Originally formed in 2017 as a duo, Maroccan-French band Bab L’ Bluz is now a four piece power quartet based in Marrakesh. Comprised of Yousra Mansour on lead vocals and guembri, Brice Bottin on guembri and electric guitar, Hafid Zouaoui on drums and Jérôme Bartolome on flute and percussions, Bab L’Bluz distil an exhilarating …
Khruangbin: Con Todo El Mundo
“Funky drums, dub bass, melodic guitar, those are the only rules.” Hailing from Houston, Texas and comprised of Donald “DJ” Johnson on drums, Laura Lee on bass and Mark Speer on guitar, Khruangbin is one of the most exciting instrumental three piece (with the odd vocals thrown in) to emerge in recent years. The band …
Hurray for the Riff Raff: The Navigator
I feel like my generation, through groups like Black Lives Matter, is really focusing on that type of intersectionality—if one of us is not free, then none of us are free. The Navigator’s role is to tell the story, tell it to the people who don’t know their own story, so they can be free. Alynda Segarra Born and raised in …
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