a pillar of modern West African history. Begun in 1961 in the flush of Guinea's independence and Sekou Toure's maverick presidency, the band played under the inspired leadership of guitar giant Sekou "Bembeya" Diabate. This program delves into Bembeya history with a focus on the band's 60s and 70s heyday, right up to recent solo work by Sekou Diabate. In the current age of hip hop and digital production that is helping to supplant dance bands across the continent, Bembeya's music stands the test of time for its rich mesh of tradition and swing band drive. Guinea's legendary dance band, Bembeya Jazz, are a pillar of modern West African history. Begun in 1961 in the flush of Guinea's independence and Sekou Toure's maverick presidency, the band played under the inspired leadership of guitar giant Sekou "Bembeya" Diabate. This program delves into Bembeya history with a focus on the band's 60s and 70s heyday, right up to recent solo work by Sekou Diabate. In the current age of hip hop and digital production that is helping to supplant dance bands across the continent, Bembeya's music stands the test of time for its rich mesh of tradition and swing band drive. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-23,25174459 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/25140902-Afro-Dominicana-Music-from-the-Other-Dominican-Republic In the 1930s, infamous Dominican dictator Rafael Truillo ordered the burning of the country's palos drums, hoping to erase the powerful vestiges of African culture in the Dominican Republic. Luckily for us, the breakneck, trance-inducing sound of palos still reverberates at Afro-syncretic religious parties across the island nation almost a century later. This week, Afropop revisits the home of styles such as merengue and bachata, but this time we'll be looking towards the most deeply African side of Dominican music--little known outside of the island. Afro-Dominican music is a secret treasure, filled with virtuosic drumming styles, heart-stopping grooves, and mystic dance parties. We'll listen to traditional genres like palos, salve, and gaga, a uniquely Dominican take on rara music from neighboring Haiti. Throughout, we'll be looking at artists who have drawn on Afro-Dominican styles to make infectious pop music, from wizened veterans of the folklore movement such as Luis Dias, to ... In the 1930s, infamous Dominican dictator Rafael Truillo ordered the burning of the country's palos drums, hoping to erase the powerful vestiges of African culture in the Dominican Republic. Luckily for us, the breakneck, trance-inducing sound of palos still reverberates at Afro-syncretic religious parties across the island nation almost a century later. This week, Afropop revisits the home of styles such as merengue and bachata, but this time we'll be looking towards the most deeply African side of Dominican music--little known outside of the island. Afro-Dominican music is a secret treasure, filled with virtuosic drumming styles, heart-stopping grooves, and mystic dance parties. We'll listen to traditional genres like palos, salve, and gaga, a uniquely Dominican take on rara music from neighboring Haiti. Throughout, we'll be looking at artists who have drawn on Afro-Dominican styles to make infectious pop music, from wizened veterans of the folklore movement such as Luis Dias, to a host of hip, young bands who use Afro-inspired rock, reggae, and hip-hop to redefine what it means to be Dominican. In the 1930s, infamous Dominican dictator Rafael Truillo ordered the burning of the country's palos drums, hoping to erase the powerful vestiges of African culture in the Dominican Republic. Luckily for us, the breakneck, trance-inducing sound of palos still reverberates at Afro-syncretic religious parties across the island nation almost a century later. This week, Afropop revisits the home of styles such as merengue and bachata, but this time we'll be looking towards the most deeply African side of Dominican music--little known outside of the island. Afro-Dominican music is a secret treasure, filled with virtuosic drumming styles, heart-stopping grooves, and mystic dance parties. We'll listen to traditional genres like palos, salve, and gaga, a uniquely Dominican take on rara music from neighboring Haiti. Throughout, we'll be looking at artists who have drawn on Afro-Dominican styles to make infectious pop music, from wizened veterans of the folklore movement such as Luis Dias, to a host of hip, young bands who use Afro-inspired rock, reggae, and hip-hop to redefine what it means to be Dominican. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-16,25140902 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/25098079-Diaspora-Encounters-Kriolu-in-New-England-The-Cape-Verdean-American-Story Of all contemporary Cape Verdeans, Cesaria Evora, "the Queen of the Morna" has made the biggest impression internationally. However the first Cape Verdean to grace the American imagination was the harpooner Dagoo in Herman Melville's Moby Dick (1851). Cape Verdeans first arrived in United Sates as whalers in the late 1700's and have been coming ever since, bringing a distinctive Portuguese-African Kriolu flavor to communities across Southern New England and beyond. We'll take a step back in time and look at the rich cultural life of Cape Verdean neighborhoods, where great bands played mornas and coladeiras at local social clubs. Our principle guide for this program will be historian Marilyn Halter, author of Between Race and Ethnicity: Cape Verdean American Immigrants, 1860-1965. She'll take us through the years as the Cape Verdean community navigated the turbulent waters of opportunity and identity in America long before the age of American multiculturalism. Then we'll jump ahead a... Of all contemporary Cape Verdeans, Cesaria Evora, "the Queen of the Morna" has made the biggest impression internationally. However the first Cape Verdean to grace the American imagination was the harpooner Dagoo in Herman Melville's Moby Dick (1851). Cape Verdeans first arrived in United Sates as whalers in the late 1700's and have been coming ever since, bringing a distinctive Portuguese-African Kriolu flavor to communities across Southern New England and beyond. We'll take a step back in time and look at the rich cultural life of Cape Verdean neighborhoods, where great bands played mornas and coladeiras at local social clubs. Our principle guide for this program will be historian Marilyn Halter, author of Between Race and Ethnicity: Cape Verdean American Immigrants, 1860-1965. She'll take us through the years as the Cape Verdean community navigated the turbulent waters of opportunity and identity in America long before the age of American multiculturalism. Then we'll jump ahead and explore current trends from the far-flung Diaspora's thriving music scene, ranging from hip-busting funan� to sleek cabo-zouk. All along, we'll be hearing from Cape Verdean-American musicians, from old-time guitar master Freddy Silva to rising rapper Mo Green, as they reflect on immigration, nostalgia, heritage, and what it means to be Cape Verdean in the United States. Of all contemporary Cape Verdeans, Cesaria Evora, "the Queen of the Morna" has made the biggest impression internationally. However the first Cape Verdean to grace the American imagination was the harpooner Dagoo in Herman Melville's Moby Dick (1851). Cape Verdeans first arrived in United Sates as whalers in the late 1700's and have been coming ever since, bringing a distinctive Portuguese-African Kriolu flavor to communities across Southern New England and beyond. We'll take a step back in time and look at the rich cultural life of Cape Verdean neighborhoods, where great bands played mornas and coladeiras at local social clubs. Our principle guide for this program will be historian Marilyn Halter, author of Between Race and Ethnicity: Cape Verdean American Immigrants, 1860-1965. She'll take us through the years as the Cape Verdean community navigated the turbulent waters of opportunity and identity in America long before the age of American multiculturalism. Then we'll jump ahead and explore current trends from the far-flung Diaspora's thriving music scene, ranging from hip-busting funan� to sleek cabo-zouk. All along, we'll be hearing from Cape Verdean-American musicians, from old-time guitar master Freddy Silva to rising rapper Mo Green, as they reflect on immigration, nostalgia, heritage, and what it means to be Cape Verdean in the United States. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-09,25098079 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/25067266-The-Coca-Cola-Ebony-Festival-in-Dakar-Senegal We go to the lively capital of Senegal, on the furthest-out tip of West Africa for three days of concerts by an extraordinary line-up of African stars, starting with Senegalese royalty--Youssou N'Dour, Baaba Maal and Didier Awadi. Other heavyweights include Meiway from Cote d'Ivoire, Rachid Taha from Algeria, Alpha Blondy from Cote d'Ivoire and many more. Live concert highlights plus visits with the artists. We go to the lively capital of Senegal, on the furthest-out tip of West Africa for three days of concerts by an extraordinary line-up of African stars, starting with Senegalese royalty--Youssou N'Dour, Baaba Maal and Didier Awadi. Other heavyweights include Meiway from Cote d'Ivoire, Rachid Taha from Algeria, Alpha Blondy from Cote d'Ivoire and many more. Live concert highlights plus visits with the artists. We go to the lively capital of Senegal, on the furthest-out tip of West Africa for three days of concerts by an extraordinary line-up of African stars, starting with Senegalese royalty--Youssou N'Dour, Baaba Maal and Didier Awadi. Other heavyweights include Meiway from Cote d'Ivoire, Rachid Taha from Algeria, Alpha Blondy from Cote d'Ivoire and many more. Live concert highlights plus visits with the artists. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-02,25067266 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/25028221-Afropop-Road-Show-2009 This is the latest in our continuing series following some of our favorite touring artists on the road including those wowing the Afropop public this amazingly rich 2009 summer season--Oumou Sangare, Vieux Farka Tourandeacute;, Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara, BLK JKS, Calle 13, and others. We'll hear their music and chat with them on the fly backstage. This is the latest in our continuing series following some of our favorite touring artists on the road including those wowing the Afropop public this amazingly rich 2009 summer season--Oumou Sangare, Vieux Farka Tourandeacute;, Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara, BLK JKS, Calle 13, and others. We'll hear their music and chat with them on the fly backstage. This is the latest in our continuing series following some of our favorite touring artists on the road including those wowing the Afropop public this amazingly rich 2009 summer season--Oumou Sangare, Vieux Farka Tourandeacute;, Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara, BLK JKS, Calle 13, and others. We'll hear their music and chat with them on the fly backstage. