Los mejores podcasts de Afropop (2024)

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Ebo Taylor and the Pioneers of Afro-Funk 59:04

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This Hip Deep edition, based on field work in Ghana, tells the story of how highlife turned into Afro-funk. Guitarist/composer/bandleader Ebo Taylor, is our principle guide, taking us to his hometown Saltpond to explore the roots of his complex sound, and recounting his highlife years, and his deep study of American jazz in London in the early 60s—…

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Planet Afropop: Breaking into Afrobeats: First Klaz and Kemuel 55:51

2d ago55:51

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In this episode, our reporter in Lagos, Fay Fay, turns us on to two rising stars in African music’s dominant genre, Afrobeats. First Klaz, also known as Helicopter Boy, has made his from humble beginnings to become a top contender, and Kemuel has evolved from a rapper, modeled on gangsta stars, to become a tuneful and insightful Afrobeats singer/so…

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Reggaeton and Race 59:04

8d ago59:04

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The dembow, the beat behind reggaetón, is much more than just a backdrop for a night of partying and dancing. The style of music, widely associated with Puerto Rico and forged from a mixture of Jamaican dancehall, Panamanian reggae en español, and American hip hop, has always existed as a form of social and political resistance, and continues to do…

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Nairobi Roars 59:04

15d ago59:04

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The Kenyan capital is roaring into the 2020s. On this program singer/songwriter/producer Eric Wainaina introduces us to a rising cadre of artists rocking the Nairobi scene. From hip-hop and dancehall to r&b and Gengetone, the city’s cultural melting pot is coming to a boil at a time of political change when artists are finding their voices to speak…

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Planet Afropop: Sia Tolno And Afro Dead 54:49

17d ago54:49

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Sia Tolno escaped war-torn Sierra Leone to become a popular singer in Guinea. As her career blossomed, she shifted to Afrobeat, with deep grooves and strong political messages. But festivals and her record company discouraged her new, big band direction, and she set out on her own. That’s when Sia met American guitarist/bandleader Aaron Feder, lead…

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Africa in Melbourne 59:04

21d ago59:04

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Known as Australia’s music and cultural capital, Melbourne is a hub of creativity boasting a diverse arts scene. The African community in Melbourne has been growing with Africans from all parts of the continent bringing their fashion, food and music to the city. In this episode we’ll explore African musicians and music curators who are making their…

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Soul to Soul: Ghana's Legendary Music Festival 59:04

28d ago59:04

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On March 6, 1971, a group of some of the top musicians from the United States – Ike & Tina Turner, Wilson Pickett, The Staples Singers, Santana, and more – boarded a plane bound for Ghana to perform in a musical celebration that was dubbed the “Soul to Soul Festival”. Thousands of audience members filled Accra’s Black Star Square for a continuous 1…

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Planet Afropop: Yamé: From the Paris Underground to the World Stage 52:59

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Yamé is a French artist of Cameroonian descent who artfully merges R&B, hip-hop, and jazz in his music. On the strength of his breakout single “Bécane,” with a video shot in Cameroon, this young artist held firm at #1 on the Global Spotify Viral charts, accumulating over 68-million streams to date, and winning the attention of the producer Timbalan…

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Sam Mangwana - Le Pigeon Voyager 59:04

1M ago59:04

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They call Sam Mangwana "Le Pigeon Voyageur" - a roaming pigeon. He could also be called a rolling stone because wherever he lays his microphone is his home. In this episode, we behold the amazing return of rumba's living legend - Sam Mangwana. Produced by Georges Collinet.APWW #863Por Afropop Worldwide

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The Cumbia Diaspora: From Colombia to the World 59:00

1M ago59:00

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Planet Afropop: Mokoomba in the House 47:56

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When Zimbabwe’s dynamic roots band Mokoomba had a chance meeting with a house music producer and an American kamelengoni (Malian pentatonic harp) player, the sparks flew. A few weeks later, they all gathered for two days to write and record a song aimed at the lucrative Afro-House, DJ remix market. In this Zimbabwe-focused episode, we hear new mbir…

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Hispanic Heritage Month: Hidden Sounds from Ecuador, Bolivia and Uruguay 59:00

2M ago59:00

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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 an…

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Hispanic Heritage Month 2024: Rumba Boogie and Latin Doo-wop 59:00

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Planet Afropop - The Women Of Tsapiky 59:56

2M ago59:56

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Tsapiky is fierce, joyful, high-energy, electric-guitar driven dance music from southwest Madagascar. Producers Morgan Greenstreet and Boris Paillard went to Tuléar to record and interview today’s main female players in the tsapiky scene. The music is typically performed in “bal poussières” (dust balls, mandriampototse in malagasy) ) that can last …

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The Panama Beat 59:00

2M ago59:00

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Hispanic Heritage Month 2024 - The New York Sound of Latin Music 59:04

