AfroPoP | Season 15 | Trailer

- "Afropop" The ultimate cultural exchange, celebrates its 15th season recognizing the importance creativity has in shaping our world.

On this season of "Afropop", "Can You Bring It Bill T. Jones and the D Man In The Waters".

♪ They are for ♪ - We were very abandoned and lost and afraid.

This piece is gonna be about what it takes to live.

♪ Violin music ♪ - 1 2 3 - Hi, I'm Mateo.

- What part are you doing?

- And I'm Larry slash Holly - and I'm playing Hugh, the male part.

Us!

Us!

What are we going through?

What is our aids right now?

♪ Classical music plays ♪ - There are tragic events that in some ways define generations.

Work of art.

Maybe could even transcend that era.

♪ Classical music plays ♪ ♪ Drums play ♪ - "Queen Kidjo".

♪ Drums play ♪ ♪ Take a look at these hands ♪ - With 16 albums to her name and a unique ability to fuse different genres, Anjali Kidjo has rightfully earned the title Queen of African Music.

♪ Singing ♪ ♪ Tap dancing ♪ "Bill Trayler: Chasing Ghosts" ♪ Hand where you've been?

♪ - Trayler is probably the greatest artist you've never heard of.

♪ Papa's gonna buy me my ♪ - When I see Bill Trayler's work, I see movement.

♪ Tap dancing ♪ I feel jazz.

I feel past steps.

- "The Sound of Masks".

♪ Drums play ♪ - "Rewind and Play".

Paris, 1969.

Felonious Monk on the road.

- Why did you put your piano in your kitchen?

- Yes.

The first time I came France, no, no, no, no, no.

No secret.

No, but it's not nice.

It's not nice.

Yeah.

- The striking portrait of an American jazz master.

♪ Jazzy piano music ♪ Experience the power.

- Yes!

- Black art has to restore, reflect, and celebrate our triumphs across the diaspora.

♪ Classical music plays ♪ On season 15 of "Afropop".

- Good!

♪ Upbeat music plays ♪