It's Ramadan, so time to get a sense of the inner self -- the inner Baqvas. As usual, music from local artists, from all over, and exclusively made by folks of color.
Middle Eastern rap: hip-hope hooray (DAM article)
Lila Downs Flips Manu Chao’s “Clandestino” Into a Cumbia Protesting US Immigration Policy
The Genre-Defying Rage of Rico Nasty
Wizard Apprentice Gets Real About Emotional Abuse on Their New Album
Playlist
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Interlude: To Love? by Abdu Ali on FIYAH!!! (Self Released) -
EMTA NJAWZAK YAMMA by DAM on BEN HAANA WA MAANA (Cooking Vinyl) -
Again by Rico Nasty & Kenny Beats on Anger Management (Sugar Trap) -
Clandestino by Lila Downs on Al Chile (Sony U.S. Latin) -
Club Smash by Electric Fire Share / Embed Wishlist on EFX (Self Released) -
I’m Not Always Where My Body Is by Aisha Devi on S.L.F. (Houndstooth) -
Chunar (remix) by Bandish Projekt (Self Released) -
Losing Myself by LAL on Dark Beings (Coax Records) -
Gloves Are Off by Wizard Apprentice on Dig A Pit (Ratskin Records) - Break
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Ya Ali by Mekaal Hasan Band on Sampooran (MHB Music) - Break
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Men Ana by Alsarah (Self Released)