The Ghanaian Afrobeat artist Jessy DeGreat starts the year strong with "Manyo", a motivational anthem of rhythm and ambition. Jessy DeGreat, hailing from Accra, Ghana, has earned a strong presence in the African music industry with his innovative Afrobeat sound. Blending traditional African elements with modern musical trends, DeGreat creates a distinctive style rooted in rhythm and percussion. His music often incorporates influences from jazz, funk, and...

Listening to John Keenan’s “Wreckage of the Past” feels like being handed the audio diary of a ghost who is not yet dead. This is an 18-song excavation of a psyche at war, made all the more intense by the knowledge that Keenan is the sole architect—producer, writer, mixer, and tormented protagonist. The whole project has the hermetically sealed, slightly feverish quality of a...