It’s a beautiful thing to be able to find harmony in discord. This statement doubles in meaning and resonates especially with producers all over the world who were connected on a Discord server created by Chicago based musician Monte Brooker. Amidst the silence a global lockdown allowed, they found inspiration and comfort in shared beats….
Jazz music reflects the spirit and mood of the times, and although often associated with a bygone era; there is a powerful contemporary revival taking place in South Africa. An underground scene tempered by dedicated students of the art-form in the pursuit of playing with joyful abandon; the South African jazz standard is alive and…
Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe or Ayra Starr exemplifies the spirit of the Nigerian youth — vibrant, creative, and savvy — and like many young people who love music, she would often posts herself singing covers to popular songs on social media. This led to one of her videos catching the attention of mega-producer and record label…
“In Life we hide the parts of ourselves we don’t want the world to see, we lock them away, we tell them no, we banish them. But here, we don’t. Welcome to Montero”, narrates a husky voiced omnipresent invisible presence at the beginning of Lil Nas X’s music video for “Montero (Call Me By Your…
Mami wearing saari not a skirt She just want that thaali she a freak for sure Got the type of hips that make my vision blur Mami lookin’ like she sweeter than dessert Raps Yung Raja on the chorus leading us into his new single “Mami” — head and shoulder bop inducing trap beat to…
As an artist with three studio albums, six mixtapes, and over a decade in the music industry; Ghetts is a pioneer in the United Kingdom’s grime and rap scene. That is undeniable. It seems hard to imagine that an artist with such an extensive sonic track record could still embrace the process of evolving. Conflict…
TENI, THE ENTERTAINER or Teniola Apata has become one of afrobeats shining stars. Her eclectic mixture of sounds and her fearlessness has established her as one of the most important millennium voices in Nigeria’s music scene. After two years of releasing a string of successful records, the talented muso has released her debut album Wondaland….
It has been an incredible three year run for Sho Madjozi. She became an international superstar performing on the biggest world stages, creating viral records, and collaborating with pop and rap royalty. And even though she has built her musical artistry to elevated status, Madjozi has not lost a sense of connection to or pride…
How are memories created and remembered in the mind and felt within the body? What happens to our perception of self, home, and knowing as we move through spaces and places of significance?…These notions require an understanding of how we “hear” the past and re‐evoke our acoustic memories as we move and act through our environment. “How…
*trigger warning: this article contains mention and discussion of sexual assault “RAE, I got a sick beat at home with your name on it/ But you see I got a hard dick at home with your name on it” are the opening lines of RAE.Chil’s song titled, “Industry”. In the track, she is personifying a…
UK based David Adekiyesi better known by his stage name Crówn is a singer-songwriter with Nigerian heritage. Crówn is known for his afrobeat music which takes influences from Amapiano as well as Fela Kuti, Lagbaja and Majek Fashek. This month the musician released a new single from his next EP Humanity coming out later this…
Every once in a while, the media presents us with a new pop sensation, but what exactly is it that makes a ‘pop sensation’? What is it that forces like Janet Jackson, Britney Spears and Lady Gaga might have in common? If we turn to creative director turned popstar Martin Magner, the answer seems pretty…
