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AfricaFocus Weekly Highlights

April 7 - April 13, 2025: To Read and To Watch

Apr 14 • William Minter

Music Is My Ammunition

Congolese Musicians Sing Out for Peace and Justice

Mar 11

Playlists for a New Year

Music Linking Past and Future

Dec 24, 2024 • William Minter

Still Timely Message from Johnny Clegg and Nelson Mandela

"Everything is going to work out in the end, and if it doesn't work out, it ain't the end!"

Nov 1, 2023 • William Minter

From the Congo to the Mississippi

The USA and the DRC in Past and Present

Oct 17, 2023 • William Minter

In the News, Niger is a Land of Coups

For Electric Guitar Fans, it is the Land of Sahara Blues

Aug 19, 2023 • William Minter

Black Lives Matter in Classical Music

Kanneh-Mason Family Sets the Pace for Change

Jul 9, 2023

Harry Belafonte and SNCC

From Greenwood to Gazankulu*

May 14, 2023 • William Minter

Remembering Kenneth Kaunda

Tiyende Pamodzi (Let Us Go Together)

Apr 24, 2023 • William Minter

More Songs Around the World

Sarah Bareilles, Manu Chao, Mermans Mosengo, and more

Apr 3, 2023

World Music is African Music

Just Listen to the Songs

Mar 6, 2023

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