Congolese-American Artist Phaal Breaks Barriers with His Spiritually Uplifting Single 'Mon Dieu' Phaal, a Congolese-American rapper and gospel singer, emerges as a trailblazing artist with his newest single, 'Mon Dieu.' Reflecting his rich cultural background, Phaal's music is a mosaic of global influences, blending the rhythms of his African heritage with contemporary sounds from his life in the United States. Phaal's journey from the Democratic Republic...

Listening to Nom De Plume’s new album, Circle the Dream, is like finding an old, intricate map for a place that doesn't exist on any globe. This is a record for the motionless traveler, the soul pacing the perimeter of its own skull. Aris Karabelas and Michael Magee have crafted a landscape not of highways and canyons, but of the vast, contradictory terrain behind...