South Seattle-based musician/ educator/ entrepreneur Jerrell Davis makes laid-back hip hop under the name Rell Be Free.
KEXP touces on Hania Rani's origin story and influences and then gets right to the music as these works are a bit longer.
On the show this time, it’s the inclusionary joy of London’s Ibibio Sound Machine. Their latest album, Electricity, is available on Merge Records.
Bandalos Chinos is an Argentinian treasure of a band playing smooth, groovy pop, with strong leanings in the direction of '70s gold, disco, and '80s Quincy Jones productions.
On the show this time, it’s the epic afrobeat-rap-rock disco-garage-prog of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.
On the show this time — try saying this band’s name ten times fast. It’s a downright disco revival with… Say She She.
beabadoobee is the stage name for Filipino-British artist Beatrice Laus. Her latest album Beatopia is available on the independent label Dirty Hit.
Satellites draw on cross-continental influence, yet at its core is a desire to illuminate the vivid qualities of classic Turkish music, honoring the Anatolian folk and psych artists from this golden era of music.
On the show this time, it’s a double shot of post-punk from two different bands: Huush and Chalk
Tuesday, April 11th is a very special edition of The Round at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center, curated by Audioasis on KEXP’s DJ Sharlese! The showcase will feature amazing female talent from the Seattle area: musicians QOQO ROBOQS, Haley Heynderickx (PDX), guest poet Imani Sims, and live painter Sie…
Mexican-Panamian artist Michelle Blades brings a vast range of influences to her unique transcontinental post-psych.
Time warp with us to a year that’s *not* 2020 to settle into the sultry sounds of Joey Quiñones and Thee Sinseers.
Listening to YĪN YĪN, you might expect the band to hail from the country from which their main source of inspiration is derived: Thailand.
Philadelphia’s Dr. Dog have spent two decades specializing in bright, jaunty sing-along tunes that have captured the hearts of a large and rabid fanbase.
Chicago poet and R&B songstress Jamila Woods is a budding phenom and self-love champion who radiates radically positive energy.
Seattle-based collective Polyrhythmics specializes in a flavorful blend of progressive funk, psychedelic rock, and modern afro-beat.
Today’s episode is brought to you by the letter “B,” with the brooding brutalism and bashing bombardment of Bambara.
Mexico City-raised trio Son Rompe Pera put their own unique and modern spin on the rich traditions of marimba.
With influences ranging from At the Drive In to The National, DC-based musician Bartees Strange is reinventing what it means to be a “Black artist.”
Troy Nelson traces Slow Pulp’s beginnings through the series of unfortunate events and until they landed (virtually) at KEXP in November 2020.
