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Huỳnh Kim Chi, also known by the stage name Hoàng Oanh, is a Vietnamese singer. Born in Mỹ Tho, she was popular during the 1970s before the Fall of Saigon, then emigrated to the United States. She is still popular among Vietnamese overseas as a singer of traditional music.

Bang Bang" by Betty Chung is a cover of Cher's "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"

Born into a musical family in 1938, Michi Sarmiento, a musical-child prodigy of sorts, began playing the cabarets, casinos and cathouses of Cartagena in the late 1950’s. By 1967 he had formed his Combo Bravo (the band consisted of two trumpets, Michi on tenor sax and clarinet, guitar and piano, electric bass, tumbadora, timbales and a young Joe Arroyo on vocals) and began to play live alongside other exciting young groups such as Toño y su Combo, Los Seven del Swing and Puerto Rico y su Combo. Along with infectious dance porros and cumbias, Michi y sus Bravos specialized in rumbling guaguancós, descargas and hot covers of early salsa and boogaloo hits. Michi’s LPs on Discos Fuentes, brilliantly produced and recorded by Mario ‘Pachanga’ Rincón, were packed with fast-paced dancefloor burners featuring pumping bass, insistent montunos, sax solos and nasty metallic percussion.

Gia Fu, a DJ/selector and music producer from Hong Kong, specializes in Afro-Latin music, particularly Salsa and associated rhythms. -- www.giafu.net

ITS THE YEAR OF THE FIRE HORSE RIDE OR BE RIDDEN BABY!! "Guitar and bass duo Gong Gong Gong (工工工) charge out from Beijing’s underground scene with a distinct vision and uncompromising sense of purpose. The duo taps into a wavelength uniting musical cultures, drawing on inspirations ranging from Bo Diddley to Cantonese opera, West African desert blues, drone, and the structures of electronic music. Check out their music video, which channels your inner cowboy here: www.youtube.com

The inspiration behind “Desire Lines” stemmed from Bradford Cox’s own personal journey of self-discovery and the internal conflicts he encountered along the way. He sought to encapsulate the universal experience of individuals grappling with their desires and the obstacles they face in pursuing them. deerhunter.bandcamp.com 4ad.com

[air break] Temporary Blessings are led by Melbourne/Naarm trumpeter Liam McGorry,. They are an instrumental crew informed by 60s soundtracks, in particular from French and Italian cinema. -- Their debut album, "Sumbisori," was released December 5th. temporaryblessings.bandcamp.com

Aptly named, this is a collaboration with Chaz Bundick of Toro y Moi, and twin-brother jazz dynamos The Mattson 2. -- They were featured on a Music That Matters podcast titled "Smile Yourself Happy!" that Kevin Cole hosted for KEXP back in 2017, check it out after the show: www.kexp.org chazbundickmeetsthemattson2.bandcamp.com

New single from Liverpool artist MT Jones! His upcoming debut album 'Joy' will be out in March 2026! mt-jones.com

Evie Stokes hosted Jonathan Wilson Live at the Triple Door as part of KEXP's VIP Club Concert series in September 2018: youtu.be -- Back in 2011, Jonathan Wilson joined Roger Waters as his touring guitarist, along with the singers from Lucius -- what a fine line-up: bit.ly jonathanwilson.bandcamp.com

For Cristian in Chile! Electric Ladyland is the only Hendrix album to feature outside musicians, as Steve Winwood played the organ on the 15-minute slow blues jam "Voodoo Chile" (not to be confused with the album's closer "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)). A session man from New York named Mike Finnigan played organ on this track. www.songfacts.com

[airbreak] Owelu Dreamhouse is the collaboration from vocalist Nkechi Anele and arranger and multi-instrumentalist Nic Ryan-Glenie, rekindling the musical relationship they forged in iconic Melbourne soul band Saskwatch. oweludreamhouse.bandcamp.com

The bluesy sax riff is from Joe Thomas' "Venus" (1976). wbssmedia.com -- Released as the third single from Beck's fifth album, Odelay in 1996, "The New Pollution" samples the drumbeat from Gus Poole's "Hallelujah, Alright, Amen," a funky disco soul track from 1970, and the bluesy sax riff is from Joe Thomas' "Venus" (1976). -- Beck was once asked what the new pollution was. His reply, "Human radios, sex with machines, mad eunuchs." www.beck.com

"23" is the latest single of forthcoming album Maybe Not Tonight due out April 10th! Best friends Chloe Howard and Annabel Wittle are the vocalist/guitarist and drummer of Lime Garden. The self-described “wonk pop” band is completed by Leila Deeley on guitar and Tippi Morgan on bass. limegarden.bandcamp.com

Yukimi Eleanora Nagano is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She's the vocalist for the Swedish electronic group Little Dragon. yukimi.bandcamp.com yukimi-music.com

Voted the 18th Best Album of 2025 by KEXP listeners! www.kexp.org -- This track from Little Simz album "Lotus" features Yukimi from Little Dragon. The record has collaborations with a star-studded list of fellow artists, including Moses Sumney, Moonchild Sanelly, Miraa May, Wretch 32, Cashh, Michael Kiwanuka, Yussef Dayes, Sampha, Lydia Kitto, Yukimi Nagano, and Obongjayar. tinyurl.com littlesimz.bandcamp.com www.littlesimz.com

Surprise new record from SAULT! This is the title track. saultglobal.bandcamp.com sault.global

For Tim! Deltron 3030 consists of Deltron Zero (Del Tha Funkee Homosapien), Cantankerous Captain Aptos (Dan “The Automator” Nakamura), and Skiznod the Boy Wonder (Kid Koala). delthefunkyhomosapien.bandcamp.com -- Deltron 3030 performed "Mastermind" among other songs when they performed at The Triple Door for KEXP's VIP Club concert series in 2013: youtu.be