If May felt like a surprise heatwave that arrived months ahead of schedule, June feels like the exhale.

The city has settled into itself. The days are longer. There is less rushing and more lingering. We feel lighter, happier, and somehow more ourselves again, as though summer has finally arrived, and everything is exactly where it should be. This month's playlist leans into that feeling.

Expect sultry jazz, Brazilian sounds that feel like sunshine bottled into music, Afrobeat records that make every walk through London feel cinematic, and amapiano tracks that are impossible not to move to. The energy is still warm, but softer now. More confident. More effortless. And if we're being entirely honest, these are the places in the world where these feelings seem to come most naturally. The kind of cities and countries that understand rhythm, joy, style and living well.

So, for June, we are embracing that mindset.

We have already started: Golden-hour dinners in Notting Hill. Coffee dates that accidentally become three-hour conversations. Rooftop drinks in East London. Long walks home without checking the time. Days spent outdoors. Evenings that stretch effortlessly into the night. Life feels golden. Everything feels possible.

At AJOSEPO, we've also gravitated towards these sounds because they come from places we hope to spend more time exploring over the coming year—from Lagos to Johannesburg, from Rio de Janeiro to California, and from New York to Cape Town. Places with rich creative cultures, incredible energy, and a way of making life feel just a little more vibrant.

These are the songs we'll be playing on repeat throughout June.

Press play, open the windows, and let summer do its thing.

AJOSEPO SOUNDTRACKS | JUNE 2026 
A curated blend of jazz, afrobeats, ampaniano and Brazilian sounds

Listen to the Playlist 
Roys Ayers Ubiquity – Everybody Loves The Sunshine
Elis Regina, Antônio Carlos Jobim – Águas De Marco
Sergio Mendes & Brasil’66 – Mas Que Nada
Jorge Ben Jor – Taj Mahal
Jorge Ben Jor – Pais Tropical
CKay – love nwantiti (ah ah ah)
Dlana Thukzin, Zaba, Sykes – iPlan
Kabza De Small, DJ Maphorisa, Ami Faku – Asibe Happy
Sha Sha  – Woza
Wizkid, Tems – Essence
JVKE, Jungle – golden hour
Angie Stone – Wish I Didn’t Miss You
Popcaan, Drake – We Caa Done
Bobby Womack – California Dreamin’
Gill Scott-Heron – New York Is Killing Me