Category: GUAP Magazine
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More extensive Western rhetoric often sees South Asians as the model minority. We’re upstanding citizens, usually doctors and engineers, and we keep our heads down, work hard, and are exceptionally polite. Yet, in many European countries, South Asians are anything but a model minority. In countries like Spain and Italy, you’ll find many South Asians…
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![‘A Thousand And One’ starring Teyana Taylor [@teyanataylor] shows a black mother’s sacrificial love always wins](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/image002-1140x850.jpg)
This year’s grand jury prize winner at Sundance is AV Rockwell’s A Thousand And One starring musical icon Teyana Taylor, who plays Inez. Inez is an unchainable tenacious black mother and hairdresser from Harlem with post-foster care trauma. Determined to save her son Terry from her foster care fate, she kidnaps the 6-year-old who was…
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Tomorrow is the annual London Marathon, when the healthiest, the most philanthropic or both will hit the streets and run, walk or jog for 26.2 miles. To celebrate the marathon, sportswear brand Pruzan opened a two week pop-up alongside Archive DNA. The exhibition, titled London Roads: A History of Running and Sneakers features five history…
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Sister Midnight has been on a mission to open Lewisham’s first community-owned venue since 2021. They have finally found a home in the former Brookdale Club in Catford. “It might not be much of a looker at the moment, but with some TLC, community spirit, and a big old chunk of cash, we’ll be able to…
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![THE RE UP – THE RELEASES YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO FEATURING [@ENNYINTEGRITY], [@JAZ_KARIS], [@KHAMARI] & MORE](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/re-up-cover-for-todayyyy-1140x850.jpg)
Here’s our latest new music favourites that we think you need to tap into: Narissha – Cats Cradle Think slow, funk-inspired production and soulful singing and you’ve got ‘Cats Cradle’. Narissha’s harmonious vocals blend right into the production as she compares uncertainty to a game of cat’s cradle. Jorja Smith – Try Me With lyrics…
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The Blacker The Berry is a creative collective for Black queer, trans and non-binary artists across the Diaspora, Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America. The collective is hosting its first event in London: The Library. The immersive experience has been curated by Tânia Miranda de Carvalho and DON’T CALL ME TAKO, residents of Mothaland at No Signal Radio. The event seeks to platform and…
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New Era, the world’s leading headwear brand, has long been associated with music and underground youth culture and their latest initiative – a new docu-series journey, exploring the world’s underground creative scenes and the individuals who are defining them- once again reaffirms the brand’s position in culture. Their latest stop was in Ghana’s seaside capital…
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![The Rise of Music Collectives In Ghana [@99PHACES]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/9936E061-228A-4033-929D-85321BF48255-1140x850.jpeg)
A new music collective in town goes by the name 99PHACES. According to them, they had stories to tell, so they made a tape. From boybands to pop groups, the phenomenon of the music collective is not as alien as music lovers would like it to be. For several reasons, music collectives carry so much…
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![Finding Balance: The Musical Equilibrium Of Venna’s EQUINOX EP [@VENNALDN]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/image-1140x850.jpeg)
GUAP reviews the sophomore EP ‘EQUINOX’ from Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and producer, Venna. Joining him on a beautiful process of seeking equilibrium… In the landscape of UK music, there exists a plethora of exceptional young talent. From this cohort, one artist, in particular, has been shining especially bright for the past few years, he goes…
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![ON OUR RADAR: TIANA BLAKE [@_TIANABLAKE]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ON-OUR-RADAR-BANNER-1.jpeg)
WHO: Tiana Blake [@_tianablake] GENRE: R&B WHERE: South-East London Rising UK R&B singer and songwriter Tiana Blake brings back the nostalgic 90’s feel with her refreshing and alluring vocals across her diverse discography. Critics describe her discography as “an array of sentimental tracks that will transport you back to the 90s and early noughties”. The South…