Daily Discovery: Nana Osei Twum Barima β Belgium and Rain
Ghanaian seperewa player Nana Osei Twum Barima releases "Belgium and Rain," the first single from debut Journey to the Unknown, out 1 May, featuring Belgian blues musician Roland Van Campenhout
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Daily Discovery: Pigeon β Mirror Test
Margate five-piece Pigeon release "Mirror Test," a Gang of Four-inspired mutant disco track about seeing another person as energy, from debut album OUTTANATIONAL out 1 May via Memphis Industries
#Pigeon #MirrorTest #UK #Margate
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Daily Discovery: Marwa Morgan β Bukra
Egyptian vocalist Marwa Morgan releases "Bukra" (Ψ¨ΩΨ±Ψ© β "tomorrow"), produced by El Γrkitekt, with violin, accordion and hand percussion. Written by Montasser Hegazy, composed by Ahmed Bahr.
#MarwaMorgan #Bukra #Egypt
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Daily Discovery: Queenstown Collective β Grapefruit
London six-piece Queenstown Collective released "Grapefruit," title track of their debut EP, on 25 February. Rooted in Brixton jam sessions, with plays from Jazz FM and BBC Radio 3
#QueenstownCollective #Jazz
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Daily Discovery: Alex Pertout β L'Oya / Longo Ito
Chilean-born, Melbourne-based percussionist Alex Pertout grew up listening to Mongo SantamarΓa's YambΓΊ. "L'Oya/Longo Ito" takes two Yoruba invocations to OyΓ‘ and records them across Melbourne, Havana & Buenos Aires
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Daily Discovery: Lo Poloko β Primo Lychee
Rotterdam nine-piece Lo Poloko release Primo Lychee via AudioMaze. Cumbia rhythms, full brass section, Big Tropical Bang. Produced by Jori Collignon. Released on 20 February.
#LoPoloko #PrimoLychee #cumbia #Rotterdam
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Daily Discovery: Doe Paoro β For All the Generations (Chancha
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Daily Discovery: Espanglish β Como TΓΊ
Mexican band Espanglish release "Como TΓΊ", a song about laughter and the bond with someone who understands your jokes. Traditional Mexican music with electronic production. Released 6 June 2025.
#Espanglish #ComoTΓΊ #Mexico
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Daily Discovery: Balkalar β Grad Se Beli
Zagreb band Balkalar record "Grad Se Beli", a traditional song from MeΔimurje in northern Croatia. From their 2024 self-titled album via JeboTon with MOST Music support.
#Balkalar #GradSeBeli #Croatia #Balkan
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Daily Discovery: Natty Campbell & King Yoof β Hey My Selecta
London MC Natty Campbell and Lewisham producer King Yoof release "Hey My Selecta", a soundsystem track about selectors. Out via Easy Vibes.
#NattyCampbell #KingYoof #HeyMySelecta #London #Reggae
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Daily Discovery: Mel SemΓ© β 20AΓOS
Cuban drummer Mel SemΓ© records "Veinte AΓ±os" as "20AΓOS". Written in 1935 by MarΓa Teresa Vera about love lost to time, one of the most recorded habaneras in Cuban music. Solo album forthcoming.
#MelSemΓ© #20AΓOS #Cuba #Trova
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Daily Discovery: NiΓ±o Fantasma β Cumbia Underground
Stockholm six-piece NiΓ±o Fantasma mix cumbia with dub, electronica and punk on "Cumbia Underground". Born from street energy and traditional rhythms in an urban context. Released 15 November
#NiΓ±oFantasma
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Daily Discovery: Reb & the Good News β Pressure
Portland band Reb & the Good News take 1970s Nigerian afrobeat on "Pressure", from album Silver Lining. Written during 2020 as reaction to Oregon fires. Live video from Doug Fir Lounge 2022.
#RebAndTheGoodNews
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Daily Discovery: Estilo Y Gracia β El Jamaiquino
Estilo Y Gracia rework "El Jamaiquino" in Los Angeles with a small Afro-Cuban line-up, featuring a rare bongo solo from Giancarlo Anderson and flugelhorn from Jay Jennings.
#EstiloYGracia #ElJamaiquino #Salsa
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Daily Discovery: Alum Alu β Ederlezi
Latvian folk-rock group Alum Alu build their new double single around the Roma spring song Ederlezi, first as a slow live-recorded ballad, then as Neizturami, a Latvian folk rock track with drums, bass and lyrics about unbearable
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Daily Discovery: Sonora Tukukuy β CTRL Z
On "CTRL Z", Miami sextet Sonora Tukukuy set bolero vocal phrasing over son rhythm & cumbia's double beat. 6 musicians from Peru, Venezuela, Colombia & Argentina. Debut album coming, produced by Delusion Bay
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Daily Discovery: Bahati Mabanza β Benga DJ
French-Congolese singer Bahati Mabanza moves from Amapiano debut to Congolese ndombolo on second single "Benga DJ." Born 2005 in Savigny-le-Temple. Out 12 February.
