Smoke & Mirrors, July IV
Once again, I’ve loaded this ‘Smoke & Mirrors‘ and I did so for several reasons. First of all, it was important for me to close July with a strong showing.…
With Africa on My Sleeve
Once again, I’ve loaded this ‘Smoke & Mirrors‘ and I did so for several reasons. First of all, it was important for me to close July with a strong showing.…
I had a lot of fun making this playlist. And I hope you’ll find as much joy going through it.
We were celebrating Mother’s Day over the past weekend and several apropos songs came out. I find it worth celebrating them and start this with “Woman”, a Juliana Kanyomozi classic…
I think that Drake deserves a lot of props for his woman-lauding, Lauryn-Hill-sampling, Southern-bounce-reviving hit single, “Nice for What”. What’s more, I can’t see any better way to drive the…
Collaborative works usually take a lot of planning, coordination and a bit of luck to take off. Others, like Diplo’s “Worry No More”, just ride on good will and a…
There were still several holdovers from Valentine’s Day and it would be criminal to narrow those (and the latest potential hits) to 20 songs. So, in the first instance, here’s…
Probably the closest thing world music has to a National Football Coach. Khaled puts the best together, forms rosters and strikes on wax. Album after album, he has shown an…
Whatever you may feel about their talent, skill or expression, it’s always a good feeling to see somebody able to make a livelihood out of their predilections. And it’s a…
Welcome to my Sundays in Rome. Trials, tribulations, growth, Love, excitement, darkness, friendship, it was easy to find it all back in the music then and now, creating a space…
Introductions to articles are always tricky; at least for me anyway. Do I start with a joke? Do I start with a hello or just go on about how I…