Sophia Mengrosso’s new album, “Unforgiven”, doesn’t so much start as it does detonate, a thirteen-song treatise on survival. Her voice, a thing clearly trained for gilded halls and velvet curtains, instead wails from within a foundry’s clang and fire. The result is a bizarre and beautiful collision, the sonic equivalent of discovering a lost Caravaggio painting lit by a flickering fluorescent tube in a...

Eva Sita, hailing from Côte d'Ivoire, is carving a distinctive niche in the African music scene with her innovative fusion of traditional rhythms and contemporary Afrobeat. Her music, a harmonious blend of various genres like jazz, blues, and salsa, is a testament to the rich musical heritage of her country. Eva Sita exemplifies the dynamic evolution of African music while maintaining a deep reverence for...