Christian Tiger School + Bilal + World’s Fair: Spanish Robin Williams

Matthew Dear's Tears for Fears, Outline Artists' creative series, South Africa hits Brooklyn and more in our look at music this week

As part of Okayplayer’s ongoing collaboration series that brings divergent musicians together for one-off tracks, South African hip-hop production team Christian Tiger School traveled to Brooklyn to lay down “Spanish Robin Williams,” an unexpected, eclectic banger with New York MCs World’s Fair and neo-jazz trailblazer Bilal. Something of a musical buffet, la the UN’s cafeteria, the track mixes genres and styles seamlesslythe tripped out hip-hop …

Gavin Lucas: Outline Zone #1

Matthew Dear's Tears for Fears, Outline Artists' creative series, South Africa hits Brooklyn and more in our look at music this week

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Matthew Dear's Tears for Fears, Outline Artists' creative series, South Africa hits Brooklyn and more in our look at music this week

Jose Gonzalez: Stay Alive Gothenburg, Sweden’s Jose Gonzalez is known for his comforting vocals and stripped-down acoustic sets that buzz with energy. It’s been a few years since Gonzalez released new solo material, so we were happy to see his latest release “Stay Alive” pop up on the internet as part of the soundtrack for Ben Stiller’s new film, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.” …