NTS In Focus

Updated: 31 October 2026

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NTS In Focus is a series where NTS Radio takes a proper look at individual artists, producers, composers, bands and record labels, rather than focusing on a particular genre or scene.

I think the best thing about it is that you don't just get an hour of someone's biggest songs. Quite often, you'll hear obscure releases, collaborations, side projects and bits of their catalogue you probably wouldn't have come across otherwise. If you already like an artist, it's a great way to discover another side of their work. If you've never listened to them before, it's a pretty decent place to start.

The range is ridiculous, too. You've got people like Stevie Wonder, Aphex Twin and Alice Coltrane alongside William Basinski, Susumu Yokota and plenty of artists who are massively important within their own scenes but aren't necessarily household names. That's what makes the archive worth exploring, in my opinion. You can go in looking for someone you know and come out with about ten other people to listen to.

I've put everything into sections so it's a bit easier to find your way around, with direct links to each broadcast and the genre tags NTS uses. I also split up the old massive global and pop sections, because I don't think throwing Brazilian music, dancehall, Indian classical music and Japanese pop into one or two catch-all categories is especially useful. Some artists could easily fit into more than one section, but I've tried to put each one wherever they make the most sense rather than repeat them everywhere.

⭐ = Major Cultural / Historical Figure

For the ordering, I've tried to look at how much influence an artist has actually had, both on the music that came after them and on culture more generally. Popularity matters as well, but I don't think record sales or name recognition tell the whole story. Someone can be hugely successful without really changing much, while someone else might have influenced entire genres without ever becoming especially famous.

The ⭐ entries come first in each section, roughly in order of historical and cultural significance, followed by the remaining broadcasts in the same kind of order. The stars aren't just my personal favourites, and they aren't meant to say that one NTS episode is better than another. They're there to draw attention to the people whose wider influence I think makes them important starting points.

Obviously, there's a fair bit of judgement involved here. Comparing a pioneering Jamaican producer with a Japanese pop star or a classical composer isn't exactly straightforward, and I don't think English-speaking popularity should be treated as the default measure of importance. I'm sure people will disagree with some of the placements, which is fair enough. The aim is to make the archive easier to explore, not pretend there's some definitive ranking of musical history.

Ambient, New Age, Kosmische & Fourth World

• ⭐ In Focus: Aphex Twin — Glitch, Ambient, Ambient Techno
• ⭐ In Focus: Tangerine Dream — Soundtrack, Kosmische
• ⭐ In Focus: Klaus Schulze — Krautrock, Kosmische
• ⭐ In Focus: Michael Rother — Krautrock, Kosmische
• ⭐ In Focus: Popol Vuh — Krautrock, Prog Rock, Kosmische, Ambient
• ⭐ In Focus: Jon Hassell — Fourth World, Ambient Jazz
• ⭐ In Focus: Laurie Spiegel — Electronica, Ambient, Minimalism
• ⭐ In Focus: William Basinski — Electronica, Ambient
• ⭐ In Focus: Ramona Andra Langley (Vektroid) — Electronica, Ambient, Vaporwave, New Age
• ⭐ In Focus: Susumu Yokota — Acid House, House, Ambient
• ⭐ In Focus: Takashi Kokubo — Field Recordings, New Age
• In Focus: Ariel Kalma — Electronica, Ambient, New Age
• In Focus: Craig Leon — Kosmische
• In Focus: Pauline Anna Strom — Ambient, New Age
• In Focus: K. Leimer — Ambient
• In Focus: László Hortobágyi — Fourth World, Modern Classical

