Sound Liberation’s “Elegy” isn’t so much an album as it is an unbolting of several sonic cages, letting the inhabitants mingle, argue, and eventually, find a strange, compelling harmony. Gene Pritsker and his rotating ensemble are, as ever, on a crusade against the "segregation of sound vibration," and here, their weapon of choice is grief, remembrance, and an absolutely defiant refusal to sit still...

Kelvyn Boy, a superstar in the world of Afrobeats, is featured on the new song "Ghetto Girl" by Hunnyboy, a musician from Ghana. An uplifting and catchy hymn that celebrates tenacity, devotion, and the grace of love emerging from humble beginnings is the product of the relationship. Street music inspires "Ghetto Girl," a masterpiece that brilliantly integrates melodic highlife elements with silky Afrobeats rhythms. An honest story...