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From rural Thai villages to Glastonbury and Boiler Room, the Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band revived molam, blending tradition with modern rhythms for a global audience.

Nat’s ZudRangMa transformed forgotten Thai funk, molam, and luk thung into international hits, turning overlooked records into a worldwide groove movement.

From crate-digging abroad to reviving Thailand’s psychedelic sounds, Maft Sai’s journey through molam and luk thung shows how old records can inspire new musical worlds.

Could the roots of modern music in the United States all trace back to one place? From Congo Square to bounce, New Orleans has been the meeting point of African, Indigenous, Caribbean, and European traditions that shaped jazz, funk, and hip hop.

Solange’s True is one of the most slept-on records of the 2010s. With Dev Hynes at the controls, it channels deep house, boogie, and post-disco into a breakup record you can dance to.

Nick Hustles isn’t a real person. Neither is Velvet Sundown. As AI-generated bands rack up streams, we’re forced to confront a new reality: what if the music we love isn’t human at all?