Africa: Fatoumata Diawara Recaps Her Mexican Adventure With Africa Express – Bahidorá

[Afropop] Launched in Mali in 2006, Africa Express is a global collaborative community of musicians. At first, the idea was to link Malian artists like Toumani Diabaté, Bassekou Kouyaté and Amadou & Mariam with visiting artists like Martha Wainwright, Fatboy Slim and co-founder Damon Albarn. Over the years, Africa Express has grown into a robust global force, staging tours, recordings, videos and marathon concerts involving such artists as Baaba Maal, Blur, Charli XCX, Faia Younan, Femi Kuti,

Africa: A Conversation With Anisia Uzeyman and Saul Williams Directors of Neptune Frost Afropop – the Ultimate Cultural Exchange

[Afropop] AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange, the Peabody Award-winning series by Black Public Media (BPM) and WORLD, is bringing for another gripping season of powerful films, featuring two stories featuring LGBTQ+ protagonists to Season 17. The films Neptune Frost, by Anisia Uzeyman and Saul Williams, and Mama Gloria, by Luchina Fisher, present an Afrofuturistic tale of an intersex hacker and the real-life story of a pioneering trans woman. Presented by Black Public Media, WORLD, and PBS Plus, AfroPoP