Tag: Music
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![JAYDREAM [@IamJaydream] releases her new debut single IN2LUV](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/JAYDREAM-180x180.jpg)
British singer-songwriter JAYDREAM releases her debut single IN2LUV, following on from her sold out show at London’s O2 Academy. Mastered by Brit Award Winner Stuart Hawkes at Metropolis Studios, the production features live instrumentation. Born in South Africa and growing up in the U.K. JAYDREAM developed a taste for a variety of sounds. She has embraced the U.K. sounds and…
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Starting her music career mid-2019, Lauren Marshall has hit the ground running with her unique sound. Last year Lauren released a tester track named Flex Like That in August, later in the year dropping her first official single What I Wanna. As an artist Lauren represents the confident modern woman, who is not afraid to…
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The marriage between music and animated visuals is a long and happy one – especially for millennial and Gen Z musicians who use animation inspired by gaming and comics in their work. I spoke with creatives across different disciplines about the ways that animation and gaming culture has inspired their approach to their work. Gaming…
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Today marks the 58th celebration of Jamaica becoming independent from British colonial governing. August 6th 1962 was the date Jamaica became independent and how it has flourished since. The nation with a population of around 3 million has impacted the world culturally across so many aspects with music being one of the biggest. With that…
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![Ghanaian Artist Kofi Mole [@Kofi_Mole] Touches On Social Injustice On This Week’s #MoleMondays](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/KM-180x180.jpg)
Every Monday Ghanaian Hip-Hop and Afrobeats artist drops a freestyle, known as #MoleMondays with this weeks being titled as “Africa”. This episode brought to light heavy topics which must be addressed by individuals of influence, especially in the music industry. Over the past few weeks, we have watched the world protest against the unlawfully and…
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Singer Kali Uchis released new EP Feels Alive last Friday, the EP includes 4 tracks all created during isolation while alone in her room Kali Uchis specifies. Creating this EP gave her back that same feeling of creating and making music back when she was younger. There was no restraints or pressure and she could…
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Music Supervisor @jumiaa Speaks To Us About How She Seeks To Create Impact Within The Music Industry
We spoke to Senior Music Supervisor and Cultural Creator at Pitch & Sync Jumi Akinfenwa. Jumi based in East London, has worked within the music industry for the past two years and seeks to use her skills and knowledge to help others. She is currently the co-chair of the Intersectionality Committee for shesaid.so, the leading…
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Queen of Dancehall, Grace Hamilton aka Spice gave exclusive insight into her life through an A Conversation With interview with Red Bull. During this conversation the Dancehall artist touches on various topics, such as colourism, future goals and her impact on the industry. Spice on colourism: “In Jamaica, they make you feel like if you don’t…
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It was early on a Wednesday morning and I was waiting patiently for the clock to reach 9am. I was in a Bill’s, eating breakfast, and I had my hand poised ready to buy a ticket for YAM Carnival the moment it was released. This is a new festival, coming from the creators of the…
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New Red Bull documentary featuring cultural icon Teyana Taylor, gives viewers a glimpse on behind-the-scenes of her most ambitious show to date. Released on the 20th of February, the documentary titled Assembly Required: Teyana Taylor’s House of Petunia examines the creative process of Teyana’s performance at the Red Bull Music Festival in New York. The…