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[image: Afropop Worldwide eNewsletter]<http://www.afropop.org/friends.php> <http://www.afropop.org/> April 9, 2009 [image: On Air & Listen Live]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=1&ik=1f2c07657e&view=cv&search=inbox&th=1208d41e9479f1ca&ww=996&cvap=10&qt=&zx=qzl2o0-f1oc3g#1208d41e9479f1ca_onair> [image: Afropop Reviews]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=1&ik=1f2c07657e&view=cv&search=inbox&th=1208d41e9479f1ca&ww=996&cvap=10&qt=&zx=qzl2o0-f1oc3g#1208d41e9479f1ca_review> [image: Features]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=1&ik=1f2c07657e&view=cv&search=inbox&th=1208d41e9479f1ca&ww=996&cvap=10&qt=&zx=qzl2o0-f1oc3g#1208d41e9479f1ca_feature> [image: Interviews]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=1&ik=1f2c07657e&view=cv&search=inbox&th=1208d41e9479f1ca&ww=996&cvap=10&qt=&zx=qzl2o0-f1oc3g#1208d41e9479f1ca_interview> [image: Newsflash]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=1&ik=1f2c07657e&view=cv&search=inbox&th=1208d41e9479f1ca&ww=996&cvap=10&qt=&zx=qzl2o0-f1oc3g#1208d41e9479f1ca_newsflash> [image: Free Stuff]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=1&ik=1f2c07657e&view=cv&search=inbox&th=1208d41e9479f1ca&ww=996&cvap=10&qt=&zx=qzl2o0-f1oc3g#1208d41e9479f1ca_freestuff> [image: Afropop City Hotpicks]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=1&ik=1f2c07657e&view=cv&search=inbox&th=1208d41e9479f1ca&ww=996&cvap=10&qt=&zx=qzl2o0-f1oc3g#1208d41e9479f1ca_citypicks> Advertising Links [image: 20th Anniversary Campaign Thumb]<http://www.afropop.org/Campaign20A.html> Hello! Here's a pop quiz: If you go from Canada in the north to Argentina in the south, how many countries will you pass? If you guessed 50...you're wrong! It's 35. The heads-of-state of each of those countries--with the exception of Cuba--will meet in Trinidad for the *Summit of the Americas<http://www.afropop.org/news_flash.php?ID=579> * on April 17th. *President Obama* will give the keynote address. (And you better be sure that relations with Cuba will be a hot topic--especially now that the winds of change are stirring from the White House.) We are celebrating with a three-part Summit of the Americas mini-series. The first one on-air this week focuses on *The Caribbean<http://www.afropop.org/radio/radio_program/ID/616/Afropop%20Vignettes:%20The%20Caribbean> * with Afropop reportage from Trinidad, Haiti, Cuba and Martinique. *On demand streaming this week--for the first time--is "Under the Radar,"<http://www.afropop.org/radio/radio_program/ID/748/Under%20the%20Radar%20Screen%202009> * featuring cool artists you've probably not heard of (yet) from Tanzania, Cuba, Ghana, Brazil and elsewhere. *Please* *spread the word and forward this link to all your music-loving friends. * We're very pleased to present Lee Middleton's vivid reportage from the *2009 Cape Town Jazz Festival<http://www.afropop.org/multi/feature/ID/873/Cape%20Town%20Jazz%20Festival%202009:%20Review%20and%20Photos> *, which just celebrated its 10th Anniversary,* *with fantastic photos by Bruce Anderson. *Banning Eyre* has our review of *Extra Golden's "Thank You Very Quickly,"<http://www.afropop.org/explore/album_review/ID/3597/Thank%20You%20Very%20Quickly> * with "their raw and rowdy African rock sounds maturing on this their third release." Extra Golden will perform this Saturday night at Poisson Rouge in NYC. Thanks to all who have contributed to our *20th Anniversary Afropop campaign<http://www.afropop.org/campaign20A.html> * to raise money for your beloved afropop.org web site and Afropop e-Newsletter service. It might *seem* free, but of course there are editorial and technical costs to cover. You can become a "Web Surfer" for as little as $12 per year or a "Web Architect" for $52 a year. So far, over 20 of you have, which has brought in just under 25% of our $2500 goal. Check out all of our contributors on the campaign page<http://www.afropop.org/campaign20A.html> . Thank you! Searching for another way to contribute to Afropop? Purchase a fantastic trip to the *Zanzibar International Film Festival<http://www.afropop.org/news_flash.php?ID=555> *, and 15% of your purchase goes right back to Afropop! If you know a bright, motivated person who would be a good match with Afropop's *summer 2009 