Category: Music
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![RE-UP : The New Releases You Need To Get Into FT. [@nekesaofficial], [@deelagram], [@itsbayanni], [@vict0ny], [@obongjayar], [@n4t4nya] & more!](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/photo-output-6-1140x850.jpg)
It’s been an amazing week filled with fresh releases. Here are some of our favourites! Bayanni – Low Waist Bayanni’s latest single ‘Low Waist’ is a vibrant and infectiously catchy track which is filled with modern Afrobeats at its core. The irresistible rhythms, catchy hook, and melodies work so well with Bayanni’s sultry vocals. DEELA…
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![AMA LOU’S DEBUT ALBUM, I CAME HOME LATE-IS BEAUTIFULLY HONEST [@amalou]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Ama-1-1140x850.jpg)
Ama Lou’s debut album, I Came Home Late, is beautifully structured with moments of sheer transparency and vulnerability from her, with the melodic beats only adding to the thoughtfulness of it. From the stripped-back songs to the meticulous beat production, I Came Home Late—the fifteen-track debut album—is Ama Lou being more honest than ever as she…
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![Simi Examines the Power of Love on New Single ‘Stranger’ [@SympLySimi]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Simi-Stranger-001-1140x850.jpg)
Regarded as one of the driving forces behind Nigeria’s new Afropop wave and recognised as one of the most distinctive female voices in African music today, it’s fair to say that 2023 has been a great year for songstress and producer Simi. After the announcement that she would be joining Grammy Award-winning superstar Alicia Keys…
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![ON OUR RADAR : Afro-Pop’s Rising Star Cheque [@CHEQUE]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ON-OUR-RADAR-BANNER.jpg)
who: cheque @superboycheque genre: afro-pop where: okitipupa, ondo state / ondo town, ondo state After weeks of teasing new music on social media, Superboy Cheque is finally ready to share his glorious new EP titled ‘Chequemate‘, with the world. The project reveals Cheque at his versatile and captivating best, as he skilfully weaves a genre-melding…
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![Mya K on her R&B Roots, Genre Blending & The Future [@MYA_KINLOCK]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Mya-K-Press-Shot-1-1140x850.jpeg)
South London’s newest R&B star, Mya K’s sweet-yet-enticing vocals are normally found soaring over dark R&B production. For her latest track, ‘Call Me’, she’s gone in a new direction and taken inspiration from sensational genre, Amapiano. She chats to GUAP about the summer sizzler and more. Kat: Talk us through your latest single ‘Call Me’,…
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![ON OUR RADAR: the soulfully sweet PopnB world of Äyanna [@ayanna]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/getting-to-know-ayanna-uk-musics-new-ray-of-sunsh-3-4494-1694793071-2_16x9-1140x675.jpeg)
Äyanna is an artist who brings all the Pop/R&B vibes with her soulful voice and nostalgic music videos, and she’s here to show everyone just what she is about. East Londoner Äyanna comes from a background of performing arts & theatre and was always surrounded by an array of music like gospel, R&B, 70s pop,…
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![THE BREAKDOWN: BIB SAMA.’S ‘XCHRA II’ [@BIBSAMA]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LEIA-2-1024x850.jpeg)
bib sama. is the effortlessly genre blending MC from London who’s latest project will transport you through a world of fun lyricism and producer porn in just under 15 minutes. It’s the second project from the XTRA series and below he breaks down his thought process behind each track and the trilogy as a whole.…
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![Re-Up – The New Releases You Need To Tap Into Featuring [@SummerBanton], [@BNXN], [@Cristaleyy], [@FemiTahiru], [@Darkoo] & more](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/photo-output-5-1140x850.jpg)
It’s been an amazing week filled with fresh releases. Here’s our top picks! Ayanna – In A Perfect World EP Love Renaissance’s latest signee Ayanna has returned with her latest project ‘In A Perfect World’ EP. This project is filled with beautiful, soulful R&B sounds. BNXN – Sweet Tea (Aduke) Afrobeats star BNXN has returned…
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who: nia chennai genre: neo-soul/r&b where: south london Nia Chennai has mastered the art of making self-respect sound sweet. Kicking off 2023 with ‘Since We Ain’t Together’, Nia made a diligent effort to get her music out there by promoting the song daily on TikTok, grabbing her audience with the lyrics “I’ve been running through…
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![THE BREAKDOWN – Kwaku Asante ‘Blue Solstice: Volume 2’ [@KWAKUXASANTE]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/KwakuxAsante-333-1140x850.jpg)
London singer-songwriter Kwaku Asante releases his highly anticipated nine-track project ‘Blue Solstice: Volume 2’, highlighting the complexities of modern dating, unreciprocated feelings, and attempts from his love interest to take the relationship to another level. ‘Blue Solstice Volume 2’ is the follow-up to his acclaimed 2021 3-track EP ‘Blue Solstice: Volume 1’ which was a…