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Friday, Nov 22 2019, 6PM
Time to dance! Have a favorite track or want to let us know how you're doing? Email dj@kexp.org or interact online @djmichelemyers #kexp
Live from the KEXP studios. www.youtube.com
Featuring vocalist Kylie Auldist. Read more about French producer KUNGS (who was a teenager at the time) made this hit song. observer.com
Lily Allen left school at age 15 to pursue music and studied violin, guitar, and trumpet in addition to singing. www.lilyallenmusic.com
Featuring Syd Tha Kyd. Full-length to be released next month.
Featuring Sleepy Brown. Co-written with Big Boi.
From Puerto Rico, fusing tropical and electronic styles. www.last.fm
Album produced by Timbaland, Craig Brockman, Nisan Stewart and none other than Missy Elliott herself. pitchfork.com.
This party anthem track has earned six platinum certifications.
Of this track, DFA Records co-founder James Murphy explained, "I wanted to make something with a happy ending. I wanted it to be about being in a band and how much I like it." lcdsoundsystem.com
"There it is.....it just happened." More House right here. defected.com
With a voice that's been compared to Aretha Franklin, Chaka Kahn, and Tina Turner, Los Angeles neo-soul vocalist Leela James has toured with and opened for both The Black Eyed Peas and Macy Gray. www.leelajames.com
New from the Bay Area DJ/digger.
Remix of the first single released off PJ Harvey's first album "Dry."
From Australian group Rufus du Soul, the choir of voices at the end of this track are a collection of friends of the band whom they invited into the studio to record and play for the day.
St. Vincent live in studio. www.youtube.com
Nigerian artist. Interesting textures, beautiful vocals.
From South African-Swiss DJ and deep house producer. www.noraenpure.com
Happy birthday to Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs! Playing top tracks and collaborators for tonight's Spotlight!
Peaches is one of Karen O's/Yeah Yeah Yeahs collaborators.
Flaming Lips have collaborated with Karen O/Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Michael Kiwanuka has collaborated with Karen O, who we're spotlighting now. Michael Kiwanuka playing the Showbox on Wed Jan 29.
Danger Doom a collaborator of Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Spotlighting KO, her band Yeah Yeah Yeahs and folks who've teamed up with them musically now.
Santigold another collaborator of Karen O/Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Happy birthday to Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs! Playing top tracks and collaborators for tonight's Spotlight!
Musician from Israel. This self-released track amassed over 400 million streams on Spotify and over 100,000 views on YouTube.. Dennis Lloyd had no idea the song was so successful until someone called him to tell him.
Multi-instrumentalist from Mali.
On my top 10 of 2019. Check out the whole list here! www.kexp.org
Somali-Canadian R&B artist.
Live on KEXP. www.youtube.com
French electronic band. The saxophone solo at the end of this track is performed by James King of Fitz & and Tantrums.
Every week we take a Dancing Tour to a different location or nation. Tonight it's Colombia with J Balvin & Bomba Estereo. Watch KEXP favorite Bomba Estereo live in studio. www.youtube.com
Love this indie track. File under "Hidden Gem."
By request! Have a suggestion or want to send us a pic/vid of what you're up to? Email dj@kexp.org or interact on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter @djmichelemyers.
Self-released. www.judithhill.com
Track released on April 20 last year.
This track featured as a KEXP Song of the Day, back in the day.
New from the UK. The singer also has her own podcast series. www.jessieware.com
Stay tuned!