Listen "Rhythm Nations"
Episode Synopsis
Some countries are embedded in our collective memory for their trademark rhythms--samba for Brazil, rumba for Cuba, Afrobeat for Nigeria, mbalax for Senegal. We'll celebrate these beats with some of their seminal practitioners. Produced by Sean Barlow.
APWW #787
Originally broadcast in 2018
APWW #787
Originally broadcast in 2018
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