Akenya is a singular talent in the Chicago music community. She commands the stage like a combination of James Brown, Billie Holiday, and a hungry MC conquering a cypher. She has collaborated both with Chicago hip hop stalwarts including Chance the Rapper, Noname Gyspy, Mick Jenkins, Eryn Allen Kane, Donnie Trumpet, and the O'My’s, as well as performed alongside contemporary luminaries like Esperanza Spalding, Fred Hersch, Vijay Iyer, Jason Moran, Luciana Souza, and Dave Holland. She is preparing to drop her first LP, titled Moon in the 4th, this year.

Recorded live 3/3/16 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago

Music from this week's show:

It Might Work - Alicks

Absentmindedness - @akenya

Disappear - @akenya

Back to Life - Soul II Soul

Tangos del Cerro - Estrella Morente