We're officially halfway through 2025, and it's truly giving "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." This month's column is going to lean into the good – a few Afropop moments of ...

The label will release the Lagos-born artist's fifth studio album in July. By Heran Mamo Nigerian Afropop singer Adekunle Gold has officially signed with Def Jam Recordings, the company tells ...

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 ...

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 ...

Afropop sounds have their origins in ancient history but are as cool as the streets of New York, so when you successfully mix them you have something very special." Though the roots of Afropop can 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 ...

The top ten genres of contemporary African music, and where to hear them on your next visit. African contemporary music, commonly called Afropop, is as diverse as the African continent itself. It ...

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 ...

Afropop — a catch-all term casting a wide net over the diverse musical approaches originating and dominating from Africa — has long been a center of the Black diasporic experience, from which so much ...

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 ...