Africa: Tdendana – Music As Journalism
[Afropop] At this year’s Babel Music Expo, a world music conference and festival held in Marseille in March, attendees were treated to the evening concerts as well as daytime showcases from emerging artists. One of these was sponsored by Villes des Mus…
Africa: Field Report – Babel Music Expo 2025
[Afropop] Marseille is the oldest city in France, founded in 600 BC, and is today the third largest city in the country. Situated on the south coast along the Mediterranean Sea, this port city, like all port cities, has welcomed travelers for centuries…
Sudan: Alsarah & the Nubatones Forge a Tough Road From Sudan to America
[Afropop] Alsarah and the Nubatones are back after a five-year pause with their third album, Seasons of the Road, and it’s a knockout. Alsarah (born Sarah Mohamed Abunama-Elgad in Khartoum, Sudan) has lived in the United States since she was a child. S…
Africa: Women’s History Month Special Programming
[Afropop] Afropop Worldwide is proud to announce a special lineup of programs celebrating the extraordinary contributions of women in global music throughout March 2025 in honor of Women’s History Month.
Tanzania: Afropop Worldwide in Tanzania – Week Two
[Afropop] Dispatch #2: Inside the 2025 Sauti za Busara Music Festival with Afropop in Stone Town, Zanzibar
Africa: Blackness in Punk Rock Beyond the Bad Brains
[Afropop] What sort of imagery does the word punk inspire? Spiky, colorful hair, studs and anarchy signs; hordes of people crammed into mosh pits, jumping and pushing their sweaty selves against each other in dimly lit spaces. However, it might seem un…
Tanzania: Afropop Worldwide in Tanzania – Week One
[Afropop] Our Afropop travelers have arrived in Tanzania, kicking off an unforgettable journey in Dar es Salaam, the country’s bustling cultural and financial hub. With a week full of live music, spontaneous dance floors, and local camaraderie, here ar…
Nigeria: Tems Wins Best African Musical Perrormance Grammy
[Afropop] Tems was the one African to shine at the Grammy Awards last night. She won Best African Music Performance for her hit track “Love Me JeJe.” To do that, she had to beat Afrobeats heavyweights Davido, Burna Boy, Yemi Alade, and Asake–all Niger…
Africa: Afropop Top Videos – January 2025: Salif Keita, Ramy Essam, Sofaz and More
[Afropop] Welcome to 2025, a year when we’re going to need musical diversion and engagement more than ever! Here are eight items to start off Afropop’s video list for the year. You could argue that it’s a tad pretentious for us to call our playlist “to…
South Sudan: Emmanuel Jal and Bun Xaapa Release New Single ‘Chaak’
[Afropop] Today, South Sudanese artist, author, and former child soldier Emmanuel Jal (new book My Life Is Art out now) teams up with South African producer Bun Xapa (named one of DJ Mag’s artists to watch in 2025) to release a new collaborative single…