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This is a weekly exhibition of contemporary African Music. We have designed our playlists from charts on the African Continent, conversations with African Radio Personalities, African artists, tastemakers, influencers, record executives, television personalities and various industry pundits. We seek…

Greg Johnson


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    Next Gen takeover: Jordan B hosts AfroPop Radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 60:01


    Well, Our host Greg J's grandson came through and took over the studio... Since he was six years old, Jordan B has been around radio. And so finally he is trying his hand at production, narration, research and presentation. Of course Greg J was tutoring along the way. He did a really great job. this episode of AfroPop Radio is fire!!!!!

    PS The Rebels, Yemi Alade, Burna Boy and more!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 60:01


    Kenyan American Music Innovators PS The Rebels roll thru to talk about thier new music and express perspectives on African/African American relations, cultural exchange and influences. Plus we here the latest from Yemi Alade, Burna Boy and so much more!!!Falz - One Trouser (Nigeria)Rema - Ginger me (Nigeria)Yemi Alade - Turn Up (Nigeria)PS The ReBels - No Idea (Kenya)PS The ReBels - Bumaye (KenyaPS The ReBels - The Edge (Kenya)PS The ReBels - BaRua (The Letter (Kenya)Thandiswa Mazwai - Nizalwa Ngobani (South Africa)Sauti Soul ft. Pantoranking - Melanin (Kenya)Seun Kuti - Black Woman (Nigeria)Masego - Lady Lady (Jamaica)

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    Kenthphoniks ft. Khensy, Burna Boy, Alsarh & the Nubatones, La Sauce, MzVee, Tiwa Savage and more!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 60:01


    After a breif hiatus, we are back with the best in contemporary African Music, arts and Culture. These quarantine days cant stop us!! We gonna keep pushing thorhg!! Special Thanks to DC Radio for hanging with us!! Hey, did you hear? Fela Kuti got nominated into the Rock N Roll HApp of Fame!! New music from Burna Boy - Oyenka.... #letsgo

    #EndSARS - We stand with Nigeria - Burna Boy, Pantoranking, WizKid, Rema, STormzy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 60:01


    We focus on a slew of new music..... we salute the people of NIgeria as they stand against police abuse.... we join in the cry #EndSARS....... In the meantime.... enjoy these new beats........ #global....www.theafropopradio.com www.beachcityradio.comWizKid ft. Burna Boy - Ginger (Nigeria)Rema - GInger Me (NIgeria)Olamide - Green Light (Nigeria)Sandra Izadore (USA) - Rally Round the WorldBlack Coffee ft. Hugh Masekela - We Are One (South Africa)Falz - One Trouser (Nigeria)Yemi Alade ft. Angelique Kidjo - Shekere (NIgeria, Benin)J. MArtins - Ring the Bell (NIgeria)La Sauce ft. Amanda Black - I Do (South Africa)Youssour Ndour - Takuta (Senegal)Pantoranking - Abule (Nigeria)Burna Boy ft. Stormzy - Real Life (NIgeria, United Kingdom)Alsarah and the Nubatones - Soukoura (Sudan, Brooklyn)

    The Jiji Sweet Mixshow- AfroPop Radio Mixshow 10252020

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 120:35


    We turn to DJ JiJi Sweet, The Premier Female DJ as she spins an incredible mix of afroBeats and global hits..... enjoy!as heard on www.beachcityradio.com

    AfroPop Radio: Burna Boy, Yemi Alade, Tiwa Savage, Hugh Masekela, Thandiswa Mazwai, Zonke, and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 60:02


    Another variety of contemporary African Music from your favorite African music stars...... Burna Boy - Gbona (Nigeria)Lira - Feel Good (South Africa)Tiwa Savage - Koroba (Nigeria)Sauti Sol ft. India Arie - My Everything (Kenya and USA)Seun Kuti - Black Woman (Nigeria)Naomi Achu - Robo Robo (Cameroon)Diamond Platnumz ft. Omarion - African Beauty (Tanzania and USA)Juntal - Mutupo (Zimbabwe)Thandiswa Mazwai - Jikizela (South africa)Zonke ft. Kwesta - Soul to Keep (South Africa)Yemi Alade ft. Krizbeatz - 911 (Nigeria)Hugh Masekela ft. Sibongile Khumalo - District Six (South Africa)

    AfroPop Radio: Felabration 2020 - we honor the memory of Fela Kuti

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 60:01


    AfroBeat legend Fela Kuti is the epicenter for the popular rhythms we hear emanating from the continent. On October 15, the world paused to celebrate what would have been his 83rd birthday... Listen as we get some great music from fela... his sons Femi and Seun plus we debut new music from Made Kuti, the eldest grandson off the master..... We're in sync with the international celebration that ususally takes place at the Shrine in Lagos, but this year is seen virtually.... check it out here https://youtu.be/4uq_rUiktcU ... in the meantime.. we honor Fela Kuti...

