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By
Mikky George
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Mar 9, 2024
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There's a moment in "This Place" by Lossparado where everything seems to vanish, leaving me on the brink of tears.The song zooms in, diving deeper into its melancholic and uplifting motifs. The track draws you into...
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Sounds like:
Oliver Evilo,
Grazer,
AMEME
By
Mikky George
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Aug 7, 2023
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I Just Want You From Across The RoomLP Giobbi and DESIREE have us all looking at them from across the smoke-filled club, from across the vast rhythmic void of our hearts."All I Need" repurposed and remixed by DESIR...
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3

Sounds like:
K.O.G.,
Tome Excell,
Electric Jalaba
By
Stacy Klein
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Nov 13, 2021
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“Fire” is the first single off Onipa’s fierce debut album, We No Be Machine. Encapsulating a sense of fiery afro-futurism, layered with delicious and intricate Ethno-jazz beats and sensational, energetic dance groo...
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4

Sounds like:
Sade,
Nightbirds,
Crayon,
Jordan Rakei
By
Donna Arendse
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May 24, 2021
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It has been a good minute since I've last shared a track over here, but this one needed to be spread as far as possible.Since moving to Berlin in 2015, I have had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know Nigeria...
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5

Sounds like:
Os Mutantes,
Khruangbin
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Jan 13, 2020
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Hmmmmmm. What have we here? A new sound?Sorta kinda maybe.Jaialai are a Floridian band who blend psych rock with Afro-Cuban elements. Or something like that. They're gearing up for a new EP called Culebra and "Victor's Belt" comes as the first taste ...
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6

Sounds like:
Fela Kuti,
Ebo Taylor,
Peter King
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Sep 5, 2018
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This is the sunshine I needed in my week. Not because life's depressing or any of that, just because it's cold and actually kinda dark outside. In Xhosa you'd say: "kusibekele namhlanje," which means it's overcast today.
Fun fact, it's also raining ...
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7

Sounds like:
Fela Kuti,
Peter King
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Mar 6, 2018
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The main difference between this post and the one I did about Mabuta's lead single, "Welcome To This World," is that I hadn't already watched them play live.
But now I've had the serious privilege of watching this group of jazz musicians really go a...
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8

Sounds like:
Angie Stone,
Jill Scott,
Sampa The Great
By
Ralph Hendrik
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Jun 1, 2017
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I have to say there has been an impressive amount of good music coming from artists with New Zealand roots recently. While Wallace currently is Sydney-based, the New Zealand born singer is one of the many to deliver a great tune.
No need to precisel...
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