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Sam Backer

Web Editor and ProducerAfropop Worldwide

Sam Backer is the web editor and producer of Afropop Worldwide.

Jim Reeves on the Grand Ole Opry, September 3, 1960.

Why American country legend Jim Reeves endures … in Nigeria

Mar 22, 2015

A portrait of Bob Marley hangs in a market in Los Angeles

Bob Marley would be 70 now. These may be the reasons Obama paid homage.

Feb 6, 2015

South African artist Spoek Mathambo performs in 2011.

Want to find the best Afropop? It’s on Soundcloud — not an album

Jan 2, 2015