When it comes to the cusp of seismic musical movements, few signs are as promising as the emergence of a bold new talent. Enter Prinz Xtra, an artist on the brink of an audial explosion, embodying the fresh face of Afrobeat, Hip-Hop, and Dancehall fusion. Born and bred in the vibrant neighbourhood of Nuaso Newtown in the Eastern Region, this prodigious young talent has armed himself...

Angelo Ceriani's new album, "Lofi Weather," arrives not with a bang, but like a slow-moving front rolling in off Lake Maggiore, where I imagine his Somma Lombardo studio might catch the changing light. These ten instrumental pieces, curated from two decades of Ceriani simply making music (1995-2015, no less!), feel less like a planned collection and more like leafing through someone’s sonic sketchbook, found...