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Tuesday, Oct 24 2023, 5AM
Translated from their bandcamp: "Sing to emancipate the African woman. A unique encounter between the Bantu lullabies of the Congo, electronic music and hip-hop."
lesmamansducongo.bandcamp.com
Sampha with a new album out NOW! First one in 7 years - Process (2017).
Since 2010, Cook has had a career as solo artist working with producer and songwriter Prince Fatty, and releasing her first solo LP in 2011. Prior to that, she had been a member of the final lineup of all-female punk/reggae band The Slits. Cook is the daughter of Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook, and her mother, Jeni, was a backing singer for Culture Club (Boy George is Hollie's godfather).
Check out a 2014 KEXP in-studio performance! youtu.be
holliecook.com
2004 debut - and their sole studio album - from MF DOOM and Madlib.
Video:
youtu.be
madvillain.bandcamp.com
This week we celebrate 1992 in Hip-Hop!:
2023 marks 50 years since Kool Herc's party. We've been celebrating the anniversary all year long, focusing on a different year in its half-centennial each week. Personal reflections, iconic tracks and albums, and conversations around the genesis of the culture, everywhere you find KEXP.
Yasiin Bey, FKA Mos Def, is best known for his music, Bey began his hip hop career in 1994, alongside his siblings in the short-lived rap group Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul.
In August 2021, Gabriel sat down with Little Simz for conversation and performance in a Live on KEXP at Home session - it included a discussion of the books she was reading! Check it out!
youtu.be
www.littlesimz.com
Trumpeter and composer Keyon Harrold has announced his new album Foreverland, will be out on January 19 through Concord Jazz.
That's Theo Croker on trumpet and Brazilian-inspired guitar from Jherek Bischoff.
“I was thinking about lava because it hardens up, but that’s one of the craziest liquids that could touch you,” Kassa Overall explained in a statement. “I It looks mellow but it will kill you. I thought it was such a good metaphor for explaining just how I was feeling about my emotions, even about my skill, my artistry.”
www.kassaoverall.com
This week we celebrate 1992 in Hip-Hop!:
2023 marks 50 years since Kool Herc's party. We've been celebrating the anniversary all year long, focusing on a different year in its half-centennial each week. Personal reflections, iconic tracks and albums, and conversations around the genesis of the culture, everywhere you find KEXP.
Edinburgh-born, London-based electronic producer Joshua Mainnie (Barry Can't Swim), will guest DJ tonight's Midnight in a Perfect World.
www.kexp.org
barrycantswim.bandcamp.com
Sanaya Ardeshir (she/her) is an Indian music producer, composer, and performer. She has been described as "one of India's leading electronic music artists" (Resident Advisor), and her work has garnered praise from international critics across various media including Rolling Stone and The Guardian.
sandunes.bandcamp.com
www.sandunesmusic.com
Arlo Parks has announced the first North American tour behind her sophomore album, My Soft Machine, out this past May. The 18-date run kicks off February 29 in San Diego. She performs in Seattle at the Showbox SoDo on March 8!
Arlo Parks shares the "Purple Phase" video youtu.be
www.thefader.com
Koffee, inspired by Bob Marley & The Wailers "Redemption Song".
The self-described “sing-jay-guitarist” released her debut album 'Gifted' last year.
www.originalkoffee.com
On this day in 1966 - Simon & Garfunkel released Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme featuring "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", "Homeward Bound and "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)."
Released in 2005, 'Illinois' is Sufjan Steven's fifth studio album. The album is filled with songs celebrating the state of Illinois. This was Stevens' second album based on a U.S. state, the first being his 2003 album 'Michigan'. Both were part of his ambitious "50 States" project, which he has since acknowledged as a joke. bit.ly
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Read NPR's tribute to "Chicago," a "song we love": www.npr.org
"In 1992, the landscape of hip-hop was evolving, paving the way for a new group from Atlanta, Georgia to emerge… a group that prioritized peace, love, and positivity… a group called Arrested Development."
Janice Headley revisits 1992 with the track “Tennessee” by Arrested Development, a Grammy-Award-winning single inspired by grief on an immediate and intergenerational level:
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This week we celebrate 1992 in Hip-Hop!:
2023 marks 50 years since Kool Herc's party. We've been celebrating the anniversary all year long, focusing on a different year in its half-centennial each week. Personal reflections, iconic tracks and albums, and conversations around the genesis of the culture, everywhere you find KEXP.
"Appletree" is the fourth and final single from American neo soul singer Erykah Badu's album Baduizm. The song was released as a U.S. radio promo and as an official single in Europe.
Brand new album from the U.K artist. Find more here:
cleosol.bandcamp.com
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Good morning!
This is London Grammar covering The Verve's "Bitter Sweet Symphony," recorded live at BBC Maida Vale.
www.londongrammar.com