Monday Music
Monday Music: Uplifting Afropop
January 19, 2023By: Balqees Jama, SFU Student Listening to Afropop makes me wish I fully understood Pidgin so I could get even more lost in its euphonic bliss. Afrobeats is an umbrella genre of contemporary pop and music from Nigeria, Ghana, and their diaspora. Afrobeats is not to be confused with “Afrobeat” (without the “s”), which is a genre created by Fela Kuti and Tony Allen in the 1970s. Some modern Afrobeats artists distinguish their music as Afropop or Afrofusion, which is a lively blend of complex musical elements and influences. Here’s some of the best Afropop songs released in 2022 to soothe…
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Monday Music: Indie songs for surmounting unrequited love
November 28, 2022By: Daniel Salcedo Rubio, Features Editor “Casio” by Jungle Photo credit: XL Recordings Are you feeling broken-hearted but don’t want to listen to a sappy crying-in-the-shower sad song? Then this song is perfect for you! “Casio” is about holding…
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Monday Music: Late night wine
November 21, 2022By: Idara L. Udonya, SFU Student Let me set the scene: you’re in a low-lit room, a vanilla musk candle is burning, and you’re enjoying your favourite vin doux, maybe a bottle of Jam Jar sweet shiraz or roscato. There’s…
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Monday Music: Songs for Scorpio season
November 14, 2022By: Jerrica Zabala, SFU Student Content warning: mentions of gun violence in lyrics. We’ve reached the peak of Scorpio season and the air is powerful, sultry, and arousing. There’s a certain seriousness to being a Scorpio and these magnetizing bass…
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Monday Music: Cloudy day love songs
November 7, 2022By: Idara L. Udonya, SFU Student As Vancouver gets back to being the gloomy city we love and hate, there’s nothing more on brand with this cuddle weather than love songs. Listening to love songs in these grey and lonely…
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Monday Music: Halloween tunes to get you in the ‘treating mood
October 30, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor Let’s be honest — Christmas steals all the attention when it comes to holiday music, but why!? It’s time to give Halloween some love. Whether partying or cramming for midterms, this spooky list will make…
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Monday Music: Cottage core
October 24, 2022By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor I don’t know about you, but when midterms hit and deadlines all come crashing at once, it can be hard to find brief moments of respite in the chaos. I don’t know how…
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Monday Music: African gospel
October 17, 2022By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer As a Christian, worship through music is one of the ways I connect with God. Here are African gospel songs that get me in the mindset of praise and help me overcome my challenges. I…
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Monday Music: Sad boy fall
October 10, 2022By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer Fall is here, (supposedly — what’s with this 25 degree weather?) and I don’t know about you, but I have mixed feelings about the season. I love putting on my Blundstones and quarter zip and…
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Monday Music: Nostalgic songs from my iPod Nano
October 3, 2022By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor If I could bring back any cultural artifact from my formative years, it would be my iPod Nano. Whenever I hear a song from that era, I’m transported to a time when life…
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