"Afropop Worldwide at South By Southwest"

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On Air This Week: "Afropop Worldwide at South By Southwest" In 2019, for the first time, Afropop Worldwide hosted a stage at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. Our lineup featured innovative new sounds out of Africa, including Jojo Abot from Ghana, Adekunle Gold and Aramide from Nigeria, and groundbreaking DJ AfrotroniX and Nsimbi from Uganda. We’ll meet the artists, sample their sets, and take in the growing presence of African music at America’s most essential pop music expo. Produced by Banning Eyre. Afro Roots Festival in Miami, April 6 Following SXSW, the Afropop road show continues as Banning and Sean head to Miami to record the Afro Roots Festival on April 6 at the North Beach Bandshell, this year featuring the sublime artists Noura Mint Seymali from Mauritania, and Fatoumata Diawara from Mali. We're sending a shout-out to our listeners on WDNA to meet us there and enjoy an extraordinary night of music. Expect our radio special on the Afro Roots Festival later in the season. Thanks to our colleagues at Community Arts and Culture, the Rhythm Foundation and MDC Live Arts for producing the Afro Roots Festival. More info. On the Website Afropunk announced the performers for the annual three-day festival in Brooklyn in August, and it looks great. We spotted a few of our favorite South African acts in a lineup as stylistically and artistically diverse as "blackness" itself. Banning Eyre reviewed the latest album by the Argentinian "Queen of Cumbia," La Yegros. The album's title Suelta means "let loose," and there is a giddy abandon that pervades these 10 tracks, Banning writes. One of our favorite neo-cumbia bands, Combo Chimbita, is gearing up for a new album and a nationwide tour. Odds are they'll be in your neck of the woods this spring, so get hyped for the new record with their new video. Speaking of new videos, Malagasy singer Razia Said recorded a beautiful one in St. Lucia for a single from her latest record, The Road. Check out this beautiful tribute to those who raise the next generation. Put faces to the names (and tunes!) with Banning's photo wrap-up of our South By Southwest showcase. Finally, check out pictures of Eddie Palmieri and the Uprising All Starspaying homage to Eddie's big brother Charlie Palmieri at (le) Poisson Rouge Thursday night. Pleased to share the word about the 25th anniversary gala dinner April 25 held by our fellow organization Shared Interest, which does groundbreaking work in women's economic empowerment throughout southern Africa. More info. For New Yorkers  Upcoming Shows in New York:  Sat., March 30: From the stage at the Grammys to the intimate confines of (le) Poisson Rouge in Greenwich Village, it's Mali's force of nature, Fatoumata Diawara (pictured above). The fifth annual A WORLD IN TRANCE FESTIVAL is also happening that same night, at Roulette in Brooklyn. Mon., April 1: French-Algerian rapper Rilès takes the stage at Baby's All Right. Fri., April 5: Calypso Rose with Kobo Town--you can still win tickets, check it out. And as always: The Mandingo Ambassadors appear every Wednesday night at Barbès in Brooklyn. The Yam Session happens every third Thursday night at The Shrine; and Roman Diaz and his Percussion Ensemble perform weekly at Zinc Bar on Thursdays. Afropop is always looking for editorial, development and membership interns. Click the link for more information.

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Afropop Staff: Sean Barlow, Executive Producer Banning Eyre, Senior Editor Michael Jones, Chief Audio Engineer (studio44brooklyn.com) Ben Richmond, Director of New Media and Operations CC Smith, Editor at Large Copyright © 2019 Afropop Worldwide, All rights reserved. Hey there, you're receiving this e-mail because you signed up via our website or in person. We send out weekly newsletters to keep our listeners and followers updated with the latest in music from Africa and the diaspora. Our mailing address is: Afropop Worldwide 220 36th Street Unit #58 Brooklyn, New York 11232 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list