Adrian Younge, The Delfonics

Philadelphia Soul

Strings, vibes and a four-on-the-floor hi-hat: the soul record that quietly built the disco floor.

D.C. Go-Go

Percussion that never stops: congas, cowbell and crowd chants holding one groove across a whole night.

Lagos Afrobeat

Twenty-minute grooves, one chord, horns stacked like bricks, and a drummer rewriting what time means.