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-26,25028221 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24988802-The-Music-of-Black-Peru-Cultural-Identity-in-the-Black-Pacific The "Black Pacific" is a term coined by our guide, ethnomusicologist Heidi Carolyn Feldman. She describes the circumstance of African descendants displaced not only from their ancestral homes in Africa, but also from the Atlantic coast nations where their enslaved ancestors were originally brought. This Hip Deep edition explores the sonically vibrant realm of Afro-Peruvian music, a young genre identification that has flourished since the 1950s and has now produced artists of international renown, such as singer Susana Baca, and the black folkloric company Peru Negro. The music is sensuous and deeply beautiful, and represents a fascinating and little-understood history. We will hear from Juan Morillo--who represents Peru Negro--from Susana Baca, and from other artists and community scholars Feldman has worked with during her extensive research of this topic. The "Black Pacific" is a term coined by our guide, ethnomusicologist Heidi Carolyn Feldman. She describes the circumstance of African descendants displaced not only from their ancestral homes in Africa, but also from the Atlantic coast nations where their enslaved ancestors were originally brought. This Hip Deep edition explores the sonically vibrant realm of Afro-Peruvian music, a young genre identification that has flourished since the 1950s and has now produced artists of international renown, such as singer Susana Baca, and the black folkloric company Peru Negro. The music is sensuous and deeply beautiful, and represents a fascinating and little-understood history. We will hear from Juan Morillo--who represents Peru Negro--from Susana Baca, and from other artists and community scholars Feldman has worked with during her extensive research of this topic. The "Black Pacific" is a term coined by our guide, ethnomusicologist Heidi Carolyn Feldman. She describes the circumstance of African descendants displaced not only from their ancestral homes in Africa, but also from the Atlantic coast nations where their enslaved ancestors were originally brought. This Hip Deep edition explores the sonically vibrant realm of Afro-Peruvian music, a young genre identification that has flourished since the 1950s and has now produced artists of international renown, such as singer Susana Baca, and the black folkloric company Peru Negro. The music is sensuous and deeply beautiful, and represents a fascinating and little-understood history. We will hear from Juan Morillo--who represents Peru Negro--from Susana Baca, and from other artists and community scholars Feldman has worked with during her extensive research of this topic. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-19,24988802 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24950254-The-Latin-Alternative-Music-Conference-2009-in-New-York-City This week's edition of Afropop Worldwide brings our listeners to the sounds of the 2009 Latin Alternative Music Conference, the annual forum and marketplace for Latin bands that don't fit the commercial Latin mold. These artists, who range in style from rootsy indie rock, to hip-hop to strange mashups like merengue-electro, are Latin America's tastemakers, calling Spanish-speaking hipsters across the American continent into action. This year's hot item was cumbia fusions - we saw lots of artists making their own brand of what is being called nu-cumbia or nuevo-cumbia, ranging from the psycodelic reggae-influenced cuts from conference stars Bomba Estereo to hard edged avant-dance cumbia from the Zizek Club collective in Argentina. Nu-Cumbia is fast becoming one of the hottest sounds on the global beat exchange. This week's edition of Afropop Worldwide brings our listeners to the sounds of the 2009 Latin Alternative Music Conference, the annual forum and marketplace for Latin bands that don't fit the commercial Latin mold. These artists, who range in style from rootsy indie rock, to hip-hop to strange mashups like merengue-electro, are Latin America's tastemakers, calling Spanish-speaking hipsters across the American continent into action. This year's hot item was cumbia fusions - we saw lots of artists making their own brand of what is being called nu-cumbia or nuevo-cumbia, ranging from the psycodelic reggae-influenced cuts from conference stars Bomba Estereo to hard edged avant-dance cumbia from the Zizek Club collective in Argentina. Nu-Cumbia is fast becoming one of the hottest sounds on the global beat exchange. This week's edition of Afropop Worldwide brings our listeners to the sounds of the 2009 Latin Alternative Music Conference, the annual forum and marketplace for Latin bands that don't fit the commercial Latin mold. These artists, who range in style from rootsy indie rock, to hip-hop to strange mashups like merengue-electro, are Latin America's tastemakers, calling Spanish-speaking hipsters across the American continent into action. This year's hot item was cumbia fusions - we saw lots of artists making their own brand of what is being called nu-cumbia or nuevo-cumbia, ranging from the psycodelic reggae-influenced cuts from conference stars Bomba Estereo to hard edged avant-dance cumbia from the Zizek Club collective in Argentina. Nu-Cumbia is fast becoming one of the hottest sounds on the global beat exchange. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-12,24950254 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/25135198-Under-the-Radar-2009 An Afropop tour of sounds you have not heard, music found by our field correspondents, small independent labels, and music sent to us directly from artists in Africa. We'll dig into the early West African releases from the new fair trade label Akawaaba Music, hear new sounds from Brazil and Tanzania, a hot marimba band from South Africa, and a dazzling, young griot guitarist, as yet unsigned to any label. All that and more as Afropop goes under the radar! An Afropop tour of sounds you have not heard, music found by our field correspondents, small independent labels, and music sent to us directly from artists in Africa. We'll dig into the early West African releases from the new fair trade label Akawaaba Music, hear new sounds from Brazil and Tanzania, a hot marimba band from South Africa, and a dazzling, young griot guitarist, as yet unsigned to any label. All that and more as Afropop goes under the radar! An Afropop tour of sounds you have not heard, music found by our field correspondents, small independent labels, and music sent to us directly from artists in Africa. We'll dig into the early West African releases from the new fair trade label Akawaaba Music, hear new sounds from Brazil and Tanzania, a hot marimba band from South Africa, and a dazzling, young griot guitarist, as yet unsigned to any label. All that and more as Afropop goes under the radar! tag:odeo.com,2009-08-05,25135198 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24914318-Under-the-Radar-Screen-2009 An Afropop tour of sounds you have not heard, music found by our field correspondents, small independent labels, and music sent to us directly from artists in Africa. We'll dig into the early West African releases from the new fair trade label Akawaaba Music, hear new sounds from Brazil and Tanzania, a hot marimba band from South Africa, and a dazzling, young griot guitarist, as yet unsigned to any label. All that and more as Afropop goes under the radar! An Afropop tour of sounds you have not heard, music found by our field correspondents, small independent labels, and music sent to us directly from artists in Africa. We'll dig into the early West African releases from the new fair trade label Akawaaba Music, hear new sounds from Brazil and Tanzania, a hot marimba band from South Africa, and a dazzling, young griot guitarist, as yet unsigned to any label. All that and more as Afropop goes under the radar! An Afropop tour of sounds you have not heard, music found by our field correspondents, small independent labels, and music sent to us directly from artists in Africa. We'll dig into the early West African releases from the new fair trade label Akawaaba Music, hear new sounds from Brazil and Tanzania, a hot marimba band from South Africa, and a dazzling, young griot guitarist, as yet unsigned to any label. All that and more as Afropop goes under the radar! tag:odeo.com,2009-08-05,24914318 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24884480-Afropop-Summer-2009-Dance-Party What's hot on the dance floors in Luanda? Jo'berg? Lagos? Dakar? Cairo? Havana? Rio? Caracas? New York City? Find out on this hip-swiveling, ass-shaking, cheaper-than-therapy edition of the show. What's hot on the dance floors in Luanda? Jo'berg? Lagos? Dakar? Cairo? Havana? Rio? Caracas? New York City? Find out on this hip-swiveling, ass-shaking, cheaper-than-therapy edition of the show. What's hot on the dance floors in Luanda? Jo'berg? Lagos? Dakar? Cairo? Havana? Rio? Caracas? New York City? Find out on this hip-swiveling, ass-shaking, cheaper-than-therapy edition of the show. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-29,24884480 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24846833-Afropop-at-Home-and-Abroad-2009 This whirlwind roundup takes you on the scene with some of the most exciting new developments in African pop music. We visit with Algerian rai superstar Khaled as he rolls out his new album "Libertandeacute;" at the Olympia Theatre in Paris. We go on the road in America with Bela Fleck's Africa Project and catch up with traditional pop maestro Anania and his new Zanzibar-based group. We meet Selmor and Sam Mutukudzi, kids of Oliver, in exclusive interviews from Zimbabwe. We hear new music from Oumou Sangare and Invisible System, and a remarkable band of disabled street musicians in Kinshasa, Congo, Staff Benda Bilili. This whirlwind roundup takes you on the scene with some of the most exciting new developments in African pop music. We visit with Algerian rai superstar Khaled as he rolls out his new album "Libertandeacute;" at the Olympia Theatre in Paris. We go on the road in America with Bela Fleck's Africa Project and catch up with traditional pop maestro Anania and his new Zanzibar-based group. We meet Selmor and Sam Mutukudzi, kids of Oliver, in exclusive interviews from Zimbabwe. We hear new music from Oumou Sangare and Invisible System, and a remarkable band of disabled street musicians in Kinshasa, Congo, Staff Benda Bilili. This whirlwind roundup takes you on the scene with some of the most exciting new developments in African pop music. We visit with Algerian rai superstar Khaled as he rolls out his new album "Libertandeacute;" at the Olympia Theatre in Paris. We go on the road in America with Bela Fleck's Africa Project and catch up with traditional pop maestro Anania and his new Zanzibar-based group. We meet Selmor and Sam Mutukudzi, kids of Oliver, in exclusive interviews from Zimbabwe. We hear new music from Oumou Sangare and Invisible System, and a remarkable band of disabled street musicians in Kinshasa, Congo, Staff Benda Bilili. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-22,24846833 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24809646-Reggaton-Roundup-New-Moves-in-Latin-Youth-Music When Daddy Yankee released his hit single "Gasolina" in 2004, nobody suspected what was about to happen. Reggaeton, that rollicking Caribbean dance-rap, traveled like an uncontained blaze around the world - crossing over from the Latin charts to pop and hip-hop from the U.S to Australia, thrilling and/or shocking those that came in its path. Reggaeton was the sound and swagger of a new generation of urban Latin Americans, and a whirl around Latin America in 2009 will show you that the controversial genre is here to stay. We travel to Puerto Rico, the birthplace of reggaeton, and talk to players from the music's history and take the pulse of today's scene. We'll follow that omnipresent bass-heavy beat that wove its way from coastal Panama in the 1970s to freestyle sessions in San Juan and Spanish Harlem block parties in the 90s, and talk to Puerto Ricans who are taking the music to new places today. Two side trips--one to New York City for Latin house and another to Brazil for baille... When Daddy Yankee released his hit single "Gasolina" in 2004, nobody suspected what was about to happen. Reggaeton, that rollicking Caribbean dance-rap, traveled like an uncontained blaze around the world - crossing over from the Latin charts to pop and hip-hop from the U.S to Australia, thrilling and/or shocking those that came in its path. Reggaeton was the sound and swagger of a new generation of urban Latin Americans, and a whirl around Latin America in 2009 will show you that the controversial genre is here to stay. We travel to Puerto Rico, the birthplace of reggaeton, and talk to players from the music's history and take the pulse of today's scene. We'll follow that omnipresent bass-heavy beat that wove its way from coastal Panama in the 1970s to freestyle sessions in San Juan and Spanish Harlem block parties in the 90s, and talk to Puerto Ricans who are taking the music to new places today. Two side trips--one to New York City for Latin house and another to Brazil for baille funk--fill out this panorama of today's Latin youth music. When Daddy Yankee released his hit single "Gasolina" in 2004, nobody suspected what was about to happen. Reggaeton, that rollicking Caribbean dance-rap, traveled like an uncontained blaze around the world - crossing over from the Latin charts to pop and hip-hop from the U.S to Australia, thrilling and/or shocking those that came in its path. Reggaeton was the sound and swagger of a new generation of urban Latin Americans, and a whirl around Latin America in 2009 will show you that the controversial genre is here to stay. We travel to Puerto Rico, the birthplace of reggaeton, and talk to players from the music's history and take the pulse of today's scene. We'll follow that omnipresent bass-heavy beat that wove its way from coastal Panama in the 1970s to freestyle sessions in San Juan and Spanish Harlem block parties in the 90s, and talk to Puerto Ricans who are taking the music to new places today. Two side trips--one to New York City for Latin house and another to Brazil for baille funk--fill out this panorama of today's Latin youth music. