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...

Sound Liberation’s “Elegy” isn’t so much an album as it is an unbolting of several sonic cages, letting the inhabitants mingle, argue, and eventually, find a strange, compelling harmony. Gene Pritsker and his rotating ensemble are, as ever, on a crusade against the "segregation of sound vibration," and here, their weapon of choice is grief, remembrance, and an absolutely defiant refusal to sit still...