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Afropop Worldwide

Radio show
Show nameAfropop Worldwide
Other namesAPWW, Afropop
GenreMusic showcase
Running time60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
SyndicatesPublic Radio International
HostsGeorges Collinet
CreatorsSean Barlow
ProducersSean Barlow
Recording studioBrooklyn, New York City, New York
Air dates1988 to Present
Audio formatStereophonic sound

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'Afropop Worldwide' is a radio program which presents the musics of Africa and the African diaspora. The program is produced by Sean Barlow for World Music Productions in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. In addition to notes on the music, host Georges Collinet covers other subjects, such as his recipe for ginger chicken.

Afropop Worldwide initially launched as Afropop as a weekly public radio series in 1988 in response to widespread interest in international pop music. The first of its kind, it later expanded to include the music and cultures of the entire African diaspora.

Afropop Worldwide is distributed by Public Radio International (PRI) to over 100 stations in the United States. It is also heard in Europe and Africa. The producers have explained the show's mission:

:Our vision is to increase the profile of African and African Diaspora music worldwide, and to see that benefits go back to artists, music industry professionals, and the countries that produce the music. The Afropop database is central to our strategy as it harnesses the power of what we have done, and allows us to integrate past work with new research to support new projects. We are working in partnership with Calabash Music to help musicians from Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America leapfrog over the barriers of the conventional music business and take advantage of the emerging digital marketplace for global music.


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The Economist (blog)--Here Baobab, in his blogging infancy, has to tip his kufi cap to -Afropop Worldwide-. The eponymous American radio show has superbly covered music from Africa ... - Date : Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:51:35 GMT+00:00
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