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  • A Deep Dive Into Amapiano From AYMOS With His Latest Project, ‘Yimi Lo’ & More

    A Deep Dive Into Amapiano From AYMOS With His Latest Project, ‘Yimi Lo’ & More

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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…

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

    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. Walking into Barcelona’s Parc del Forum on the 20th of August, it was difficult to imagine that the Afrobeats Carnival was happening in…

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

    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,  musician based in London. Earlier this year she released her debut album, NOTTE, an intriguingly intimate and melodic project layered with lifted choruses,…

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

    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 sweet and intimate psychedelic dream pop. Currently located in Madrid, after several years living in Berlin and London where she dove head first…

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

    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 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…

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

    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 ‘Life Is Not the Same’. ‘Say What You Will’ came with a music video that let us see James Blake through a new…

  • The Producer’s Voice: Christo [@ohchristo]

    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 kept behind the artist they are producing for. Dreamville producer Christo doesn’t forget his Pittsburgh roots. East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania bred producer Christo has…

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

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

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    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…

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

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

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    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 albums, countless awards, and top-class collaborations under his belt, M.anifest has been a consistent trailblazer in Ghanaian and African music at large –…

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

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

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    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.…