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-15,24809646 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24769548-Afropop-Vignettes-Puerto-Rico From the early days to the present, Puerto Rico has always been a creative, prolific epicenter of Latin music. And the music traveled to New York with the large immigrant Puerto Rican community. We'll hear roots styles such as bomba and plena, salsa maestro Tito Puente, the contemporary leading sonero Gilberto Santa Rosa, as well as today's reggaeton superstars out of San Juan. From the early days to the present, Puerto Rico has always been a creative, prolific epicenter of Latin music. And the music traveled to New York with the large immigrant Puerto Rican community. We'll hear roots styles such as bomba and plena, salsa maestro Tito Puente, the contemporary leading sonero Gilberto Santa Rosa, as well as today's reggaeton superstars out of San Juan. From the early days to the present, Puerto Rico has always been a creative, prolific epicenter of Latin music. And the music traveled to New York with the large immigrant Puerto Rican community. We'll hear roots styles such as bomba and plena, salsa maestro Tito Puente, the contemporary leading sonero Gilberto Santa Rosa, as well as today's reggaeton superstars out of San Juan. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-08,24769548 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24736015-Blues-Reflections On this 4th of July holiday weekend, we dive into a celebration of the blues--for some, the essence of the American experience and for others a link back into a lost history in Africa. We'll hear the reflections of Bo Diddley, Robert Plant, Corey Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Lobi Traore, Amadou of Amadou and Mariam and enjoy their music. Happy 4th! Next is part 1 of our two part series highlighting the music of Puerto Rico--from roots bomba and plena to the salsa glory days of the 1970's to contemporary salsero superstar Gilberto Santa Rosa and, in part 2, a visit to San Juan, the epicenter of the hottest pan-Latin craze today--reggaeton. On this 4th of July holiday weekend, we dive into a celebration of the blues--for some, the essence of the American experience and for others a link back into a lost history in Africa. We'll hear the reflections of Bo Diddley, Robert Plant, Corey Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Lobi Traore, Amadou of Amadou and Mariam and enjoy their music. Happy 4th! Next is part 1 of our two part series highlighting the music of Puerto Rico--from roots bomba and plena to the salsa glory days of the 1970's to contemporary salsero superstar Gilberto Santa Rosa and, in part 2, a visit to San Juan, the epicenter of the hottest pan-Latin craze today--reggaeton. On this 4th of July holiday weekend, we dive into a celebration of the blues--for some, the essence of the American experience and for others a link back into a lost history in Africa. We'll hear the reflections of Bo Diddley, Robert Plant, Corey Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Lobi Traore, Amadou of Amadou and Mariam and enjoy their music. Happy 4th! Next is part 1 of our two part series highlighting the music of Puerto Rico--from roots bomba and plena to the salsa glory days of the 1970's to contemporary salsero superstar Gilberto Santa Rosa and, in part 2, a visit to San Juan, the epicenter of the hottest pan-Latin craze today--reggaeton. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-01,24736015 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24736016-Afropop-Worldwide-Concert-Highlights Over the years we have recorded many extraordinary artists passing through New York City--some well known favorites of Afropop fans and some less well known. The common denominator is a unique voice and mastership of their style. Our recordings catch these artists and their bands at golden moments in their careers. Featured are Adewale Ayuba (Nigeria), Baaba Maal (Senegal), Willie Colon (Puerto Rico/USA), The Four Stars (Congo) and others. Get ready to clear the floor, crank it up and dance your ass off! Over the years we have recorded many extraordinary artists passing through New York City--some well known favorites of Afropop fans and some less well known. The common denominator is a unique voice and mastership of their style. Our recordings catch these artists and their bands at golden moments in their careers. Featured are Adewale Ayuba (Nigeria), Baaba Maal (Senegal), Willie Colon (Puerto Rico/USA), The Four Stars (Congo) and others. Get ready to clear the floor, crank it up and dance your ass off! Over the years we have recorded many extraordinary artists passing through New York City--some well known favorites of Afropop fans and some less well known. The common denominator is a unique voice and mastership of their style. Our recordings catch these artists and their bands at golden moments in their careers. Featured are Adewale Ayuba (Nigeria), Baaba Maal (Senegal), Willie Colon (Puerto Rico/USA), The Four Stars (Congo) and others. Get ready to clear the floor, crank it up and dance your ass off! tag:odeo.com,2009-06-24,24736016 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24722766-Afropop-Soundsystem-Pt-2 Soundsystem is at the crossroads. What used to be exotic is standard fare: now you hear cumbia in the West Village of New York City. Now you can hear the West Village in West Africa. For part 2 of Afropop Soundsystem, we'll be digging back into the digital Diaspora to uncover songs and artists making waves across the Atlantic (in both directions). From Uproot Andy to the electric root of Akan music in Ghana, Soundsystem 2 charts the movement and flux of Africa as it infiltrates new dance-floors and blogs across the galaxy. Expect exclusive mixes from the Brooklyn tropical scene, some Miami-bass reborn through Chico Mann, tracks from the South African avant garde, as well as a new bubu-dancehall stunner from San Fransisco's Chief Boima. Back by popular demand, we'll also feature a short interview with bubu music founder, Janka Nabay of Sierra Leone. Produced by Wills Glasspiegel, this is the Africa new wave. Soundsystem is at the crossroads. What used to be exotic is standard fare: now you hear cumbia in the West Village of New York City. Now you can hear the West Village in West Africa. For part 2 of Afropop Soundsystem, we'll be digging back into the digital Diaspora to uncover songs and artists making waves across the Atlantic (in both directions). From Uproot Andy to the electric root of Akan music in Ghana, Soundsystem 2 charts the movement and flux of Africa as it infiltrates new dance-floors and blogs across the galaxy. Expect exclusive mixes from the Brooklyn tropical scene, some Miami-bass reborn through Chico Mann, tracks from the South African avant garde, as well as a new bubu-dancehall stunner from San Fransisco's Chief Boima. Back by popular demand, we'll also feature a short interview with bubu music founder, Janka Nabay of Sierra Leone. Produced by Wills Glasspiegel, this is the Africa new wave. Soundsystem is at the crossroads. What used to be exotic is standard fare: now you hear cumbia in the West Village of New York City. Now you can hear the West Village in West Africa. For part 2 of Afropop Soundsystem, we'll be digging back into the digital Diaspora to uncover songs and artists making waves across the Atlantic (in both directions). From Uproot Andy to the electric root of Akan music in Ghana, Soundsystem 2 charts the movement and flux of Africa as it infiltrates new dance-floors and blogs across the galaxy. Expect exclusive mixes from the Brooklyn tropical scene, some Miami-bass reborn through Chico Mann, tracks from the South African avant garde, as well as a new bubu-dancehall stunner from San Fransisco's Chief Boima. Back by popular demand, we'll also feature a short interview with bubu music founder, Janka Nabay of Sierra Leone. Produced by Wills Glasspiegel, this is the Africa new wave. tag:odeo.com,2009-06-17,24722766 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24671593-The-Hip-Hop-Generation-in-Africa-Ghana-and-Ivory-Coast We explore the current pop music of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, two countries where elements of hip-hop and international pop music have grafted themselves onto local styles to create whole new genres-ones robust enough to not only take over the local youth culture but also spread beyond their borders. In Ghana, hip-life--a synthesis of hip-hop and highlife-dukes it out with gospel music on the airwaves. In Cote d'Ivoire, music has blossomed despite a stubborn political crisis. The idiosyncratic local music of social comment, zouglou, has morphed into coupe-dandeacute;calandeacute;, a dance-driven style that has supplanted Congolese soukous as the sound of the moment in Francophone Africa and its Diaspora. We explore the current pop music of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, two countries where elements of hip-hop and international pop music have grafted themselves onto local styles to create whole new genres-ones robust enough to not only take over the local youth culture but also spread beyond their borders. In Ghana, hip-life--a synthesis of hip-hop and highlife-dukes it out with gospel music on the airwaves. In Cote d'Ivoire, music has blossomed despite a stubborn political crisis. The idiosyncratic local music of social comment, zouglou, has morphed into coupe-dandeacute;calandeacute;, a dance-driven style that has supplanted Congolese soukous as the sound of the moment in Francophone Africa and its Diaspora. We explore the current pop music of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, two countries where elements of hip-hop and international pop music have grafted themselves onto local styles to create whole new genres-ones robust enough to not only take over the local youth culture but also spread beyond their borders. In Ghana, hip-life--a synthesis of hip-hop and highlife-dukes it out with gospel music on the airwaves. In Cote d'Ivoire, music has blossomed despite a stubborn political crisis. The idiosyncratic local music of social comment, zouglou, has morphed into coupe-dandeacute;calandeacute;, a dance-driven style that has supplanted Congolese soukous as the sound of the moment in Francophone Africa and its Diaspora. tag:odeo.com,2009-06-10,24671593 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24628403-Summer-2009-Concert-Previews This is our annual peek at which African, Caribbean and Latin artists will be wowing us with tours this summer--some return favorites, some new. At press time, almost no festival has published their roster so we don't have much by way of specifics. Just know that by show time, you'll be buzzing with excitement about who you can see this summer. This is our annual peek at which African, Caribbean and Latin artists will be wowing us with tours this summer--some return favorites, some new. At press time, almost no festival has published their roster so we don't have much by way of specifics. Just know that by show time, you'll be buzzing with excitement about who you can see this summer. This is our annual peek at which African, Caribbean and Latin artists will be wowing us with tours this summer--some return favorites, some new. At press time, almost no festival has published their roster so we don't have much by way of specifics. Just know that by show time, you'll be buzzing with excitement about who you can see this summer. