Barcelona Like Lagos: The Voodoo Club [@elvoodooclub] All-Stars Shake Barcelona with Spain’s First Ever Afrobeats Carnival
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October 13, 2021

Barcelona Like Lagos: The Voodoo Club [@elvoodooclub] All-Stars Shake Barcelona with Spain’s First Ever Afrobeats Carnival

Words by: Blossom Maduafokwa Barcelona-based collective Voodoo Club recently broke their 2-year COVID hiatus in a big way: a concert dedicated to Afrobeats in one of the Spanish city’s most famous venues.

BLUEM talks debut album ‘NOTTE’, Sardinian heritage, and more
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October 13, 2021

BLUEM talks debut album ‘NOTTE’, Sardinian heritage, and more

Words By: Andrea Susarrey NOTTE is a project borne out of deeply personal inspirations alongside some bold thought to push the creative process. BLUEM aka Chiara Floris, is an Italian, specifically Sardinian, 

MAVICA, The Spanish Artist To Look Out For [@iammavica_]
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October 12, 2021

MAVICA, The Spanish Artist To Look Out For [@iammavica_]

Words by: Andrea Susarrey MAVICA is the ever evolving artist that’s defined less by sound and more by the stories she’s telling. MAVICA , aka Marta Casanova, is a Spanish artist making

Monday Mood ft. [@nippa_ad], [@misoextra], [@HeadieOne]+ more
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October 4, 2021

Monday Mood ft. [@nippa_ad], [@misoextra], [@HeadieOne]+ more

It’s Monday again and we have brand new tracks in the Monday Mood playlist for you. Monday Mood is back for its regular scheduled fortnightly update. There’s been a refresh of 16 new

Life Lessons In Humility and Self-Esteem on James Blake’s [@jamesblake] ‘Friends That Break Your Heart’
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September 29, 2021

Life Lessons In Humility and Self-Esteem on James Blake’s [@jamesblake] ‘Friends That Break Your Heart’

Words by: Matthew Griffiths James Blake’s upcoming fifth studio album Friends That Break Your Heart is almost upon us and we’ve already been gifted two singles – ‘Say What You Will’ and

The Producer’s Voice: Christo [@ohchristo]
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September 28, 2021

The Producer’s Voice: Christo [@ohchristo]

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

Meet 19-Year-Old Croydon Rapper BZ [ @bzofficial1 ]
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September 27, 2021

Meet 19-Year-Old Croydon Rapper BZ [ @bzofficial1 ]

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

M.Anifest’s [@manifestive] Newest Single “La Vida” Is A Nostalgic Ode To Ghana’s Madina
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September 22, 2021

M.Anifest’s [@manifestive] Newest Single “La Vida” Is A Nostalgic Ode To Ghana’s Madina

Words by: Blossom Maduafokwa After a year of solid singles and international collaborations, Ghanaian rapper M.anifest has come to round off the summer with his latest track “La Vida.” With six studio

696 Festival: The Programme Celebrating Black British Music & Spaces [@HornimanMuseum]
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September 21, 2021

696 Festival: The Programme Celebrating Black British Music & Spaces [@HornimanMuseum]

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

Where are the Black owned music festivals?
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September 15, 2021

Where are the Black owned music festivals?

Black music is championed at festivals but it is rare that those same festivals are led or owned by Black people. Yam Carnival took place over the August Bank Holiday weekend and

The Great Escape [@thegreatescape] 2022 FIRST FIFTY Announced
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September 15, 2021

The Great Escape [@thegreatescape] 2022 FIRST FIFTY Announced

The Great Escape’s FIRST FIFTY live launch is back bigger and better than ever. Today The Great Escape Festival has not only announced their first fifty acts, they’ve also announced a set

The home of Cloud X is open & we spoke to its founders in the after glow of their hit summer festival. [@cloudxworld]
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September 8, 2021

The home of Cloud X is open & we spoke to its founders in the after glow of their hit summer festival. [@cloudxworld]

Founders of Cloud X Festival; Ben Cross & David Dabieh reflect on creating the best music festival of the year. The evolution of Cloud X from an events company to a multi-media