#Afropop

icasticoKongo Dia Ntotila - 360 degrees Tons of positive energy on this one <a href="https://c.im/tags/vinyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#vinyl</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/vinylrecords" class="u-url mention">@vinylrecords</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AfroBeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AfroBeat</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/highlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#highlife</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AfroPop" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AfroPop</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NowPlaying</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: 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 from the world over, bringing with them their culture, food, and music. This cross-cultural mixing continues… <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJp6N3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJp6N3</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/BabelMusicExpo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BabelMusicExpo</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Afropop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Afropop</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/WorldMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldMusic</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Marseille" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Marseille</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/CulturalExchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CulturalExchange</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: Jupiter &amp; Okwess, Everything Must Go: [Afropop] Jupiter Bokondji and his group Okwess have been shaking up our notions about Congolese music since their debut album Hotel Univers dropped in 2013. The band actually formed in Kinshasa in 1990 when Bokondji recruited a team of young musicians to present a broader spectrum of Congo music than we hear in Kinshasa's rumba, soukous, ndombolo, etc. But it took… <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJcNg5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJcNg5</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Afropop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Afropop</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/CongoMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CongoMusic</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/JupiterBokondji" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JupiterBokondji</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Okwess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Okwess</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Kinshasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kinshasa</a>

icasticoThis morning's <a href="https://c.im/tags/workout" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#workout</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#music</a> is from two <a href="https://c.im/tags/multiracial" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#multiracial</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/crossCultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#crossCultural</a> collaborations. First up is The Zawose Queens <a href="https://youtu.be/wL_APH0Wvus" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://youtu.be/wL_APH0Wvus</a>Followed by Mei Semones <a href="https://youtu.be/X1avQ0f_b6c" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://youtu.be/X1avQ0f_b6c</a><a href="https://c.im/tags/Afrobeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Afrobeat</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Afropop" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Afropop</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AfricanMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AfricanMusic</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BossaNova" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BossaNova</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DreamPop" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#DreamPop</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WomenInMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#WomenInMusic</a>

RainSMediaRadioICYMI: RainSMediaRadio News Joeboy Releases New Single 'Taxi Driver', Announces Release Date for His Third Album <a href="https://www.rainsmediaradio.com/2025/03/joeboy-releases-new-single-taxi-driver.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.rainsmediaradio.com/2025/03/joeboy-releases-new-single-taxi-driver.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon</a> Follow, Like & Share <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Joeboy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Joeboy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TaxiDriver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TaxiDriver</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VivaLavida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VivaLavida</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Afropop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Afropop</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewMusic</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: Afropop Top Videos - March 2025: [Afropop] They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. We shall see about that last part, but so far, it's definitely roaring. There's a lot of cultural collision in these six videos, artistic evidence of our increasingly hyphenated world. <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJKsMM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJKsMM</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Afropop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Afropop</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/AfricaMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AfricaMusic</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/CulturalCollision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CulturalCollision</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/MusicVideos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MusicVideos</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/March2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#March2025</a>

African Music Forum (AMF)Sauti Sol – Nishike, censored & banned…<a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/sauti-sol-nishike-censored-banned/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://amf.didiermary.fr/sauti-sol-nishike-censored-banned/</a>The video for “Nishike” (Touch me) by Sauti Sol was censored & banned from TV airing in Kenya due to “pornographic content”…Could be considered NSFW – What do you think?It’s from album “Live and Die in Afrika”, the third studio album by Kenyan afro-pop band, released in 2015.<a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kenya</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/NSFW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSFW</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/AfroPop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AfroPop</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: 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. <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJHZpf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJHZpf</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/WomensHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WomensHistoryMonth</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Afropop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Afropop</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/WomenInMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WomenInMusic</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/GlobalMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GlobalMusic</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/CelebrateWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CelebrateWomen</a>

icasticoThis morning's <a href="https://c.im/tags/workout" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#workout</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#music</a> is from two South African groups doing <a href="https://c.im/tags/Afropop" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Afropop</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SoulMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SoulMusic</a> First up is Thandiswa Mazwai who goes there old school <a href="https://youtu.be/GR51MWK_o2M" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://youtu.be/GR51MWK_o2M</a>This is followed by a more modern take from Black Motion who marry traditional percussion with <a href="https://c.im/tags/Beats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Beats</a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/ElectronicMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ElectronicMusic</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/plMNAPdAyPY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://youtu.be/plMNAPdAyPY</a>

knizerFriday, five-time Grammy-winning Beninese star, Angélique Kidjo, at the <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/SomervilleTheatre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SomervilleTheatre</a>, sold out <a href="https://www.kidjo.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.kidjo.com</a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/BostonMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BostonMusic</a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/afropop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#afropop</a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/BostonWeekend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BostonWeekend</a> 7/x

African Music Forum (AMF)Seyi Vibez - Shaolin <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fii73UidV4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fii73UidV4</a>Nigerian StreetPop from EP "Children of Africa"<a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Electro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Electro</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Nigeria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nigeria</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/AfroPop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AfroPop</a>