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-27,24628403 Wed, 27 May 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24586691-Afropop-Worldwide-s-Visit-to-Addis-Ababa-Ethiopia In our visit Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, we go beyond the handful of artists who have achieved international careers and dive into the local scene. We visit azmaribets, down home music clubs featuring vivacious women artists and their ensembles of traditional players. We catch Mimi and Besat live. Competition between the leading music producers in Addis is fierce. We visit the studio of recording studio of Abegasu Shiote who breaks down the Ethiopian pop sound track by track. And for the finale we go to a performance by the revered elder singer of the classic Addis sound--Mamoud Ahmed. In our visit Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, we go beyond the handful of artists who have achieved international careers and dive into the local scene. We visit azmaribets, down home music clubs featuring vivacious women artists and their ensembles of traditional players. We catch Mimi and Besat live. Competition between the leading music producers in Addis is fierce. We visit the studio of recording studio of Abegasu Shiote who breaks down the Ethiopian pop sound track by track. And for the finale we go to a performance by the revered elder singer of the classic Addis sound--Mamoud Ahmed. In our visit Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, we go beyond the handful of artists who have achieved international careers and dive into the local scene. We visit azmaribets, down home music clubs featuring vivacious women artists and their ensembles of traditional players. We catch Mimi and Besat live. Competition between the leading music producers in Addis is fierce. We visit the studio of recording studio of Abegasu Shiote who breaks down the Ethiopian pop sound track by track. And for the finale we go to a performance by the revered elder singer of the classic Addis sound--Mamoud Ahmed. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-20,24586691 Wed, 20 May 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24564403-Cesaria-Evora-Live Part 2 of our focus on Cape Verde is the phenomenal Cesaria Evora, making her sold-out New York City concert debut at the Bottom Line. You'll hear why they call Cesaria "the Queen of the Morna." Cesaria is backed by the lush sound of her classy group--piano, acoustic bass guitar, cavaquinho, and lead acoustic guitar. Cesaria sings her hits "Petit Pays," "Miss Perfumado," "Angola" as well as less well known songs in her repertoire. Part 2 of our focus on Cape Verde is the phenomenal Cesaria Evora, making her sold-out New York City concert debut at the Bottom Line. You'll hear why they call Cesaria "the Queen of the Morna." Cesaria is backed by the lush sound of her classy group--piano, acoustic bass guitar, cavaquinho, and lead acoustic guitar. Cesaria sings her hits "Petit Pays," "Miss Perfumado," "Angola" as well as less well known songs in her repertoire. Part 2 of our focus on Cape Verde is the phenomenal Cesaria Evora, making her sold-out New York City concert debut at the Bottom Line. You'll hear why they call Cesaria "the Queen of the Morna." Cesaria is backed by the lush sound of her classy group--piano, acoustic bass guitar, cavaquinho, and lead acoustic guitar. Cesaria sings her hits "Petit Pays," "Miss Perfumado," "Angola" as well as less well known songs in her repertoire. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-13,24564403 Wed, 13 May 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24564407-Diaspora-Encounters-Kriolu-in-New-England-The-Cape-Verdean-American-Story Of all contemporary Cape Verdeans, Cesaria Evora, "the Queen of the Morna" has made the biggest impression internationally. However the first Cape Verdean to grace the American imagination was the harpooner Dagoo in Herman Melville's Moby Dick (1851). Cape Verdeans first arrived in United Sates as whalers in the late 1700's and have been coming ever since, bringing a distinctive Portuguese-African Kriolu flavor to communities across Southern New England and beyond. We'll take a step back in time and look at the rich cultural life of Cape Verdean neighborhoods, where great bands played mornas and coladeiras at local social clubs. Our principal guide for this program will be historian Marilyn Halter, author of Between Race and Ethnicity: Cape Verdean American Immigrants, 1860-1965. She'll take us through the years as the Cape Verdean community navigated the turbulent waters of opportunity and identity in America long before the age of American multiculturalism. Then we'll jump ahead a... Of all contemporary Cape Verdeans, Cesaria Evora, "the Queen of the Morna" has made the biggest impression internationally. However the first Cape Verdean to grace the American imagination was the harpooner Dagoo in Herman Melville's Moby Dick (1851). Cape Verdeans first arrived in United Sates as whalers in the late 1700's and have been coming ever since, bringing a distinctive Portuguese-African Kriolu flavor to communities across Southern New England and beyond. We'll take a step back in time and look at the rich cultural life of Cape Verdean neighborhoods, where great bands played mornas and coladeiras at local social clubs. Our principal guide for this program will be historian Marilyn Halter, author of Between Race and Ethnicity: Cape Verdean American Immigrants, 1860-1965. She'll take us through the years as the Cape Verdean community navigated the turbulent waters of opportunity and identity in America long before the age of American multiculturalism. Then we'll jump ahead and explore current trends in the far-flung diaspora's thriving music scene, ranging from hip-busting funan� to sleek cabo-zouk. All along, we'll be hearing from Cape Verdean-American musicians, from old-time guitar master Freddy Silva to rising rapper Mo Green, as they reflect on immigration, nostalgia, heritage, and what it means to be Cape Verdean in the United States. Of all contemporary Cape Verdeans, Cesaria Evora, "the Queen of the Morna" has made the biggest impression internationally. However the first Cape Verdean to grace the American imagination was the harpooner Dagoo in Herman Melville's Moby Dick (1851). Cape Verdeans first arrived in United Sates as whalers in the late 1700's and have been coming ever since, bringing a distinctive Portuguese-African Kriolu flavor to communities across Southern New England and beyond. We'll take a step back in time and look at the rich cultural life of Cape Verdean neighborhoods, where great bands played mornas and coladeiras at local social clubs. Our principal guide for this program will be historian Marilyn Halter, author of Between Race and Ethnicity: Cape Verdean American Immigrants, 1860-1965. She'll take us through the years as the Cape Verdean community navigated the turbulent waters of opportunity and identity in America long before the age of American multiculturalism. Then we'll jump ahead and explore current trends in the far-flung diaspora's thriving music scene, ranging from hip-busting funan� to sleek cabo-zouk. All along, we'll be hearing from Cape Verdean-American musicians, from old-time guitar master Freddy Silva to rising rapper Mo Green, as they reflect on immigration, nostalgia, heritage, and what it means to be Cape Verdean in the United States. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-06,24564407 Wed, 06 May 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24518650-The-French-Caribbean-Cosmopolitan-Colonial-Complicated In the music of the French Antilles - islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe - you can hear influences that range from the traditional b�l� and gwo ka drumming of the islands' rural communities, to European additions like polka and French chanson. But when these islands produced a pop genre that took much of the Caribbean and African world by storm - the smooth and sexy dance music zouk, which exploded in the 1980s - it was an entirely new blend that uniquely reflected the complex layers of identity in these Caribbean communities that are, administratively, a full-fledged part of France. Still colonies? Many think so. Either way the Antilles have long produced artists and thinkers with deep sensitivity to the gradations of race, class, migration, and relationship to a powerful, distant metropolis. Now, musicians in Guadeloupe and Martinique are re-exploring their roots, celebrating rhythms that go back to slavery days without pulling back from the cosmopolitanism of recent years. ... In the music of the French Antilles - islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe - you can hear influences that range from the traditional b�l� and gwo ka drumming of the islands' rural communities, to European additions like polka and French chanson. But when these islands produced a pop genre that took much of the Caribbean and African world by storm - the smooth and sexy dance music zouk, which exploded in the 1980s - it was an entirely new blend that uniquely reflected the complex layers of identity in these Caribbean communities that are, administratively, a full-fledged part of France. Still colonies? Many think so. Either way the Antilles have long produced artists and thinkers with deep sensitivity to the gradations of race, class, migration, and relationship to a powerful, distant metropolis. Now, musicians in Guadeloupe and Martinique are re-exploring their roots, celebrating rhythms that go back to slavery days without pulling back from the cosmopolitanism of recent years. Our guide to this music - and the rich history and ongoing debates that it reflects - is Brenda Berrian of the University of Pittsburgh, whose book, Awakening Spaces: French Caribbean Popular Songs, Music and Culture, is a definitive - and enthusiastic - treatment of the subject. In the music of the French Antilles - islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe - you can hear influences that range from the traditional b�l� and gwo ka drumming of the islands' rural communities, to European additions like polka and French chanson. But when these islands produced a pop genre that took much of the Caribbean and African world by storm - the smooth and sexy dance music zouk, which exploded in the 1980s - it was an entirely new blend that uniquely reflected the complex layers of identity in these Caribbean communities that are, administratively, a full-fledged part of France. Still colonies? Many think so. Either way the Antilles have long produced artists and thinkers with deep sensitivity to the gradations of race, class, migration, and relationship to a powerful, distant metropolis. Now, musicians in Guadeloupe and Martinique are re-exploring their roots, celebrating rhythms that go back to slavery days without pulling back from the cosmopolitanism of recent years. Our guide to this music - and the rich history and ongoing debates that it reflects - is Brenda Berrian of the University of Pittsburgh, whose book, Awakening Spaces: French Caribbean Popular Songs, Music and Culture, is a definitive - and enthusiastic - treatment of the subject. