Kokoroko

Nubya and her band (including members of Ezra Collective, KOKOROKO, and more) celebrated her new album 'Source' on a Tiny Desk concert from a boat, a first in Tiny Desk history...

Rejoice, the collaborative album by horn great Hugh Masekela and iconic afrobeat drummer Tony Allen, was released back in March.

Led by trumpeter Sheila Maurice-Grey, London-based ensemble Kokoroko make afrobeat-influenced jazz (or maybe it's the other way around), citing Fela Kuti, Tony Allen and Ebo Taylor as inspirations for their ”soul shaking, horn fueled sound.”

The 2020 edition of Green Man Festival happens August 20-23 in the picturesque Brecon Beacons region of Wales. This year's lineup has been announced and includes Michael Kiwanuka, Caribou, Mac DeMarco, Little Dragon, Goldfrapp, Thundercat, and more.

Tonight's NYC-area shows include Winter Jazzfest (Kokoroko, Lee Fields), Smif-n-Wessun/Black Moon, Yonatan Gat, and more.

The 2020 edition of NYC's Winter Jazzfest goes down January 9 - 18 at clubs all over Manhattan and Brooklyn...

Here we go... SXSW has announced the first round of artists, nearly 300 of them, for the 2020 edition of the music festival which runs March 16 - 22 in Austin, Texas.

The album also features the Jorja Smith collaboration that they released last year.

As new 2018 albums have mostly come to an end, here's a look back on five great albums we missed this year.