Afropop eNews Nuits D'Afrique in Montreal: 2022

Ron Carter talks about Latin Music 

View in your browser ON AIR THIS WEEK:  Nuits d'Afrique in Montreal: 2022  In our July 22 webpost we shared photos of the Nuits d'Afrique festival in Montreal. In its 36th year, the annual event pulled out all the stops to meet the expectations of an audience that was hungry to see and hear some of the Africa's biggest stars. The Afropop team was there recording two nights of kora mastery, plus Gnawa roots from Moktar Gania, Haitian pop from Wesli, Femi Kuti and The Positive Force and more. Hear the program here for a deep dive and a solid salute to North America's best African music festival. Produced by Banning Eyre. Thanks to every one of you for tuning into Afropop Worldwide every week--we appreciate your plays, likes and shares. This past month we launched the Afropop Worldwide Vision Fund, a resource aimed at transforming our organization for the fast-changing cultural and media landscape of the 21st century. Your donations are already helping, so please keep them coming! Give a shoutout to #afropop35 on social. On Afropop.org Ron Carter on Latin Music Endora McNeary features the legendary jazz bassist in an article on his discovery of his love of Latin music, his productive creative life, and his trio's album Skyline, which won the Best Jazz Instrumental Grammy.  Check it out on Afropop here. New Afropop Closeup Episode The Cavemen: Highlife in the Age of Afrobeats In the age of slick, international Afrobeats music, and especially in its epicenter, Lagos, Nigeria, one would not expect to find a group of 20-somethings composing and performing classic highlife music. But that is exactly what the two brothers known as The Cavemen do. And they're finding success with the formula as well. Produced and narrated by Fay Fay. Events Around New York Thurs., Aug. 19, 2022, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Summerstage Presents  OMAR EDWARDS / TAP MASTER / LATASHA BARNES: EXCERPTS FROM THE JAZZ CONTINUUM  Marcus Garvey Park 18 Mt. Morris Park West, New York, NY 10027 FREE Wed., Aug. 23-25  ABDULLAH IBRAHIM AND EKAYA  Bluenote Jazz Club 131 West 3rd St. New York, NY 10012  Tickets and Information Fri., Aug. 25, 7 p.m. BURNING SPEAR  Sharing music from the legendary Spear's new album and bringing the oldies. Central Park, Rumsey Playfield, New York, NY 10021  Tickets and Information  Afropop is always looking for editorial, development and membership interns. Click the link for more information. We Are Social! Support Afropop! Afropop Staff: Sean Barlow, Executive Producer Banning Eyre, Senior Editor Michael Jones, Chief Audio Engineer (jonesaudio.com) Mukwae Wabei Siyolwe, Director of New Media and Operations CC Smith, Editor at Large

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