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Dap-King Homer Steinweiss has provided a steady beat to a variety of artists including Amy Winehouse and Sharon Jones, but he’s always had a sweet spot for folk music. His project Holy Hive finds him taking on folk soul — listen to “Blue...

Dirty Projectors set the bar high this year promising to release 5 EPs in 2020. The second edition of the set is out now  and it centers around keyboard/percussion and vocalist Felicia Douglass taking the lead, as she implores us to hold on,...

The versatile Houstin-based trio Khruangbin have been branching out of their instrumental hybrid sound into more mellifluous harmonies. A patchwork of sonic colors — “Time (You and I)” recalls artists like Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club.

Montreal collective Busty and The Bass are steeped in the sound of R&B and have been teaming up with some of their muses lately, including George Clinton. Today, we premiere a killer new track titled “Out of Love” with Macy Gray!

Killer Mike and El-P, the duo known as Run The Jewels, dropped an album that has a pinpoint view of the racial and social justices people are fighting for. Featuring contributions from a wide range of artists, including the legendary Mavis Staples,...

UK Jazz vocalist, Zara McFarlane, delves into her Jamaican heritage by researching early folk rhythms from the island and weaving them into “Black Treasure.”

From Ruth B: “If I Have a Son” is an honest reflection of how I have been feeling. The murder of George Floyd has served as a wake up call for a lot of people, but for black people everywhere, this has always been a reality. I hope that one day...

Buscabulla’s new album Regresa chronicles the journey the duo made moving back to Puerto Rico. “Nydia”is  inspired by renowned 70’s Puerto Rican actress Nydia Caro, who was born in NY but moved back home to Puerto Rico where she found...

Right before LA was shut down due to COVID-19, De Lux’s Sean Guerin went out for a night of dancing. What he found was an almost bare dance floor, an eerie sight for a venue known to be packed. To make quarantine more productive — he reflected...

LA’s own Mexican-American music goddess Monogem gets inspiration from her Latin heritage,  as she pens “Paraiso” in Spanish. This track is galvanized by her love of Bossa Nova and Jazz.