internship program<http://www.afropop.org/news_flash.php?ID=561> *, please guide him or her to this link. Our application window is only open for another two weeks. *For New Yorkers*: you can hear this week's *Afropop Worldwide *on Radio New York, 91.5 FM, Saturday at 11 PM. Also the annual *African Film Festival<http://www.afropop.org/news_flash.php?ID=578> * is now underway. For upcoming concerts by favorites such as Habib Koite, Toumani Diabate, and Rachid Taha, check out our *Afropop New York City events calendar<http://www.afropop.org/multi/feature/ID/834/NYC%20Events%20-%20April%202009> *. --Sean Barlow and the Afropop.org team--Banning, Matt, RaShonda, Ashley and Briana [image: On-air and Listen Live] Afropop Vignettes: The Caribbean<http://www.afropop.org/radio/radio_program/ID/616/Afropop%20Vignettes:%20The%20Caribbean> The Heads of State of the 34 countries of the Americas (except Cuba) are meeting this April in Port of Spain, Trinidad to discuss common issues. President Obama will deliver the keynote address. Afropop takes this occasion as a jumping-off point to explore intriguing musical destinations--some well known, some barely known--and musical hot spots throughout the Americas. In part 1, we go to Trinidad, Cuba, Haiti, Martinique and the Dominican Republic. Hear Trinidad's pan orchestras, action on the street at carnivals in Port-au-Prince and Fort-de-France, and lots more! Four Generations of Congo Music<http://www.afropop.org/radio/radio_program/ID/416/Four%20Generations%20of%20Congo%20Music> "Papa" Wendo Kolosoy is the centerpiece of this delightful retrospective program that acts our overdue tribute to the grandfather of Congolese rumba, who died in 2008. Afropop Worldwide traveled to Kinshasa in 2001 to do exclusive reportage on the first new recording of Wendo's in many years. We talk to the man and listen in on the recording session. After sitting out most of the 3-decade Mobutu era, Wendo put together a band of veterans with stories to tell, and sweet melodies and rhythms to share. Hear live sounds and interviews from Kinshasa, including Lutumba Simaro and Bana OK, and one of the kings of the current Congo music scene, Werra Son. era, Wendo has put together a band of veterans with stories to tell, and sweet melodies and rhythms to share. Hear live sounds and interviews from today's Kinshasa, including Lutumba Simaro and Bana OK, and the king of the current Congo music scene, Werra Son. Under the Radar Screen 2009<http://www.afropop.org/radio/radio_program/ID/748/Under%20the%20Radar%20Screen%202009> An Afropop tour of sounds you have not heard, from music found by our field correspondents and small independent labels, to music sent to us directly from artists in Africa. We'll dig into the early West African releases from the new fair trade label Akawaaba Music, hear new sounds from Brazil and Tanzania, a hot marimba band from South Africa, and a dazzling, young griot guitarist, as yet unsigned to any label. All that and more as Afropop peeks under the radar! [image: Reviews] Ancients Speak<http://www.afropop.org/explore/album_review/ID/3595/> A veteran bass player steps forward with a diverse, ambitious "vision of the Black Atlantic." Jeffrey Callen reviews Melvin Gibbs Elevated Entity, Ancients Speak. Thank You Very Quickly<http://www.afropop.org/explore/album_review/ID/3597/> Extra Golden's raw and rowdy African rock sounds matures on their third release. Six new songs capture the chaotic energy of Kenya following the 2008 elections. Review by Banning Eyre Troubadour <http://www.afropop.org/explore/album_review/ID/3596/> With sharp-tongued raps, and wide-ranging grooves laced with clips from vintage Ethiopian pop, K'Naan sets a new standard for African rap in English. The mean streets of Mogadishu become accessible and relevant to all in these beautiful, bold, and at ti [image: Features] Artists featured on our first Summit of the Americas show! <http://www.afropop.org/multi/feature/ID/874/> With the 2009 Summit of the Americas quickly approaching, Afropop is turning its attention to the intriguing musical destinations and musical hot spots of the Americas. Come listen as we explore the musical traditions of Trinidad, Cuba, Haiti, Martinique and the Dominican Republic in our first Summit of the Americas show! Cape Town Jazz Festival 2009: Review