• Jalen Ngonda

    Come Around and Love Me (6 Music Session, 25 Jul 2023) Jalen Ngonda

    Jalen Ngonda

    Born in the state of Maryland, United States, soul/R&B Jalen N’Gonda (stylized on his records as Jalen Ngonda), chose the city of Liverpool, United Kingdom, as the place in which he would flourish as a musician. It was at the age of 11 he began getting into music, inspired by his father's collection of jazz, hip-hop, soul and classical records. Since moving to Liverpool in 2014 Jalen has been playing gigs across the United Kingdom and beyond. Two years later Jalen is selling out headline shows in London and Geneva Read more on Last.fm

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  • Devendra Banhart

    Little Yellow Spider Devendra Banhart

    Devendra Banhart

    Devendra Obi Banhart (born May 30, 1981) is a Venezuelan American singer-songwriter and visual artist. Banhart was born in Houston, Texas and was raised by his mother in Venezuela, until he moved to California as a teenager. His first few records were released on the Young God Records label from New York City. His most recent CD was released by Nonesuch. He is one of the most popular artists to come out of the "New Weird America" movement, which includes performers such as Faun Fables Read more on Last.fm

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  • TTSSFU

    Upstairs TTSSFU

    TTSSFU

    TTSSFU is a solo project by Tasmin Nicole Stephens from Manchester UK. Tasmin is a multi-instrumentalist who is heavily inspired by 90s shoe-gaze/experimental rock bands such as The microphones , my bloody valentine and sonic youth. Tasmin first started posting her music publicly on sound-cloud in 2020 at 16 years old taking a low-fi approach to recording in her bedroom on Garage Band which she still uses now, because "it's awesome" . Read more on Last.fm

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  • Jockstrap

    Concrete Over Water Jockstrap

    Jockstrap

    There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) Jockstrap is a British electronic music duo comprising Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye. 2) Jockstrap is a Norwegian emopunk band from Oslo. 3) Jockstrap was a British hardcore punk band from Liverpool. 4) JockStrap is a Canadian noise/punk band from Toronto. 1) Jockstrap is a British electronic music duo based in London. The duo's instigators Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye launched their 2018 debut mini-album Love is the Key to the City Read more on Last.fm

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  • Barrington Levy

    Black Roses Barrington Levy

    Barrington Levy

    Barrington Ainsworth Levy (born 30 April 1964) is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, as a youngster, Barrington Levy formed the Mighty Multitude with his cousin Everton Dacres. They started off playing the sound systems and cut their first single, “My Black Girl,” in 1977. All of 14, Levy broke out his own the next year and recorded his debut solo single, A Long Time Since We Don’t Have No Love.” It didn’t have much of an impact Read more on Last.fm

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  • Robert Glasper

    Better Than I Imagined (Feat. H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello) Robert Glasper

    Robert Glasper

    Robert Glasper was raised in Houston, Texas. His mother was his first and strongest musical influence. Mrs. Glasper not only played piano and sang gospel music in the family's church, she led a band that worked the city's jazz and blues club circuit as well. By the age of twelve, young Robert was playing piano in that church. "Gospel music is built on emotion and spirituality; you go to church and leave crying," he smiles. "It definitely just gave Read more on Last.fm

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  • Soul II Soul

    Keep on Movin' (feat. Caron Wheeler) Soul II Soul

    Soul II Soul

    Soul II Soul is a two-time Grammy winning act that emerged at the end of the 1980s from London. The group initially attracted attention as a sound system, playing records at house and street parties (where their clothing style - dubbed "Funki Dred" - quickly made a splash, inspiring them to start a line of clothing). Founded by Jazzie B and featuring a changing roster of other musicians - notably Nellee Hooper, Simon Law, Phillip 'Daddae' Harvey and Read more on Last.fm

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