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William Harrison Withers Jr. (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter known for a series of influential hits during a career spanning 18 years. His best-known songs include "Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), "Grandma's Hands" (1971), "Use Me" (1972), "Lean on Me" (1972), "Lovely Day" (1977), and "Just the Two of Us" (1980), the latter recorded in collaboration with Grover Washington Jr. Withers won three Grammy Awards from nine nominations. Read more on Last.fm

Sampa Tembo, known professionally as Sampa the Great, is a Zambian-born Australia-based rapper and songwriter. Her debut solo album, The Return, peaked at No. 12 on the ARIA Albums Chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019 she won Best Hip Hop Release for her second single, "Final Form". In the following year she won the same category for The Return, as well as Best Female Artist and Best Independent Release. Sampa Tembo was born in 1993 in Zambia and was raised there and in Botswana, as the middle of five children. Read more on Last.fm

Sampa Tembo, known professionally as Sampa the Great, is a Zambian-born Australia-based rapper and songwriter. Her debut solo album, The Return, peaked at No. 12 on the ARIA Albums Chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019 she won Best Hip Hop Release for her second single, "Final Form". In the following year she won the same category for The Return, as well as Best Female Artist and Best Independent Release. Sampa Tembo was born in 1993 in Zambia and was raised there and in Botswana, as the middle of five children. Read more on Last.fm

Sampa Tembo, known professionally as Sampa the Great, is a Zambian-born Australia-based rapper and songwriter. Her debut solo album, The Return, peaked at No. 12 on the ARIA Albums Chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019 she won Best Hip Hop Release for her second single, "Final Form". In the following year she won the same category for The Return, as well as Best Female Artist and Best Independent Release. Sampa Tembo was born in 1993 in Zambia and was raised there and in Botswana, as the middle of five children. Read more on Last.fm

Lambrini Girls are a punk rock duo from Brighton, England, formed in 2019. The group currently consists of vocalist and guitarist Phoebe Lunny and bassist Selin Macieira-Boşgelmez, previously known professionally as Lilly Macieira. Initially formed as a four-piece, the band developed into a duo following changes to its original lineup. The band's sound combines punk rock, garage punk and noise rock, incorporating abrasive guitar and bass tones, energetic rhythms, and confrontational lyrics. Read more on Last.fm

Amyl and The Sniffers is an Australian pub rock and punk rock band based in Melbourne, consisting of vocalist Amy Taylor, drummer Bryce Wilson, guitarist Dec Martens, and bassist Gus Romer. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, their self-titled debut record won the Best Rock Album category. Amy Taylor (vocals), Bryce Wilson (drums) and Declan Martens (guitar) founded Amyl in their sharehouse in early 2016. They formed the band, wrote a handful of tunes and released their debut EP, Giddy Up, all in a span of twelve hours. Read more on Last.fm

Sofia Kourtesis is a Peruvian producer, vocalist, and DJ living in Berlin. In Fresia Magdalene EP, the Berlin-based artist pays tribute to her native Lima, Peru - in bittersweet house music that wears its spiritual yearning on its sleeve. Sometimes, particularly these days, those in search of grace find they must create it themselves. In the Callao district of Lima, Peru, for instance, crowds of outcasts including transgender individuals and people surviving homelessness and poverty gather to worship a DIY saint at a concrete-block shrine. Read more on Last.fm

Gilberto Gil (born 26 June, 1942) is a Brazilian singer, guitarist and songwriter, and Brazil's former minister of culture. He began his career as a bossa nova musician, but soon began writing songs that reflected a new focus on political awareness and social activism, along with fellow singer Caetano Veloso. In the 1970s, Gil added new elements of African and North American music to his already broad palette, and continued to release a steady stream of albums, including Realce and Refazenda. Read more on Last.fm

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Angélique Kidjo (born on July 14, 1960) is a Grammy Award-winning Beninese singer, noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. Kidjo was born in Ouidah, Benin. Her father is Fon from Ouidah and her mother is Yoruba . She grew up listening to James Brown, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, and Santana. By the time she was six, Kidjo was performing with her mother's theatre troupe, giving her an early appreciation for traditional music and dance. Read more on Last.fm