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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The Floor Mag
- Feb 8
- 5 min
February's Bookshelf
This month's bookshelf is made up of 8 spicy, hearty, diverse romances picked by self professed book fanatic John-Paul Kunrunmi. There's...
The Floor Mag
- Feb 7
- 2 min
The Floor Mag's January Watchlist
January came hot and heavy with theatrical releases! Here's some of the team's media picks.
Tito Mogaji
- Feb 1
- 4 min
Olivia Smart: Black Stroke | Netflix Documentary Talent Fund
Tito began learning how to swim last year. In conversation with filmmaker Olivia Smart, Tito discusses how Olivia made her 2023 Netflix...
Kesewaa Browne
- Feb 1
- 3 min
Black Cake: "We can be leads and plot drivers"
Charmaine Wilkerson's best-seller Black Cake's screen adaptation is a look at Jamaican representation and family in all its forms.
Tseliso Monaheng
- Jan 31
- 7 min
Women in South African Jazz
Zoë Modiga is a special talent. A vocalist, songwriter, outstanding performer and all-rounded entertainer, she began her ascendance onto...
Ope Oduwole
- Jan 28
- 3 min
4 Takeaways From 'The Kitchen'
Daniel Kaluuya's directorial debut When Complex asked Daniel Kaluuya about his directorial debut, the Get Out actor spoke about the magic...
The Floor Mag
- Jan 26
- 3 min
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...
Shishi Wanj
- Jan 19
- 5 min
Kenya's Netflix Original VOLUME Doesn’t Hit All the Right Notes
Following the success of duology ‘Disconnect’, director Tosh Gitonga is back with the critically acclaimed Netflix original music drama...
The Floor Mag
- Jan 15
- 4 min
January's Bookshelf
Our first bookshelf of 2024! Kickstart your year right by adding one, some or all of these 8 incredible releases to your reading list....
Ore Abiona
- Jan 11
- 4 min
How To Survive January With The Cinema
If it is possible to have a favourite bill, then my favourite to pay for is my Odeon Limitless subscription. I take joy in the relatively...
Ada Kalu
- Jan 9
- 6 min
Reimagining Education: Recognising Horror and Art in Nigeria as Archives of Culture and Learning
In October 2022, Nikyatu Jusu’s debut feature film, Nanny premiered at the 66th London Film Festival. Telling the story of Aisha, a...
The Floor Mag
- Dec 21, 2023
- 3 min
12 Best Books of 2023
It's been a great year for literature. From stellar debuts, and follow-ups that undoubtedly beat the sophomore slump, to affecting poetry...
Kofi Addei
- Dec 2, 2023
- 5 min
BAFTA Breakthrough 23: Adjani Salmon
The BAFTA Breakthrough 2023 is here! We spoke to cohort member Adjani Salmon on his comedy series Dreaming Whilst Black.
Shishi Wanj
- Dec 1, 2023
- 7 min
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...
Karen Chalamilla
- Dec 1, 2023
- 7 min
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...
Tasnim Tayo
- Nov 29, 2023
- 2 min
A Literary Extravaganza: Reviewing The Black British Book Festival
Literature writer, Tasnim Tayo reports on attending the Black British Book Festival in October 2023.
Akachi Priscilla Mbakwe
- Nov 24, 2023
- 1 min
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...
Sabrina Fearon-Melville
- Nov 11, 2023
- 4 min
In Conversation: Amaka Okafor
The Floor Mag chats to Amaka Okafor who plays DS Hasan in Netflix's time bending drama, Bodies.
The Floor Mag
- Nov 9, 2023
- 5 min
November's Bookshelf
How To Say Babylon By Safiya Sinclair Throughout her childhood, Safiya Sinclair’s father, a volatile reggae musician and militant...
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