The best podcast discoveries of 2021 that highlight music, society, and global cultures.
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Angolan-Portuguese artist Pongo releases infectious single, 'Bruxos', combining dance and musical styles such as Kuduro, Malanje, dancehall, and a fusion of sounds found in Southern and Central Africa, plus Reunionese instruments (Kayamb), and Caribbean grooves.
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Dengue Fever is an L.A.-based Cambodian psychedelic rock band that you need to listen to.
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Anything El Búho and anything cumbia is magic. Listen to his new EP, ‘Cumbias Imaquinarias’.
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Chinoiseries Pt. 3 by Paris-based producer Onra, is a combination of old Chinese and Vietnamese records and hip-hop beats. Trust, it was meant to be.
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Free the Robots’ last album, “DATU” was an effort to amplify and re-connect us to pre-colonial Philippine roots, “in the spiritual realm of the creative flow state.” Have a listen…
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From Southeast Asian psychedelic rock, to reggae from Polynesia, a playlist to expand your fluency in global roots music from the API diaspora.
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From Armenian Funk to Afroharping, and Hip-Hop from the motherland to Patagonian harmonies, indulge in this month’s curated playlist with global roots. Features gems from artists like Zimbabwe Legit, Eddie Chacon, Cassiano, Fino Coletivo, the Garifuna Collective, and Fémina.
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A Reggae 101 look at the history of Jamaican sound systems.
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It only makes sense to discuss Rastafarianism and its relation to the reggae music we all know and love. We intend to do this in a Reggae 101 series that is long overdue.
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If you appreciate the positive chanting-style of roots reggae, you can attribute almost exclusively to the Rastafarian’s practice of Nyabinghi.
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Learn more about the foundations of a Rastafarian Ital diet, which might be the key to the healthier life you’ve been searching for.
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With pirated images of Bob Marley raking in millions of dollars for merchandisers, the Marleys reclaim his name and image for the greater good with products that give back to the planet, including coffee.
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Activist Theo E.J. Wilson These sounds off on some thoughts and questions we should ask before passing judgment on any youth who joins what have been termed, “street gangs.”
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An observation based on the issues at hand that have been debated ruthlessly by both sides, and a correlation to the Thievery Corporation track, “Culture of Fear”, which couldn’t be more relevant.
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Santeria is a religion that serves as an important and influential symbol of Afro-Caribbean culture and music.
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Every genre of music has its own “Motherland.” For reggae, that place is Kingston, Jamaica...
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Walk out of this Venice Beach shop with nothing less than positive vibrations.
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