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Afropop Worldwide for March 19, 2008
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
[Program Website]
Today's Highlight: "The Hip Hop Generation in Africa: Ghana & Ivory Coast"
The latest Hip Deep edition of Afropop Worldwide explores the current pop music of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, two countries where elements of hip-hop and international pop music have grafted themselves onto local styles to create whole new genres -- ones robust enough to not only take over the local youth culture but also spread beyond their borders. In Ghana, hip-life -- a synthesis of hip-hop and highlife - dukes it out with gospel music on the airwaves. In Cote d'Ivoire, music has blossomed despite a stubborn political crisis. The idiosyncratic local music of social comment, zouglou, has morphed into coupe-decale, a dance-driven style that has supplanted Congolese soukous as the sound of the moment in Francophone Africa and its Diaspora. Contributing author-scholars to this program include Jesse Shipley, Brian Shimkovitz, Simon Akindes and Dominik Kohlhagen.
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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