Africa Now

“Africa Now!” at the Apollo Theater

by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) The sixth annual "Africa Now!" concert co-sponsored by the World Music Institute and the Apollo Theater was focused more on the electronic […]

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Africa Now! Festival Highlights the Music of South Africa at the Apollo Theater

by Steven Pisano Photo by Steven Pisano The vibrant music presented at Saturday’s “Africa Now” concert at Harlem's Apollo Theater was strong evidence that music in contemporary South Africa has gone far

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