The Italian drill riser Kouman turns two quiet years into a punchy, slang-heavy return built for late-night replays and hungry playlists. 'Underdogs' hits like somebody walking back into the room after everyone assumed he had left the building. Kouman does not waste the moment with a soft reset. The Bologna-born artist, now shaped by years in London, makes his return feel charged, impatient, and slightly dangerous...

Listening to Afaq Art Production's new single "Bejamalen (With Beauty)" performed by Ziad Kamal feels a bit like stepping out of a chaotic, sun-baked street into the sudden, vaulted vastness of an ancient sanctuary. https://open.spotify.com/album/7GbecQZE3yVH6enRaALvLk?si=seoOwwjgS_SE3MsuPg-rxw Kamal is only twenty-four. He manages the rather fascinating trick of balancing his daily life as a Mechatronics engineer with a profound, academic mastery of Eastern Maqams, violin, and oud. Here,...