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Afropop Worldwide for January 17, 2007
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
[Program Website]
Today's Highlight: "Afropop Celebrates Habib Koité, Vusi Mahlesela, and Dobet Gnaho"
Every year Afropop honors artists for their artistic excellence and their vital role in connecting Americans to Africa. Past inductees include Youssou N'Dour, Baaba Maal, Thomas Mapfumo and the Mahotella Queens. This time we honor Mali's Habib Koite, South Africa's Vusi Mahlasela and the Ivory Coast's Dobet Gnaore (Afropop's Emergine Artist of the Year). We go to the B.B. King Blues Club in New York City to enjoy the ecstatic concert of the three honorees as they perform on each others' songs with shifting line-ups of musicians and strong vocal power. (This concert was part of "Putumayo Presents: Acoustic Africa"). We talk with the artists backstage about their careers and their forthcoming projects. Sneak previews.
A one-hour weekly showcase of music and information from Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas. Hosted by Georges Collinet from Cameroon, Afropop Worldwide draws on an unprecedented array of reporters, artists, and cultural guides to present an hour that is authoritative, comprehensive, and hugely entertaining.
Afropop Worldwide blends a rich array of global music with lively interviews and insightful stories on world-class talents and the music they create. Each carefully crafted broadcast features live concert tape, exclusive interviews, visits to musicians' houses, urban ambiance from around the African Diaspora, and rare recordings.
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