Robin James Hurt’s “A Song, A Story Told” arrives with a sound you can almost run a thumb over, like worn corduroy. In an age of sterile, diamond-polished productions, this album is a defiantly handmade thing, tracked onto vintage cassette machines. The result is not a flaw, but an ingredient. A faint, persistent hiss breathes alongside the instruments, a ghost in the machine who...

Proklaim is a rapper and poet who has taken the scene by storm with his unique style and everlasting enthusiasm for the art form. He is considered to be one of the most promising voices in the world of hip-hop. This Namibian musician, who was born Alexander Kiremire, has been mesmerizing listeners with his self-assured lyrics, rhythmic rhythms, and forceful delivery, and he is swiftly...