To listen to Stevie Hawkins’ take on "A Song For You" is to have a conversation with a ghost in a dimly lit room after the show has ended. Hawkins, long the rhythmic engine for the song's originator Leon Russell, steps from behind the drum kit to the microphone, and the space between these two roles compresses decades into four and a half minutes....

Indeed, the song possesses all the necessary elements to transcend artistic boundaries, and we aren't exaggerating with the headline. You can have complete faith in the excellence of the performance of the song. "Unspoken" is the newest single by Nigerian artiste Mersea. The song is a dynamic and varied musical experience, sounding like a combination of Afrobeat and Pop. When musical styles collide, it usually results...