“Come And Find You” is just the latest single from Sudan Archives’ upcoming album, The BPM. Each of the previous singles — ...

Nigerian Afropop star Tems has told the BBC "people don't really respect women" in her industry. The two-time Grammy award-winner told the BBC that at the start of her career, she struggled to be ...

Chicago rapper Vic Mensa has tried on a wide variety of looks and sounds since his debut with blues-rock band Kids These Days, from punk to hard rock to drill to trap. But his latest stylistic swing ...

Afropop Worldwide is America's first and longest-lived weekly program on the music of Africa and the African Diaspora. Host Georges Collinet, born in Cameroon, is one of the best-known and best-loved ...

It’s a fascinating and complicated time to be an Afropop lover, with so many people outside of Africa joining the ranks. Consider Afrobeats, a broad subgenre under the even broader umbrella of African ...

So, in anticipation of what I hope will be a summer full of Afropop smashes and in celebration of nearly half a year gone by (insane), I’m naming some of my favorite songs and albums across Afropop ...

The dances are often very simple at the base level, with freestyle options that have the potential to catapult a song (and a dancer) to new heights. With endless ways to showcase individuality, there ...

This audio is not currently available. Since January 2012, the vast West African nation of Mali has been in crisis. Formerly considered a stable democracy, Mali has become embroiled in a complex ...

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The anthology series, AFROPOP: THE ULTIMATE CULTURAL EXCHANGE, returns with a new slate of documentary and short films on contemporary life, art and culture in the African Diaspora. Award-winning ...

Rema performs at the ‘Rolling Stone’ Future of Music showcase during SXSW on March 14, 2025, in Austin. - Credit: Amy E. Price/SXSW Conference & Festivals/Getty Images We’re officially halfway through ...