Seun Kuti’s New Video: An Ode to the Black Woman
Afrobeat torchbearer Seun Kuti along with Egypt 80 has released the video clip for their single “Black Woman,” off their 2014 release A Long Way to the Beginning. The song features the vocals of...
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Best of The Beat on Afropop: Emeline Michel and Women Artists of Haiti
In recognition of Women’s History Month, and also noting the recent appearance of Haitian singer Emeline Michel in Brooklyn at the globalFEST Creole Carnival, this edition of “Best of The Beat” brings...
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Best of The Beat on Afropop: Stella Chiweshe, Mbira Queen of Zimbabwe
In this “Best of The Beat” feature from 1996, author Sheila Nopper tells the remarkable story of Stella Rambisai Chiweshe, known as the Mbira Queen of Zimbabwe, who: “after many years of struggle and...
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Best of The Beat on Afropop: Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa
Arguably Cuba’s most famous export alongside rum and cigars, Celia Cruz, the First Lady of Latin Music, enjoyed a long and prolific career as a major superstar and one of the first Cuban women to front...
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Miriam Makeba: 85th Birthday Observance
An appreciation of the life and work of the immortal Miriam Makeba, universally known as Mama Africa, from Ken Braun of Sterns Music on the occasion of the 85th anniversary of her birth: March 4,...
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Best of The Beat on Afropop: Reggae Women Stepping Forward
This installment of “Best of The Beat” is a glimpse into a moment in history—1985—in which we celebrated the outstanding female voices of reggae music. Jamaica is, and probably will always be, a...
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