African Music in DC
Jolly Papa celebrates African music in all its beautiful manifestations across the globe. Based in the Washington, DC area.
RADIO + TELEVISION + EVENTS
Jolly Papa celebrates African music in all its beautiful manifestations across the globe. Based in the Washington, DC area.
RADIO + TELEVISION + EVENTS
AIR DATE - December 30, 2020: Our final show of 2020 is another walkabout, with music from The Cavemen, Ernestine Deane, Elida Almeida, Sampa The Great and more, plus a visit from good friend Sitali Siyolwe who is currently streaming acoustic sets to keep the music flowing and make ends meet with Courtney Dowe, Brian Farrow and friends. Check out their first video installment at https://kusharts.godaddysites.com/online-shows. Enjoy!
Tune in with co-hosts Michael & Eme for a fresh batch of African music and more each week.
[The Jolly Papa Show airs every Wednesday 1-3pm EST on Takoma Radio.]
Tune in: www.takomaradio.org
Previous shows: Jolly Papa Mixcloud
Check out our set with DC Highlife Stars featuring legendary Congolese artist Samba Mapangala at Prince George's County's "Celebrate Africa Festival 2020." Get down to classic tracks from Tabu Ley, Joseph Kabasele, Sam Mangwana, Rex Lawson, The Funkees, Sweet Breeze and more. Enjoy!
Wednesdays 1-3pm ET Eme and Michael host the Jolly Papa Show on WOWD-lp 94.3FM in Takoma Park, MD, streaming at www.takomaradio.org.
All styles from Africa and beyond--past, present and future--plus guests and in-studio performances from the DC scene.
Eme & Michael are LIVE at NOON every weekday.
Our 24/7 internet radio station, playing all the great music from our weekly show, plus live dj sets and performances, discussions and other shenanigans. Check out the weekly schedule on our Jolly Papa Radio page.
Exclusive performances by musicians from the DC African music scene & beyond. Check out the Jolly Papa YouTube channel for all our videos and playlists. Jolly Papa TV is a co-production of Jolly Papa and Takoma Park City TV.
Jolly Papa has developed a series of virtual workshops specifically designed to help employees at African focused NGOs, schools and corporate entities better understand contemporary Africa through the appreciation and contextualization of its music across time and space.
[During this time of COVID-19, Join Michael & Eme every Friday at noon EST for live broadcasts on Jolly Papa Radio.]
Jolly Papa Radio is mobile! We can spin the perfect selection of African music at your event, and even broadcast the proceedings LIVE to Jolly Papa Radio from anywhere with wi-fi and electricity.
DC Highlife Stars brings together some of the best musicians on the DC African music scene for live performances of classic highlife, rumba, afrobeat, funk, reggae and other styles, mixed with originals and tunes from the new generation of afrobeats artists.
Hit shuffle and let it roll... Over 1,000 Africa videos in rotation, with new ones added each week from our radio playlists. Enjoy!
[NOTE: Embedded playlists only show the most recent 200 videos. CLICK HERE for the full VIDEO MEGA MIX playlist on our YouTube channel.]