Alternative Rock, Indie, Shoegaze & Post-Rock

• ⭐ In Focus: Sonic Youth — Noise Rock, Post-Punk, Indie
• ⭐ In Focus: My Bloody Valentine — Shoegaze
• ⭐ In Focus: PJ Harvey — Indie, Grunge
• ⭐ In Focus: Elliott Smith — Indie
• ⭐ In Focus: Big Star — Rock & Roll, Power Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Beach House — Indie, Dream Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Stereolab — Indie, Art Rock, Dream Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Yo La Tengo — Shoegaze, Indie
• ⭐ In Focus: Spacemen 3 — Shoegaze, Psychedelic Rock, Drone
• ⭐ In Focus: Beat Happening — Indie
• ⭐ In Focus: The Magnetic Fields — Indie, Leftfield Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Broadcast — Electronica, Indie, Dream Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Grouper — Shoegaze, Dream Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Flying Nun Records — Post-Punk, Indie
• ⭐ In Focus: Ween — Indie
• ⭐ In Focus: A.R. Kane — Shoegaze, Dream Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Duster — Post-Rock, Indie, Space Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Sarah Records — Pop, Indie, Dream Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Seefeel — Shoegaze, Electronica
• In Focus: Blonde Redhead — Indie
• In Focus: David Roback — Indie, Dream Pop
• In Focus: Roy Montgomery — Post-Rock, Post-Punk, Space Rock
• In Focus: Peter Gutteridge — Post-Punk, Indie
• In Focus: Soo Young Park — Indie, Emo
• In Focus: Windy & Carl — Post-Rock, Shoegaze, Space Rock
• In Focus: Shizuka — Shoegaze, Psychedelic Rock
• In Focus: Tenniscoats — Electronica, Folk, Indie
• In Focus: Jessica Bailiff — Post-Rock, Shoegaze, Experimental
• In Focus: Love Spirals Downwards — Trip-Hop, Drum and Bass, Dream Pop
• In Focus: 3rd Line Butterfly — Indie
• In Focus: Dear Eloise — Noise Rock, Shoegaze, Post-Punk

Punk, Post-Punk, No Wave & Goth

• ⭐ In Focus: Iggy Pop — Punk, Classic Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Siouxsie and the Banshees — Post-Punk, Goth Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Devo — Punk, New Wave
• ⭐ In Focus: Bauhaus — New Wave, Post-Punk, Goth Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Wire — New Wave, Post-Punk, Art Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Bikini Kill — Punk
• ⭐ In Focus: Einstürzende Neubauten — Post-Punk, Industrial
• ⭐ In Focus: Coil — Industrial, Ambient Techno, Dark Ambient
• ⭐ In Focus: Richard H. Kirk — Minimal Synth, Industrial
• ⭐ In Focus: This Heat — No Wave, Post-Punk, Art Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Boredoms — Noise Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Noise
• ⭐ In Focus: The Durutti Column — Post-Punk, Indie, Dream Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Television Personalities — Post-Punk, Power Pop, Indie
• In Focus: Datblygu — Post-Punk
• In Focus: Brenda Ray — Post-Punk, Dub
• In Focus: Bourbonese Qualk — Post-Punk, Industrial
• In Focus: Algebra Suicide — Minimal Synth, New Wave, Post-Punk
• In Focus: Kuroyuri Shimai — Goth Rock, Dream Pop
• In Focus: Mark Renner — Indie, Post-Punk
• In Focus: Insane Music for Insane People — Minimal Synth, Industrial

Classical, Modern Classical & Minimalism

• ⭐ In Focus: Hildegard von Bingen — Christian Traditional, Chamber Music
• ⭐ In Focus: John Cage — Minimalism
• ⭐ In Focus: Philip Glass — Soundtrack, Minimalism
• ⭐ In Focus: Steve Reich — Experimental, Modern Classical, Minimalism
• ⭐ In Focus: Clara Schumann — Classical
• ⭐ In Focus: Arvo Pärt — Christian Traditional, Minimalism, Classical
• ⭐ In Focus: Terry Riley — Minimalism
• ⭐ In Focus: Leontyne Price — Opera, Classical
• ⭐ In Focus: Meredith Monk — Modern Classical, Choral Music, Minimalism
• ⭐ In Focus: Éliane Radigue — Experimental, Musique Concrète
• ⭐ In Focus: Germaine Tailleferre — Chamber Music, Classical
• ⭐ In Focus: Alvin Lucier — Spoken Word, Experimental, Minimalism
• ⭐ In Focus: Glenn Branca — No Wave, Modern Classical
• ⭐ In Focus: Julius Eastman — Minimalism, Classical
• ⭐ In Focus: Kassia — Choral Music, Christian Traditional
• In Focus: Julia Perry — Classical
• In Focus: Veljo Tormis — Chamber Music, Classical
• In Focus: David Munrow — Folk, Baroque, Classical
• In Focus: Ensemble Organum — Christian Traditional, Choral Music, Chamber Music
• In Focus: Takashi Yoshimatsu — Modern Classical
• In Focus: Mary Jane Leach — Modern Classical
• In Focus: Irena & Vojtěch Havlovi — Folk, Modern Classical, Minimalism

