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Spotlight: South Africa

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South Africa is home to a buzzing, blossoming and booming music scene. We’ve covered other South African artists like Sakawa Boys and Sannie Fox on here before but since the list of amazing artists is growing there rather rapidly, we figured we would spew out a few of our favorites. The really cool thing about South Africa is that it is home to a very eclectic mix of music, often resulting in the fusion of genres. Like, for instance, orchestral stuff with dance, electronic-folk, etc. and your pick of one of eleven national languages for the singing.   NOMADIC ORCHESTRA … Continue reading Spotlight: South Africa

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Coachella – Global Artist Breakdown

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What kind of global music lovers would we be if we didn’t give you a breakdown of the foreign artists and musicians that are playing Coachella? I mean, after all it is one of the most hyped up, if not THE most hyped up music festivals of the year here in the U.S. So, we put together an extensive daily list of ONLY foreign artists followed by the list by continent at the bottom. You’re welcome.     AFRICA Black Coffee – South Africa – House French Montana – Morocco/U.S. – Hip-Hop Wizkid – Nigeria – AfroBeat/Hip-Hop   ASIA HITO … Continue reading Coachella – Global Artist Breakdown

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THIS JUST IN: Music News 1.3.18

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The start of a new year means that a lot of musical happenings are well… happening! Here are some of the stories we found most interesting as of late.   The First Multi-Artist Album produced with A.I. is Coming!!! FRANCE/VARIOUS | ELECTRONIC, POP A post shared by SKYGGE +Artificialintelligence (@flowskygge) on Jan 3, 2018 at 12:06am PST //platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js January 12th will be quite the groundbreaking day in music when this Paris-based music collective releases their debut album! According to their site, the album Hello World is “the first multi-artist, mainstream music album composed with artificial intelligence.” What once started as … Continue reading THIS JUST IN: Music News 1.3.18

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Josephine Alexandra

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A MODERN DAY HERMIONE… ON GUITAR INDONESIA| INSTRUMENTAL/CLASSICAL/POP Indonesia is the 4th most populated country in the world, and the 14th largest in regards to land size [1] and just like every other country in the world, they have some amazing musicians and artists, whether you’ve heard of them or not. Chances are, if you’re not one of her 137,000+ followers on YouTube, you may have never heard of this insanely talented guitar player before. Josephine Alexandra (also known as JP Alexandra) is the youngest artist we have featured on Sferikul thus far, being only 16 years old. She hails … Continue reading Josephine Alexandra

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My Picks – 2017

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2017 was a glorious year for music from all around the world, so it only make sense that I make a little list for you of the songs I listened to most via Spotify this year. I don’t plan on ranking these songs because they are spread across several genres and cannot be compared to one another since each one has something different to offer the listener. However, I will rank the top 3 favorite artists I personally discovered this year.   You ready for this?!   Alphabetical by genre – NIGERIA | AFROBEAT/AFROPOP Yemi Alade – Single & Searching … Continue reading My Picks – 2017

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VERSUS – Battle of the Chloe’s

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  These next five individuals have 3 things in common – Their name, their vocation and the country they have ties to. All are named Chloe All are singers All have ties to Britain   Chloe #1 Chlöe Howl Howl is more than just an adorable pair of dimples – HER PIPES, THOUGH. With a rich and unmistakable soul-filled voice that moves up and down notes with ease, it’s no wonder this ginger beauty had a very successful debut back in 2013.   Chloe #2 Chloe Foy Her music could best be summed up as absorbing breathtaking beauty while on … Continue reading VERSUS – Battle of the Chloe’s

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A Reminder and a Merry Christmas!

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Hello everyone. If you’re reading this and you’re an avid reader of this blog and the music we share with you, then I would like to say a MASSIVE THANK YOU to you. If you’re new to the blog and sort of stumbled on it – then welcome! I’m writing this just to remind you why Sferikul is what it is, why it matters and why you matter. Sferikul isn’t polished. It’s not the best of the best blog out there, and it sure as heck isn’t a full on business – YET. If this were my day job, there … Continue reading A Reminder and a Merry Christmas!

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THIS JUST IN: Music News 12.17.17

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The latest music news from around the globe!   Groundbreaking A.I. Music Project Pushes Technological Limits Belgium, France, Canada | Electronic The very first artificial intelligence music producer is here and his name is Benoit Carré. He uses the a.i. program Flow Machines as his weapon of choice, making music a half-human, half-machine experience in real time. According to flow-machines.com, “The goal of Flow Machines is to research and develop Artificial Intelligence systems able to generate music autonomously or in collaboration with human artists. We do so by turning music style into a computational object.” Under the name Skygge, a … Continue reading THIS JUST IN: Music News 12.17.17

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SPOTLIGHT: Vietnam

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Vietnam is a country known for it’s beautiful landscape and beautiful people, and it just so happens to have some pretty spectacular musical acts as well. Their strong suit is without a doubt pop music (V-Pop), holding their own against the powerhouse that is K-Pop, but they also offer some killer hip-hop acts, too. Their rock scene and other genres may be lacking at the moment, but what lacks in that area is easily made up for in the pop music realm. Take a look at who we consider to be Vietnam’s current pioneers in music for their next generation … Continue reading SPOTLIGHT: Vietnam

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THIS JUST IN: Music News ft. Lena Katina & Serj Tankian!

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Some global music news from around the globe for the week of December 3rd… Enjoy!   Former t.A.T.u. Member  Releases New Single Russia | Pop Lena Katina, one half of the famous Russian electro-pop group t.A.T.u., dropped a new single titled Silent Hills on November 22nd that almost blew past our radar. But have no fear – we gave it a listen for you and well, WE REALLY DIG IT. The past material released by Lena was decent, but this latest effort of her’s is pretty spectacular. Subtle at first, the instrumental-driven chorus  of Silent Hills drives the song and … Continue reading THIS JUST IN: Music News ft. Lena Katina & Serj Tankian!