The heart of Italy is beating in 4/4 time — and it’s louder than ever.

In Episode 99 of Overlooked Tracks, host Kenny Chiba takes you on a sonic adventure through Italy’s underground house and electronic scene, where passion meets precision and the dancefloor becomes pure art. From deep, hypnotic grooves to soulful club anthems, this mix is a journey through rhythm, emotion, and the unmistakable Italian flair that makes every beat feel alive.

Featuring some incredible artists including Marco Faraone, Fabio Florido, RISE, Daddy’s Groove, Deborah De Luca, and more — Electric Amore builds from silky 90 BPM moods to 120 BPM of pure nightlife energy. It’s a moment of deep love for the craft — a celebration of DJs who spin stories instead of just songs.

Turn up the volume, close your eyes, and let these Italian frequencies move you from the first drop to the final fade.

Episode 100 is on the horizon — a historic milestone for the Overlooked Tracks Podcast — but this time around, it’s all about the revolution of rhythm, the spark of soul, and the power of Electric Amore.

🎧 Don’t overlook the urban in you.

For our Japanese listeners:

免責事項：

インディーズ音楽を発見して応援することに共感したら、ぜひフォローしてね。

The Magical Music Bus is taking a quick pause to refuel, fine tune the rhythm and paying homage to D'Angelo , the heartbeat of Neo-Soul, and celebrating the new wave of global groove-makers. From the U.S. to Europe, Australia, and beyond, these artists blur genres and borders, crafting moods that move the soul:

Here are the artists we’re spotlighting in this episode, with their websites and social handles where available:

Blk Odyssy — Song: "Diamonds and Freaks" / Website: blkodyssy.com 

Throne x Protagonist — Song: "I Need Me" Bandcamp: somerapcouple.bandcamp.com T H R O N E

Armed Rhymery — Song: "Be Careful" / Instagram: @armedrhymery Instagram

Crystal Chen — Song: "Can't Help It" / Website: crystal-chen.com 

Kee’ahn — Song: "Heavy" with Kee'ahn, Pataphysics, OjiAji, Yusuf Harare Jnr, Kawel Che, Kasinda Fa'ase / Website: https://www.keeahn.com/

Rau_Ze — Song: "La dérive" / Website: https://www.117records.ca/rau_ze/

Joy Bogat — Song: "Growing Pains" / Website: joybogatmusic.com 

The Marías — Song: "Ruthless" / Website: https://www.themarias.us/ 

Secret Rendezvous —  Song: "Two Faced Lover" / https://www.secretrendezvous.org/ 

Evil Needle & Chromonicci — Song: "Highrise" / Website: https://www.evil-needle.com/ 

Alehlokapi —Song: "Silence" / Website: https://alehlokapi.com/ 

SophieTheHomie — Song: "fall" 

Erin Buku & DJ Spinna — Song: "The Ones (Featuring Ta'Raach)"

Fatima — Song: "Donuts Waffles Sweet Grief"

Seba Kaapstad — Song: "What the Beep" 

Michelle David & The True‑Tones — Song: "Brothers and Sisters" 

WizDumb — Song: "Daddy Bug" 

Shane Great —Song: "Revelation"

Alcynoos & Parental — Song: "Forsake"

Jalen Ngonda — Song: "Anyone in Love" Website: https://www.jngonda.com/ 

Mayra Andrade — Song: "Navega"

Azekel — Song: "02 DUPĖ ft Kwesi Arthur"

Disclaimer: This episode is shared solely for the purpose of promoting the featured music artists. We do not profit from this publication in any way.

If you believe in discovering and supporting independent music, follow us for more sounds the algorithm forgot. Thank you for listening. 🙏🏽🎧

For our Japanese listeners:

免責事項：

インディーズ音楽を発見して応援することに共感したら、ぜひフォローしてね。

🎶 Episode 97: “Fusion at the Edge: Turkey’s Sonic Mosaic”

🌀 Ride the Bosphorus with us.

I’m Kenny Chiba — your cosmic bus driver and sonic guide — and in this episode we plunge deep into Turkey’s soundscape. Here, East and West don’t just touch — they collide, converse, shake hands, and remix. The Bosphorus isn’t just geography — it’s pulse, it’s groove, it’s the tubular vein where melodies flow between worlds.