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-29,24518650 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/25327482-The-Other-Afro-Latino-Hidden-Sounds-from-Ecuador-Bolivia-and-Uruguay Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian musical giants have long enjoyed the spotlight, yet throughout Latin America there are other black enclaves producing some of the New World's most vibrant music. Their stories have gone untold for far too long. In this episode, Afropop explores these lost sounds, starting in an Ecuadorian desert valley where African and Andean traditions have mixed seamlessly into fiery dance music. Then we're off to mangrove-studded Esmeraldas to search out the last marimba legends living on the jungle waterways. We continue to Bolivia, where a tiny black minority uses their music to fight for recognition by the government (headed for the first time in its history by an indigenous president) and last, we'll listen to the driving carnival music of Uruguay, candombe. Tune in for exclusive interviews and recordings by everyone from marimba master Papa Ronc�n to Candombe-jazz legend Hugo Fattoruso. Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian musical giants have long enjoyed the spotlight, yet throughout Latin America there are other black enclaves producing some of the New World's most vibrant music. Their stories have gone untold for far too long. In this episode, Afropop explores these lost sounds, starting in an Ecuadorian desert valley where African and Andean traditions have mixed seamlessly into fiery dance music. Then we're off to mangrove-studded Esmeraldas to search out the last marimba legends living on the jungle waterways. We continue to Bolivia, where a tiny black minority uses their music to fight for recognition by the government (headed for the first time in its history by an indigenous president) and last, we'll listen to the driving carnival music of Uruguay, candombe. Tune in for exclusive interviews and recordings by everyone from marimba master Papa Ronc�n to Candombe-jazz legend Hugo Fattoruso. Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian musical giants have long enjoyed the spotlight, yet throughout Latin America there are other black enclaves producing some of the New World's most vibrant music. Their stories have gone untold for far too long. In this episode, Afropop explores these lost sounds, starting in an Ecuadorian desert valley where African and Andean traditions have mixed seamlessly into fiery dance music. Then we're off to mangrove-studded Esmeraldas to search out the last marimba legends living on the jungle waterways. We continue to Bolivia, where a tiny black minority uses their music to fight for recognition by the government (headed for the first time in its history by an indigenous president) and last, we'll listen to the driving carnival music of Uruguay, candombe. Tune in for exclusive interviews and recordings by everyone from marimba master Papa Ronc�n to Candombe-jazz legend Hugo Fattoruso. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-22,25327482 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24486533-The-Other-Afro-Latino-Hidden-Sounds-from-Ecuador-Bolivia-and-Uruguay Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian musical giants have long enjoyed the spotlight, yet throughout Latin America there are other black enclaves producing some of the New World's most vibrant music. Their stories have gone untold for far too long. In this episode, Afropop explores these lost sounds, starting in an Ecuadorian desert valley where African and Andean traditions have mixed seamlessly into fiery dance music. Then we're off to mangrove-studded Esmeraldas to search out the last marimba legends living on the jungle waterways. We continue to Bolivia, where a tiny black minority uses their music to fight for recognition by the government (headed for the first time in its history by an indigenous president) and last, we'll listen to the driving carnival music of Uruguay, candombe. Tune in for exclusive interviews and recordings by everyone from marimba master Papa Ronc�n to Candombe-jazz legend Hugo Fattoruso. Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian musical giants have long enjoyed the spotlight, yet throughout Latin America there are other black enclaves producing some of the New World's most vibrant music. Their stories have gone untold for far too long. In this episode, Afropop explores these lost sounds, starting in an Ecuadorian desert valley where African and Andean traditions have mixed seamlessly into fiery dance music. Then we're off to mangrove-studded Esmeraldas to search out the last marimba legends living on the jungle waterways. We continue to Bolivia, where a tiny black minority uses their music to fight for recognition by the government (headed for the first time in its history by an indigenous president) and last, we'll listen to the driving carnival music of Uruguay, candombe. Tune in for exclusive interviews and recordings by everyone from marimba master Papa Ronc�n to Candombe-jazz legend Hugo Fattoruso. Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian musical giants have long enjoyed the spotlight, yet throughout Latin America there are other black enclaves producing some of the New World's most vibrant music. Their stories have gone untold for far too long. In this episode, Afropop explores these lost sounds, starting in an Ecuadorian desert valley where African and Andean traditions have mixed seamlessly into fiery dance music. Then we're off to mangrove-studded Esmeraldas to search out the last marimba legends living on the jungle waterways. We continue to Bolivia, where a tiny black minority uses their music to fight for recognition by the government (headed for the first time in its history by an indigenous president) and last, we'll listen to the driving carnival music of Uruguay, candombe. Tune in for exclusive interviews and recordings by everyone from marimba master Papa Ronc�n to Candombe-jazz legend Hugo Fattoruso. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-22,24486533 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/25327483-The-Best-of-The-Latin-Alternative-Music-Conference-in-NYC-2004-2007 "Say it loud, I'm Latino and proud!" So says DJ Raf. Join us for highlights from the annual gatherings of the Latin Alternative Music Conference in New York City that span old ska, rock, hip, electronica, rock, bugal�, and old school boleros. The common theme is the excitement of experimenting with fusions of international pop and roots from home countries--Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Los Angeles, New York and beyond. "Say it loud, I'm Latino and proud!" So says DJ Raf. Join us for highlights from the annual gatherings of the Latin Alternative Music Conference in New York City that span old ska, rock, hip, electronica, rock, bugal�, and old school boleros. The common theme is the excitement of experimenting with fusions of international pop and roots from home countries--Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Los Angeles, New York and beyond. "Say it loud, I'm Latino and proud!" So says DJ Raf. Join us for highlights from the annual gatherings of the Latin Alternative Music Conference in New York City that span old ska, rock, hip, electronica, rock, bugal�, and old school boleros. The common theme is the excitement of experimenting with fusions of international pop and roots from home countries--Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Los Angeles, New York and beyond. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-15,25327483 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24452921-The-Best-of-The-Latin-Alternative-Music-Conference-in-NYC-2004-2007 "Say it loud, I'm Latino and proud!" So says DJ Raf. Join us for highlights from the annual gatherings of the Latin Alternative Music Conference in New York City that span old ska, rock, hip, electronica, rock, bugal�, and old school boleros. The common theme is the excitement of experimenting with fusions of international pop and roots from home countries--Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Los Angeles, New York and beyond. "Say it loud, I'm Latino and proud!" So says DJ Raf. Join us for highlights from the annual gatherings of the Latin Alternative Music Conference in New York City that span old ska, rock, hip, electronica, rock, bugal�, and old school boleros. The common theme is the excitement of experimenting with fusions of international pop and roots from home countries--Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Los Angeles, New York and beyond. "Say it loud, I'm Latino and proud!" So says DJ Raf. Join us for highlights from the annual gatherings of the Latin Alternative Music Conference in New York City that span old ska, rock, hip, electronica, rock, bugal�, and old school boleros. The common theme is the excitement of experimenting with fusions of international pop and roots from home countries--Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Los Angeles, New York and beyond. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-15,24452921 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/25327484-Afropop-Vignettes-The-Caribbean The Heads of State of the 34 countries of the Americas (except Cuba) are meeting this April in Port of Spain, Trinidad to discuss common issues. President Obama will deliver the keynote address. Afropop takes this occasion as a jumping-off point to explore intriguing musical destinations--some well known, some barely known--and musical hot spots throughout the Americas. In part 1, we go to Trinidad, Cuba, Haiti, Martinique and the Dominican Republic. Hear Trinidad's pan orchestras, action on the street at carnivals in Port-au-Prince and Fort-de-France, and lots more! The Heads of State of the 34 countries of the Americas (except Cuba) are meeting this April in Port of Spain, Trinidad to discuss common issues. President Obama will deliver the keynote address. Afropop takes this occasion as a jumping-off point to explore intriguing musical destinations--some well known, some barely known--and musical hot spots throughout the Americas. In part 1, we go to Trinidad, Cuba, Haiti, Martinique and the Dominican Republic. Hear Trinidad's pan orchestras, action on the street at carnivals in Port-au-Prince and Fort-de-France, and lots more! The Heads of State of the 34 countries of the Americas (except Cuba) are meeting this April in Port of Spain, Trinidad to discuss common issues. President Obama will deliver the keynote address. Afropop takes this occasion as a jumping-off point to explore intriguing musical destinations--some well known, some barely known--and musical hot spots throughout the Americas. In part 1, we go to Trinidad, Cuba, Haiti, Martinique and the Dominican Republic. Hear Trinidad's pan orchestras, action on the street at carnivals in Port-au-Prince and Fort-de-France, and lots more! tag:odeo.com,2009-04-08,25327484 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24431849-Afropop-Vignettes-The-Caribbean The Heads of State of the 34 countries of the Americas (except Cuba) are meeting this April in Port of Spain, Trinidad to discuss common issues. President Obama will deliver the keynote address. Afropop takes this occasion as a jumping-off point to explore intriguing musical destinations--some well known, some barely known--and musical hot spots throughout the Americas. In part 1, we go to Trinidad, Cuba, Haiti, Martinique and the Dominican Republic. Hear Trinidad's pan orchestras, action on the street at carnivals in Port-au-Prince and Fort-de-France, and lots more! The Heads of State of the 34 countries of the Americas (except Cuba) are