Babu’s New Releases
- Beyoncé – Renaissance (Parkwood)
- Shygirl – Nymph (Because)
- Junglepussy – Jp5000 (Junglepussy)
- Sudan Archives – Natural Brown Prom Queen (Stone’s Throw)
- FKA twigs – CAPRISONGS (Young)
- Black Rave Culture – BRC Vol 2 (Black Rave Culture)
- Paurro – Galavisión (Cómeme)
- Björk – Fossora (One Little Independent)
Albums that are not new but I fell in love with during 2022 (Babu)
- Solange – True (Terrible)
- Lady Gaga – ARTPOP (Interscope)
- Sunbear – Sunbear (Soultrain)
- Arca – KICK ii (XL)
- Arca – kick iiii (XL)
- Azealia Banks – Broke With Expensive Taste (Prospect Park)
- JAY-Z – The Blueprint (Roc-A-Fella)
- Blood Orange – Coastal Grooves (Domino)
Live Shows (Babu)
- Smino – March 11 – Lower Sproul @ UC Berkeley
- Yves Tumor – March 18 – 1015 Folsom
- Doja Cat – April 17 – Coachella
- Phoenix – June 8 – Primavera Sound
- Gorillaz – June 9 – Primavera Sound
- Arca – Sept 24 – Portola
- Five Armed Sloth – November 4 – Battle of the Bands @ UC Berkeley
- Machine Girl – November 29 – Regency Ballroom
DJ sets (Babu)
- Ash Lauryn – February 6 – The Monarch
- Jamie xx – April 17 – Coachella
- Tygapaw – June 11 – Primavera Sound
- Honey Dijon – June 20 – Battle Hymn – NYC
- Mike Q – October 1 – Space 550 San Francisco
- Physical Therapy – October 8 – Club 6 San Francisco
- The Carry Nation – October 30 – Unter – NYC
