New Afropop Top Videos: January 26

<p>Here are six new entries to the ever-growing Afropop "Top Videos Playlist." Enjoy!</p> <p>First up, a sensational new video from <a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/articles/natu-camara-buildng-a-bridge-from-harlem-to-conakry-and-back-with-new-single-farre">Natu Camara</a>, the New York-based, Guinean singer who has been on the rise in recent years. This video is her best work yet, and a preview of her coming second album. </p> <figure><iframe loading="lazy" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/32a0aGbhKMQ" allowfullscreen="" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0"></iframe></figure> <p>.</p> <p>New tango from Argentina from the band Contrabandeando. Their P.R. for the band’s third album talks about a new direction for the band. “<em>Cumbia</em>, a salsa, a <em>landó</em> and a boogaloo, with touches of <em>huayno</em> or reggae, show the variety in the repertoire.”</p> <figure><iframe loading="lazy" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/YAaYY48mwFk" allowfullscreen="" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0"></iframe></figure> <p>.</p> <p>Here’s some trippy Afrofuturism from the Caribbean, by way of Brooklyn. “Nite Bjuti is Candice Hoyes, Val Jeanty and Mimi Jones, an evocative improvised trio of Afro-Caribbean artists using electronics, vocalism, bass, Haitian drum rhythms, sampling and spoken word to cultivate their narrative journey.” </p> <figure><iframe loading="lazy" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/zN8AFePyAWY" allowfullscreen="" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0"></iframe></figure> <p>.</p> <p>Dutch guitarist Joep Pelt was a blues guitar phenomenon as a teenager. He went on to work with the late Malian maestro Lobi Traore and a number of other global projects. Here’s sampler of live shows with his new Ethiopian music project: the Entoto Band. </p> <figure><iframe loading="lazy" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/jw7yccXY21c" allowfullscreen="" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0"></iframe></figure> <p>This is an audio-only post, but it’s special. “Mamba Sambou” by Sijam Bukan of Gambia comes from a superb release from Smithsonian Folkways, <em>Ears of the People: Ekonting Songs from Senegal and the Gambia</em>, available February 3, 2023.</p> <figure><iframe loading="lazy" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/weBesSvpkA8" allowfullscreen="" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0"></iframe></figure> <p>.</p> <p>The U.K.-based Congolese singer <a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/articles/juanita-euka-from-congo-to-the-world">Juanita Euka</a> has been featured on our show before. She’s a niece of Franco of TPOK Jazz fame, and a trailblazer in her own right. Here’s a live video from Gdansk in 2022.</p> <figure><iframe loading="lazy" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/GDBprQ1P0j8" allowfullscreen="" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0"></iframe></figure>