Future Folk

KOKOKO! makes experimental afropop with found objects

The Congolese collective KOKOKO! repurposes typewriters, coffee cans, CPUs and more to create afropop-infused experimental music.

Music

MC Afrikan Boy's 'Wot It Do?' is a call to action

The World

December 15, 2017

MC Afrikan Boy, Olushola Ajose, returns with his latest track, "Wot it Do?" It’s a danceable, club-ready track that aims to bring people to the dance floor.

Arts

Algodón Egipcio’s 'La Estrella Irregular' is another way to understand the ongoing crisis in Venezuela

The World

December 20, 2017

Algodón Egipcio’s “La Estrella Irregular” is an electronic-pop lullaby that explores a medley of dreamy, bright and chopping tropical sounds. But the song also gives a poetic and experienced perspective on the ongoing crisis in Venezuela.

Future Folk

This is a remix? Childish Gambino's 'This is America' has started a global wave of remix videos

The World

August 01, 2018

More than 15 artists from other countries have produced their own country-specific versions of Childish Gambino's 'This is America.'

Future Folk

In song and video, 'Pa'lante' depicts Puerto Rico's resilience

The World

May 31, 2018

“It resonates with everything and everyone. Any type of situation you may be in, despite what happens in life, you can move forward. And you will."

Future Folk

A Mother's Day to end all wars

The World

May 11, 2018

If you haven’t heard, Mother’s Day is this weekend.

Arts

Finding forms of devotion in Tuyo's Conselho do Bom Senso

The World

April 12, 2018

Rituals and spring go hand-in-hand.

Arts

Cosmo Pyke and Frank Ulwenya capture the sound of travel with soul and surf rock

The World

March 22, 2018

What does it sound like to travel? In this A-side B-side, we find it in two tracks.

Arts

Sudan Archives makes a new jig with the help of West African fiddling

The World

March 07, 2018

Exploring Sudan Archives through the Smithsonian Archives.

Arts

How Koreans put the 'K' in K-pop

The World

February 21, 2018

A deep dive into the 'K' in K-pop and traditional Korean music.

Arts

Lakshmi Ramgopal is adding Indian classical music influences to her electronic-ambient projects

The World

February 09, 2018

Lykanthea nestles comfortably in the electronic-ambient genre. But she's begun to add traces of her childhood training in Carnatic music.

Culture

How South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela inspired band members

The World

January 23, 2018

Former bass player, Bakithi Kumalo, remembers late legendary South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela.

Arts

From Indonesia to Peru, these folk songs weave voice and instruments together

The World

January 08, 2018

RIYL, or recommended if you like, helps us understand tropes in genres like folk music. It's not perfect in this case, but the slight similarities in Beatriz and Stambul Naturil come out after a deep listen.

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