AfroPop Radio
we examine the global influence of contemporary African music, its intersections with hiphop, explore cultural differences growing up in America as a Continental African, and the message of their new music….. PS The Rebels coming through….. It started with a fire. As SamuiLL’s world was literally going up in flames, he made a split-second decision […]
DANIELLE KWATENG for TeenVogue.com Forty-eight hours before getting on a Zoom call with Folarin “Falz” Falana, Nigeria had just experienced what is now being called the Lekki Toll Gate massacre. According to Amnesty International, around 6:29 pm, Nigerian Army vehicles left Bonny Camp, a military base, to drive approximately seven minutes to Lekki, a usually busy highway […]
Posted on October 10, 2020 by afropopradio Needless to say, 2020 has been an exceptionally insane year. Pandemic. Civil unrest, police murders of unarmed black civilians, uncertain leadership all across the board, this has been a real adventure. As we navigate this unprecedented time, we hope you and your family are safe, keeping as balanced as possible in […]
Sauti Sol is one of the biggest music acts on the continent of Africa. Hailing from Nairobi Kenya, they have sold millions of albums and sold out thousands of arenas across the globe. They have just released thier latest LP called “Midnight Train:, and featured a live quarantined concert, livestreamed to the world on August […]
We are so glad to make a special edition of Coffee Conversations with Greg J as we welcome all the way live from Nairobi Kenya – Sauti Sol!! If you listen to our podcast known as AfroPop Radio then you would know that this band is a regularly scheduled offering on our playlists. Today, we […]
From the BBC: Pioneering Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, a co-founder of the afrobeat musical genre, died in Paris on Thursday aged 79, his manager says. Eric Trosset told NPR radio that he had died of a heart attack. AFP said his death was not linked to coronavirus. Allen was the drummer and musical director of […]
Naomi Achu (sometimes called the ‘Queen of Bamenda’) is a rapper and singer from Bamenda in Cameroon. Born to a diplomat father and teacher mother, Ms Achu’s career as a performing artist began early. She is said to have written her first song at 9, and sang as a student in Saker Baptist College in […]
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Yemi Alade is a Nigerian Afropop singer and songwriter. She gained prominence after winning the Peak Talent Show in 2009, and is best known for her hit single “Johnny“.[1][2][3] Yemi Eberechi Alade was born in Abia State, Nigeria, to James Alade and Helen Uzoma. Her father is a police commissioner of Yoruba descent while her mother is of Igbo descent, […]
Well, if your like us, we are locked in the house under stringent “Stay at Home” orders by our local and state jurisidiction. The Covid 19 virus has the entire globe shook. And as we struggle to get the spread under control and reduce if not compltely eliminate the virus, we have to stay at […]
