Senegal: Momi Maiga – Building a Bridge Between Senegal & Spain
[Afropop] Born into the Cissokho family of griots (some relatives spell it Sissoko or Cissoko), it would have been a challenge for Momi Maiga to imagine himself becoming a dentist or, really, anything other than a musician growing up. Maiga received hi…
Africa: Novalima Leads the Dance With Ramón Perez Prieto
[Afropop] Since its official founding in 2001, the band Novalima has championed a driving, tuneful electronic and, at times, hard-rocking expression of Afro-Peruvian music. After the release of their third album, Coba Coba in 2008, they began touring t…
Africa: Kizaba’s Future Village – From the Ancestors to the Unknown
[Afropop] Lionel Kizaba belongs to a cadre of free-thinking African diaspora musicians animating the vibrant global music scene in Montreal. Born and raised in Kinshasa, Congo, he came to Canada in 2011 and has pursued a self-directed career ever since…
Africa: Kasiva Mutua – Feeling the 6/8 Rhythm
[Afropop] In 2016, Afropop Worldwide spoke with a young Kenyan percussionist, Kasiva Mutua, when she was a member of the Nile Project. The Nile Project actually kicked off three years earlier, and as Nile Project co-founder and CEO, Mina Girgis explain…
Africa: Youssou N’dour At Brooklyn’s King’s Theater
[Afropop] The excitement and anticipation was palpable as the seats began to fill in the historic Kings Theater on Flatbush Ave on Sunday, April 27th, 2025. When hype-man and percussionist Mbaye Dieye Faye led the twelve-piece band onstage, the capacit…
Africa: Afropop Worldwide Co-Presents Two Films With the African Film Festival
[Afropop] Once again, Afropop Worldwide is thrilled to partner with the New York African Film Festival, one of the most extensive festivals of its kind in the world.
Africa: Afropop Top Videos – 5-1-25 Yemi Alade, Dub Inc and More!
[Afropop] Today we highlight six new Afropop Top Videos for April. You’ll find some new faces–WhyDee and ESINAM & Sibusile Xaba–alongside old friends Yemi Alade, DUB Inc., and Madalitso Band from Malawi. We kick off with a name to watch in S…
Africa: Jazzahead Spotlights African Jazz and More
[Afropop] One of the Brother Grimm’s fairy tales is about four domestic animals – a dog, donkey, cat, and rooster – who are past their prime and are being mistreated by their master and decide to split and head to the town of Bremen, Germany, to become…
Africa: Salif Keita Goes Acoustic With So Kono
[Afropop] When we spoke with Salif Keita before the Pandemic, he told us, not for the first time, that he was ready to retire from recording and performing. Not long afterwards, he released what he said would be his last album, Un Autre Blanc. His urge…
Morocco: Bab L’bluz Returns to America
[Afropop] Bab l’Bluz has been the brainchild of French musician Brice Bottin and Moroccan musician Yousra Mansoor since they first met in 2016 as part of a music collective in Morocco that was combining modern jazz and traditional Gnawa music. The duo …