With “Island Lantern Festival”, Tony Frissore manages to soundtrack a specific kind of mental vacation I didn’t realize I was overdue for taking. Ostensibly an instrumental nod to the Lunar New Year and the hopefulness of renewal, this piece operates less like a celebration and more like a gentle exhalation. https://open.spotify.com/album/3n43BcxSnavYKC0wt28GNu?si=E_50eQ_lQomyHT1RsD2Jrg It starts wet with the actual crash of ocean waves before slowly drifting inland. I...

Accra’s Dual-Threat, Rapper and Doctor Pope Nst, delivers a Reflective Hip-Hop Album, "DR. NST," That Transcends Borders. Pope Nst, an emerging talent from Accra, Ghana, skillfully balances his dual careers as a rapper and a medical doctor. His life in medicine informs his music with a unique depth and perspective. Known on stage as Dr. Nst, he recently released his latest album, "DR. NST." This marks...