Moroccan-German singer Namika. Hannes Caspar/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Lucette, Oh Pep!, Whitey Morgan, Ponyboy, Those Pretty Wrongs Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Totó La Momposina's new album, Tambolero, is a reworking of her 1993 album La Candela Viva, regarded by many as one of Colombia's most important albums. Betto Arcos for NPR hide caption
Japanese producer Gonno recorded one of our favorite records of the year so far in Remember The Life Is Beautiful. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
DJ Koze. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
On her album Dallëndyshe, Albanian singer Elina Duni takes up folk songs once used as propaganda by the Communist regime in her home country and reimagines them as modern-day jazz. Nicolas Masson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Bjork is one of many artists inspired by the dwarf planet the spacecraft New Horizons is exploring. AFP/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