Electronic, House, Techno & Beats

• ⭐ In Focus: Portishead — Trip-Hop
• ⭐ In Focus: Larry Heard — Deep House, House
• ⭐ In Focus: Burial — Bass, Ambient, UK Garage
• ⭐ In Focus: A Guy Called Gerald — Acid House, House
• ⭐ In Focus: SOPHIE — Electronica, PC Music
• ⭐ In Focus: Tricky — Spoken Word, Trip-Hop
• ⭐ In Focus: Moodymann — Deep House, Detroit House, Funk
• ⭐ In Focus: Flying Lotus — Experimental Hip-Hop, Beats
• ⭐ In Focus: Ron Trent — Deep House, Chicago House
• ⭐ In Focus: Madlib’s Beat Konducta — Beats, Hip-Hop
• ⭐ In Focus: William Orbit — Electronica, Pop, Ambient
• ⭐ In Focus: The Alchemist — Beats, Hip-Hop
• ⭐ In Focus: Nujabes — Beats
• ⭐ In Focus: Ricardo Villalobos — Techno, Minimal
• ⭐ In Focus: Paul Johnson — Chicago House, House
• ⭐ In Focus: DJ Mehdi — Electro, House, Hip-Hop
• ⭐ In Focus: DJ Koze — House, Minimal, Tech House
• ⭐ In Focus: K-Hand — Detroit House, Detroit Techno
• ⭐ In Focus: Romanthony — House
• ⭐ In Focus: Blake Baxter — Detroit House, Detroit Techno
• ⭐ In Focus: Knxwledge — Beats, Hip-Hop
• ⭐ In Focus: DJ Sprinkles — Deep House, Ambient
• ⭐ In Focus: James Ferraro — Electronica, Experimental, Vaporwave, Chopped and Screwed
• ⭐ In Focus: Guillermo Scott Herren (Prefuse 73) — Glitch, Trip-Hop
• ⭐ In Focus: Hype Williams — Electronica, Experimental, Dub
• In Focus: Burrell Brothers — House
• In Focus: Mira Calix — Electronica, Kosmische
• In Focus: SND — Glitch, Minimal Techno, Ambient Techno
• In Focus: DJ Bongz — Kwaito, Deep House
• In Focus: Aaron-Carl — Detroit Techno, House, Ghetto House
• In Focus: Peven Everett — Deep House, Soul
• In Focus: Andrea Parker — Electronica, Ambient Techno
• In Focus: John Beltran — Detroit Techno
• In Focus: EM Records — Synthpop, Kosmische, Ambient, Free Jazz
• In Focus: Eddie Perez — House, UK Garage

