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Naila Aroni
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Why are African artists rejecting the 'Afrobeats' label?
In the past decade, Afrobeats has emerged as a cultural phenomenon, connecting Black people across the diaspora through its persistent...
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Karen Chalamilla
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April Digital Cover: Shaé Universe
In 2022 Shaé Universe dropped her first EP, Unorthodox, that ushered in a sound dubbed R’n’Drill. She refers to it as half of her at...
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Akachi Mbakwe
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Ones To Watch Vol. 11
Here are 5 up-and-coming artists you need to add to your playlist. Listen to the Ones To Watch playlist here. Sasha Keable - Hold Up...
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Ope Oduwole
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March Digital Cover: Xavier Omär & ELHAE
The church is to R&B what radioactive waste is to superpowers: the nexus for great R&B singers' origin and lore. It tracks historically;...
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Sabrina Fearon-Melville
Apr 3, 20243 min read
Kwoli Black: New EP is "the cheapest form of therapy I’ve ever had"
Kwoli Black has a calmness about him that juxtaposes his new EP, ‘CAN I SPEAK?’ With a co-sign from Kojey Radical, having opened for the...
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Naila Aroni
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Album Review: Tyla Is The African Pop Star We Have Been Waiting For
“They never had a pretty girl from Joburg, See me now, and that's what they prefer”, says South-African superstar Tyla on “Jump” — track...
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Sabrina Fearon-Melville
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In Concert: Rachel Chinouriri
Review of Rachel Chinouriri's headline show at KOKO Camden.
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Akachi Mbakwe
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Aqyila: A Career in Full Bloom
The morning Toronto sun beams on Aqyila’s face as we exchange hellos on our Zoom call. Despite thousands of miles and a time-zone apart,...
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Akachi Mbakwe
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Ones To Watch Vol. 10
Here are 5 up-and-coming artists you need to add to your playlist. Listen to the Ones To Watch playlist here. Adanna Duru - Babies You...
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February Digital Cover: Shallipopi
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Shishi Wanj
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King Kerby Enters His Superstar Era
King Kerby has been a key player in the Kenyan music industry, and has solidified himself as a lyrical master over years now. The proud...
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The Floor Mag
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Top 5 AFCON Official Theme Songs
The African Cup of Nations has not only been an arena for football showdowns, but musical ones too. Over the years we have had witnessed...
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Akachi Mbakwe
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Ones To Watch Vol. 9
Here are 6 up-and-coming artists you need to add to your playlist. Listen to the Ones To Watch playlist here. Jabu Graybeal - WAY WAY...
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Women in South African Jazz
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The Floor Mag
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Ones To Watch Vol.8
Our first edition of the Ones To Watch playlist of 2024 is here with 10 standout artists we're on the look out for! CTRL - Mysie Raised...
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The Inevitable Rise of Kenyan R&B
The last five years or so have seen a resurrection in R&B after a global demise in the early 2010s. Artists including H.E.R, Summer...
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Karen Chalamilla
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In Conversation With Joeboy: On The Pop-star's Journey To Global Domination
At the beginning of November, Joeboy released Only God Can Save Me, a track he describes as a channel to express the loneliness and...
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Ones To Watch Vol.7
Our weekly Ones To Watch playlist featuring music from up-and-coming artists we think you should add to your playlist! Click here to...
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Sydney Lowell is becoming. “The poet knows the power of the word,” she says before adding, “it’s the spells we conjure that make up what...
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