Bandcamp Weekly May 19, 2020
We chat with Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and Nick Hakim and deep dive into their LPs, plus new Kassin, Gabriels, Roy Ayers, and Ola Szmidt.
Hosted by Andrew Jervis. Illustration of Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith by Noopur Choksi.
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Fans have paid artists $514 million using Bandcamp, and $22.5 million in the last 30 days alone.
Fans have paid artists $514 million using Bandcamp, and $22.5 million in the last 30 days alone.
Selling Right Now paused (and yes, this really is a live feed — when you hear “nobody pays for music anymore,” that’s just The Man spreading his agenda)
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Vodou Alé
by Chouk Bwa & The Ångstromers
This collaboration is a perfect example of the innovation that can happen when electro and roots music serve, rather than fight, one another. read more
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