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Scholar and author Deborah Kapchan discusses the histroy and practice of Moroccan Gnawa music.

Exploring the unparalleled influence of King Sunny Ade, Nigeria's first international superstar, on the global Afrobeats landscape and his lasting legacy in the music industry.

Umar Musa Ali reports on Ado Gwanja's song "Warr."

Geraldo Pino was an early influence on Fela Kuti in Ghana.

Banning Eyre reviews reissues of Celestine Ukwu and John Ondolo from Mississippi Records.

Banning Eyre speaks with Arturo O'Farrill and reviews a concert by the Cuban Khaleeji Project

The efforts to overturn the 2020 election is in talks with the committee about testifying. how critical is giulianis testimony? have you seen other trump loyalists stonewall the investigation? do you think giuliani, at the end, will really cooperate? >> well ill tell you, rev, im not going to believe it until i see it. you know giuliani better than i do. look, he was trumps right hand man throughout this. hes on, hes one of the poster boys, one of the poster children for the cabal of people tryi...

Have you seen other trump loyalists stonewall the investigation? do you think giuliani, at the end, will really cooperate? >> well ill tell you, rev, im not going to believe it until i see it. you know giuliani better than i do. look, he was trumps right hand many throughout this. hes on, hes one of the poster boys, one of the poster children for the cabal of people trying to overthrow an american election. hes hip-deep in this crap. so it would be wonderful if he came clean to the january 6 com...

In this Hip Deep episode, we use music to explore that history as we take a road-trip across the country in search of sonic traces of Afro-Mexico.

Afropop Worldwide is a Peabody Award-winning radio program and podcast, including the Hip Deep and Afropop Closeup, series dedicated to music from Africa and the African diaspora.