Hip-Hop, Rap, R&B & Drill

• ⭐ In Focus: Public Enemy — Classic Hip-Hop
• ⭐ In Focus: Outkast — Classic Hip-Hop, Dirty South Rap
• ⭐ In Focus: Nicki Minaj — Hip-Hop, Trap
• ⭐ In Focus: Missy Elliott — Hip-Hop, R&B
• ⭐ In Focus: Timbaland — Hip-Hop, R&B
• ⭐ In Focus: Queen Latifah — Classic Hip-Hop
• ⭐ In Focus: Three 6 Mafia — Memphis Rap
• ⭐ In Focus: DMX — Gangsta Rap, Hip-Hop
• ⭐ In Focus: Lil' Kim — Classic Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop
• ⭐ In Focus: Chief Keef — Hip-Hop, Trap
• ⭐ In Focus: Gucci Mane — Trap
• ⭐ In Focus: Young Thug — Trap
• ⭐ In Focus: Playboi Carti — Trap
• ⭐ In Focus: Odd Future — Hip-Hop
• ⭐ In Focus: Lil Uzi Vert — Rap, Emo Rap, Trap
• ⭐ In Focus: Clipse — Gangsta Rap, Hip-Hop
• ⭐ In Focus: Goodie Mob — Classic Hip-Hop, Dirty South Rap
• ⭐ In Focus: Kelis — R&B, Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Foxy Brown — Classic Hip-Hop
• ⭐ In Focus: Lil Peep — Emo Rap
• ⭐ In Focus: Death Grips — Punk, Rap, Noise
• ⭐ In Focus: El-P — Experimental Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop
• ⭐ In Focus: Lex Luger — Trap
• ⭐ In Focus: Gangsta Boo — Dirty South Rap, Hip-Hop
• ⭐ In Focus: Roc Marciano — Hip-Hop, Rap, Gangsta Rap
• ⭐ In Focus: Lil B — Rap, Cloud Rap, Trap
• In Focus: Russell Elevado — Soul, Hip-Hop, R&B
• In Focus: Sean Price — Classic Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop
• In Focus: Bones — Experimental Hip-Hop, Emo Rap
• In Focus: Lil Ugly Mane — Experimental Hip-Hop
• In Focus: Tink — R&B
• In Focus: Friendzone — Experimental Hip-Hop, Cloud Rap

Jazz, Free Jazz & Spiritual Jazz

• ⭐ In Focus: Herbie Hancock — Funk, Post-Bop, Jazz Fusion
• ⭐ In Focus: Bill Evans — Modal Jazz
• ⭐ In Focus: Chick Corea — Jazz-Rock, Jazz Fusion
• ⭐ In Focus: Cecil Taylor — Free Jazz
• ⭐ In Focus: Pharoah Sanders — Free Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
• ⭐ In Focus: Alice Coltrane — Spoken Word, New Age, Spiritual Jazz
• ⭐ In Focus: Eric Dolphy — Post-Bop, Free Jazz
• ⭐ In Focus: Don Cherry — Free Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
• ⭐ In Focus: Archie Shepp — Post-Bop, Free Jazz, Soul Jazz
• ⭐ In Focus: Dollar Brand (Abdullah Ibrahim) — South African Jazz, Free Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
• ⭐ In Focus: Hazel Scott — Straight Jazz, Swing, Classical, Bebop
• ⭐ In Focus: Gábor Szabó — Post-Bop, Jazz Fusion, Soul Jazz
• ⭐ In Focus: Milford Graves — Free Jazz
• ⭐ In Focus: Bobbi Humphrey — Soul Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
• ⭐ In Focus: Joe McPhee — Free Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
• ⭐ In Focus: Jeanne Lee — Spoken Word, Straight Jazz, Free Jazz
• ⭐ In Focus: John Tchicai — Post-Bop, Free Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
• In Focus: Annette Peacock — Jazz-Rock, Art Rock
• In Focus: Amina Claudine Myers — Post-Bop, Free Jazz, Soul Jazz
• In Focus: Sonny Simmons — Post-Bop, Free Jazz
• In Focus: Khan Jamal — Free Jazz, Spiritual Jazz

Metal & Heavy Rock

• ⭐ In Focus: Black Sabbath — Heavy Metal, Rock & Roll, Psychedelic Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Celtic Frost — Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Black Metal
• In Focus: Paul Chain — Doom Metal, Heavy Metal, Dark Ambient
• In Focus: Corrupted — Doom Metal, Sludge Metal

