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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


Challengers: "backstabbing, scheming, smack-talking, dirty macking, adultery..."
"Luca Guadagnino has never been one to shy away from attempting to turn his audience on. " Ore unpacks Zendaya's latest role as Tashi Duncan

Ore Abiona
Apr 27, 20243 min read


April/May Theatre Reccs
From rival Brontes to trips to New York, there's a show for everyone as April ends and May begins.
Sabrina Fearon-Melville
Apr 25, 20245 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


In conversation: Anastasia Osei-Kuffour
Anastasia Osei-Kuffour writer and director of Love Steps discusses the process of poetry to stage.

Sabrina Fearon-Melville
Apr 16, 20244 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.

The Floor Mag
Apr 11, 20242 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.
Ayan Artan
Apr 11, 20244 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...

The Floor Mag
Apr 11, 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.
Moyo Abiona
Apr 9, 20246 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...

Ore Abiona
Apr 8, 20243 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


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...

Alma Alma
Mar 29, 20248 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


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...

Habiba Katsha
Mar 20, 20246 min read


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

Sabrina Fearon-Melville
Mar 9, 20242 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...

Ore Abiona
Mar 8, 20243 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


March's Bookshelf
Themes: LGBTQIA+, Family, Christianity, Coming of age, Self-acceptance, Love Summary: When Obiefuna's father witnesses an intimate moment...

The Floor Mag
Mar 3, 20245 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.
Sabrina Fearon-Melville
Mar 3, 20243 min read
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