PUERTO RICO: iLe
iLe is a Grammy winning Puerto Rican singer, songwriter and vocalist. It is rare for me to be able to go to Spotify, click on an artist, and play all their music without picking and choosing. But with iLe, all her music is so reliably good across the board, I can listen to her entire…
AFGHANISTAN: Elaha Soroor
I have read and re-read Afghan singer Elaha Soroor’s biography and I am convinced a movie needs to be made of her life. From her beginnings as a devotional singer in a female music group in Iran, to being one of the first women to perform live after the fall of the Taliban, to gaining…
JAPAN: Yuta Orisaka
Something about the cold autumn months make me want to listen to acoustic music. Regularly I’m a pop, high-energy, studio-made sort of gal, but it’s November so I’m listening to some quirky, earthy, folk rock music from Japanese singer-songwriter Yuta Orisaka.
MOROCCO: Bab L’ Bluz
Psychedelic Gnawa Moroccan Blues? Shoot it directly into my veins, please. Bab L’ Bluz, the four person French-Moroccan quartet that has been my ears for weeks, released a killer album this year that I am inviting you obsess over with me. From Bab L’ Bluz’s wesbite: Fronted by an African-Moroccan woman in a traditionally male…
Feminist Hip-Hop
Today we have a guest post from the amazing Yesenia Guadalupe. Nicaraguan-American activist, artist, writer, and DJ, Yesenia is based in Miami and shares some of her wealth of knowledge on Feminist Hop-hop with us today. Yesenia writes weekly articles for https://collective.fatwomenofcolor.com/ and you can support her fantastic work directly at patreon.com/myxxfly. By contributing author, Yesenia Guadalupe Berrios For generations…
SWITZERLAND: Vendredi sur Mer
Charline Mignot, better known as her stage name Vendredi sur Mer, is a swiss-born, Paris-based photographer-turned-singer making some really interesting electro-pop that has been playing in my headphones for weeks now. Check out the video for my favorite song of hers~~
Music of Brazil: Chorinho
Today’s guest post is written by my good friend Antonio, whom I met when I was living in Rio de Janeiro. Antonio is a musician, poet, and teaches Portuguese to language learners like me! One class that he offers is learning Portuguese through Brazilian Music and I think that’s just the coolest ever ~ today…
CANADA • CONGO : Pierre Kwenders
José Louis Modabi, aka Pierre Kwenders, is a multi-talented Congolese singer and musician living in Canada. I first learned about Pierre Kwenders on the awesome webseries Colors (which you should be following, btw). His music blends styles and energies and I just love what he comes up with. Give Pierre a listen~~
BRAZIL: Priscila Tossan
Some of you guys know I’ve spent a lot of time in Rio de Janeiro and other parts of Brazil over the last three years. In January, I sold all my belongings and finally moved there. Me and my dog Goober traveled to Rio together to set up our new home. I had a nice…
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