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Morning Becomes Eclectic

MBE Jan. 5: Cuco’s New Year, afrobeat x hip-hop, piano prowess

Novena Carmel
Novena Carmel
Hand-Picked Music Indie / AltSoul / Funk
Set phasers to soothe as we soundtrack another rainy day to sweet piano sounds, Seun Kuti & Black Thought’s inspired collab, and Cuco’s hazy ode to a new year.
Set phasers to soothe as we soundtrack another rainy day to sweet piano sounds, Seun Kuti & Black Thought’s inspired collab, and Cuco’s hazy ode to a new year.
Jan 5, 2023

Ease into the world around you with the soothing piano stylings of South London-based producer, composer and ivory-tickler extraordinaire — Duval Timothy. If Timothy is on your radar already, there’s a solid chance that it’s for his phenomenal contributions to KCRW’s number one album of 2022, Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. Get to know him for the extraordinary solo artist that he is, and continue with us as we connect so many more dots. From Ab-Soul’s latest sampling Nick Hakim to the afrobeat x hip-hop dream team of Seun Kuti and Black Thought. Plus, Cuco darkens 2023’s door with the most aptly titled new single we’ve heard in awhile, “First Of The Year.”

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    Novena Carmel

    Host of Morning Becomes Eclectic, co-host of Lost Notes

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    Anthony Valadez

    co-host of KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic

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    Anna Chang

    Producer, KCRW Music Department

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