To understand the profound depth of Amana Melome's new album, "Recalibration", one must first appreciate the legacy she carries. As the granddaughter of Jimmy Woode, the legendary bassist who was the youngest member of Duke Ellington's orchestra and who performed alongside icons like Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, Melome' is heir to a monumental tradition in American music. Her latest work is not a simple continuation...

British Ghanaian artist Ginius blends Afro-fusion and R&B in her self-produced track "Come," capturing the emotional evolution from isolation to connection. “Come”, the self-produced track by Ginius depicts the stage of dating where you mourning the old whiles trying to embrace the new. One may describe the song as the phase where you go and call on your creator (God) simply because one’s feelings have been...