Is Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange coming back?
Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange (2008–present) on World
The answer: Between seasons — last episode June 23, 2025, no return date announced yet.
17seasons
81episodes
About Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange
Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange's return is unconfirmed. The show last aired its most recent episode on June 23, 2025. Since then, no new episodes have been announced, and the series remains between seasons as of May 8, 2026.
Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange is a series of short films that explores the cultural and historical developments in Africa over the past generation. Premiering in 2008, the show aims to foster a global conversation about the contemporary lifestyles and realities of Africans, both on the continent and abroad. The series covers topics related to life, art, and culture in regions with significant African populations, including the Caribbean, Canada, South America, and the United States.
Each episode has a runtime of approximately 60 minutes. The series has featured multiple seasons, with the most recent one airing in 2025.
Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange episode schedule
81 aired
Aired · 81
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2025 | S17·E3 | Neptune Frost and Tsutsue |
| June 16, 2025 | S17·E2 | Tongo Saa |
| June 9, 2025 | S17·E1 | Mother Suriname and The Changing Same |
| April 22, 2024 | S16·E4 | Freedom Hill |
| April 15, 2024 | S16·E3 | Kati Kati |
| April 8, 2024 | S16·E2 | Supa Modo |
| April 1, 2024 | S16·E1 | Commuted |
| May 1, 2023 | S15·E5 | Rewind & Play |
| April 24, 2023 | S15·E4 | The Sound of Masks |
| April 17, 2023 | S15·E3 | Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts |
| April 10, 2023 | S15·E2 | Queen Kidjo |
| April 3, 2023 | S15·E1 | Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters |
| May 2, 2022 | S14·E5 | Revolution from Afar |
| April 25, 2022 | S14·E4 | Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art |
| April 18, 2022 | S14·E3 | Downstream to Kinshasa |
| April 11, 2022 | S14·E2 | She Had a Dream |
| April 4, 2022 | S14·E1 | Everything: The Real Thing Story |
| May 3, 2021 | S13·E5 | Bakoso: Afrobeats of Cuba |
| April 26, 2021 | S13·E4 | Film Shorts |
| April 19, 2021 | S13·E3 | Professional Black Girl |
| April 12, 2021 | S13·E2 | Finding Sally |
| April 5, 2021 | S13·E1 | Mama Gloria |
| February 2, 2020 | S12·E5 | Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela and Spit on the Broom |
| February 2, 2020 | S12·E4 | Gilda Brasileiro: Against Oblivion |
| February 2, 2020 | S12·E3 | Daddy and the Warlord |
| February 2, 2020 | S12·E2 | Amina |
| February 2, 2020 | S12·E1 | My Friend Fela and Birth of Afrobeat |
| January 29, 2019 | S11·E5 | Short Films |
| January 29, 2019 | S11·E4 | While I Breathe, I Hope |
| January 29, 2019 | S11·E3 | The Faces We Lost |
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| January 28, 2019 | S11·E2 | Mama Colonel |
| January 21, 2019 | S11·E1 | Mama Africa: Miriam Makeba! |
| January 29, 2018 | S10·E5 | Fatal Assistance |
| January 29, 2018 | S10·E4 | 10 Days in Africa: A Home Movie |
| January 29, 2018 | S10·E3 | Between Two Shores |
| January 22, 2018 | S10·E2 | Shorts Program (He Who Dances on Wood, Kojo and Lonnie Holley: The Truth of the Dirt |
| January 15, 2018 | S10·E1 | Black Panther Woman |
| February 12, 2017 | S9·E5 | Omo Child: The River and the Bush |
| February 5, 2017 | S9·E4 | Black Out and Pangaea |
| January 29, 2017 | S9·E3 | My Father's Land |
| January 22, 2017 | S9·E2 | Intore |
| January 15, 2017 | S9·E1 | An American Ascent |
| January 31, 2016 | S8·E5 | Shorts Program: My Africa Is & Native Son |
| January 26, 2016 | S8·E4 | First Friday |
| January 26, 2016 | S8·E3 | Tchindas |
| January 25, 2016 | S8·E2 | Pan! Our Music Odyssey |
| January 16, 2016 | S8·E1 | Days of Hope |
| February 16, 2015 | S7·E5 | The Abominable Crime |
| February 9, 2015 | S7·E4 | AFROPUNK Presents The Triptych |
| February 2, 2015 | S7·E3 | Sound of Torture |
| January 26, 2015 | S7·E2 | Ladies' Tum |
| January 19, 2015 | S7·E1 | The Carrier |
| May 25, 2014 | S6·E6 | The Deported |
| February 10, 2014 | S6·E5 | Boys of Summer |
| February 3, 2014 | S6·E4 | Stories From Lakka Beach |
| January 27, 2014 | S6·E3 | War Don Don |
| January 20, 2014 | S6·E2 | Upaj: Improvise |
| January 13, 2014 | S6·E1 | Doin' it in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball -- NYC |
| January 30, 2013 | S5·E3 | Stolen |
| January 23, 2013 | S5·E2 | Dear Mandela |
| January 22, 2013 | S5·E1 | A Lot Like You |
| October 1, 2012 | S4·E5 | An African Election |
| January 29, 2012 | S4·E4 | Calypso Rose: The Lioness of the Jungle |
| January 29, 2012 | S4·E3 | That's My Face |
| January 22, 2012 | S4·E2 | Burning in the Sun |
| January 22, 2012 | S4·E1 | Everyday Sunshine |
| February 9, 2011 | S3·E5 | Mrs. Goundo's Daughter |
| February 2, 2011 | S3·E4 | RiseUP |
| January 26, 2011 | S3·E3 | RiseUP |
| January 19, 2011 | S3·E2 | 125 Franco's Boulevard; Nora |
| January 12, 2011 | S3·E1 | Haiti: One Day, One Story; The Other Side of the Water: The Journey of Haitan Ra Ra Band |
| November 8, 2009 | S2·E4 | Moving to the Beat |
| November 1, 2009 | S2·E3 | Black to Our Roots |
| October 25, 2009 | S2·E2 | Desert Bayou |
| October 18, 2009 | S2·E1 | The Fighting Spirit |
| July 6, 2008 | S1·E6 | We Will Not Die Like Dogs: Africa Responds to the HIV/AIDS Crisis |
| June 29, 2008 | S1·E5 | Mix |
| June 22, 2008 | S1·E4 | Hip Hop Revolution |
| June 15, 2008 | S1·E3 | Being Pavarotti |
| June 8, 2008 | S1·E2 | Welcome to Nollywood |
| June 1, 2008 | S1·E1 | TenDaysinAfrica |