With Africa on My Sleeve
I thought the title of the playlist and — just for good measure — its first track would explain everything I wanted to convey with it. But I was “persuaded” to provide a descriptive intro to “Summer vibe 1”. So, this one is for the chill days in the summer, when you are not doing...
If, like me, you’ve been enduring dreary weather in the western hemisphere, the abundance of sunshine we now get has been a relief and a delight. And the music to pair with that general feeling should be as spirited in mood. That’s what you get with ‘Pure Lounge 12‘. I felt the spirit and even...Continue reading
Steady minds easily get through the daily grind, don’t they? Well, this playlist should help you maintain the proper disposition for the laborous weekdays. Whether you need to drown out the humdrum noise, to decompress, or to boost those neurons during an intense work session, “Chill Fi Life” — the third edition — will meet...Continue reading
You best believe I wasn’t going to wait a whole ‘nother year before revisiting this concept. As usual, I am pretty confident this selection will lift you up and fill you with positive and festive energies. Most of the songs on this playlist are from my stash of favorites; frankly I haven’t stopped listening to...Continue reading
It’s throwback Thursday and I felt we all needed special flight back to the Jamaican reggae golden eras — with a little nod to home. So here are classics after classics! As you navigate through this playlist, let yourself be floaded with these reggae riddims, and bop along to the toasters that are still mainstays...Continue reading
From the first FIFA video game with a soundtrack back in 1998 to this very day, I am sharing here some of the best songs year in and year out. We all have a favorite track no matter the year and I hope yours will pop up while listening to this. I applaud the amazing...Continue reading
The Pure Lounge series is back! (Can you believe that’s been over a year since the last one 😳?). To celebrate the tenth volume, I came up with a selection to take you on a journey fueled by melody and rhythm. Let the music play (as Barry White would say 😉) and transport you, and...Continue reading
Undoubtedly one of the most exciting and swaggy artists of this new generation, Fivio Foreign has New York rap firmly in a chokehold. With his seemingly bottomless reservoir of fly bars and catchy hooks (and the void left by the untimely demise of his friend and high-flying collaborator), Fivio Foreign has quickly risen to become...Continue reading
This one right here is in the spirit of this glorious series that has had you dim the lights and get your freak on… After a little love story, we are back with 22 tracks right for the baby making, inspired by the first track — Tory Lanez’s “F.E.E.L.S.”
I have had a few more flights since I got the idea to make a playlist inspired by lo-fi music — and Chillhop releases. In the previous volume of this burgeoning “Chill Fi Life” series, I was focused on making a great selection of instrumental music to enhance a smooth flight experience — or make...