✨ In Episode 97 of the Overlooked Tracks Podcast

🎤 Featured Artists & Their Online Footprints

Kapiko — Website: https://www.kapikoband.com/ KAPIKO • Instagram: @kapikoband Instagram • SoundCloud: kapiko SoundCloud

Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek — Artist Page Info / Profile: https://www.europavox.com/bands/derya-yildirim-grup-simsek/ Europavox or https://deryayildirimgrupsimsek.com/ 

Gaye Su Akyol — https://www.gayesuakyol.com/ 

Lalalar — https://lalalar.net/ 

Hey! Douglas — https://heydouglas.bandcamp.com/ 

Baba Zula — https://www.babazula.com/ 

Congulus — https://www.congulus.com/ 

Hiçamahiç — https://hicamahic.bandcamp.com/ 

Fuzziliers — https://www.slavalobanov.com/fuzziliers 

Altın Gün — https://altingunband.com/ 

DJ Psychiatre — https://djpsychiatre.bandcamp.com/ , https://oathcreations.bandcamp.com/track/moving-into-jazz or https://www.oathcreations.com/ 

Brother Ali — https://brotherali-mmg.bandcamp.com/track/cast-aside

Disclaimer: This episode is shared solely for the purpose of promoting the featured music artists. We do not profit from this publication in any way.

If you believe in discovering and supporting independent music, follow us for more sounds the algorithm forgot. Thank you for listening. 🙏🏽🎧

For our Japanese listeners:

インディーズ音楽を発見して応援することに共感したら、ぜひフォローしてね。

What’s good, fam?

You’re now tuned in to Episode 96 of the Overlooked Tracks Podcast. And guess what? We're still riding aboard the Magical Music Bus — your one-way ticket to the most vibrant, vital, and overlooked sounds from around the globe.

Last stop? We were deep in Chile, where protest anthems and Andean soul lit the sky with revolution and rhythm.

But this time? We’ve crossed oceans and landed in the bold, beating heart of West Africa — Nigeria.

This ain’t just another pit stop — it’s a cultural collision, a sonic uprising, and a global vibe transmission from Lagos to the world.

I’m your host Kenny Chiba — your music selector, narrator, and guide through the grooves less traveled. And this time around, we’re tuning into a musical landscape that refuses to be defined. This is more than Afrobeats. It’s alté, afro-fusion, spiritual jazz, rebel soul, and DIY cool.

Buckle up. The Magical Music Bus has no brakes. Let’s go!! 

Featured Music for Episode #96: 

- Fave: https://www.instagram.com/faveszn/?hl=en#

- Wurld: Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thisiswurld  and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisiswurld/?hl=en#

- Yemi Alade: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/yemialade and  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yemialade/?hl=en

- Aṣa: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/asaofficial and X: https://x.com/Asa_official 

- Olamide: Soundcloud:  https://soundcloud.com/olamidemusic

- Ayra Starr: X -  https://x.com/ayrastarr and Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/ayrastarr/

- Qingmadi: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qingmadi/

- Damilfice:  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/damilfice/?hl=en and Soundcloud:  https://soundcloud.com/damilmusic

- Lady Donli:  Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/ladydonli and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ladydonli/?hl=en

- Tems:  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/temsbaby/?hl=en

- Mádé Kuti: Bandcamp - https://madekuti.bandcamp.com/track/free-your-mind

- Tay Iwar: Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/tayiwar and Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/tayiwar/

Disclaimer: This episode is shared solely for the purpose of promoting the featured music artists. We do not profit from this publication in any way.

If you believe in discovering and supporting independent music, follow us for more sounds the algorithm forgot. Thank you for listening. 🙏🏽🎧

For our Japanese listeners:

インディーズ音楽を発見して応援することに共感したら、ぜひフォローしてね。

There’s a sound rising from the foot of the Andes… not one sound, actually—but many.

In the shadows of Chile’s history, in the glow of its digital future, a vibrant chorus is coming alive. It doesn’t play by genre rules. It doesn’t chase algorithm gold. It breathes in protest, poetry, and passion. And for this episode, The Overlooked Tracks Podcast is tuning straight into it.

This is Episode 95, and we’re riding the magical music bus right into the heart of Chile—where independent artists are flipping tradition on its head and remixing cultural roots into something fierce, strange, and deeply human.