Rock, Folk, Psychedelia & Country

• ⭐ In Focus: The Velvet Underground — Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Dolly Parton — Folk, Country
• ⭐ In Focus: Hank Williams — Country
• ⭐ In Focus: Joni Mitchell — Folk, Classic Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Grateful Dead — Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Van Morrison — Folk, Irish Traditional, Jazz-Rock, Classic Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Steely Dan — Soft Rock, Classic Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Yoko Ono — Experimental, Classic Rock, Art Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Nico — Folk, Classic Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: J.J. Cale — R&B, Rock & Roll
• ⭐ In Focus: Sandy Denny — Folk
• ⭐ In Focus: John Martyn — Folk, Soft Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Robert Wyatt — Prog Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Jazz-Rock, Art Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Joan Armatrading — Folk, Soft Rock, Jazz-Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Roky Erickson — Psychedelic Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Lee Hazlewood — Country
• ⭐ In Focus: Vashti Bunyan — Folk
• ⭐ In Focus: Daniel Johnston — Folk, Indie
• ⭐ In Focus: Gong — Prog Rock, Psychedelic Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Judee Sill — Folk
• ⭐ In Focus: Anne Briggs — Folk
• ⭐ In Focus: Keiji Haino — Experimental, Psychedelic Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Les Rallizes Dénudés — Experimental, Psychedelic Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Kourosh Yaghmaei — Psychedelic Rock
• In Focus: Johnny Paycheck — Country
• In Focus: Michael Hurley — Folk, Freak Folk, Country
• In Focus: Yoshiko Sai — Psychedelic Rock, Psychedelic Folk
• In Focus: Caravan — Prog Rock
• In Focus: Richard Pinhas — Prog Rock, Kosmische, Industrial, Space Rock
• In Focus: Connie Converse — Folk
• In Focus: Svitlana Nianio — Folk, Ambient, Modern Classical
• In Focus: Dorothy Carter — Folk, Experimental, Minimalism
• In Focus: Kendra Smith — Psychedelic Rock, Indie
• In Focus: Woo — Experimental, Ambient, Indie
• In Focus: Ai Aso — Soft Rock, Psychedelic Folk

Soul, Funk, Blues, Disco & Gospel

• ⭐ In Focus: Stevie Wonder — Funk, Soul
• ⭐ In Focus: Sister Rosetta Tharpe — Gospel, Rock & Roll, Blues
• ⭐ In Focus: The Isley Brothers — Funk, Soul, Doo-Wop, R&B
• ⭐ In Focus: Donna Summer — Soul, Classic Disco
• ⭐ In Focus: Chaka Khan — Pop, Funk, Soul, Classic Disco, R&B
• ⭐ In Focus: Sade — Soul, R&B
• ⭐ In Focus: Luther Vandross — Soul, R&B
• ⭐ In Focus: Gil Scott-Heron — Spoken Word, Soul
• ⭐ In Focus: Zapp & Roger Troutman — Funk, Boogie
• ⭐ In Focus: Anita Baker — R&B
• ⭐ In Focus: Teena Marie — Funk, R&B
• ⭐ In Focus: Roy Ayers — Funk, Soul, R&B, Soul Jazz
• ⭐ In Focus: Ronnie Spector — Soul
• ⭐ In Focus: Minnie Riperton — Soul
• ⭐ In Focus: SWV — Soul, R&B
• ⭐ In Focus: Patrice Rushen — Soul, Classic Disco, Jazz Fusion
• ⭐ In Focus: Meshell Ndegeocello — Funk, Soul, Soul Jazz
• ⭐ In Focus: Eddie Hazel — P-Funk, Psychedelic Soul
• ⭐ In Focus: R.L. Burnside — Blues
• ⭐ In Focus: Mississippi Fred McDowell — Blues
• ⭐ In Focus: Loose Ends — Street Soul, Boogie
• ⭐ In Focus: Leroy Hutson — Funk, Gospel, Soul
• ⭐ In Focus: Weldon Irvine — Funk, Gospel, Soul Jazz
• In Focus: Norman Connors — Funk, Soul, Jazz Fusion
• In Focus: Asha Puthli — Funk, Classic Disco, Garage Rock
• In Focus: Nick Martinelli — Classic Disco, Boogie, R&B
• In Focus: Dave Hamilton — Funk, Sweet Soul, Psychedelic Soul
• In Focus: Marilyn McLeod — Soul, Classic Disco

