Sunday evening may have been a curtain call for the "In Pursuit of Happiness" era, but for some, it was a homecoming, and for others, the birth of a newfound love for Baaba J and her artistry. Years after her debut concert in Accra, Ghanaian singer-songwriter Baaba J had her long-awaited homecoming concert on June 7th at the Nafti Studio III. Produced by the...

Listening to Riax’s new single, "Saved My Life," feels like receiving a thank-you note from the future while standing in the middle of a lightning storm. Here is the furious, floor-shaking kick drum of Euphoric Hardstyle, a sound designed for packed crowds and laser-split darkness, yet it’s delivering an intensely private message of self-reconciliation. It’s a baffling, brilliant collision. The beat wants to obliterate...