meeting this April in Port of Spain, Trinidad to discuss common issues. President Obama will deliver the keynote address. Afropop takes this occasion as a jumping-off point to explore intriguing musical destinations--some well known, some barely known--and musical hot spots throughout the Americas. In part 1, we go to Trinidad, Cuba, Haiti, Martinique and the Dominican Republic. Hear Trinidad's pan orchestras, action on the street at carnivals in Port-au-Prince and Fort-de-France, and lots more! The Heads of State of the 34 countries of the Americas (except Cuba) are meeting this April in Port of Spain, Trinidad to discuss common issues. President Obama will deliver the keynote address. Afropop takes this occasion as a jumping-off point to explore intriguing musical destinations--some well known, some barely known--and musical hot spots throughout the Americas. In part 1, we go to Trinidad, Cuba, Haiti, Martinique and the Dominican Republic. Hear Trinidad's pan orchestras, action on the street at carnivals in Port-au-Prince and Fort-de-France, and lots more! tag:odeo.com,2009-04-08,24431849 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/25327485-Four-Generations-of-Congo-Music "Papa" Wendo Kolosoy is the centerpiece of this delightful retrospective program that acts our overdue tribute to the grandfather of Congolese rumba, who died in 2008. Afropop Worldwide traveled to Kinshasa in 2001 to do exclusive reportage on the first new recording of Wendo's in many years. We talk to the man and listen in on the recording session. After sitting out most of the 3-decade Mobutu era, Wendo put together a band of veterans with stories to tell, and sweet melodies and rhythms to share. Hear live sounds and interviews from Kinshasa, including Lutumba Simaro and Bana OK, and one of the kings of the current Congo music scene, Werra Son. era, Wendo has put together a band of veterans with stories to tell, and sweet melodies and rhythms to share. Hear live sounds and interviews from today's Kinshasa, including Lutumba Simaro and Bana OK, and the king of the current Congo music scene, Werra Son. "Papa" Wendo Kolosoy is the centerpiece of this delightful retrospective program that acts our overdue tribute to the grandfather of Congolese rumba, who died in 2008. Afropop Worldwide traveled to Kinshasa in 2001 to do exclusive reportage on the first new recording of Wendo's in many years. We talk to the man and listen in on the recording session. After sitting out most of the 3-decade Mobutu era, Wendo put together a band of veterans with stories to tell, and sweet melodies and rhythms to share. Hear live sounds and interviews from Kinshasa, including Lutumba Simaro and Bana OK, and one of the kings of the current Congo music scene, Werra Son. era, Wendo has put together a band of veterans with stories to tell, and sweet melodies and rhythms to share. Hear live sounds and interviews from today's Kinshasa, including Lutumba Simaro and Bana OK, and the king of the current Congo music scene, Werra Son. "Papa" Wendo Kolosoy is the centerpiece of this delightful retrospective program that acts our overdue tribute to the grandfather of Congolese rumba, who died in 2008. Afropop Worldwide traveled to Kinshasa in 2001 to do exclusive reportage on the first new recording of Wendo's in many years. We talk to the man and listen in on the recording session. After sitting out most of the 3-decade Mobutu era, Wendo put together a band of veterans with stories to tell, and sweet melodies and rhythms to share. Hear live sounds and interviews from Kinshasa, including Lutumba Simaro and Bana OK, and one of the kings of the current Congo music scene, Werra Son. era, Wendo has put together a band of veterans with stories to tell, and sweet melodies and rhythms to share. Hear live sounds and interviews from today's Kinshasa, including Lutumba Simaro and Bana OK, and the king of the current Congo music scene, Werra Son. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-01,25327485 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24395256-Four-Generations-of-Congo-Music "Papa" Wendo Kolosoy is the centerpiece of this delightful retrospective program that acts our overdue tribute to the grandfather of Congolese rumba, who died in 2008. Afropop Worldwide traveled to Kinshasa in 2001 to do exclusive reportage on the first new recording of Wendo's in many years. We talk to the man and listen in on the recording session. After sitting out most of the 3-decade Mobutu era, Wendo put together a band of veterans with stories to tell, and sweet melodies and rhythms to share. Hear live sounds and interviews from Kinshasa, including Lutumba Simaro and Bana OK, and one of the kings of the current Congo music scene, Werra Son. era, Wendo has put together a band of veterans with stories to tell, and sweet melodies and rhythms to share. Hear live sounds and interviews from today's Kinshasa, including Lutumba Simaro and Bana OK, and the king of the current Congo music scene, Werra Son. "Papa" Wendo Kolosoy is the centerpiece of this delightful retrospective program that acts our overdue tribute to the grandfather of Congolese rumba, who died in 2008. Afropop Worldwide traveled to Kinshasa in 2001 to do exclusive reportage on the first new recording of Wendo's in many years. We talk to the man and listen in on the recording session. After sitting out most of the 3-decade Mobutu era, Wendo put together a band of veterans with stories to tell, and sweet melodies and rhythms to share. Hear live sounds and interviews from Kinshasa, including Lutumba Simaro and Bana OK, and one of the kings of the current Congo music scene, Werra Son. era, Wendo has put together a band of veterans with stories to tell, and sweet melodies and rhythms to share. Hear live sounds and interviews from today's Kinshasa, including Lutumba Simaro and Bana OK, and the king of the current Congo music scene, Werra Son. "Papa" Wendo Kolosoy is the centerpiece of this delightful retrospective program that acts our overdue tribute to the grandfather of Congolese rumba, who died in 2008. Afropop Worldwide traveled to Kinshasa in 2001 to do exclusive reportage on the first new recording of Wendo's in many years. We talk to the man and listen in on the recording session. After sitting out most of the 3-decade Mobutu era, Wendo put together a band of veterans with stories to tell, and sweet melodies and rhythms to share. Hear live sounds and interviews from Kinshasa, including Lutumba Simaro and Bana OK, and one of the kings of the current Congo music scene, Werra Son. era, Wendo has put together a band of veterans with stories to tell, and sweet melodies and rhythms to share. Hear live sounds and interviews from today's Kinshasa, including Lutumba Simaro and Bana OK, and the king of the current Congo music scene, Werra Son. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-01,24395256 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24361879-Under-the-Radar-Screen-2009 An Afropop tour of sounds you have not heard, from music found by our field correspondents and small independent labels, to music sent to us directly from artists in Africa. We'll dig into the early West African releases from the new fair trade label Akawaaba Music, hear new sounds from Brazil and Tanzania, a hot marimba band from South Africa, and a dazzling, young griot guitarist, as yet unsigned to any label. All that and more as Afropop peeks under the radar! An Afropop tour of sounds you have not heard, from music found by our field correspondents and small independent labels, to music sent to us directly from artists in Africa. We'll dig into the early West African releases from the new fair trade label Akawaaba Music, hear new sounds from Brazil and Tanzania, a hot marimba band from South Africa, and a dazzling, young griot guitarist, as yet unsigned to any label. All that and more as Afropop peeks under the radar! An Afropop tour of sounds you have not heard, from music found by our field correspondents and small independent labels, to music sent to us directly from artists in Africa. We'll dig into the early West African releases from the new fair trade label Akawaaba Music, hear new sounds from Brazil and Tanzania, a hot marimba band from South Africa, and a dazzling, young griot guitarist, as yet unsigned to any label. All that and more as Afropop peeks under the radar! tag:odeo.com,2009-03-25,24361879 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/25327486-Zaragoza-Nights-Iberian-Dreams Afropop travels to Zaragoza, Spain for the Strictly Mundial Festival. A hot spot is the Pe�a Flamenca club where we saw Falo, a hugely popular flamenco singer of gipsy heritage. We'll hear music and stories from Galician artists in northwestern Spain where a featured instrument is their version of�..bagpipes, of course! A twisted story from Galicia is that the fascist dictator Franco was Galician but forbid the Galician language to be used in schools and business so as to encourage the use of Spanish as a unifying force. Now that Franco is gone, there's a tremendous folk revival to reclaim Galician culture. We'll also hear fado in Lisbon and visit with all the artists backstage. This program proves once again that Spain is the most African country in Europe. Afropop travels to Zaragoza, Spain for the Strictly Mundial Festival. A hot spot is the Pe�a Flamenca club where we saw Falo, a hugely popular flamenco singer of gipsy heritage. We'll hear music and stories from Galician artists in northwestern Spain where a featured instrument is their version of�..bagpipes, of course! A twisted story from Galicia is that the fascist dictator Franco was Galician but forbid the Galician language to be used in schools and business so as to encourage the use of Spanish as a unifying force. Now that Franco is gone, there's a tremendous folk revival to reclaim Galician culture. We'll also hear fado in Lisbon and visit with all the artists backstage. This program proves once again that Spain is the most African country in Europe. Afropop travels to Zaragoza, Spain for the Strictly Mundial Festival. A hot spot is the Pe�a Flamenca club where we saw Falo, a hugely popular flamenco singer of gipsy heritage. We'll hear music and stories from Galician artists in northwestern Spain where a featured instrument is their version of�..bagpipes, of course! A twisted story from Galicia is that the fascist dictator Franco was Galician but forbid the Galician language to be used in schools and business so as to encourage the use of Spanish as a unifying force. Now that Franco is gone, there's a tremendous folk revival to reclaim Galician culture. We'll also hear fado in Lisbon and visit with all the artists backstage. This program proves once again that Spain is the most African country in Europe. tag:odeo.com,2009-03-18,25327486 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24324134-Zaragoza-Nights-Iberian-Dreams Afropop travels to Zaragoza, Spain for the Strictly Mundial Festival. A hot spot is the Pe�a Flamenca club where we saw Falo, a hugely popular flamenco singer of gipsy heritage. We'll hear music and stories from Galician artists in northwestern Spain where a featured instrument is their version of�..bagpipes, of course! A twisted story from Galicia is that the fascist dictator Franco was Galician but forbid the Galician language to be used in schools and business so as to encourage the use of Spanish as a unifying force. Now that Franco is gone, there's a tremendous folk revival to reclaim Galician culture. We'll also hear fado in Lisbon and visit with all the artists backstage. This program proves once again that Spain is the most African country in Europe. Afropop travels to Zaragoza, Spain for the Strictly Mundial Festival. A hot spot is the Pe�a Flamenca club where we saw Falo, a hugely popular flamenco singer of gipsy heritage. We'll hear music and stories from Galician artists in northwestern Spain where a featured instrument is their version of�..bagpipes, of course! A twisted