Take Jack Horton, a Portland-based singer-songwriter whose path to folk-Americana included stops at Japanese law school, Tokyo piano bars, corporate boardrooms, and government offices. His latest EP, "Imperfections," feels like finding someone's private journal set to music. And that someone happens to write really, really well. The five-song collection opens with "Set Me Free," a piano-driven confession that might surprise anyone expecting typical breakup bitterness. Horton...

Ghanaian rapper, Kwesi Slay is back with a new song called "TUUTU DOO." It's a song that never stops encouraging people to keep going and work hard. Right from the first lyric, it grabs your attention and makes you feel like someone is struggling for their place in the world. The title comes from Ghanaian street slang and stands for intensity, drive, and movement, which Slay...