Shy Girls: 4WZ Mixtape

Dan Vidmar’s R&B project Shy Girls has returned with a moody mixtape 4WZ (following his 2013 EP Timeshare), and it’s everything we’ve grown to expect from the Portland-based musician. Featuring guest spots from Junglepussy, Rome Fortune and Tei Shi—and a tiny cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Wonderful”—the mixtape is unashamedly melancholy, spacey and sleazy—all at once.

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An unusual love ballad from Angel Haze, D'Angelo on SNL, fresh voices from London and more in our weekly look at music

D’Angelo: Live on SNL D’Angelo sent an important, visual message in his recent SNL performance: while he sang “Really Love” dressed in high-fashion, the singer stood atop a chalk outline and donned a hoodie, and his band wore “Black Lives Matter” and “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirts for “The Charade“—one of the album’s most poignant, timely and aurally stunning songs. Angel Haze: Candlxs Rapper Angel Haze’s …

John Wizards: Cape Town in Your Earbuds mix

This weekend, the Cape Town Electronic Music Festival will see international acts and local artists drawing a crowd at the centrally located City Hall. As a lead up to the three-day festival, Okayafrica called on five local artists to participate in a mix series that embodies the sound of the city. It’s a city famous for its jazz, so we were excited to see young …