and Photos<http://www.afropop.org/multi/feature/ID/873/> Lee Middleton made her way through the jam-packed schedule at the 2009 Cape Town Jazz Festival. Her review covers performances by Hugh Masekela, Philip Tabane and Malombo, Zap Mama, Mos Def, and some new names. Photos by Bruce Anderson. Eugene Godfried (1952-2009): Remembering a champion of Caribbean music<http://www.afropop.org/multi/feature/ID/872/> Eugčne Edward Godfried Presilia passed on to the ancestors Sunday morning, March 29, 2009, in Willemstad, Curaçao, his homeland, after suffering a grave stroke March 21st. He was 56. Eugčne Godfried was a widely respected and renowned radio journalist, scholar, community organizer, political activist, and ethnomusicologist. Julia Goldrosen remembers. [image: Interviews] Amadou Bagayogo talks about his life and music with Mariam, and their hit album, Dimanche a Bamako.<http://www.afropop.org/multi/interview/ID/84/> On August 9. 2005, Banning Eyre spoke with Amadou Bagayoko by telephone in New York. Riding high on the success of "Dimanche a Bamako", Amadou and Mariam had played two sold-out shows at Joe's Pub the night before. Here's their conversation. K'Naan discusses his new album,<http://www.afropop.org/multi/interview/ID/145/> The Toronto-based Somali rapper discusses his wide ranging new album, Troubadour (A&M/Octone), as well as the issues he faces straddling the radically different worlds of hip hop and world music, and his days in the American hood. Interview with Banning Eyre. Ryan Skinner on New York's Mande Community, Part 2<http://www.afropop.org/multi/interview/ID/144/> Afropop Worldwide's program New York's Mande Diaspora, Part 1: Building Community tells the story of one of America's most remarkable and musically rich African enclaves. The program relies on interviews and encounters with, and recordings by, a long list of artists from Gambia, Mali and Guinea who live or have lived in the New York area. Links to music and information about those artists can be found at the end of this feature. The program is built around the scholarship of Ryan Thomas Skinner, who studied the New York Mande community between 2000 and 2003, after having done field work in Mali. Banning Eyre conducted a very long interview with Ryan, to be published in two parts. Here is Part 2 of their conversation. [image: News Flashes] Afropop celebrates of The 2009 Summit of the Americas, by highlighting music from the Caribbean! <http://www.afropop.org/news_flash.php?ID=579> In response to the 2009 Summit of the Americas, Afropop is exploring the intriguing destinations and the musical hot spots of the Americas. This week, the musical traditions of Trinidad, Cuba, Haiti, Martinique and the Dominican Republic. ------------------------------ Fantastic Trip to Zanzibar's International Film Festival (6/26 - 7/8). 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Safari package add-on also available (See newsflash for details). ------------------------------ The 16th New York African Film Festival<http://www.afropop.org/news_flash.php?ID=578> Under the banner \"Africa in Transition,\" the 2009 New York African Film Festival begins on April 8th, taking viewers on an introspective journey across the African continent with films that create a vision of Africa\'s future through a deconstruction of its past. ------------------------------ [image: Free Stuff] Win a Copy of Rokia Traoré's "Tchamantché!"<http://www.afropop.org/free_stuff.php?ID=548> Win Tickets to see Rachid Taha live at Poisson Rouge on 4/15!!!<http://www.afropop.org/free_stuff.php?ID=561> Win tickets to see Toumani Diabate and Habib Koite live at McCarter Theatre Center/Princeton, NJ on April 17!!!<http://www.afropop.org/free_stuff.php?ID=562> [image: City Hot Picks] Afropop New York City Select Concerts & Events Peek & Plan ahead! <http://www.afropop.org/events/NYC> Compiled by Marc Amigone [image: Afropman] Afropop e-Newsletter staff: Banning Eyre, Senior Editor, Afropop.org Sean Barlow, Senior Producer Matt Payne, Managing Editor, Afropop.org Marc Amigone, NYC Events Editor Contributors: Karima Daoudi, Chicago Events Editor; RaShonda Reeves; Santiago Felipe; Eva Peskin; Spencer Orey; Amadeus Junqueira Please become a Friend of Afropop <http://www.afropop.org/friends.php>. 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