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Afropop Worldwide for August 22, 2007
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
[Program Website]
Today's Highlight: "Afropop Vignettes: Madagascar, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa"
Our popular vignettes series of handpicked gems from the archives of Afropop travel shows continues with this week's focus on southern Africa. Join Georges in Madagascar's capital Antananarivo for hot salegy Saturday night at Club Glacier and in the hood Sunday morning when elaborate hiragassy music-theater groups compete. In Zimbabwe, we trek east of the capital Harare to enjoy an extraordinary ngororambe ensemble of older gents performing their hocketing pan pipes. In Mozambique, we go upcountry from the capital Maputo to hear Venanzcio Mbande's world renowned timbila orchestra. As for South Africa, well, there's so much to choose from. We'll let that be a surprise.
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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