UK Dance, Jungle, Drum & Bass, Club & Grime

• ⭐ In Focus: Goldie — Drum and Bass, Jungle
• ⭐ In Focus: LTJ Bukem — Drum and Bass, Jungle
• ⭐ In Focus: DJ Rashad — Footwork
• ⭐ In Focus: Dillinja — Drum and Bass, Jungle
• ⭐ In Focus: J Hus — Afrobeats, UK Drill
• ⭐ In Focus: Giggs — UK Drill, Hip-Hop, Grime
• ⭐ In Focus: Channel U — Rap, Hip-Hop, Grime
• ⭐ In Focus: Ruff Sqwad — Grime
• ⭐ In Focus: Stevie Hyper D — Drum and Bass, Jungle
• ⭐ In Focus: Source Direct — Drum and Bass
• ⭐ In Focus: Bizzy B — Drum and Bass, Jungle
• ⭐ In Focus: 67 — UK Drill
• In Focus: Dot Rotten — Grime
• In Focus: SD Laika — Grime, Noise, Experimental

Brazilian Music, MPB & Tropicalia

• ⭐ In Focus: Gilberto Gil — Brasílica, MPB, Folk
• ⭐ In Focus: Milton Nascimento — Brasílica, MPB
• ⭐ In Focus: Elis Regina — Bossa Nova, MPB
• ⭐ In Focus: Gal Costa — Brasílica, MPB
• ⭐ In Focus: Os Mutantes — MPB, Psychedelic Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Edu Lobo — Bossa Nova, Latin Jazz, MPB
• ⭐ In Focus: Lô Borges — MPB
• ⭐ In Focus: Azymuth — Latin Jazz, Jazz Fusion
• In Focus: Sandra de Sá — MPB, Funk, Boogie

Latin American Folk, Salsa, Reggaeton & More

• ⭐ In Focus: Mercedes Sosa — Folk, Nuevo Cancionero
• ⭐ In Focus: Cachao — Afro-Cuban Jazz
• ⭐ In Focus: Chalino Sánchez — Corrido
• ⭐ In Focus: Grupo Niche — Latin Soul, Salsa
• ⭐ In Focus: Simón Díaz — Folk, Tonada
• ⭐ In Focus: Yma Sumac — Pop, Opera, Huayno
• ⭐ In Focus: Juana Molina — Electronica, Folk, Experimental, Ambient, Indie
• ⭐ In Focus: Ñengo Flow — Reggaeton
• In Focus: Grupo de Experimentación Sonora del ICAIC — Bossa Nova, Psychedelic Rock, Bolero, Nueva Canción, Nueva Trova
• In Focus: Monchy & Alexandra — Bachata

Reggae, Dub, Dancehall & Caribbean Music

• ⭐ In Focus: Lee "Scratch" Perry — Dub, Reggae, Rocksteady
• ⭐ In Focus: Vybz Kartel — Dancehall
• ⭐ In Focus: Dennis Brown — Dub, Reggae
• ⭐ In Focus: Mighty Sparrow — Calypso, Soca
• ⭐ In Focus: Mad Professor — Dub, Reggae
• ⭐ In Focus: Lady Saw — Dancehall
• ⭐ In Focus: Janet Kay — Dub, Lovers Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Sonia Pottinger — Dub, Reggae, Rocksteady
• ⭐ In Focus: Keith Hudson — Dub, Reggae
• In Focus: Tenor Saw — Dancehall, Reggae
• In Focus: Steven "Lenky" Marsden — Dancehall
• In Focus: Cornel Campbell — Lovers Rock, Reggae, Rocksteady
• In Focus: The Techniques — Dub, Rocksteady, Ska
• In Focus: Prince Jazzbo — Dancehall, Dub, Reggae
• In Focus: Sandra Cross — Lovers Rock, Reggae
• In Focus: Ranking Ann — Dub, Lovers Rock, Reggae
• In Focus: Ghost — Dancehall
• In Focus: Gavsborg — Dancehall, Dub

