The year was 1988 and the world was a bleak place, and artists were fully vibing with the zeitgeist, which was when Belgian band Siglo XX gave us our #SongoftheDay, "Sorrow and Pain". The piano line is quite memorable.
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Our #SongOfTheDay is "The Garden" by piano prodigy Austin Peralta, a bonus track from the re-release of his last album before he died at only 22. Gorgeous stuff that really makes you wonder what he would've gotten up to.
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The catalog of French Alternative R&B and hip-hop artist Luidji is quite rewarding, especially his 2023 album "Saison 00", which is where our #SongoftheDay, "Miskine" comes from. It's a captivating piece that resonates.
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Our #SongOfTheDay is some good old-fashioned trippy dub reggae. It's "Drum Talk" from '81 by London group Creation Rebel, a band that started out backing Prince Far-I.
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Shakey Graves taps into a classic blues based sound on "When the Love is New", which was one of the tracks that instantly jumped out at us on his new album, "Fondness, Etc". So, it's our #SongoftheDay.
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Our #SongOfTheDay is "Savgulum" by Armenian-American oud virtuoso John Berberian. Sort of an ecstatic drone that really sticks in your head, adorned with badass solos.
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It should be obvious by now that the music of the Saharan desert and the Sahel is quite special to us here at tPs, where a new Tamikrest album (= Assikel) is always welcome. Our #SongoftheDay is "Adagh Oyantid".
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Our #SongOfTheDay is "Nguxi" by Angolan singer Belita Palma, about whom we know little other than that she was active during her country's struggle for independence and its aftermath...and she produced some bangers.
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Our #SongoftheDay is a special treat. It's "m.A.A.d city", Floridian trio New Jazz Underground's thrilling rendition of Kendrick Lamar's classic song. Their frequent collaborator ELEW (Eric Lewis) is on the piano.
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Our #SongoftheDay is "Century Love", a dreamy piece by Los Angeles based artist Urika's Bedroom, whose quiet pop pieces have some bedroom ambience and the temperament of someone winding down after a though day.
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