Category: Interviews
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Brussels born, London adopted artist MEYY is letting love lead her musical journey. You might not have heard of MEYY just yet but she’s definitely been making waves. With her debut EP and a handful of singles out she won the Red Bull Elektropedia award for ‘Most Promising Artist of 2021’. This was no accident…
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![From Burgers to Bangers – Talking with RUFUS [@rufus_mackay] About New Single, ‘Taking Flight’](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Rufus-Taking-Flight-001-e1635261256237-180x180.jpg)
Words By: Matthew Griffiths With the release of his new single ‘Taking Flight’ we caught up with upcoming talent RUFUS. I love hearing the origin stories of successful artists. It’s the realness of them – there’s something really grounding about knowing that Margot Robbie used to work at Subway, or Jorja Smith at Starbucks. Upcoming…
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![The Producer’s Voice: Laudiano [@lillaudiano]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_1787-scaled-e1635244191583-180x180.jpg)
Words By Miki Hellerbach The Producer’s Voice is a new series for GUAP where we highlight the stories of instrumental crafters. We hope to bring their stories to the forefront instead of kept behind the artist they are producing for. Laudiano is the producer that goes with the flow and since transitioning from FL Studio…
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![Show Dem Camp [@ShowDemCamp] present Palmwine Music Festival London](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/RYO_6269.jpeg)
Show Dem Camp is proud to present the return of Palmwine Music Festival in 2021 and its second London edition, complete with its biggest lineup ever – a now-signature blend of world-renowned artists and the most exciting rising talent from Africa and the diaspora. Following the success of 2019’s fest and the world coming to…
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The first time I spoke to Christian I was taken aback by how deep his voice is when he greets me on FaceTime to interview me about my photographic process. About a year later, the tables have turned, as I meet Christian again for the first time in person to talk to him about his…
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Words By: Andrea Susarrey Meth Math is a musical trio from Hermosillo, Sonora made up of Angelica Ballesteros and producers Error.Error and Bonsai Babies. They recently released “Tambaleo” their first single from their upcoming EP. There’s a discourse around Meth Math where they’re often called satanic-freaks-meet-reggaeton, but to me, they just seem like a very…
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Words by: Matthew Griffiths Aymos adds fuel to the Amapiano fire that’s taking the globe by storm with the release of his Yimi Lo project. “Amapiano”, Zulu for “the pianos” is a grass-roots genre that has recently had an incredible surge in popularity. My first encounter with Amapiano was heard via an Instagram Reel featuring…
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![Meet 19-Year-Old Croydon Rapper BZ [ @bzofficial1 ]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bz-cover-image-180x180.jpg)
Off of the back of the release of his latest single ‘No Rules’ we caught up with one of Croydon’s most promising up and coming rappers – BZ. The 19-year-old artist talks to us about the origins of his name, how he translates his culture and upbringing into his ‘bouncy’ tracks and more. So, give…
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![Five For Friday ft. [@Sainte444], [@jaz_karis], [@KojeyRadical] + more](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/240432631_290698852860645_9121707281293148925_n-e1632497848832-180x180.jpeg)
Five For Friday is back again with 5 releases from the past week you should pay attention to. Five For Friday is back again giving you 5 great tracks/projects for your Friday. Friday is essentially the most important day of the week musically, and typically a lot of music drops on Friday’s. This week much like…
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![696 Festival: The Programme Celebrating Black British Music & Spaces [@HornimanMuseum]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_3216-180x180.jpg)
696 is iconic in Black British music for the wrong reasons but Adem Holness has shown it is an interesting and important lens to look at music through. The Horniman Museum is not necessarily a space you would automatically think of for music but you should, and programmes like the 696 Festival are reasons why.…