Laura Mvula + Taylor McFerrin + Marcus Gilmore

Endowed with a fervored voice that rivals the likes of Jill Scott and Erykah Badu, Mvula is a mesmerizing soul singer-songwriter who dabbles in everything from piano and synth pads to rhythmic stomping. She plays with funk-hop auteur McFerrin—yep, he's Bobby's son—who's sublimely spacey R&B debut, Early Riser, was released through Flying Lotus's idiosyncratic electronics label, Brainfeeder.