Tag: Music
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![Parklife Festival [@Parklifefest] Announces Huge 2022 Lineup Including Tyler, The Creator, 50 Cent, Tems, PinkPantheress and more](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/PL22-ARTWORK-1024x725-1.png)
Parklife is back taking over Manchester’s Heaton Park on 11th-12th June 2022 with some of the biggest names in world music as well as some ones to watch. Today, Parklife has announced the lineup for the Manchester festival that prides itself on putting on one of the biggest and most diverse line-ups you can experience.…
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![POWER UP [@TimeToPowerUp_] is back for its second year of empowering Black music creators and industry professionals](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/pexels-luis-quintero-2833037-scaled-1.jpeg)
Following on for their strong first year POWER UP have announced the deadline for applications for their second year. Starting in 2021 aiming to break down barriers for Black music creators and industry professionals POWER UP is back again for its 2022 programme. POWER UP invites 20 Black music creators (artists, songwriters, composers and producers who are…
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![Five For Friday Ft. [@TommySaint_], [@lashanalatrice], [@KojeyRadica] + more](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/182238954_3671657502961798_2980538500742152578_n.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. With it being another…
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![JG, LZee [@LZEE_01] and GW [@gwtheproducer] breathe new life into Drake’s “Champagne Poetry” for new track “Life I Live”](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Jared-X-Lzee-Life-I-Live_Art-v2_-scaled-1.jpeg)
“Life I Live” is a testament to the power of sampling and how creativity can breathe new life into anything. Firstly “Life I Live” should be doing huge numbers, everyone involved delivers their respective contributions with a flair and confidence that can’t be downplayed. Producer GW in particular has to get a shout for flipping…
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![GUAP 25 – The Alté Edition: The Evolving Sounds Of Africa & Its Diaspora [@BojDRB] [@iamodeal] [@itsgabzy]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Copy-of-GUAP25-ALTE-EDITION-INSTAGRAM-FEED-COVER-1-scaled-1.jpg)
If you want to see the future of music from the African continent look no further than Alté. Nigeria has been a powerhouse in music from the African continent for a while and as such was home to some of Africa’s biggest musical stars across the years. This year however we saw a surge in…
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![Ladipoe, A True Leader Of The Nigerian Afro-Rap Scene [@LadiPoe]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/image0-scaled-1.jpeg)
Words by: Robert Solomon Ladipoe displays no shortage of bravado. With a voice that seamlessly oscillates between euphonious and blunt, and with his music marked by witty one-liners which he tags “lifelines,” the Lagos-based rapper is on the verge of taking rap to a whole new beat. For Ladipoe, consistency has been an invaluable trait…
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Words by: Blossom Maduafokwa “Music allows me to express myself in a completely free way. It lets me connect with my inner self.” – Brisa Nunjo For 20-year-old Brisa Nunjo, making music has basically always been inevitable. Born and raised in the bustling global city of Barcelona, she grew up in a household with a…
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![“Ownership, Integrity, Consistency” – An interview with Gourmet Rap OG, Da Flyy Hooligan [@daflyyhooligan]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/dfh1-180x180.png)
Words By: Dwayne Wilks Da Flyy Hooligan sat down to discuss the genre he labels ‘Gourmet Rap’, staying true to his craft and how Hip Hop has shaped him. Like much else in life, Hip Hop goes through seasons. Testament to this is the upsurge in the popularity of the US subgenre of Connoisseur Rap.…
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![Monday Mood ft. [@infamousizak], [@meronaddismusic], [@Jim_Legxacy]+ more](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WhatsApp-Image-2021-11-29-at-17.05.01-180x180.jpeg)
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 1 new tracks added to the playlist. There’s a good mix of everything you could need from R&B, Rap, Drill, Afrobeats and some more alternative…
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![Five For Friday ft. [@biyialo], [@mightbechrissi], [@iamodeal] + more](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20210804-DSC01251-scaled-e1637351822132-180x180.jpg)
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. With it being another…