soul food: marian mereba

i've just come across ethiopian-american songwriter/producer/vocalist marian mereba's 'room for living' remixes EP via okayafrica, and i am digging it. love her voice. 

listen to the remixes above, and check out the original EP here.

soul food: marian mereba

soul food: 'gods' by maxwell [snippet]

deeply excited, y'all. summers soon come. 

soul food: 'gods' by maxwell [snippet]

[VIDEO] k'naan: the story of country, god, or the girl

i have yet to wax poetic about this album, as i have about previous k'naan albums, singles, collaborations, etc. i think i'm still trying to wrap my mind around it. but i'm digging this mini documentary about his process and his journey. it's especially interesting that k'naan's trip to somalia resulted in a change in his songwriting that is more reflective, inward-looking and is 'the most intimate music' he's made to date.

here is the video for hurt me tomorrow. 

[VIDEO] k'naan: the story of country, god, or the girl

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seven years to the date of his arrest, John Forté has released his new EP.

download it here.

tracks that have embedded themselves onto my soul: 'best that love could be' (ft. ben taylor), 'nervous' and 'more beautiful now'.

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