story from Galicia is that the fascist dictator Franco was Galician but forbid the Galician language to be used in schools and business so as to encourage the use of Spanish as a unifying force. Now that Franco is gone, there's a tremendous folk revival to reclaim Galician culture. We'll also hear fado in Lisbon and visit with all the artists backstage. This program proves once again that Spain is the most African country in Europe. Afropop travels to Zaragoza, Spain for the Strictly Mundial Festival. A hot spot is the Pe�a Flamenca club where we saw Falo, a hugely popular flamenco singer of gipsy heritage. We'll hear music and stories from Galician artists in northwestern Spain where a featured instrument is their version of�..bagpipes, of course! A twisted story from Galicia is that the fascist dictator Franco was Galician but forbid the Galician language to be used in schools and business so as to encourage the use of Spanish as a unifying force. Now that Franco is gone, there's a tremendous folk revival to reclaim Galician culture. We'll also hear fado in Lisbon and visit with all the artists backstage. This program proves once again that Spain is the most African country in Europe. tag:odeo.com,2009-03-18,24324134 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/25327487-Bugalu Singer, composer and bandleader Joe Cuba passed recently. We honor him with this encore portrait of bugalu, also variously described as "Latin soul," that hit the scene in 1966 with an original and organic concept of combining black and Puerto Rican music. The dance club crowd went crazy and then the fad quickly faded. But what a ride along the way! Joe Cuba was one of bugalu's most popular artists, best known for the major hit "Bang Bang" that his band created on the spot one night at a club. And then there was his wacky surprise hit "I Never Go Back to Georgia." Joe was a mesmerizing storyteller. We'll also hear some of the major bugalu stars tell their stories, including Pete Rodriguez, Johnny Colon, Gilberto Cruz, Ricky Ray, and of course Joe Cuba. Singer, composer and bandleader Joe Cuba passed recently. We honor him with this encore portrait of bugalu, also variously described as "Latin soul," that hit the scene in 1966 with an original and organic concept of combining black and Puerto Rican music. The dance club crowd went crazy and then the fad quickly faded. But what a ride along the way! Joe Cuba was one of bugalu's most popular artists, best known for the major hit "Bang Bang" that his band created on the spot one night at a club. And then there was his wacky surprise hit "I Never Go Back to Georgia." Joe was a mesmerizing storyteller. We'll also hear some of the major bugalu stars tell their stories, including Pete Rodriguez, Johnny Colon, Gilberto Cruz, Ricky Ray, and of course Joe Cuba. Singer, composer and bandleader Joe Cuba passed recently. We honor him with this encore portrait of bugalu, also variously described as "Latin soul," that hit the scene in 1966 with an original and organic concept of combining black and Puerto Rican music. The dance club crowd went crazy and then the fad quickly faded. But what a ride along the way! Joe Cuba was one of bugalu's most popular artists, best known for the major hit "Bang Bang" that his band created on the spot one night at a club. And then there was his wacky surprise hit "I Never Go Back to Georgia." Joe was a mesmerizing storyteller. We'll also hear some of the major bugalu stars tell their stories, including Pete Rodriguez, Johnny Colon, Gilberto Cruz, Ricky Ray, and of course Joe Cuba. tag:odeo.com,2009-03-11,25327487 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24292355-Bugalu Singer, composer and bandleader Joe Cuba passed recently. We honor him with this encore portrait of bugalu, also variously described as "Latin soul," that hit the scene in 1966 with an original and organic concept of combining black and Puerto Rican music. The dance club crowd went crazy and then the fad quickly faded. But what a ride along the way! Joe Cuba was one of bugalu's most popular artists, best known for the major hit "Bang Bang" that his band created on the spot one night at a club. And then there was his wacky surprise hit "I Never Go Back to Georgia." Joe was a mesmerizing storyteller. We'll also hear some of the major bugalu stars tell their stories, including Pete Rodriguez, Johnny Colon, Gilberto Cruz, Ricky Ray, and of course Joe Cuba. Singer, composer and bandleader Joe Cuba passed recently. We honor him with this encore portrait of bugalu, also variously described as "Latin soul," that hit the scene in 1966 with an original and organic concept of combining black and Puerto Rican music. The dance club crowd went crazy and then the fad quickly faded. But what a ride along the way! Joe Cuba was one of bugalu's most popular artists, best known for the major hit "Bang Bang" that his band created on the spot one night at a club. And then there was his wacky surprise hit "I Never Go Back to Georgia." Joe was a mesmerizing storyteller. We'll also hear some of the major bugalu stars tell their stories, including Pete Rodriguez, Johnny Colon, Gilberto Cruz, Ricky Ray, and of course Joe Cuba. Singer, composer and bandleader Joe Cuba passed recently. We honor him with this encore portrait of bugalu, also variously described as "Latin soul," that hit the scene in 1966 with an original and organic concept of combining black and Puerto Rican music. The dance club crowd went crazy and then the fad quickly faded. But what a ride along the way! Joe Cuba was one of bugalu's most popular artists, best known for the major hit "Bang Bang" that his band created on the spot one night at a club. And then there was his wacky surprise hit "I Never Go Back to Georgia." Joe was a mesmerizing storyteller. We'll also hear some of the major bugalu stars tell their stories, including Pete Rodriguez, Johnny Colon, Gilberto Cruz, Ricky Ray, and of course Joe Cuba. tag:odeo.com,2009-03-11,24292355 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:00:00 -0700 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24256719-New-York-s-Mande-Diaspora-Part-2-Beyond-Community In the second part of Afropop's exploration of New York's Mandandeacute; community, we look at the lives Mandandeacute; artists have made for themselves in America. This program deals with the urge to escape the Mandandeacute; community, to experience American life and music. Also in focus: the strains of being undocumented and unable to travel. We'll hear more from ethnomusicologist Ryan Skinner, and focus on music by Balla Kouyate, Balla Tounkara, The Mandingo Ambassadors, Fula Flute, Brewed by Noon, Kakande, Source and more. In the second part of Afropop's exploration of New York's Mandandeacute; community, we look at the lives Mandandeacute; artists have made for themselves in America. This program deals with the urge to escape the Mandandeacute; community, to experience American life and music. Also in focus: the strains of being undocumented and unable to travel. We'll hear more from ethnomusicologist Ryan Skinner, and focus on music by Balla Kouyate, Balla Tounkara, The Mandingo Ambassadors, Fula Flute, Brewed by Noon, Kakande, Source and more. In the second part of Afropop's exploration of New York's Mandandeacute; community, we look at the lives Mandandeacute; artists have made for themselves in America. This program deals with the urge to escape the Mandandeacute; community, to experience American life and music. Also in focus: the strains of being undocumented and unable to travel. We'll hear more from ethnomusicologist Ryan Skinner, and focus on music by Balla Kouyate, Balla Tounkara, The Mandingo Ambassadors, Fula Flute, Brewed by Noon, Kakande, Source and more. tag:odeo.com,2009-03-04,24256719 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24239611-Afropop-Worldwide-Winter-2009-Dance-Party This week we debut the 2009 Winter Dance Party produced by Wills Glasspiegel with tracks from across the world AND the world wide web. Expect a carnival: rara from Haiti, Kwaito house from South Africa, bubu from Sierra Leone, soca from Trinidad and the hardest hitting African rap straight from New York. The party highlights exclusive mixtapes from the Africa blogosphere: new mashups from Chief Boima's Ghettobassquake, DJ Zhao's NGOMA, DJ Geko + Uproot Andy at Dutty Artz, and a song from the venerable Africa selector, DJ Beto. This week we debut the 2009 Winter Dance Party produced by Wills Glasspiegel with tracks from across the world AND the world wide web. Expect a carnival: rara from Haiti, Kwaito house from South Africa, bubu from Sierra Leone, soca from Trinidad and the hardest hitting African rap straight from New York. The party highlights exclusive mixtapes from the Africa blogosphere: new mashups from Chief Boima's Ghettobassquake, DJ Zhao's NGOMA, DJ Geko + Uproot Andy at Dutty Artz, and a song from the venerable Africa selector, DJ Beto. This week we debut the 2009 Winter Dance Party produced by Wills Glasspiegel with tracks from across the world AND the world wide web. Expect a carnival: rara from Haiti, Kwaito house from South Africa, bubu from Sierra Leone, soca from Trinidad and the hardest hitting African rap straight from New York. The party highlights exclusive mixtapes from the Africa blogosphere: new mashups from Chief Boima's Ghettobassquake, DJ Zhao's NGOMA, DJ Geko + Uproot Andy at Dutty Artz, and a song from the venerable Africa selector, DJ Beto. tag:odeo.com,2009-02-25,24239611 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24128637-New-York-s-Mande-Diaspora-Part-1-Building-Community (As part of Afropop's celebration of Black History Month, this program continues a focus on African and Brazilian Diaspora communities in the U.S.) New York's Mandé community has blossomed over the past 20 years. The story that begins with the rise of the king Sunjata Keita in 13th century Mali now extends to music-filled social gatherings among West African diplomats and businessmen in the Bronx and Harlem, not to mention electro-griots, and of course, fusion! The community is supported by and supports musicians like Mamadou Diabate, Papa Susso and Yacouba Sissoko (all kora players), Famoro Diabate and Balla Kouyate (balafon players), and the golden-throated griot vocalist Abdoulaye "Djoss" Diabate. We'll meet them, hear their stories and music, and get historical and cultural context from ethnomusicologist Ryan Thomas Skinner. Part 1 of a 2-part series. (As part of Afropop's celebration of Black History Month, this program continues a focus on African and Brazilian Diaspora communities in the U.S.) New York's Mandé community has blossomed over the past 20 years. The story that begins with the rise of the king Sunjata Keita in 13th century Mali now extends to music-filled social gatherings among West African diplomats and businessmen in the Bronx and Harlem, not to mention electro-griots, and of course, fusion! The community is supported by and supports musicians like Mamadou Diabate, Papa Susso and Yacouba Sissoko (all kora players), Famoro Diabate and Balla Kouyate (balafon players), and the golden-throated griot vocalist Abdoulaye "Djoss" Diabate. We'll meet them, hear their stories and music, and get historical and cultural context from ethnomusicologist Ryan Thomas Skinner. Part 1 of a 2-part series. (As part of Afropop's celebration of Black History Month, this program continues a focus on African and Brazilian Diaspora communities in the U.S.) New York's Mandé community has blossomed over the past 20 years. The story that begins with the rise of the king Sunjata Keita in 13th century Mali now extends to music-filled social gatherings among West African diplomats and businessmen in the Bronx and Harlem, not to mention electro-griots, and of course, fusion! The community is supported by and supports musicians like Mamadou Diabate, Papa Susso and Yacouba Sissoko (all kora players), Famoro Diabate and Balla Kouyate (balafon players), and the