Nightmares on Wax discusses the intersection between spirituality, business &...
Wherever I go in the world, everyone wants the same thing. If we were to take political and religious opinions out the way and we started to think about how we would like to see the world, what kind...
View ArticleNeoSpirituals and Ghana’s imminent art renaissance
With the steadily increasing vibrancy of the various creative scenes in the capital, Accra, it wouldn’t be far-fetched to say that Ghana is on the cusp of an art renaissance. This momentum is being...
View ArticlePioneering DJ Jazzy Jeff shares his guiding principles of a 33-year career
You have to pay attention to your surroundings and know what you want to do. When you know where you want to go, it’s easier to get there. Stage name DJ Jazzy Jeff, real name Jeffery Allen Townes. Born...
View ArticleDonna Leake takes us on a musical voyage via Dalston
Up until now, I’ve never really had much of an idea of who or what the DJ community is. I’ve just simply wanted to go on a musical journey, whether I’m on the dance floor or behind the decks. The main...
View ArticleUp and coming musician Madison Paris on the pursuit of breaking into industry
Meet Madison Paris, a young, up-and-coming musician based out of Slough. As is the case with thousands of young musicians trying to break it in the music world, the hurdles are plenty. Let’s Be Brief...
View ArticleLucy Rose discusses big decisions, good advice, and a sideline in tea
I could see on Spotify that my top cities that people listened to my music were in Mexico and countries in South America. I couldn’t believe that I’d released two records and never toured there and...
View ArticleAn afternoon in London with Bishop Nehru chatting algorithms, role models &...
I feel like Tupac said it best: “A role model is a role that you are given, it’s not a role you’re trying to fulfil.” I don’t feel like I’m in any role, I feel like I’m being me. Me and Mother Teresa...
View ArticleSlick Rick :: Q&A
Music and words are like a marriage to me; it’s all about the chemistry. Richard Martin Lloyd Walters, aka Slick Rick, is one of the world’s greatest lyrical storytellers. Born in Mitcham, south-west...
View ArticleSound Checked :: Live and uncut in Freetown
It was seriously hot. Some of us had moved to the shaded part on the balcony of the City Hall in Lagos, overlooking a street crowded with colourful tricycles and sellers. We discussed collaboration...
View ArticleKOJEY RADICAL SHORT FILM + Q&A AT DOC’N ROLL FF 18
A true creative in every sense of the word, Kojey is, for many, becoming the voice of his generation Journey into the mind of one of the UK’s most exciting, emerging musical artists: Kojey Radical. A...
View ArticleMatthew Dear :: Q&A
We are of an age that bridges a gap between the days before the internet and the generations raised on screens. I think this helps keep us somewhat in the right place culturally. Artist, Producer, DJ,...
View ArticleFounder of Signs & That, Femi Idowu-Read, tells us how he went from Graphic...
I was basically volunteering at music events and festivals. Some of it was paid-ish, some was subsidised, some cost me money! One of the best things about that process was being able to build up the...
View ArticleNightmares on Wax discusses the intersection between spirituality, business &...
Wherever I go in the world, everyone wants the same thing. If we were to take political and religious opinions out the way and we started to think about how we would like to see the world, what kind...
View ArticleColectivo Futuro on the joys & perils of launching a record label
The concept behind Olindo is to reflect our shared musical tastes, and to release music we love that might not be getting enough attention, for both home and the dancefloor. With their Boom Music show...
View ArticleRadio 123: the South African genre mechanics
Our sound, right now is Mandela Pop: A reflection of where we are culturally as a rainbow nation and where we aspire to be. Smangaliso ‘Smash’ Mfula and Nyameko Nkondlwane of Radio 123 are no rookies...
View ArticleSampa The Great’s Homecoming
[From a young age], I was very loud and still am. As we meet at the South London offices of her Ninja Tune record label, Sampa Tembo, commonly known as Sampa The Great, greets me with a wide and bright...
View ArticleBlogs, Archives and Digital Footprints
“Basically we didn’t pay our hosting bill on time; didn’t see the notifications that the payment was overdue,” A once-thriving portal for African hip hop content is no longer around. As of writing,...
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