Each track on this episode is a postcard. Each lyric a landmark. Each beat a brushstroke of Chile’s ever-shifting, soul-filled soundscape.

Because music? It’s not just what we hear—it’s where we go.

They say the blues is a ghost genre—faded into vinyl grooves and backroom dive bars. They say it’s been overtaken, out-streamed, and out-hyped by shinier sounds and algorithm-friendly beats. 

But let me tell you something, fam... the blues didn’t fade. It just lit a cigarette, leaned against the amp, and watched the world catch up.

This is Episode 94 of Overlooked Tracks, and this time around, we’re not just spinning records—we’re testifying. We’re tuning in to a genre that’s not just alive... but kicking with fresh boots and electric grit.

The DNA of the blues is everywhere—threaded through rock, soaked into soul, sampled in hip-hop, and sizzling inside Americana like being served some southern fried kitchen on a hot sunny day.

Festivals are booking blues acts again. Venues are filling up. And young cats are out there bending notes with fresh pain and wild hope.

For this episode, we’re gonna take a ride—from Maxwell Street grit in Chicago to global groove. We're shining the spotlight on artists who are pushing the genre forward without forgetting where it came from.

Because the blues? The blues is not some museum relic. It’s a living, growling, adaptable spirit. It changes suits, but never loses its edge.

Now turn that volume up. It’s time to feel the weight and the wonder... of the blues!

🎙️ Episode 93 – Keybeaux: Hustle, Heart & Harmony

What’s good, everyone? You’re tuning into the 93rd episode of the Overlooked Tracks Podcast, where the rhythm speaks louder than algorithms and real stories echo past the charts.

For this episode, I had the honor of connecting directly with a creative powerhouse who’s been making major moves behind the mic and behind the boards — Michael Burton, better known as Keybeaux. Through a one-on-one phone conversation, we got real about his journey: from humble beginnings to becoming a self-made artist, entrepreneur, and sound architect. The energy was electric, the insight was deep, and the inspiration? Off the charts.

Rapper. Songwriter. Producer. Engineer. Visionary. Keybeaux doesn’t just make music — he builds movements. And in this convo, he shared his grind, his growth, and the gems that remind us why betting on yourself is the real blueprint.

So press play and settle in. Because this episode isn’t just about listening — it’s about learning from a leader who's building his legacy in real time.

All heat, no filler. Tap in and catch these cuts:

I'm Feeling Like

Thin Ice

No Regrets

Free

On Point

From hustle to healing, Keybeaux’s tracks speak truth, rhythm, and realness.  🎧 Stream now and feel every bar.

🎷 Midnight’s Favorite Color: Jazz - From Smoky Dive Bars to Outer Space Symphonies—Where the Groove Stays Eternal 🎷

A sonic postcard from the corners of jazz you never knew you needed.  

Yo, what’s good everyone? You just tuned in to the Overlooked Tracks—where the sounds you didn’t know you needed become the beats you’ll never forget.  I’m Kenny Chiba, your guide through the grooves less traveled.

Welcome back, rhythm seekers and crate diggers—this is the Overlooked Tracks, Episode 91, and I’m your host, Kenny Chiba, and this time around we’re riding a global groove that swings smooth and rhymes sharp. We’re dipping the mic in brass and vinyl, flowing with the spirit of Jazz Rap and Hip Hop that knows no borders.

From smoky street corners in Prague to rooftop jam sessions in California, U.S.A. this episode is a sonic passport into the soul of jazz-infused hip hop—a genre where the kick drum swings and the saxophone testifies. We’re talking MPC board meets Miles Davis, boom bap with a blue note twist, and lyricism that sips espresso with Coltrane.

This is the spiritual follow-up to Episode 90, but now the basslines walk, the samples breathe, and the flow is as cool as Thelonious Monk  in mid-solo.

Let’s press play on something timeless.

What’s good, everyone? You just touched down where the pavement talks and the bassline breathes — welcome to the neighborhood of rhythm and rebellion.

This is Overlooked Tracks, and you’ve just stepped into Episode 90 — a milestone moment, a lyrical landmark, a cipher in time dedicated to the kings and queens of cadence, rhythm, and raw production.

This time around we ride the pulse of hip hop, rap, and producer maestros — those behind-the-boards alchemists and mic-slaying storytellers who turn pain, pride, and poetry into pure gold.