golden-throated griot vocalist Abdoulaye "Djoss" Diabate. We'll meet them, hear their stories and music, and get historical and cultural context from ethnomusicologist Ryan Thomas Skinner. Part 1 of a 2-part series. tag:odeo.com,2009-02-18,24128637 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24067078-The-Brazilian-Diaspora-in-the-United-States (As part of Afropop's celebration of Black History Month, this is the second of a three-part mini-series on the stories of three very different African and Brazilian Diaspora communities in the U.S.) There's a lot of fantastic music being made by Brazilian artists living in the U.S. They entertain an estimated 1.5 million Brazilian immigrants here as well as a growing number of other fans. And Brazilian music is enjoying a resurgence here--on Mazda commercials, endless bossa nova soundtracks played in upscale restaurants; inter-cultural collaborations, and so on. We'll hear many of the best: Jorge Alabe, the godfather of many samba schools; Bebel Gilberto, daughter of bossa pioneer Joao Gilberto; singer Luciana Souza; the quirky percussionist Cyro Baptista; the funky, unorthodox Forro in the Dark and others. They all have fascinating stories to tell. We'll hear them in concert, visit with them in their homes, and hear songs from records produced in the U.S. New York University's wid... (As part of Afropop's celebration of Black History Month, this is the second of a three-part mini-series on the stories of three very different African and Brazilian Diaspora communities in the U.S.) There's a lot of fantastic music being made by Brazilian artists living in the U.S. They entertain an estimated 1.5 million Brazilian immigrants here as well as a growing number of other fans. And Brazilian music is enjoying a resurgence here--on Mazda commercials, endless bossa nova soundtracks played in upscale restaurants; inter-cultural collaborations, and so on. We'll hear many of the best: Jorge Alabe, the godfather of many samba schools; Bebel Gilberto, daughter of bossa pioneer Joao Gilberto; singer Luciana Souza; the quirky percussionist Cyro Baptista; the funky, unorthodox Forro in the Dark and others. They all have fascinating stories to tell. We'll hear them in concert, visit with them in their homes, and hear songs from records produced in the U.S. New York University's widely published Professor of Music Jason Stanyek will be our co-host. (As part of Afropop's celebration of Black History Month, this is the second of a three-part mini-series on the stories of three very different African and Brazilian Diaspora communities in the U.S.) There's a lot of fantastic music being made by Brazilian artists living in the U.S. They entertain an estimated 1.5 million Brazilian immigrants here as well as a growing number of other fans. And Brazilian music is enjoying a resurgence here--on Mazda commercials, endless bossa nova soundtracks played in upscale restaurants; inter-cultural collaborations, and so on. We'll hear many of the best: Jorge Alabe, the godfather of many samba schools; Bebel Gilberto, daughter of bossa pioneer Joao Gilberto; singer Luciana Souza; the quirky percussionist Cyro Baptista; the funky, unorthodox Forro in the Dark and others. They all have fascinating stories to tell. We'll hear them in concert, visit with them in their homes, and hear songs from records produced in the U.S. New York University's widely published Professor of Music Jason Stanyek will be our co-host. tag:odeo.com,2009-02-11,24067078 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/24040819-Ethiopia-Part-2-Diaspora-and-Return (As part of Afropop's celebration of Black History Month, this is the first of a three-part mini-series on the stories of three very different African and Brazilian Diaspora communities in the U.S.) Afropop Worldwide's Hip Deep takes us into Ethiopian Diaspora communities in the United States and Israel, and also in Addis Ababa itself, where new winds are blowing. Harvard's Kay Kauffman Shelemay and Ethiopiques CD producer Francis Falcetto provide expert insights. We visit Dukem Reastaurant and Nightclub in Washington, DC, and meet singer Hana Shenkute. We also speak with Idan Raichel of Israel. Produced by Banning Eyre. (As part of Afropop's celebration of Black History Month, this is the first of a three-part mini-series on the stories of three very different African and Brazilian Diaspora communities in the U.S.) Afropop Worldwide's Hip Deep takes us into Ethiopian Diaspora communities in the United States and Israel, and also in Addis Ababa itself, where new winds are blowing. Harvard's Kay Kauffman Shelemay and Ethiopiques CD producer Francis Falcetto provide expert insights. We visit Dukem Reastaurant and Nightclub in Washington, DC, and meet singer Hana Shenkute. We also speak with Idan Raichel of Israel. Produced by Banning Eyre. (As part of Afropop's celebration of Black History Month, this is the first of a three-part mini-series on the stories of three very different African and Brazilian Diaspora communities in the U.S.) Afropop Worldwide's Hip Deep takes us into Ethiopian Diaspora communities in the United States and Israel, and also in Addis Ababa itself, where new winds are blowing. Harvard's Kay Kauffman Shelemay and Ethiopiques CD producer Francis Falcetto provide expert insights. We visit Dukem Reastaurant and Nightclub in Washington, DC, and meet singer Hana Shenkute. We also speak with Idan Raichel of Israel. Produced by Banning Eyre. tag:odeo.com,2009-02-04,24040819 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/23980329-The-Other-Afro-Latino-Hidden-Sounds-from-Ecuador-Bolivia-and-Uruguay Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian musical giants have long enjoyed the spotlight, yet throughout Latin America there are other black enclaves producing some of the New World's most vibrant music. Their stories have gone untold for far too long. In this episode, Afropop explores these lost sounds, starting in an Ecuadorian desert valley where African and Andean traditions have mixed seamlessly into fiery dance music. Then we're off to mangrove-studded Esmeraldas to search out the last marimba legends living on the jungle waterways. We continue to Bolivia, where a tiny black minority uses their music to fight for recognition by the government (headed for the first time in its history by an indigenous president) and last, we'll listen to the driving carnival music of Uruguay, candombe. Tune in for exclusive interviews and recordings by everyone from marimba master Papa Ronc�n to Candombe-jazz legend Hugo Fattoruso. Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian musical giants have long enjoyed the spotlight, yet throughout Latin America there are other black enclaves producing some of the New World's most vibrant music. Their stories have gone untold for far too long. In this episode, Afropop explores these lost sounds, starting in an Ecuadorian desert valley where African and Andean traditions have mixed seamlessly into fiery dance music. Then we're off to mangrove-studded Esmeraldas to search out the last marimba legends living on the jungle waterways. We continue to Bolivia, where a tiny black minority uses their music to fight for recognition by the government (headed for the first time in its history by an indigenous president) and last, we'll listen to the driving carnival music of Uruguay, candombe. Tune in for exclusive interviews and recordings by everyone from marimba master Papa Ronc�n to Candombe-jazz legend Hugo Fattoruso. Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian musical giants have long enjoyed the spotlight, yet throughout Latin America there are other black enclaves producing some of the New World's most vibrant music. Their stories have gone untold for far too long. In this episode, Afropop explores these lost sounds, starting in an Ecuadorian desert valley where African and Andean traditions have mixed seamlessly into fiery dance music. Then we're off to mangrove-studded Esmeraldas to search out the last marimba legends living on the jungle waterways. We continue to Bolivia, where a tiny black minority uses their music to fight for recognition by the government (headed for the first time in its history by an indigenous president) and last, we'll listen to the driving carnival music of Uruguay, candombe. Tune in for exclusive interviews and recordings by everyone from marimba master Papa Ronc�n to Candombe-jazz legend Hugo Fattoruso. tag:odeo.com,2009-01-28,23980329 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/23921511-Afropop-Soundsystem Afropop Soundsystem has one eye on Africa and one on the world. We dig deep into the African digital domain to uncover songs and artists little known across the Atlantic. We plunge into sexy kuduro music from Angola; bubu music from Sierra Leone, jagwa from Tanzania as well as the latest sensations in the kwaito scene in South Africa and the hyperactive ndombolo sounds from Kinshasa. Get ready to enjoy some of the continent's choice hot spots--from Lagos to Dar es Salaam. Guided by deejay Michael Ndaribamare and producer Wills Glasspiegel, Afropop Soundsystem will challenge Hawaiian-shirt-wearing world music. Expect politics, yodels, break-beats, and club crushers. Afropop Soundsystem has one eye on Africa and one on the world. We dig deep into the African digital domain to uncover songs and artists little known across the Atlantic. We plunge into sexy kuduro music from Angola; bubu music from Sierra Leone, jagwa from Tanzania as well as the latest sensations in the kwaito scene in South Africa and the hyperactive ndombolo sounds from Kinshasa. Get ready to enjoy some of the continent's choice hot spots--from Lagos to Dar es Salaam. Guided by deejay Michael Ndaribamare and producer Wills Glasspiegel, Afropop Soundsystem will challenge Hawaiian-shirt-wearing world music. Expect politics, yodels, break-beats, and club crushers. Afropop Soundsystem has one eye on Africa and one on the world. We dig deep into the African digital domain to uncover songs and artists little known across the Atlantic. We plunge into sexy kuduro music from Angola; bubu music from Sierra Leone, jagwa from Tanzania as well as the latest sensations in the kwaito scene in South Africa and the hyperactive ndombolo sounds from Kinshasa. Get ready to enjoy some of the continent's choice hot spots--from Lagos to Dar es Salaam. Guided by deejay Michael Ndaribamare and producer Wills Glasspiegel, Afropop Soundsystem will challenge Hawaiian-shirt-wearing world music. Expect politics, yodels, break-beats, and club crushers. tag:odeo.com,2009-01-21,23921511 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio http://odeo.com/episodes/23882107-Adventure-in-Madagascar In an encore of our extraordinary 2001 musical journey across this most extraordinary musical island, we travel from the capital Antanarivo ("Tana") in the highlands to the southwestern coastal city of Tulear to experience guitar-driven tsapika dance music (that the rowdy emerald miners love) to the southeastern city of Fort Dauphin for surf roots music, then back to Tana for a finale. In an encore of our extraordinary 2001 musical journey across this most extraordinary musical island, we travel from the capital Antanarivo ("Tana") in the highlands to the southwestern coastal city of Tulear to experience guitar-driven tsapika dance music (that the rowdy emerald miners love) to the southeastern city of Fort Dauphin for surf roots music, then back to Tana for a finale. In an encore of our extraordinary 2001 musical journey across this most extraordinary musical island, we travel from the capital Antanarivo ("Tana") in the highlands to the southwestern coastal city of Tulear to experience guitar-driven tsapika dance music (that the rowdy emerald miners love) to the southeastern city of Fort Dauphin for surf roots music, then back to Tana for a finale. tag:odeo.com,2009-01-14,23882107 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no PRI: Afropop Worldwide Public Radio