    AfroPop Radio - Life, Inspiration and Consciousness

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 60:01


    We're back!! Yup, remodeled and rebuilt our studios during this COVID-19 time and we are live and kickin~!!! Enjoy the best in awesome African Music... also heard on www.beachcityradio.com

    AfroPop Radio: Artist Spotlight: Kenya's Sauti Sol: Midnight Train

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 60:01


    Yeah, its been a minute.. COVID19 got us scrambling around so we can produce content as we stay at home and not in our studio... But we are here.. So we begin our resurgence with an exceptional spotlight on the Kenyan Superband Sauti Sol. They've just released a new LP and we are featuring it here. Not only that, I go a chance to speak with the guys live from Nairobi.. so you can hear in thier own words, what the music is all about and even how they are feeling as they watch the winds of change and protests for social justice blow here in America... This one is a great episode!!

    AfroPop Radio - the Quarantine Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 59:50


    Yeah.. we are locked in under stay at home orders in response to the Corona Virus pandemic. We took to our computer and produced a great episode for you. We produced a video version of Afropop Radio so that we coujld experiment but wanted to make sure we posted the audio as well. we took some lumps with audio quality but we did the bestwe could given the cirmcumstances.... enjoy this great show and we will continue to give you the best in contemporary frican music even thru this time. Stay safe!! peace and blessings.... in the meantime, you can see the video version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar3vr0JdD-c

    AfroPop Radio: Reekado Banks, Burna Boy is feeling himself, South African house Music, Samthing Soweto and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 60:02


    We are back with an incredible selection of contemproary African htis:Reekado Banks - Rora (Nigeria)Yemi Alade ft. Angelique Kidjo - Shekere (Nigeria/Benin)Wizkid ft. Drake - Come Closer (Nigeria/Canada/USA)2 Baba ft. Burna Boy - We Must Groove (Nigeria)Youssou N'Dour - Takuta(Senegal)Kabza de Small, DJ Maphorisa, Samthing Soweto, Myztro - Emcimbini (South Africa)Alsarah & the Nubatones - Soukoura (East Sudan)Salief Keita ft. Yemi Alade - Diawara FaYemi Alade ft. Mi Casa - Get to ThisHugh Masekela - Send Me (South Africa)Zami Mdingi - Ithonga Lami (South africa)Jimi Tenor - Africa Kingdom (Kenya/Ghana/Netherlands)

    AfroPop Radio: Davido, Asa, Yemi Alade, Tiwa Savage, Sidiki Diabate, Sona Jobarteh and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2020 60:08


    This week, we find a great collaboration with Yemi Alade and Angelique Kidjo, plus we briefly examine to custom of Kora Players with the new generation of this griot centered tradition, This and more: Davido - Disturbance (Nigeria)Angelique Kidjo - Batonga (Benin)Asa - Fire on the Mountain (Nigeria/France)Burna Boy - Anybody (Nigeria)AfroSoul feat. Khuzani - Inkomo Yami (South Africa/Zulu Kingdom)Tiwa Savage - Attention (Nigeria)Oumou Sangara - Minata Waraba (Mali/Wassalou)FM Laeti feat. Fatoumata Diawara - Coco (Guadaloupe/Mali)Sidiki Diabate - Fais Moi Cofiance (Mali)Sona Jobarteh - Jarabi (Gambia)Yemi Alade feat. Angelique Kidjo - Shekere (Nigeria/Benin)Pozi - Beautiful Girl (Kenya)Zami Mdingi - Ithonga Lam (South Africa)Yemi Alade feat. Sauti Sol - Africa (Nigeria/Kenya)

    AfroPop Radio: Burna Boy, Angelique Kidjo, Tiwa Savage, Kobe Bryant, Reekado Banks

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 60:00


    This episode of AfroPop Radio is jam packed with great music from Africa's top stars... We will hear from the Grammy Nominated Burna Boy... And check in on the chatter that he lost the Grammy to African Music legend Angelique Kidjo who promptly dedicated her Grammy to him... The world is reeling at the news that NBA Superstar legend Kobe Bryant has been killed in a tragic helicopter crash along with his Daughter Gianna and 7 others... We examine the impact Kobe BRyant had on the African Continent. As always the best music!!!!!

