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The Experimental Girl Pop of NEW YORK

Interviewing the duo behind the project

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May 21, 2026
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NEW YORK (left: Gretchen Lawrence; right: Coumba Samba)

People say NEW YORK, the electronic music project of Coumba Samba and Gretchen Lawrence, make ‘experimental’ music. Coumba and Gretchen have a simpler description: ‘girl pop.’ However you describe it, this music makes you want to dance. Incorporating their respective origins in US (Coumba) and Euro …

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