february 25 – good to hear

Ziska von Crayen & PURA
Stiimmenfeuer (Vocal Fire)
The music of Swiss vocalist and performer Ziska von Crayen and her groups PURA reveals itself as international, spiritual and vibrant. With imaginative rhythms and invented languages, the reinterpretation of traditional melodies is the strength of the all female band. Ziska and her sister musicians Annie Mumford (percussion and drums), Stefanie Hess (contrabass, Moog & voice) and Sara Käser (cello & voice) are bound to appear at many more festivals. All their albums are available on the Stimmenfeuer website (and through the usual channels).
Ziska Music

Japanese Breakfast
‘Orlando in Love’ from the album For Melancholy Brunettes (and sad women)
Author, composer, songwriter, musician and singer Michelle Zauner is the lead vocalist of the indie-band from Philapdelphia, which she started in 2013. She moved back to Eugene, Oregon, where she ws born, the following year, to take care of her mother, whose death led to a first album, Psychopomp. Her memoir, Crying in the H Mart spent 60 weeks on The New York Times’ hardcover non-fiction bestseller list. This is her 5th album. Zauner and her fellow musicians have won a number of awards.
Dead Oceans

Thandiswa Mazwai
Tiny Desk x globalFEST
Thandiswa has been one of the most influential post-Aprtheid singer in South Africa. She began her career in 1996 msuic group Jack Knife and Bongo Maffin, one of the pioneering bands in South Africa in the dance music genre Kwaito. Her latest album Sankifa (2024) inlcudes songs produced by Meshell Ndegeocello and Tandai Shoko. Recorded in Johannesburg, Dakar and New York, it combines archival Xhosa music field recordings, jazz and west African music.
NPR

Deva Runa & Bird Tribe
Dreamdancer
Deva Runa presents as an Earth Guardian, Ceremonialist, Wisdom Keeper, Song Carrier, Multi-Instrumentalist, as well as the co-founder of Birdtribe Music.Crafted through the lens of sacred plant medicine journeys, this album “offers a profound ‘sonic voyage’ that fosters deeper alignment with the Divine and one’s Higher Self. It’s a spiritual odyssey, intended to bring people closer to their truest potential, fostering healing, authenticity, and service aligned with the cosmic blueprint.” (Reality Sandwich)
Runa Music

Bad Bunny
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Bad Bunny has had a big impact on the music scene by being incredibly cool and authentic, all the while playing with different looks, styles and ways of being. Known as the “King of Latin Trap”, Bad Bunny (born 1994 in Veja Baja, Puerto Rico is credited with helping Spanish-language rap music achieve mainstream popularity in the worldwide market. Although primarily considered to be a Latin trap and reggaeton artist, his music also incorporates various other elements from other genres such as pop, hip-hop, rock, electronic, dancehall, reggae, Latin, soul and R&B.
Rimas

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