    AfroPop Radio remembers Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 60:02


    As the world pauses to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., AfroPop Radio examines the juxtaposition of the fight for freedom and equality through some rarely heard speeches delivered by Dr. King. Here, he considers the African plight. He contrasts the Black American Struggle with those fighting for independence across the diaspora particularly after he attends the independence celebration of Ghana. He also expresses and suggests an action that Britain and the US should take as a protest against apartheid South Africa. Dr. King was definitely conscious about shat was happening on the Continent.Alsarah and the Nubatones - Ya Watan (Sudan)Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birth of a New Nation, April 7 1957Davido, Tiwa Savage, Sarkodie, Lola Rae - Africa Rising (Nigeria, Ghana,)Burna Boy - Another Story (Nigeria)Miriam Makeba - Soweto Blues (South Africa)Dr. Martin Luther King Jr - Speaks on South Africa (City Temple Hall, London, UK, on Dec. 7, 1964) Thandiswa Mazwai - Jikijela (South Africa)Femi Kuti - Politics Na Big business (Nigeria)Yemi Alade ft. Sauti Sol - Africa(Nigeria, Kenya)Newen afroBeat ft. Seun Kuti - Opposite People (Chile, Nigeria, Senegal)Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., - I've Been to the Mountaintop (Mason Temple, Memphis, TN April3 1968)Herbie Hancock, India Arie, Seal, Pink, Fatoumata Diawara, Oumou Sangare - Imagine (USA, United Kingdom, Mali)

    Merry Christmas from AfroPop Radio!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019 60:02


    It's the Holiday season and what would AfroPop Radio be if we didnt give you a taste of Christmas music from the continent..... Happy holidays to you and yours.....

    AfroPop Radio - Burna Boy, Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, DJ Spinall, Fatoumata Diawara

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2019 60:01


    Today we feature a LOT of AfroBeats and a lot of brand new music as it seems that everybody has new releases all in the same week..... Now, there is a difference between AfroBeats and AfroBeat and on our website (www.theafropopradio.com), we examine the distinct differences. This week's episode features the music of:Burna Boy ft. Manifest - Another Story (Nigeria)Femi Kuti - Politics Na Big Business (Nigeria)Zami Mdingi - Ithongo Lami (South Africa)WizKid - Soro (Nigeria)Fatoumata Diawara - Bissa(Mali)Asa - Ba Mi Dele (Nigeria/France)Yemi Alade ft. Duncan Mighty - Shake (Nigeria)Alsarah & the Nubatones - Soukoura (Sudan/Brooklyn)DJ Spinall - Baba (Nigeria)Yemi Alade & Sauti Sol - Africa (Kenya)DJ Spinall, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage - Dis Love (Nigeria)FM Laeti featuring Fatoumata Diawara - Coco ()Mali)LaSauce ft. Amanda Black - I do (South Africa)Hugh Masekela - Chileshe(South Africa)

    Salief Keita, Burna Boy, Runtown, Yemi Alade, Mi Casa, LaSauce and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019 60:01


    Wow! what a great presentation of contemporary African music including: RunTown - For Life (Nigeria)Burna Boy - Owa (Nigeria)Yemi Alade ft. MiCasa Get to This (South Africa/Nigeria)Salief Keita ft. Osunlade - Moussoulou (Mali)GeoSteady ft. Charly and Nina - Owooma (Rwanda)Zonke - Ina Ethe (South Africa)Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata (South Africa)Thandiswa Mazwai - Jikizela (South Africa)Sauti Sol - Live and Die in Africa (Kenya)Ntjam Rosie - Space of You (Cameroon/Netherlands)Tiwa Savage - Ma Lo (Nigeria)Youssou N'Dour - Fawemoumala (Senegal)New AfroBeat - Opposite People (Chile/Nigeria)

    Hugh Masekela, Burna Boy, Asa, Efya, Tiwa Savage, Ghana, and more!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019 60:01