African Music & Traditions

• ⭐ In Focus: Miriam Makeba — Pop, Soul, South African Jazz, Afrobeat
• ⭐ In Focus: King Sunny Adé — Juju, Afrobeat, Highlife
• ⭐ In Focus: Ebo Taylor — Funk, Afrobeat, Highlife
• ⭐ In Focus: Pépé Kallé — Soukous
• ⭐ In Focus: Francis Bebey — Folk, Bikutsi, Chanson
• ⭐ In Focus: Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou — Ethiopian Jazz, Ethiopian Traditional
• In Focus: Ngozi Family — Psychedelic Rock, Zamrock
• In Focus: Bezunesh Bekele — Éthiopiques
• In Focus: N'Dongo Lô — Mbalax
• In Focus: Kakraba Lobi — Gyil

Middle Eastern, North African & Turkish Music

• ⭐ In Focus: Fairuz — Arabic Pop, Arabic Traditional
• ⭐ In Focus: Cheb Khaled — Raï
• ⭐ In Focus: Cheikha Rimitti — Raï
• ⭐ In Focus: Talal Maddah — Arabic Pop, Arabic Traditional
• In Focus: Omar Khorshid — Psychedelic Rock, Arabic Pop
• In Focus: Sabah — Arabic Pop
• In Focus: Özdemir Erdoğan — Pop, Turkish Psych

South Asian Classical & Popular Music

• ⭐ In Focus: Asha Bhosle — Bollywood
• ⭐ In Focus: Zakir Hussain — Indian Classical
• ⭐ In Focus: Mehdi Hassan — Ghazal
• ⭐ In Focus: Kishori Amonkar — Indian Classical
• In Focus: Nahid Akhtar — Lollywood, Pakistani Pop

East & Southeast Asian Music

• ⭐ In Focus: Khánh Ly — V-Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Fishmans — Psychedelic Rock, Dub, Dream Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Sinn Sisamouth — Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Ros Serey Sothea — Psychedelic Rock, Khmer Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Geinoh Yamashirogumi — Psychedelic Rock, Japanese Traditional, Art Rock, Gamelan
• In Focus: Thanh Lam — V-Pop
• In Focus: Banyen Rakkaen — Molam
• In Focus: Waldjinah — Keroncong
• In Focus: Sai Htee Saing — Pop, Folk, Country
• In Focus: Thanh Nhã — Nhạc Vàng
• In Focus: Umeko Ando — Folk

Pop Icons, Songwriters & Producers

• ⭐ In Focus: Paul McCartney — Pop, Classic Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Madonna — Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: The Beach Boys — Pop, Psychedelic Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Quincy Jones — Soundtrack, Funk, Soul, Soul Jazz
• ⭐ In Focus: Bee Gees — Pop, Soft Rock, Classic Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Janet Jackson — Pop, Classic Disco, R&B
• ⭐ In Focus: George Michael — Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Serge Gainsbourg — Psychedelic Rock, Chanson
• ⭐ In Focus: Kylie Minogue — Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Robyn — Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Hall & Oates — Pop, Soft Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Mylène Farmer — Pop, House
• ⭐ In Focus: Françoise Hardy — Pop, Chanson
• ⭐ In Focus: Laura Nyro — Pop, Classic Rock
• In Focus: Godley & Creme — Pop, Art Rock
• In Focus: Margo Guryan — Pop, Soft Rock
• In Focus: Jesse Rae — Funk, Leftfield Pop, Leftfield Disco, R&B

