Malik Abdul-Rahmaan is a music producer and prolific record collector with an expansive music vocabulary spanning global histories and cultures. A recent Western Massachusetts transplant via Brooklyn, Malik, in recent years, has created works for the likes of Ghostface Killah, Pink Siifu, Navy Blue, Yung Morpheus, Cavalier, Oddisee and a slew of others while maintaining a respected status as a veteran and mainstay in the NYC beat scene.

In this episode of Future Memories, Aima joins her daughter, artist and filmmaker Olukemi Lijadu, to reflect on the life and legacy of Zulu Sofola; Nigeria’s first published female playwright and the first female Professor of Theatre Arts in Africa. Together, they explore Sofola’s vision, her influence on women’s voices in art and culture, and how her story continues to echo through their own memories of strength, creativity, and faith.

For this month's Echo's Answer, Yao plays a special mix in honor of one of his musical heroes, D'Angelo, delving deep into the catalog from classics, unreleased tunes, and remixes. Long live D'Angelo!

You’re tuned into the ANANSI Radio club. Your host for the hour, Coco Em will be sharing a selection of frequencies that have been moving her in this month. From psychedelic fever dreams of Akira Umeda, multilingual raps and chants of MC Yallah, both fresh off their recent releases on the Nyege Nyege tapes ‘Hakuna Kulala’ label, to her all time favorites, Deena Abdelwahed, KOKOKO and more. Also featured is a short piece, from Coco's alter ego 'Mbeke with the good hair', a first of what hopefully will unfold into a series of deep expression and sharing.

To commemorate his debut EP release, tripes presents a club-oriented mix showcasing all the various influences of the project. Over the past few years, tripes has developed a homegrown vision of electronic music, fusing elements of Mauritian Sega and Reunionese Maloya with boundary-pushing production, while drawing from polyrhythmic styles such as South Indian Thappu, Angolan Kuduro, and Moroccan Gnawa.

Asphodèle: Intro song is II. Moderato - Jovaughn Brown followed by a live dj set by me from the weekend! was very inspired by classical music this month :)

DJs and producer duo Koko Bwa and MC Ken’zii Bwa brilliantly embody the international rise of Caribbean shatta and bouyon music. Originally from Guadeloupe and Martinique and now based in Paris, their sets are percussive and razor-sharp, enriched by their unique remixes and signature “bwa” producer tag.