    This week's AfroPop Radio features the best in contemporary African music.. including: Hugh Masekela - Send Me (South Africa)Fancy Gadam - Concrete (Ghana)Efya - Best In Me (Ghana)Asa - No One Knows (Nigeria/France)MC Mike and Yoni Yoye - Gonderigna (Ethiopia)Diamond Platnumz ft. Omarion - African Beauty (Tanzania/USA)Fatoumata Diawara - Nterini (Mali)Awilo Longomba - Coupe Bimbamba (Congo)Alsarah and the Nubatones - Soukura (Sudan)Yemi Alade ft. Sauti Sol - Africa (Nigeria/Kenya)Burna Boy - Owa (Nigeria)Zonke - When All is said and done (South Africa)La Sauce ft. Amanda Blck - I Do (South Africa)Newen AfroBeat ft. Seun Kuti - Opposite People (Chile/Nigeria)

    AfroPop Radio: Oomou Sangare, Thandiswa Mazwai, WizKid, Sarkodie, Korede Bella, Femi Kuti,

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 60:00


    This week on AfroPop Radio, we continue to share some of the best and diverse music from the Continent of Africa. Here, we discover and examine today's contemporary sounds.. Oomou Sangare is one of Mali's top artists while WizKid continues to thrive among the top names in AfroBeats.... They are all here, on AfroPop Radio..... #letsgo!

    AfroPop Radio: Youssou N'Dour, Babatunde Olatunji, M, Toumani Diabate, Yemi Alade

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 60:01


    This week, we take a whirlwind tour of the continent with a wide variety of songs. Of note is the latest song from the world music icon Youssou N'Dour, "Takuta" features a sample from the late Babatunde Olatunji. We then play the original "Takuta" as recorded in 1973 by Babatunde and while it sound nothing like the offering by Youssou, it is indeed a vibrant tribute to the AfroBeat master... Enjoy...

    AfroPop Radio: Robert Mugabe Dead at 95-Retrospective

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 60:01


    Today, we react to the news that one of African liberation's most controversial yet enduring figures has passed away. Robert Mugabe, the longtime President of Zimbabwe has passed away at age 95. His story is complex. He started out as a shining example of liberation's heroism, but turned out to be a dictator, despot, corrupt head of state. Today, we hear from journalists, academics and influencers from the continent who share thoughts, reactions and analysis on the life and legacy of President Robert Mugabe. All against a backdrop of incredible music...

    AfroPop Radio: Afrobeats, Afrobeat, Burna Boy, Fatoumata Diawara, Newen Afrobeat and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2019 60:01


    We've just seen Burna Boy in concert in LA and we reflect on the difference between Afrobeat and Afrobeats.. PLUS we listen as Burna Boy's Mom accepts the BET Best International Act Award for him, and we learn about Fatoumata Diawara's advocacy as certain Islamic groups impose a ban on music in northern Mali.... all that and more on AfroPop Radio

    AfroPop Radio: Femi Kuti, Salief Keita, Ntjam Rosie

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2019 60:01


    Salief Keita - Moussoulou ft. Osunlade (Mali)Zami Mdingi - Ithonga Lam (South Africa)Pozi - Beautiful Girl (Kenya)Tekno - Pana (Nigeria)Alsarah & the Nubatones - Ya Watan (Sudan/Brooklyn)Awilo Longomba - Bundelele (Congo)Mr. Eazi - Keys to the City (Nigeria)Zamajobe - Ndawo Yami (South Africa)Sun-El Musician ft. Samthing Soweto - Akanamali (South Africa)THandiswa Mazwai - Jikizela (South Africa)Ntjam Rosie - Space of You (Cameroon/Netherlands)Femi Kuti - Truth Don Die (Nigeria)

    AfroPop Radio: Lira, StoneBwoy, Somi, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2019 60:01


    This episode continues our exploration of the greatest contemporary African Music on the Planet!Lira - Feel Good (South Africa)Stone Bwoy - Mighty Lele (Ghana)Somi ft. Angelique Kidjo - Lady Revisited (US/Rwanda/Uganda)Simphiwe Dana - Roll Me Down (South Africa)Yemi Alade ft. Mi Casa - Get Through This (Nigeria and South Africa)B.O.P.(Brothers of Peace) - Shabalaza (South Africa)Diamond Platnumz ft. Omarion - African Beauty (Tanzania and US)Zahara - Imali (South Africa)Oliver Mtukudzi - Todii (Zimbabwe)Zonke - When All is Said and Done (South Africa)Femi Kuti & the Positive Force - One People, One World (Nigeria)Josh Milan ft. Cindy Mizell - Put a Spell on You (UK, Ghana, US)

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