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Amindi, the Luvr Girl
For her debut project, Nice, Amindi didn’t want to write about romantic love. “You know the Bechdel test? I wanted my project to pass the...

Karen Chalamilla
Jul 17, 20246 min read


Rema The Rave Lord Comes To Life in 'HEIS'
In November, 2023 Rema became just the fifth afrobeats artist to sell out the 20,000 capacity O2 Arena London. This feat followed an...

Karen Chalamilla
Jul 12, 20244 min read


Jazmine Sullivan's UK Comeback: Her Best Bangers & Ballads
Jazmine Sullivan, a powerhouse in contemporary R&B, has been captivating audiences with her soulful voice and poignant storytelling since...
Ope Oduwole
Jul 5, 20247 min read


DJ Maphorisa Wants You To Keep Dancing
These days, it’s quite rare to enter the dance without hearing the soulful sounds of Amapiano. What started in the townships of South...

Habiba Katsha
Jul 4, 20245 min read


Left Right, and Around the World with Keys the Prince
Many artists come to a crossroad at some point during their career where two options are presented to them; continue to chase the dream,...

Akachi Priscilla Mbakwe
Jun 29, 20244 min read


On Her Dopamine-Infused-Debut, Normani Finally Breaks Out
In her years following Fifth Harmony’s impending 2018 split — foreshadowed in original member Camila Cabello’s split a year or so prior —...

Nicolas-Tyrell Scott
Jun 25, 20245 min read


Joshua Baraka is not afraid of his feelings
In ‘Jolene,’ the opening track in Joshua Baraka’s EP ‘Growing Pains,’ he yearns for an estranged lover; My darling Jolene/ Won’t you come...

Karen Chalamilla
Jun 21, 20248 min read


In Conversation: DB Captures
Daniel Oluwatobi aka DB Captures unpacks his photography journey and music social club ThisChord with The Floor Mag.

Sabrina Fearon-Melville
Jun 5, 20244 min read


mau from nowhere Just Wants To Have Fun
mau from nowhere’s most recent drop, ‘Crooked,’ is a sexy, mid-tempo bop, dripping in self-assuredness as he playfully serenades his love...

Karen Chalamilla
May 25, 20247 min read


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...

Naila Aroni
May 8, 20245 min read


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...

Karen Chalamilla
Apr 29, 202412 min read


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...
Akachi Mbakwe
Apr 23, 20242 min read


March Digital Cover: Xavier Omär & ELHAE
The church is to R&B what radioactive waste is to super powers : the nexus for great R&B singers' origin and lore. It tracks...
Ope Oduwole
Apr 7, 202411 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...

Sabrina Fearon-Melville
Apr 3, 20243 min read


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...

Naila Aroni
Mar 27, 20244 min read


In Concert: Rachel Chinouriri
Review of Rachel Chinouriri's headline show at KOKO Camden.

Sabrina Fearon-Melville
Mar 9, 20242 min read


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,...
Akachi Mbakwe
Mar 7, 20244 min read


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...
Akachi Mbakwe
Mar 1, 20242 min read


February Digital Cover: Shallipopi
“Wait, they call me Shallipopi Pluto presido,” Shallipopi sings his song Evil Receive as he roams the front stage of Brixton Electric....

Emmanuel Onapa
Feb 17, 20244 min read


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...

Shishi Wanj
Feb 16, 20244 min read
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