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The Chicago rapper/producer explained:
“The concept of this album is the realization of self after a search for exterior fulfillment. It is the satisfaction and completeness you gain by simply living a life that is yours. Few is a small number, but few is not lonely. In the face of all adversity, few good things is recognizing and accepting blessings. Few is to count them, one by one.”
Collaborating with Cleveland rapper Krayzie Bone of hip-hop duo Bone Thugs-N-Harmony on the new track “Come My Way" Saba called the song “important” because “Bone was the reason I started rapping in the first place.”
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Multi-instrumentalist and visionary artist Yussef Dayes announced his highly anticipated debut solo studio album "Black Classical Music", due out on September 8th
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Dayes performs at The Showbox on November 28th.
Video! www.youtube.com
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The debut album from the Mexican-Colombian artist is mesmerizing. Fusing together electronic music with Latin American traditions, each track on the album represents a different country, paying homage to their local folk genres and sounds while blending it with contemporary house and techno. Alterego is a one of a kind sonic endeavor that celebrates tradition and collaboration as Sinego takes the listener on a memorable trip.
sinego.bandcamp.com
“Les Mamans du Congo” is a unique encounter between Gladys Samba, known as Mama Glad, holder of the heritage of the Bantu lullabies of the Congo, and Rrobin, the beatmaker who speaks in the ear of house and rap, figurehead of the Galant Records label.
www.womex.com
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In her new track ‘Farasha’ (meaning ‘Butterfly’ in Arabic) Alsarah pays homage to the feminine in all of us, and what she calls “The spirit of resistance, resiliency, and perseverance.” Using field recordings Alsarah gathered in the Nuba Mountains and the Blue Nile in Sudan during the filming of the groundbreaking documentary ‘Beats of the Antonov’ (see the documentary here ff.hrw.org).
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See the music video: www.youtube.com -- Then, download this KEXP Song of the Day for free: www.kexp.org
Lowkey was featured on Volume 773 of KEXP's Weekly Mix, #MusiciansForPalestine, co-curated by Gabriel and Isabel Khalili. From the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish and Suheir Hammad, to the idea that "Hip Hop Never Died, It Lives In Palestine", the mix is a time-traveling exploration of resistance music and global solidarity, with the people of Palestine on our hearts and minds: www.kexp.org
Support the artist here: lowkeyonline.co.uk
This is the official debut from the 15-year old rapper from Gaza City who went viral with verses about violence in Palestine over an Eminem beat.
Check out the official music video:
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Coming two weeks after her *almost* surprise album, Heaven, Cleo Sol is back with the shock and awe yet again. More message driven than its counterpart, Gold is comprised of beautifully understated spiritual soul, exuding hope and optimism.
Superb basslines, minimal percussion, and delicate piano and guitar pair perfectly with her lyrical prowess.
Support the artist @cleosol.bandcamp.com
“Flowers” serves as an homage to Father and Awful Records, the Atlanta rap collective who helped start her career.
According to Webster: “During My Time on Awful I learned a lot about making music with other members. It was refreshing because you don’t think about it and it’s always a spontaneous thing to be in the same room as someone and start working on a song without over thinking. This song is one of those.”
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See the video here youtu.be
James Blake - joined on this track by Atlanta rappers JID (Spillage Village) and SwaVay.
www.jamesblakemusic.com
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IG: @swavay
Christopher Yepez, also known as Sacramento Knoxx, is an Ojibwe/Anishinaabe and Xicano media artist, emcee, music producer, and community cultural worker. As a prominent interdisciplinary artist from Southwest Detroit, Knoxx brings audiences a blend of visual art and performance that inspires, educates, motivates, and engages youth and elders alike in communities of color. His work is a creative expression of identity, love, and healing that challenges and confronts social ills.
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Butcher Brown will be performing in Seattle at Madame Lou's on December 5th. If you miss the show in Seattle, you can catch them in Portland, OR on December 6th at The Get Down.
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Shout out to Geoff in Boston!
