Alissa Aiton

KCRW Staff

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Lost Notes explores how Fela Kuti’s time in LA in 1969 was instrumental in the creation of his legendary Afrobeat sound.

from Lost Notes

The Japanese American community in LA’s South Bay is taking pride in Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Dodgers’ star Japanese players this season.

from KCRW Features

San Fernando Valley band The Lemonfrogs have the balm for your next broken heart. It’s their dreamy indie-pop waltz, “Naive.”

from Young Creators Project

"Just Jazz" with LeRoy Downs. Downs' goal is to bring a varied sonic experience to jazz, while blending music, style, and culture.

from LeRoy Downs

Are you as excited for Chicano Batman’s new LP “Notebook Fantasy” (out this Friday) as we are?

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Kenneth Miller, writer and author of Mapping the Darkness; The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked The Mysteries of Sleep, looks at the history and mysteries surrounding sleep and why it…

from Life Examined

This week we celebrate the undiscovered musical talent (under 21) in the greater LA area culled from a couple of hundred submissions to KCRW’s Young Creators Project .

from Today's Top Tune

Wyldeflower takes a second shift this week to share Sofie Royer & Alexander Dexter Jones’ “Paris is burning” and more.

from FREAKS ONLY

A year ago, living in Miami, Lēya Graham’s passion for dance was waning. Then she discovered the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in LA, which served as a lifeline.

from KCRW Features