Mrowster<a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/NowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NowPlaying</a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/NewZombies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewZombies</a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/Afrobeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Afrobeat</a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/Afropop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Afropop</a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/ExperimentalJazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExperimentalJazz</a> "like stumbling into my old tie rack on acid, then the inside of a saxophone" - @davidslusser3005<a href="https://newzombies.bandcamp.com/album/new-zombies" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://newzombies.bandcamp.com/album/new-zombies</a>

icasticoThis morning's <a href="https://c.im/tags/ValentinesDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ValentinesDay</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/workout" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#workout</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#music</a> is from Sade Adu <a href="https://c.im/tags/pop" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#pop</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AfroPop" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AfroPop</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AfricanMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AfricanMusic</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WomenInMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#WomenInMusic</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/HpO0kzqAjkM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://youtu.be/HpO0kzqAjkM</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: Emmanuel Jal - Life Lessons From a Survivor: [Afropop] Emmanual Jal is a self-made man and a self-made artist. He emerged from a horrific childhood amid civil war in Sudan. He was trained to fight as a child soldier, barely survived escape and a trek to Ethiopia and Kenya, and ultimately emerged as a musician and writer. His autobiography, War Child: A Child Soldier's Story, was published in 2009. In 2021,… <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THvZBN" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THvZBN</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/EmmanuelJal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EmmanuelJal</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/ChildSoldier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChildSoldier</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/WarChild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WarChild</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Survivor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Survivor</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Afropop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Afropop</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: Paul Beaubrun Shines Light From Haiti: [Afropop] Paul Beaubrun descends from Haitian music royalty. His parents, Lolo and Mimerose Beaubrun, are the founders and leaders of the legendary racine band Boukman Eksperyans. Paul broke out on his own with his second album Ayibobo(2018), featured on Afropop's From Haiti to the World, and the subject of many rave reiews. He followed up with Rasanbleman… <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THqwYc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THqwYc</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/PaulBeaubrun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PaulBeaubrun</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/HaitianMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HaitianMusic</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Afropop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Afropop</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/RacineMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RacineMusic</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/BoukmanEksperyans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BoukmanEksperyans</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: 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 "top" videos. After all, in our vast Afropop universe, hundreds of new videos come out… <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THhJr7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THhJr7</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Afropop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Afropop</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/AfricanMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AfricanMusic</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SalifKeita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SalifKeita</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/RamyEssam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RamyEssam</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Sofaz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sofaz</a>

icasticoStewart Copeland - The Rhythmatist Another favorite <a href="https://c.im/tags/drummer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#drummer</a> in the cheap bin today. Great fusion of <a href="https://c.im/tags/afrobeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#afrobeat</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AfroPop" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AfroPop</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/newWave" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#newWave</a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/pop" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#pop</a> in this <a href="https://c.im/tags/soundtrack" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#soundtrack</a> album. I used to have the <a href="https://c.im/tags/k7" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#k7</a> of this when it was new. Nice to have it on <a href="https://c.im/tags/vinyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#vinyl</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/vinylrecords" class="u-url mention">@vinylrecords</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/crateDigging" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#crateDigging</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#nowPlaying</a>

Roman ALANAnd this is just completely random, but if the song has garnered 35 million views on YT since April 2024, let's hear it on Music Women Wednesday –Josey, "Tout Laisse" (Everyone leaves) (2024)From Côte d’Ivoire, Josey has a large following (see those YT numbers) with her combination of R&B, soul, Afro-zouk, and Congolese rumba music.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F15GLzvQIkw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F15GLzvQIkw</a><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/MusicWomenWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MusicWomenWednesday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/AfroPop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AfroPop</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Josey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Josey</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: Celebrate Black History Month With Afropop's Exciting Lineup of Audio Programs: [Afropop] January 21, 2025 - Brooklyn, New York- Afropop is thrilled to announce a vibrant schedule of audio programs in honor of Black History Month, showcasing the history of African and African-American musical heritage that continues to inspire us today. From the roots of rock 'n' roll to the dynamic beats of… <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THVgZL" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THVgZL</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/BlackHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackHistoryMonth</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Afropop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Afropop</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/AfricanMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AfricanMusic</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/BlackCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackCulture</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/MusicInnovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MusicInnovation</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: New York Comes Alive With Globalfest, Afromondo and More!: [Afropop] Followers of this site will know that the second weekend in January brings an explosion of thrilling music in New York. With arts presenters from all over the continent, and beyond, convening in the city, there are back-to-back showcases from Thursday through Monday, with the Sunday night globalFEST extravaganza at Lincoln Center as… <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THNsMR" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THNsMR</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Globalfest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Globalfest</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Afropop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Afropop</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/WorldMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldMusic</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/NewYorkEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewYorkEvents</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/AfricanMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AfricanMusic</a>

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