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Music, In Rotation Oct 15, 2019
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Curator Adia Sykes on a voice that takes you back to the golden age of soul

Plus: ESS codirector Olivia Junell on a sound she could listen to forever, Reader music editor Philip Montoro on a fusion of apocalyptic synths and ancient rhythms, and more
- By Philip Montoro
- Tags: In Rotation, Malignant Altar, Retribution of Jealous Gods, Houston, Nihiloxica, Nyege Nyege Tapes, Kampala, Uganda, Bugandan, Nilotika Cultural Ensemble, Realms of Exquisite Morbidity, Kokoko!, Crammed Discs, Biiri, Gamelan Çudamani, Music Festival Chicago, David Chavez, Carlos Tortolero, DCASE, Olivia Junell, Experimental Sound Studio, Hyde Park Jazz Festival, Sara Ludy, Deeptimesurfacetime, South Shore, the Quarry, Dee Alexander, Universal Alley Jazz Jams, Urban Aspirations, Fat Tony, Hoody Party, Smart Ass Black Boy, Adia Sykes, Kendrick Lamar, Alright, To Pimp a Butterfly, PJ Morton, Gumbo Unplugged, Yebba, BJ the Chicago Kid, Lecrae, Osvaldo Fresedo, Dizzy Gillespie, flamenco, Vida Mía, Video

Music, In Rotation Sep 4, 2019
Jay Wood of the Freesole collective on a rapper pushing the narrative of hip-hop

Plus: Freesole singer and songwriter S.O.S on a voice that can move you a dozen different ways, Reader intern Aaron Allen on rediscovering brown liquor music, and more
- By Aaron Allen
- Tags: In Rotation, Curtis, Curtis Mayfield, brown liquor music, We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue, Little Brother, May the Lord Watch, Phonte, Tigallo, NxWorries, Yes Lawd!, Anderson .Paak, Knxwledge, Jay Wood, Freesole, S.O.S, Kanye West, Say You Will, Baby Keem, Die for My Bitch, Michael Jackson, I Wanna Be Where You Are, Jackson 5, Yebba, Where Do You Go, Ajanee, Fond, H.E.R., Winners Circle

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