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Barely disco and hardly jazz, Rupa Biswas’ 1982 LP is the halfway point between Bollywood and Balearic.

Hello Nasty is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Beastie Boys. It was released on July 14, 1998

The Beastie Boys Check Your Head practically defined the summer of 1992 for those who were wary of the mainstreaming of rap and the insurgency of grunge.

Harlem Bush Music was originally recorded in 1970 and 1971, and is infused with the fury of the Vietnam War protest and the Civil Rights movement. It's an adventurous recording that pushes against the boundaries of jazz using elements of spoken word and free jazz to communicate its message. 

A rich assembly of soul, funk, and organic hip-hop textures, 2000's Mama's Gun is the classic second studio album from neo-soul singer Erykah Badu and follow-up to her groundbreaking 1997 debut Baduizm.

The album won numerous accolades including winning awards for "On & On" and a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album at the 40th Grammy Awards in 1998. Baduizm's success earned Erykah Badu popularity at the time and helped establish her as one of the emerging neo soul genre's leading artists.

These two concerts from Montreux in 1991 and 1992 catch Tori Amos right at the start of her solo career. Most of the songs are taken from "Little Earthquakes" but there are also rare songs from her various EPs released across the two years which didn't make it onto the album including her distinctive takes on Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" and "Thank You" and Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

From Bordeaux rolls in Alexis Evans, the next big thing of the French deep soul scene being ready to impress with one of the most original and honest deep soul and rhythm and blues album.

Ready for an adventure running parallel to their lives in common units, the quartet boarded a starship to set off on an astral expedition. The mission began perfectly, according to plan. From the very first measures, the travelers were released from the Earth’s gravity. Very quickly, their home planet appeared tiny and distant, before disappearing completely.

Nothing To Say, recorded over a span of four years, amalgamates elements of psychedelic rock, soul, and funk into a tasty, infectious songs featuring Evans (vocals, drums, guitar, bass), as well as a who’s who of guest musicians including Neal Evans, Danny Mayer, Kris Yunker, Darby Wolf, Beau Sasser, and Ryan Hommel.