Samantha Mora’s “Luto” arrived like a half-remembered dream, a wisp of smoke curling from a candle just extinguished. It's not a song to shout from rooftops; it's something you feel in the space between your breaths. Her voice is so smooth, a rich velvet you could lose yourself in. You'd almost think it could just glide across the cumbia rhythms like a hummingbird over...

In his new song "BoysBoysBoys," Binoy shows that he has a strong voice. The song has a lively look at the crazy and fun world of queer hookups. From Nairobi, this singer, musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist gives the pop style a new look by drawing from many different cultures in his work. When it comes to music, Binoy's background includes sounds from East Africa and India....