Today’s Top Tune: Jalen Ngonda ‘All About Me’ 

Soul singer supreme Jalen Ngonda and veteran keyboardist-producer Victor Axelrod have joined forces for the irresistibly soulful reggae anthem “All About Me.” After collaborating on sessions for Jalen’s 2023 debut Come Around and Love Me, Axelrod was struck by the way Jalen’s voice echoed the British singer Bitty McLean. With the track’s instrumental already in place, all it needed was the perfect voice — and with Jalen on board, the duo wrote the lyrics and laid down the vocals in a single night. 

(Daptone Records)