For Soul September, Kenyan singer-songwriter Xenia Manasseh celebrates her musical heroes. “The songs that I chose are by women who have inspired and shaped the artist that I am now,” she tells Apple Music. “Women who have not been afraid to be vulnerable in their music, and women whose vulnerability helped me figure out how to explore and express my own.” Here you’ll find selections from MARO, UMI, MARO, UMI, Nomfundo Moh, Lisa Oduor-Noah, Tiana Major9, Brandy, Gina Jeanz, Nao and more—if you hear something you like, add it to your library.