Synthpop, Art Pop & Leftfield Pop

• ⭐ In Focus: Kate Bush — Synthpop, Prog Rock, Art Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Pet Shop Boys — New Wave, Synthpop
• ⭐ In Focus: Roxy Music — Pop, Art Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Grace Jones — Pop, New Wave, Dub
• ⭐ In Focus: The Human League — Minimal Synth, New Wave, Synthpop, Industrial
• ⭐ In Focus: Air — Electronica, Synthpop, Leftfield Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Arca — Experimental, Leftfield Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: David Sylvian — Pop, Ambient, Art Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Brigitte Fontaine — Psychedelic Rock, Chanson
• ⭐ In Focus: Prefab Sprout — Pop, Synthpop, Leftfield Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Yello — Electro, New Wave, Synthpop
• ⭐ In Focus: The Blue Nile — Synthpop, Leftfield Pop, Art Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Cibo Matto — Trip-Hop
• In Focus: Cindy Lee — Leftfield Pop
• In Focus: Lali Puna — Electronica, Leftfield Pop
• In Focus: Elysia Crampton — Experimental, Ambient, Leftfield Pop
• In Focus: Strawberry Switchblade — Synthpop, Dream Pop
• In Focus: Peter Ivers — Synthpop, Art Rock
• In Focus: Frank Chickens — Synthpop, Leftfield Pop
• In Focus: Donna Regina — Synthpop
• In Focus: Kitty Craft — Indie, Leftfield Pop
• In Focus: Antena — Bossa Nova, Synthpop

Japanese & East Asian Pop

• ⭐ In Focus: Faye Wong — Cantopop, Dream Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Yumi Matsutoya — Soft Rock, J-Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Tatsuro Yamashita — Funk, Soft Rock, J-Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Minako Yoshida — J-Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Towa Tei — House, Drum and Bass
• In Focus: Takako Minekawa — Synthpop, Shibuya-Kei, J-Pop
• In Focus: Shirley Kwan — Cantopop
• In Focus: Meiko Nakahara — City Pop
• In Focus: Jang Pil-soon — Pop
• In Focus: Miki Nakatani — Synthpop, J-Pop
• In Focus: dip in the pool — J-Pop
• In Focus: Poison Girlfriend — Pop, House, Shibuya-Kei
• In Focus: Lily Chao — C-Pop
• In Focus: Tazumi Toyoshima — Pop, Soul, City Pop

Soundtracks, Library Music & Exotica

• ⭐ In Focus: Enya — Soundtrack, Ambient, Irish Traditional, New Age
• ⭐ In Focus: Joe Hisaishi — Soundtrack
• ⭐ In Focus: Nobuo Uematsu — Soundtrack, Video Game Music
• ⭐ In Focus: Susumu Hirasawa — Soundtrack
• ⭐ In Focus: Mica Levi — Soundtrack, Indie, Leftfield Pop
• ⭐ In Focus: Piero Umiliani — Library
• ⭐ In Focus: Mort Garson — Library, Kosmische
• In Focus: Edda Dell'Orso — Soundtrack, Library
• In Focus: Juan García Esquivel — Space Age Pop
• In Focus: Osamu Shoji — Soundtrack, Synthpop

Experimental Music, Sound Art & Musique Concrète

• ⭐ In Focus: The Residents — Experimental, Art Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Arto Lindsay — Bossa Nova, No Wave, Jazz-Rock, Art Rock
• ⭐ In Focus: Diamanda Galás — Experimental, Classical
• ⭐ In Focus: Luc Ferrari — Experimental, Musique Concrète
• In Focus: Joseph Beuys — Spoken Word, Experimental, Musique Concrète
• In Focus: Annea Lockwood — Field Recordings, Musique Concrète
• In Focus: Beatriz Ferreyra — Experimental, Musique Concrète
• In Focus: Moniek Darge — Experimental, Musique Concrète
• In Focus: Hector Zazou — Afro-Disco, Chamber Music, Art Rock, Classical