Chrystia Cabral conjures a mystical, magnificent dominion in the music she makes as SPELLLING. For Live on KEXP, Troy Nelson uses multiple entendres to tell the story of her fascinating experimental journey from creating songs for crayons to gathering more than 30 musicians to join her for her latest and most fantastical record The Turning Wheel. 

Recorded 06/17/2021.

1. Little Deer
2. Always
3. Awaken
4. Boys at School
5. Sweet Talk

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Chrystia Cabral conjures a mystical, magnificent dominion in the music she makes as SPELLLING. For Live on KEXP, Troy Nelson uses multiple entendres to tell the story of her fascinating experimental journey from creating songs for crayons to gathering more than 30 musicians to join her for her latest and most fantastical record The Turning Wheel. 

Recorded 06/17/2021.

1. Little Deer
2. Always
3. Awaken
4. Boys at School
5. Sweet Talk

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Mndsgn, the pseudonym of Ringgo Ancheta, is no fresh face on the music scene. Since 2009, he’s been collaborating with incredible artists across the board, from Suzi Analogue and Knxwledge to Prophet and Chai. For his latest Stones Throw record, Rare Pleasure, Ancheta created his most vulnerable album yet, which he opens up to KEXP’s Larry Mizell Jr. about in this week’s episode of Live on KEXP before jumping into a killer set of songs off the album.

Recorded 06/09/2021.

1. Hope You’re Doin’ Better
2. Slowdance
3. Medium Rare
4. Colours of the Sunset
5. Feelings Are...The Hardest Words To Say (Alphonso Johnson cover)

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Mndsgn, the pseudonym of Ringgo Ancheta, is no fresh face on the music scene. Since 2009, he’s been collaborating with incredible artists across the board, from Suzi Analogue and Knxwledge to Prophet and Chai. For his latest Stones Throw record, Rare Pleasure, Ancheta created his most vulnerable album yet, which he opens up to KEXP’s Larry Mizell Jr. about in this week’s episode of Live on KEXP before jumping into a killer set of songs off the album.

Recorded 06/09/2021.

1. Hope You’re Doin’ Better
2. Slowdance
3. Medium Rare
4. Colours of the Sunset
5. Feelings Are...The Hardest Words To Say (Alphonso Johnson cover)

Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTube

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When your family name is synonymous with afrobeat activism, what do you do? For Femi and Made Kuti, the only option is to continue the Legacy, of course. On this episode of Live on KEXP, the father/son duo carry on what Fela Kuti started in the ‘70s - the dissemination of not just sharp political criticism but also immense joy through music.

Recorded 05/11/2021.

1. Pà Pá Pà (Femi Kuti)
2. Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am (Made Kuti)
3. Stop The Hate (Femi Kuti)
4. Free Your Mind (Made Kuti)

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When your family name is synonymous with afrobeat activism, what do you do? For Femi and Made Kuti, the only option is to continue the Legacy, of course. On this episode of Live on KEXP, the father/son duo carry on what Fela Kuti started in the ‘70s - the dissemination of not just sharp political criticism but also immense joy through music.

Recorded 05/11/2021.

1. Pà Pá Pà (Femi Kuti)
2. Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am (Made Kuti)
3. Stop The Hate (Femi Kuti)
4. Free Your Mind (Made Kuti)

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Chinese-born, Vancouver-based musician Yu Su makes propulsive and evocative electronic that intends to bridge the gap between her motherland and her new Pacific Northwest home. 
On this episode of Live on KEXP, the composer, DJ, and sound artist speaks to Mike Ramos about the significance of the title of her latest album Yellow River Blue, her tough journey towards feeling comfortable in her new home, and how accessibility to electronic programs helped her on her journey towards the pop dance sound she found on the new record

Recorded 06/02/2021.

1. Xiu
2. Klein
3. Gleam
4. Melaleuca

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Chinese-born, Vancouver-based musician Yu Su makes propulsive and evocative electronic that intends to bridge the gap between her motherland and her new Pacific Northwest home.

On this episode of Live on KEXP, the composer, DJ, and sound artist speaks to Mike Ramos about the significance of the title of her latest album Yellow River Blue, her tough journey towards feeling comfortable in her new home, and how accessibility to electronic programs helped her on her journey towards the pop dance sound she found on the new record

Recorded 06/02/2021.

1. Xiu
2. Klein
3. Gleam
4. Melaleuca

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Activist, thinker, contemporary artist, and musician Nicholas Galanin entwines his experience as an Alaskan indigenous person and passion for social and environmental justice with falling in love and the birth of a child for his debut album as Ya Tseen. Titled Indian Yard, the record is a collaboration between himself and the many artists that see Galanin as a friend including Otis Calvin III (who you might know as OC Notes), Benjamin Verdoes, Shabazz Palaces, Nick Hakim, fellow Indigenous Alaskan singer and songwriter Qacung, and Alaska’s biggest rock stars Portugal. The Man.

Recorded 07/05/2021.

1. Knives
2. Close the Distance
3. A Feeling Undefined
4. Light the Torch
5. At Tugáni

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Activist, thinker, contemporary artist, and musician Nicholas Galanin entwines his experience as an Alaskan indigenous person and passion for social and environmental justice with falling in love and the birth of a child for his debut album as Ya Tseen. Titled Indian Yard, the record is a collaboration between himself and the many artists that see Galanin as a friend including Otis Calvin III (who you might know as OC Notes), Benjamin Verdoes, Shabazz Palaces, Nick Hakim, fellow Indigenous Alaskan singer and songwriter Qacung, and Alaska’s biggest rock stars Portugal. The Man.

Recorded 07/05/2021.

1. Knives
2. Close the Distance
3. A Feeling Undefined
4. Light the Torch
5. At Tugáni

Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTube

Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.