Samantha Mora’s “Luto” arrived like a half-remembered dream, a wisp of smoke curling from a candle just extinguished. It's not a song to shout from rooftops; it's something you feel in the space between your breaths. Her voice is so smooth, a rich velvet you could lose yourself in. You'd almost think it could just glide across the cumbia rhythms like a hummingbird over...

This kind of music has the potential to reach a wide audience, therefore you shouldn't settle for anything less than extraordinary performance and an impressive level of energy. A reminder of the power of music to forge relationships across oceans and continents, "Ole" features the powerful vocals of CCT Beats' recruits Jolly B and Danson. It is the song's unique combination of English and Tswana, a...