J Bogart

jonathanbogart.net

20 October 2026 12:17

everything i listen to goes into a spreadsheet where i give it a rating out of 5; 3+ means save for relistening. this is the seventh 4 so far (no 5s yet, they require living with), probably the smartest and most versatile young woman in Cuban pop with a fizzy, auteurist reparto youtu.be/shcAnmxYTLg

J Bogart

jonathanbogart.net

20 October 2026 12:14

Preto Show's February EP in collaboration with Thião Black is one of the best Angolan records of the year, catching a ball that South Africa is throwing and tossing it right back youtu.be/alpn8Bq46hY

J Bogart

jonathanbogart.net

20 October 2026 11:59

one of the most original and unflinching black french pop auteurs of the decade returns after several years' hiatus, having adopted arsenio hall-era new jack swing as if 35 years haven't passed. (she's 31, btw.) youtu.be/IqrNOU5E1Lg

J Bogart

jonathanbogart.net

20 October 2026 11:43

angolan producer with nine, count 'em nine, mostly little-heard female singers on one kizomba/afrobeats track. checking up, i see it's the opener to an album that features most of them as soloists. if this kind of unified compilation is what it takes to get more women heard... youtu.be/NO37qc8jgnk

J Bogart

jonathanbogart.net

20 October 2026 11:37

Colombian and Nigerian singers over a Dutch producer's (afro-) beat, none of whom i've happened to notice before despite significant track records, but i'll always give an ear to transatlantic collaborations like this youtu.be/oSIpkv_lCHk