#BahatiMabanza #BengaDJ #France #Congo #Ndombolo
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Daily Discovery: Arnaldo Prete β Chakabacunga
Italian singer, guitarist and composer Arnaldo Prete, now in Brussels, shares βChakabacungaβ, a cumbia de mezcla rooted in Peruvian cumbia and Cuban guajira, following his albums Danze, Toboggan CassΓ© and the Iroko EP.
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Daily Discovery: Parlor Greens β Drop Top
Drop Top is the second single from Emeralds, with Parlor Greensβ organ, guitar and drums line up easing into a slower soul jazz, funk and R&B tune on Colemine Records.
#ParlorGreens #DropTop #Emeralds #ColemineRecords
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Daily Discovery: BashElΓ‘n β Shej SukΓ‘r (Live from Fono)
BashElΓ‘n play "Shej sukΓ‘r" at FonΓ³ Budai ZenehΓ‘z in Budapest. The Transylvanian Roma dance song closes Titkon, their second album. Winners of the 2025 FonΓ³ Discovery Award.
#BashElan #ShejSukar #Hungary
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Daily Discovery: Kokoroko β Express Your Love
Kokoroko record Express Your Love in one take at Metropolis Studios, taken from the Live From Metropolis EP ahead of spring and summer shows across the UK, Europe and North America.
#Kokoroko #ExpressYourLove
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Daily Discovery: Arp Frique & The Perpetual Singers β Alpha & Omega
Arp Frique & The Perpetual Singers line up Rocq-E Harrell and Brandon Delagraentiss on Alpha & Omega, the title track from a four-song gospel funk EP on Colorful World following The Gospel Of Jesamy.
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Daily Discovery: Tinariwen β Imidiwan Takyadam (feat. JosΓ© GonzΓ‘lez)
Colonial borders cut Tuareg territory into Mali, Algeria, Libya, Niger. Tinariwen address that history with JosΓ© GonzΓ‘lez on this acoustic track from Hoggar, out 13 March via Wedge.
#Tinariwen
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Daily Discovery: Rodrigo Ciampi β Ciranda Rainha (feat. Batanga & Cia)
SΓ£o Paulo singer Rodrigo Ciampi records a ciranda with Afro-Cuban percussion from Batanga & Cia. Dedicated to IemanjΓ‘, out 6 February.
#RodrigoCiampi #CirandaRainha #Brazil #Ciranda
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Daily Discovery: I Made Subandi β Cecek Megelut
The late Balinese composer I Made Subandi rewrites "Cecek Megelut" for semar pegulingan. Performed by Sanggar Ceraken on Insitu Sessions Volume 7 via Insitu Recordings
#IMadeSubandi #CecekMegelut #Indonesia
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Daily Discovery: Mr. Poetivist β dΙ me a bra
Ghanaian poet Mr. Poetivistβs track dΙ me a bra comes from debut album kumbaya β the elegy of distant relatives on Jinn Records, written after the loss of a brother figure.
#MrPoetivist #dΙmeabra #Ghana #SpokenWord
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Daily Discovery: Marcus Gad & Tamal β Where Mi Come From
Marcus Gad, born and raised in New Caledonia's Kanaky, addresses penal colony and indigenous history on this roots reggae single with Tamal. Out via Gadda Productions, High Records and Big Scoop Records.
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Daily Discovery: Mbira Renaissance Band β Zvichapera
On Roto (30 January), Mbira Renaissance Band rework Shona song "Zvichapera", setting mbira and voice against guitar, keys, drums and horns between Zimbabwean roots and Edmonton life.
#MbiraRenaissanceBand
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Daily Discovery: Etaf β Ambeh Ψ§Ω
Ψ¨ΩΩ (acoustic)
Kuwaiti singer-songwriter Etaf strips this to voice and guitar. The title is a Kuwaiti exclamation for "really?" and the lyrics call out an inflated ego. Out via EMPIRE.
#Etaf #Ambeh #Kuwait #Acoustic #ArabicMusic
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Daily Discovery: Ras Rabbi x Rafat Ampadu β Keep On Groovin'
Roots and conscious reggae from Sweden and Ghana, "Keep On Groovin'" links Ras Rabbiβs rotmusik with Rafat Ampaduβs soundsystem work, built on 70s & 80s Jamaican rhythms and a shared vocal lead.
#RasRabbi
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