Africa: Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance in Brooklyn Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
[Afropop] Afropop Wordwide’s executive producer, Sean Barlow, recently participated in Fet Iajwa, the 10thanniversary celebration of the Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance in the heart of Bed Sty, Brooklyn (the setting of Spike Lee’s breakthro…
South Africa: Pilani Bubu – Reclaiming and Reinventing Folklore
[Afropop] If you wanted one word to describe South Africa’s Pilani Bubu, the word might be “vibrant.” Bubu has a vibrancy when you see her, when you hear her sing, or even just talk. At the opening gathering of this year’s WOMEX conference, held in Lis…
Tanzania: Sauti Za Busara Festival in Zanzibar – Vision for February 2023
[Afropop] Afropop Worldwide’s executive producer Sean Barlow recently interviewed Yusuf Mahmoud, the creator and director of Zanzibar’s acclaimed Sauti za Busara (Swahili Sounds of Wisdom), East Africa’s premier music festival. Yusuf talked about the s…