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The Floor Mag
Apr 11, 20242 min read
Here are seven exhibits you can visit with your National Art Pass.
With spring finally here, we’re getting out and about and you can too with a National Art Pass.


Ayan Artan
Apr 11, 20244 min read
Banel and Adama: The best love story of the year is a Black film you haven’t even heard of.
Ayan Artan delves deep into the Senegalese directorial debut 'Banel and Adama' by Ramata-Toulaye Sy.

The Floor Mag
Apr 11, 20246 min read
April's Bookshelf
The spotlight is on the short story for this month's bookshelf, with 3 out of the 8 picks being compilations that span across genres and...


Moyo Abiona
Apr 9, 20246 min read
The Beautiful Game: Sheyi Cole chats football, music and superheroes.
We sat down with Sheyi Cole – who plays the hilarious and endearing Jason in new Netflix film, The Beautiful Game.


Ore Abiona
Apr 8, 20243 min read
April Film Releases
It’s the fourth month of the year and the beginning of Spring. The clocks have gone back, and the days are longer. The bursts of rainfall...

Ope Oduwole
Apr 7, 202411 min read
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;...


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...


Alma Alma
Mar 29, 20248 min read
Tanzanian artist Turakella Edith Gyindo is guided by feelings
Tura is a Tanzanian multi-disciplinary artist based in Dar es Salaam whose medium ranges from painting, installation and live...


Naila Aroni
Mar 27, 20244 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...


Habiba Katsha
Mar 20, 20246 min read
Can Black Students Take up Space in Predominantly White Schools?
“I’ve never seen a Black penis before,” isn’t a sentence you anticipate hearing on your first day of school. In the first episode of...


Sabrina Fearon-Melville
Mar 9, 20242 min read
In Concert: Rachel Chinouriri
Review of Rachel Chinouriri's headline show at KOKO Camden.


Ore Abiona
Mar 8, 20243 min read
March Must Watches
Ah March- the month that marks new beginnings! I’d say it’s in your best interest to lean into the physical optimism that the month...


Akachi Mbakwe
Mar 7, 20244 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,...


The Floor Mag
Mar 3, 20245 min read
March's Bookshelf
Themes: LGBTQIA+, Family, Christianity, Coming of age, Self-acceptance, Love Summary: When Obiefuna's father witnesses an intimate moment...


Sabrina Fearon-Melville
Mar 3, 20243 min read
This Week In Theatre: Shifters and The Big Life
This Week In Theatre we're reviewing the revival of 20-year-old, The Big Life as well as the debut play Shifters.

Akachi Mbakwe
Mar 1, 20242 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...

Sabrina Fearon-Melville
Feb 24, 20242 min read
Shifters: ‘ I’ve never played a character like this before.’
The Floor Mag chat to actors Heather Agyepong and Tosin Cole about playing Des and Tre in new play Shifters


Sabrina Fearon-Melville
Feb 23, 20244 min read
BAFTA Breakthrough 2023: Vivian Oparah
Vivian Oparah chats all things Rye Lane, being a part of the BAFTA Breakthrough cohort for 2023 and how to stay grounded in the industry.


Emmanuel Onapa
Feb 17, 20244 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....


Shishi Wanj
Feb 16, 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...
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