Today's Top Tune

Today's Top Tune

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Today's Top Tune episodes

  • Black Nile: ‘Second Serving’
    Multi-instrumentalist brothers Lawrence and Aaron Shaw have been jamming together their entire lives throughout it all, they have been pushing boundaries. The undulating and unexpected “Second Serving” showcases their fluid impromptu jazz lines.
    3 min
  • Bokani Dyer: ‘Ke Nako’
    South African pianist, composer and producer Bokani Dyer leads his improvisational jazz ensemble through “Ke Nako” a track to be found on their forthcoming album due late January.
    7 min
  • Chico Mann: ‘When I Come To’
    Chico Mann’s whole life has revolved around music and has toured the world for nearly two decades. A member of Antibalas and half of the duo Captain Planet, Mann concocts a polyrhythmic orchestra influenced by Afrobeat with psychedelic leanings. A...
    5 min
  • Peter CottonTale: ‘Together’
    Grammy Award-winning artist Peter CottonTale casts a wide net of musicians for his latest song “Together” including EGOT recipient Cynthia Erivo, Chance The Rapper, the impeccable Chicago Children’s Choir and Matt Jones Re-Collective...
    4 min
  • Cadeaux: ‘Bad’
    In French, the word Cadeaux means “presents” as in gifts but in this case, it’s the moniker for the LA based indie-pop duo who have just released their song “Bad,” which is actually good.
    4 min
  • Femi Kuti: ‘Pà Pá Pà’
    Afrobeat artist Femi Kuti comes from a tradition of speaking out against inequality and socio-political issues as did his father, the late great Fela Anikulapo Kuti. “Pà Pá Pà” grabs our ears on humanitarian issues that are felt worldwide.
    4 min
  • Pahua: ‘Vayayo’
    Pahua, who penned the track “Vayayo,” says that it’s “ the name of the light and hope that has guided me through life, bringing fulfilment and awareness of what is most important ” and that is a sentiment we’ve all pondered during 2020.
    3 min

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