Audio Programs
Planet Afropop March 18, 2025
Planet Afropop: Simpa Sonics: Neo-traditional dance music from Northern Ghana
Morgan Greenstreet explores Fra Fra Simpa music in Tamale, Ghana.
Hip Deep March 13, 2025
Reconstructing Somalia: Love Songs at the Birth of a Nation
This program offers a rare musical portrait of Somalia’s formative, pre-civil war years (1960-90). In a rising mood of patriotism and hope, Somalis sought to forge a culturally authentic, but also modern, national identity
Planet Afropop March 4, 2025
Planet Afropop: AfroPopup in Malawi: Rising Stars from the Warm Heart of Africa
Mukwae Wabei Siyolwe reports on the first AfroPopup in Malawi.
Hip Deep February 27, 2025
Diaspora Encounters: Kriolu in New England, The Cape Verdean-American Story
In this Hip Deep edition, Marlon Bishop and Marilyn Halter explore the Cape Verdean, creole experience in New England.
Hip Deep February 25, 2025
The Rise of Afro-Venezuelan Music in the Hugo Chavez Era
This Hip Deep edition tells the history of African influences in Venezuelan music.
Planet Afropop February 18, 2025
Planet Afropop: Boom.Diwan: Arabian Pearl Diving Meets Afro-Cuba
This podcast tells the story of Ghazi and Boom.Diwan with Arturo O’Farrill.
Hip Deep February 13, 2025
Shake It Fo Ya Hood: The History of New Orleans Bounce
For this Hip Deep edition, Afropop digs into the close-knit scene, talking to dancers, producers, MCs, and managers from over 30 years of bounce, all to explore the beat that drives New Orleans.
Hip Deep January 30, 2025
The Mighty Amazon
Hip Deep January 30, 2025
Hip Deep Ghana 1: Ebo Taylor and the Pioneers of Afro-Funk
Hip Deep January 23, 2025
Cairo - Hollywood of the Middle East
By the mid 20th century, Cairo had become the unrivaled center for music and film production in the Middle East. Producers, writers, composers, actors, musicians, star singers, and creators of every stripe flocked here to take part in the city's fervent, international, progressive artistic milieu.
Hip Deep January 9, 2025
A Tale of Two Rebellions: How Africans Helped Shape the Future of Islam
In this Hip Deep edition, Joseph Braude recounts the Zanj Rebellion and the origins of the Suni Shiite divide in Islam.
Planet Afropop January 7, 2025
Planet Afropop: Jo'burg Meets Detroit: Soweto Gospel Choir's History of House
Akshaj Turebylu triangulates the influences responsible for the irresistible, intercontinental, genre-bending, collaborative album called History of House.
Hip Deep January 2, 2025
The Zulu Factor
Planet Afropop December 24, 2024
Planet Afropop: 2024 Wrapup
Georges, Mukwae and Banning play music to wrap up a most unusual year, 2024.
Hip Deep December 19, 2024
Proving the Bubu Myth: Janka Nabay, War and Witchcraft in Sierra Leone
Every year on Sierra Leone’s Independence Day in late April, musicians and revelers descend upon Freetown from throughout the country.
Planet Afropop December 10, 2024
Planet Afropop: Celebrating Toumani Diabaté
Banning Eyre profiles and celebrates Malian kora player Toumani Diabaté in and episode of Planet Afropop.
Planet Afropop November 19, 2024
Planet Afropop: Breaking into Afrobeats: First Klaz and Kemuel
Fay Fay introduces us to two rising Afrobeats stars, First Klaz and Kemuel.
Planet Afropop November 5, 2024
Planet Afropop: Sia Tolno and the Afro-Dead Collective
This podcast tells the story of Guinean singer/composer Sia Tolno and the Afro Dead collective in Barcelona, Spain.
Hip Deep October 10, 2024
The Cumbia Diaspora: From Colombia to the World
In this Hip Deep edition, we find out how cumbia left Colombia in the ‘60s and ‘70s and traveled to other countries.
Planet Afropop October 8, 2024
Planet Afropop: Mokoomba in the House
Zimbabwe's Mokoomba creates a song to be remixed as Afro-House.
Planet Afropop September 24, 2024
Planet Afropop: Women of Tsapiky
This Planet Afropop episode tells the story of women in southwest Madagascar's tsapiky music.
Planet Afropop September 10, 2024
Planet Afropop: Afro Nation: Taking New Africa to the World
DJ Kix talks with organizers of the Afro Nation Festival 2024.
Hip Deep August 15, 2024
Live from Bongoland: The History of Tanzania's Music Economy
Hip Deep July 4, 2024
La Bamba: The Afro-Mexican Story
In this Hip Deep episode, we use music to explore that history as we take a road-trip across the country in search of sonic traces of Afro-Mexico.
Planet Afropop June 25, 2024
Planet Afropop: Season Finale with Noise Cans and the Swanky Kitchen Band
Planet Afropop wraps up Season 1 with Noise Cans, The Swanky Kitchen Band and top picks in new releases
Hip Deep June 20, 2024
Mbalax Fever
This Hip Deep program tells the story of Senegal's mbalax music.
Planet Afropop June 11, 2024
The Garifuna Collective: They Came Before Columbus
Producer Muwkae Wabei Siyolwe speaks with the Garifuna Collective and Dr. Gwen Nunez Gonzales, a Garifuna language matriarch in Belize, who shares stories of resilience and cultural citizenship.
Hip Deep May 30, 2024
East African Taarab
Kelley Askew talks us through the history of East African Taarab music.
Hip Deep May 9, 2024
Ethiopia 2: Diaspora and Return
This Hip Deep program describes the Ethiopian musical diaspora around the world.
Hip Deep May 7, 2024
Ethiopia Part 1: Empire and Revolution
This Hip Deep program explores the role of the Ethiopian church and monarchy in building the country's unique brassy pop music.
