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NMAfA Podcast
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El Anatsui (12:16 total for 3 separate podcasts)
Interviewed by Jessica Martinez

Download El Anatsui podcasts (6.9 mb. zip archive)

Thomas K. Seligman (12:33)
Director, Cantor Arts Center
Stanford University

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António Ole (5:25)
Interviewed by Curator Christine Mullen Kreamer

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Sharon F. Patton (24:53)
Director, National Museum of African Art
Courtesy Artworks Now, Maryland Public Television

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Georgia Papageorge (7:26)
Introduced by Curator Christine Mullen Kreamer
Interviewed by Allyson Purpura

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Sue Williamson (8:22)
Recorded 2004 at the Dakar Biennale of Contemporary
African Art, Dakar, Senegal
Interviewed by Kinsey Katchka

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The sounds that make up the diverse music of Africa are now yours to explore. Radio Africa streams, at no charge, complete tracks from the collections of Smithsonian Global Sound.

From the rhythms of Benin to the wedding music of Ethiopia to the traditional Zulu music of South Africa to the parade music of Senegal, you'll never know what you'll hear next!

Click the Recording Info button on the radio for more information about the music or to purchase a track from Smithsonian Global Sound.

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