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![Knucks & More Announced For Reading & Leeds 2023 [@knucks]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Knucks.png)
Reading and Leeds festival is coming up fast and the iconic lineup is expanding even more. Everyone’s favorite North London wordsmith – Knucks is set to hit the main stage solidifying his status as a prominent figure in the UK rap scene. Fresh off the release of ‘Alpha Place’ and with many classics in his…
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![IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: TOP 5 MOMENTS OF TORA-I’S [@TORADIFRANCE] FIRST HEADLINE SHOW](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/DSCF6307-1140x850.jpg)
Having previously opened for the likes of Snoh Aalegra and Omar Apollo, Tora-i’s headline show was overdue. Having recently released her EP, ‘& what else?’ back in May (which GUAP reviewed here), fans eagerly filled out the Institute of Contemporary Arts. Her band wore stylish, minimalistic fits in all white as they walked on stage…
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![Downtown Kayoto On ‘Learning In Public’ , Genre Blending and How His Hull, Zimbabwean heritage influences his sound [@DOWNTOWNKAYOTO]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Downtown-Kayoto-Learning-in-Public-1140x850.webp)
Zimbabwe born, Hull raised – just like his upbringing Downtown Kayoto’s music knows no bounds. Fusing a plethora of genres without limits, his artistry extends beyond the indie rnb haven he’s carved with innovative visuals to match. Having released his latest EP ‘Learning In Public’ a few weeks ago we caught up with him to…
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![EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NEEDANAMEBRO [@needanamebro]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/channels4_profile-900x850.jpeg)
Needanamebro, the up-and-coming UK girl group, are here to show the music scene their beautifully blended vocals through fun classic pop girl anthems. The lovable girl group consists of three talented members Amelia, Maddie and Ysabelle – with many being surprised to find out that the tight-knitted trio initially started off with Amelia & Ysabelle…
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![Florence Goupil’s Indigenous Community photography restores Hope in Humanity [@florence.goupil]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-20-at-3.29.34-PM.png)
While many lives were saved in the beautiful unification of ancient knowledge and community care, COVID still took the lives of many elders. Their deaths marked the larger interruption of the life-saving transmission of knowledge about biodiversity within their communities. Florence Goupilbegan cataloged Indigenous relationships with the natural world in her The Healing Plants series to preserve…
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![RAGZ ORIGINALE’S [@RAGZORIGINALE] BARE SUGAR IS SENSATIONALLY SWEET](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ragz-Originale-Bare-Sugar-album-artwork-1140x850.jpeg)
Believe it or not, Ragz Originale produced your favourite Skepta songs, but ever since then he’s been making his mark on music with some of the most magical, tantalising R&B to date. Bare Sugar is an extension of this, his stunning magnetism when it comes to making music is not to be missed. He does…
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![Re Up : Stacked Edition – The Recent Releases You Should Listen To ft. [@deelagram], [@1_twyce], [@alemeda] [@IfeOgunjobi] & More](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/reup-4-todai-1140x850.jpg)
We’ve been eating GOOD these past few weeks – the Re Up is stacked like a game of Jenga. Here’s the latest music you should be listening to: YT – Nirvana YT’s clever wordplay over this menacing instrumental feels dark and gritty. With bars for days, YT’s proving to be one to watch with his…
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The Southbank Centre is hosting an exhibition to empower the UK’s next generation of Black creatives. The immersive show, Reframe: The Residency Exhibition, features climate-focused work by 77 Black and Black mixed heritage artists from Manchester, Birmingham, and London. These artists are all part of the Southbank Centre’s landmark career acceleration program Reframe: The Residency. …
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BBC’s latest audio-documentary, ‘A New Generation of Nigerian Royalty,’ hones in on the lives of Nigeria’s young kings and queens. These Gen Z royals are beginning to disrupt the status quo of what traditional leadership looks like as their faith impacts their approach to power. They are tasked with reconciling their positions with their belief…
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![Embracing the Uncomfortable: Carl Dusu’s Provocative Debut Solo Exhibition [@justdusu]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Copy-of-Carl-2-1140x850.jpg)
“There’s Nothing to See Here” is the debut solo exhibition by artist Carl Dusu, hosted by Espacio Gallery. Curated by Alero Helena Opuama, the show delves into the essence of the human hood and explores various experiences and topics that shape our life journeys. Carl’s figurative and surreal paintings depict themes of loneliness, loss, race,…