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The Essential Tracy Chapman Playlist

  Today we celebrate Tracy Chapman’s 53rd birthday. The folk, blues, soul, pop singer and songwriter. The woman who sang about important matters, social...

The Magnanimous Voice of Mounir Troudi

Known for his powerful and generous vocal abilities, Mounir Troudi is a unique Tunisian singer and musician. His work of experimentation has allowed him to reac...

Portugal. The Man: Top 10 Songs

Portugal. The Man are a Portland based Psychedelic/Indie band and they just happen to be my favorite ever band. Their music is heavily influenced by the likes o...

Amadou & Mariam: Top 16 Songs

Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doubia were both born in Bamako, Mali and happen to both be visually impaired -- you guessed right, the sunglasses aren’t a fashion s...

The Wombats: Top 10 Songs

The Wombats are an indie rock band from Liverpool. They’ve been active since 2003 and have already released 3 albums, a couple of EPs and singles. The reason wh...

Noir Désir: Top 15 Songs

Whenever speaking of Noir Désir, we can't help but instantly hum "Le Vent Nous Portera". However, way before that song became a rather common favorite, the group established itself as a leading rock band from the buzzing 80s French scene......

Grimes: Top 10 Songs

// With four albums released over the span of 5 years, Claire Elise Boucher, known by the stage name Grimes, continues to bewilder listeners. Her at...

Leonard Cohen: Top 15 Songs

Leonard Norman Cohen is a Canadian singer, songwriter, poet and novelist. Influenced by Irving Layton (Cohen's mentor and friend), Walt Whitman and Henry Miller, he began his career as a poet and novelist writing about religion, politics, isolation, sexuality, and personal relationships......