Daniel Norgren is a Swedish from Borås, Sweden, which is further south than all of Norway, and most of Sweden.
Watch the Swedish singer's 2019 in-studio at KEXP www.youtube.com ;
danielnorgren.bandcamp.com
Lusine will perform live at Seattle's Nectar Lounge on December 7!
9th full-length record from Seattle-based producer Jeff McIlwain, aka Lusine. McIlwain sees the title, taken from the lyrical phrase "long light signaling the fall again,” written by Benoît Pioulard for what became the title track, as a guiding device that reflects several meanings.
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Inspired by the 1985 Sun City album from artists boycotting apartheid South Africa, BDS Mixtape is a multi-volume cross- genre compilation from musicians who proudly support Palestinian liberation. Join us in amplifying the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions until Palestine is free. Mixtape sales are tax-deductible and support Palestinian cultural initiatives.
bdsmixtape.bandcamp.com
Celestial soul music and a inspired comeback from a timeless master, best known from the great 90's soul duo Charles and Eddie. Produced by John Carroll Kirby (Solange, Frank Ocean, Blood Orange).
eddiechaconofficial.bandcamp.com
A Reinterpretation of His 2020 LP In Search Of Lost Time. The Jamaican artist tapped producer collective Zion I Kings for this reimagined LP. Protoje says, "In Search of Zion is my last gift before I go on to new music, so this is a closing chapter. This music is so different, some of them are steppaz, some one drops, some are boom bap, one-two...a throwback to a roots reggae time."
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Petite Noir will perform live at Mississippi Studios in Portland, OR on February 11, 2024 - get your tickets now!
Congolese musician Petite Noir joined with Zambian vocalist Sampa the Great for this song.
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Yannick Ilunga's [Petite Noir] song "Simple Things" from the album "MotherFather" was recently selected as a KEXP Song of the Day: www.kexp.org
Happy Birthday to Sampha born on this day in 1988!
In an interview with Apple Music, Sampha broke down what the meaning behind the song is and how it came to be. "I sort of freestyled some lyrics and came up with the dancing refrain. Then [I] had this idea of someone having a conversation with someone they hadn’t seen in a long time, and just remembering how good it is, how good it felt to dance with them."
www.hotnewhiphop.com
Shout out to Brian!
This new EP reimagines three songs from Turnstile’s 2021 album, Glow On.
Turnstile have shared an accompanying 10-minute video that features each reimagined track. You can watch the official tour clip – filmed and edited by Alex Henery here youtu.be
Arlo Parks will perform live at Seattle's Showbox SoDo on Friday, March 8 2024 - get your tickets now!
Arlo Parks has announced a deluxe edition of her latest album, My Soft Machine. It’s due out December 8 via Transgressive. This is a cover song from the LP, her take on Jai Paul’s 2013 track “Jasmine,” with a music video directed by Joel Barney. See the video here youtu.be
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Kelela said about the new release, "Raven," "I started this process from the feeling of isolation and alienation I’ve always had as a Black femme in dance music, despite its black origins. RAVEN is my first breath taken in the dark, an affirmation of Black femme perspective in the midst of systemic erasure and the sound of our vulnerability turned to power." kelela.bandcamp.com
Shout out to Jean-Paul listening in Barcelona!
Covering Björk.
The debut album from Seattle-based, Filipino-American singer-songwriter/producer Chris Carroll, who has his roots in the local hip-hop scene as a producer for musicians like Gifted Youngstaz, Ra Scion of Common Market, Entendres, and MADlines.
crscrl.bandcamp.com
Björk says: "Hyper-Ballad is about being in a relationship and three years on, you're not high anymore, so you wake up early in the morning and you sneak outside and you do something horrible and destructive, break whatever you can find, watch a horrible film, read a bit of William Burroughs, something really gross and come home and be like 'Hi honey, how are you?'"
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Breathe. Meditate.
The music video for "Breathe" was shot in Hollywood, Los Angeles in 2001. It was directed by Jordan Scott (daughter of movie director Ridley Scott), who was 24 at the time. Check it out here: www.youtube.com