Music producer, songwriter, and vocalist Abochi has finally released his 10-track first album "OKAYSIONS" Unlike other albums that are merely a collection of singles, Abochi's latest masterpiece is based on real events and occasions with greater emotional weight. Abochi produced the album, which features Dr. Cryme, Kwaku Bany, Okyeame Kwame, Kofi Kinaata, and AK Songstress. Every song on the album is beautifully infused with Highlife and Afrobeat...

Ava Valianti represents something increasingly rare in contemporary music: genuine precocity without artifice. This Massachusetts artist, who is only fifteen years old, handles general themes with a level of emotional depth that is shocking. She shows that youth can bring out the best in complicated human experiences, rather than hiding them. "Distant," her sixth single, functions as a sonic archaeology of friendship's dissolution. The track excavates layers...