Nobody wants a neighbour who scripts their smile. Monique Maion puts that pressure at the centre of “Karen”, a Portuguese-language single. The Brazilian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist takes the familiar Karen persona, shaped by political debate and social media, and shrinks it back to the size of a real conflict: one person trying to dictate another person’s manners. It is a smart dismissal with baião at...

Tora Woloshin, an artist who is also an entrepreneur, has recently released a record that will go down in history as her most famous work to date! Afro-pop, R&B, and that specific essence that only Tora is capable of executing are all present and accounted for on True Legacy. This is a taste of freedom; a sensation of summer in the winter and an expression...