WONGIE INDIE DANCE SONG OF THE WEEK: tropkillaz & major lazer fear mc kevinho & busy signal - loko

tropkillaz & major lazer fear mc kevinho & busy signal - loko
combining the music of brazil & jamaica into one summer jam, tropkillaz & major lazer have come up with a dance song that keeps on surprising during it's 2'41" run. it's my fave song jam at the moment so turn it the F up!!!

WONGIE DANCE SONG OF THE WEEK: ghetto vanessa - yuh live nice

ghetto vanessa - yuh live nice
nothing like bopping your body to the jerky post-carribbean / dancehall / bass sounds of a german teenager based out of the dominican republic. background details aside, this is just a great jam that needs to be blasted out loud for the summer. it's a hoot and my choice for party anthem of the week!

AUDIO PREMIERE: rihanna feat drake - work

rihanna feat drake - work (if there's no player, try this link)
get ready for ALOT of rihanna in the coming days! with the news that the album 'anti' is scheduled for a surprise release as early as friday, the jamaican inspired single 'work' (and subsequent video) got a world premiere on tidal before being serviced to the usual outlets soon after. what's your take on this jam?

AUDIO PREMIERE: major lazer feat ellie goulding and tarrus riley - powerful

major lazer feat ellie goulding and tarrus riley - powerful
the next official single from the upcoming major lazer album features ellie goulding and jamaican artist tarrus riley on vocals. a bit of a departure from their heavy dance sound, this is almost a power ballad (it's still major lazer, so not quite). definitely offering a diverse bunch of tracks, the new album is shaping up to be pretty darn interesting.

CATCH UP MIX: clean bandit feat stylo g - come over

clean bandit feat stylo g - come over
shot between svalbard (norway) and marrakech, single number 5 from clean bandit is actually a surprising take on the jamaican sound filtered through the classical pop sounds of the quartet. it's a fun romp that isn't my fave off their 'new eyes' debut, but it's a harmless summer jam nonetheless.

WONGIE POP SONG OF THE WEEK: melissa steel feat popcaan - kisses for breakfast

melissa steel feat popcaan - kisses for breakfast
maybe cause the weather has been miserable here in the east coast, but this slice of reggae lite pop is the perfect escapist jam for the week! already featured in one of our fave dance songs by kove out at the moment, melissa is definitely having a BIG moment with all the attention surrounding this north london singer songwriter. definitely on our radar for female soul debut of the year!
wanna hear more from this talented soul singer? check out her A64 session for sbtv covering bob marley. it's lovely!:

melissa steel - turn your lights down low (bob marley cover @ a64:sbtv)

WONGIE NAUGHTY SONG OF THE WEEK: busta rhymes feat nicki minaj & tosh - #twerkit

busta rhymes feat nicki minaj & tosh - #twerkit
oh yeah, we buzzed about this track back in may and now busta unleashes the official video with nicki minaj and tosh thrown in the hot HOT mix! produced by the revitalized pharrell williams (i'm SO excited that he's coming back to producing hot tracks these days), you got no excuse NOT twerk it twerk it twerk it!!!

WONGIE HAPPY SONG OF THE WEEK: jamaica - i think i like u 2

jamaica - i think i like u 2
[produced by xavier de rosnay (justice), this poppy duo offer up this weeks happy song of the week (with an electric guitar to boot!). like it? get a free mp3 of it too!]