2M ago59:04

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New York City has long been a major incubator for Latin music with its large populations of Puerto Rican, Dominican, Panamanian, Cuban, and Colombian musicians and music fans. We celebrate some of the giants of New York’s Latin music scene—Ray Barretto, Larry Harlow, Jerry Gonzalez—as well as less well known artists. Topics include the cross-pollin…

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Planet Afropop - Afro Nation 44:25

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African Sounds of the Indian Subcontinent 59:04

3M ago59:04

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In this Hip Deep program, we explore musical connections between Africa and India. First up is the story of the Afro-Indian Sidi community. In the 13th century, Africans arrived in India as soldiers in the armies of Muslim conquerors. Some were able to rise through the ranks to become military leaders and even rulers. Their descendants continue to …

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South African Roots in the 21st Century 59:04

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Yes, it’s the age of South African House, Afrobeats, Afro R&B and the likes, but roots music lives on in South Africa. This show updates the Zulu pop music known as maskanda, with a look back at its history and a survey of the current scene--rich musically, but troubled by fan rivalry that can lead to violence and even deaths. We’ll hear nimble uka…

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Borderless Sounds: The New North Africa 59:04

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North African music receives very little coverage in the United States. There are no high-profile mixes of recent Tunisian underground dance music from hip DJs, and no young Algerian musicians with major distribution deals in the U.S. So we decided to explore what exactly is going on in this part of the world. We trace the origins of some of the re…

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Bongo Nation: Tanzania's Music Economy 59:00

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Benin: Transforming Traditions 59:04

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This program tells the story of generations of creative musicians from Benin who translate traditional, largely Vodun occult music into popular and experimental music. We hear traditional music styles including tchinkoumé, agbadja, and kakagbo, and explore how, starting in the 1970s, Sagbohan Danialou (a singer, drummer, guitarist and composer know…

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Shake It Fo Ya Hood - The History of New Orleans Bounce 59:04

4M ago59:04

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New Orleans, Louisiana is home to some of America's greatest musical traditions, and plays an outsized influence on the evolution of everything from jazz through to r&b, rock and funk. Today, the city is still legendary for its second line brass bands and brightly costumed Mardi Gras Indians. But if you've rolled through New Orleans on pretty much …

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The Enigma Of Baba Sora 59:04

4M ago59:04

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Foutanga Babani Sissoko, known also as Baba Sora, was one of the most generous patrons of Malian musicians, particularly griots, in modern times. His gifts of cash, gold, cars and houses are legendary, and the amount of music he inspired was voluminous. But the source of all those riches turned out to be dubious, to say the least. And when he died …

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The Cameroon - Cuba Connection 59:04

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The Abakuá society of Cuba conserves with remarkable orthodoxy language and rituals from the Ekpe society of West Africa. For The Cameroon-Cuba Connection, Dr. Ivor Miller shares with Georges Collinet and Ned Sublette his decades of research into the roots of Cuban Abakuá in Cameroon. Featuring ceremonial and pop music of southern and southwestern …

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Rap, Reggae and Cultural Resistance in Belo Horizonte, Brazil 59:04

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Belo Horizonte is Brazil’s sixth largest city and including its surrounding districts, the country’s third largest metropolitan area. The capital of Minas Gerais, a state built on mining, dairy products and coffee production, Belo Horizonte is often seen as a parochial, conservative backwater, yet its thriving alternative arts scene provides robust…

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Ebo Taylor and the Pioneers of Afro-Funk 59:04

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Planet Afropop: Breaking into Afrobeats: First Klaz and Kemuel 55:51

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Reggaeton and Race 59:04

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Nairobi Roars 59:04

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Planet Afropop: Sia Tolno And Afro Dead 54:49

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Africa in Melbourne 59:04

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Soul to Soul: Ghana's Legendary Music Festival 59:04

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Planet Afropop: Yamé: From the Paris Underground to the World Stage 52:59

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Sam Mangwana - Le Pigeon Voyager 59:04

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The Cumbia Diaspora: From Colombia to the World 59:00

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Planet Afropop: Mokoomba in the House 47:56

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Hispanic Heritage Month: Hidden Sounds from Ecuador, Bolivia and Uruguay 59:00

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Hispanic Heritage Month 2024: Rumba Boogie and Latin Doo-wop 59:00

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Planet Afropop - The Women Of Tsapiky 59:56

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The Panama Beat 59:00

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Hispanic Heritage Month 2024 - The New York Sound of Latin Music 59:04

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Planet Afropop - Afro Nation 44:25

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African Sounds of the Indian Subcontinent 59:04

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South African Roots in the 21st Century 59:04

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Borderless Sounds: The New North Africa 59:04

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Bongo Nation: Tanzania's Music Economy 59:00

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Benin: Transforming Traditions 59:04

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Shake It Fo Ya Hood - The History of New Orleans Bounce 59:04

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The Enigma Of Baba Sora 59:04

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The Cameroon - Cuba Connection 59:04

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Rap, Reggae and Cultural Resistance in Belo Horizonte, Brazil 59:04

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