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Indian-Canadian artist Kiran Ahluwalia embraces traditional South Asian forms, West African Blues, Rock, and Jazz. She and her band play songs from 2024's "Comfort Food", in-studio. (episode)
London's Shabaka (Sons of Kemet, The Comet Is Coming) is a vital jazz heavyweight. Recently, he retired the saxophone and began an immersive flute journey. Shabaka plays in-studio. (episode)
This week, a historic Broadway cast record, a reimagined gospel favorite by Davóne Tines, and “Proxy Music.” Plus, Colombian band Meridian Brothers and outsider country by Orville Peck. (article)
Vocalist and "jazz singer for the hip-hop generation" José James brings his latest message-music with soul from his '1978', playing new songs in-studio. (episode)
This week, Mdou Moctar’s desert blues, Hiatus Kaiyote’s psychedelic soul, and Kamasi Washington’s spiritual jazz. Plus new releases from Nubiyan Twist, Ra Ra Riot, and Madlib. (article)
Indie rock-chamber pop band San Fermin's latest, 'Arms', is an immersive exercise in empathy and pushback after things fall apart. The band plays some of these songs, in-studio. (episode)
Cameroonian composer Blick Bassy creates songscapes with delicate guitar, synth riffs, and brass arrangements. Hear "Africanity at the crossroads of soul, folk, and electro". (episode)
This week, the return of London's Ezra Collective; St. Vincent’s tribute to Sophie, and an all-star global music collaboration from Amadou & Mariam. Plus music by NC's shirlette ammons. (article)
Vocalist and songwriter Lizz Wright's latest album is called "Shadow", and wanders freely among many styles of American music. She and her band play these new songs, in-studio. (episode)
Reyna Tropical, (guitarist/songwriter Fabi Reyna), offers dreamy guitars pulsing with sunny beats from Congolese, Peruvian, and Colombian rhythms as spiritual survival songs, in-studio. (episode)