Tag: Review
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![Finding Balance: The Musical Equilibrium Of Venna’s EQUINOX EP [@VENNALDN]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/image-1140x850.jpeg)
GUAP reviews the sophomore EP ‘EQUINOX’ from Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and producer, Venna. Joining him on a beautiful process of seeking equilibrium… In the landscape of UK music, there exists a plethora of exceptional young talent. From this cohort, one artist, in particular, has been shining especially bright for the past few years, he goes…
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![What Went Down: 10 Ways KELELA [@kelelam] Took Our Breathe Away](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DSCF9492-2-scaled-e1681312527486-1140x850.jpg)
After a six-year hiatus, Kelela blessed our ears with long-awaited album Raven. Following the album release, she embarked on a nine-date tour across the US, Canada and Europe. While such a short tour may disappoint some fans, for those that were lucky enough to experience the sold-out shows, the experience is all the more precious.…
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![PLANET GIZA’S [@PLANETGIZA] READY WHEN YOU ARE IS AN EXPERIMENTAL HIP-HOP LOVERS DREAM](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/RWYA_COLO_FINALE-1140x850.jpg)
Join GUAP as we review ‘Ready When You Are’, the highly anticipated second album from Montreal-based hip-hop trio Planet Giza. Representing a new wave of hip-hop that embraces the art of live instrumentation in a new and exhilarating way. In a musical landscape that prioritises singles and charting over cohesive projects, the concept of an…
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The diversity of art cannot be understood, as day in and day out, artisans and creatives make it a point to test the waters and discover different ways that exist to tell their truth, their message, and their art in ways unique to them. Creatives who relish pursuing a good challenge have lived worldwide, pushing…
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Aaraf Adam is a creative director and writer working on projects that platform and celebrate black Muslim women in all their diversity. One of her most recent projects is ‘The beauty in being.’ This photo series captures Muslim men and women dwelling together in natural environments. As she said, “friendship comes in all facets of life…this…
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![ALBUM REVIEW: OSQUELLO’S ROMERO [@OSQUELLO]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Osquello-Romero-Artwork-1140x850.jpg)
One week after it’s release we review Producer/singer/songwriter Osquello’s latest creation ‘Osquello’ – a prismatic collection of music that’ll put you in a time machine and send you back to the 80s. Osquello‘s latest album Romero is a majestic opus that will you have you feeling like you time travelled back to the 80s. The…
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It’s been almost two weeks since I boarded the plane to attend DLT’s 4-day extravaganza in Malta and I can genuinely say that it was the most incredible party-holiday experience I’ve ever had in my adult life.
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The first painting of Bethany Collins’ work I came across was her piece, “Well, They Just Don’t Match Up” II, from her series titled Noise. It was an undoubtedly alluring visual of white spatters of chalk, layered over seemingly construed white text, that was partially erased across the canvas. I recall the strong feeling of confusion that…
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Words by: Matthew Griffiths What’s your go-to anxiety relieving music? Some listen to classical music. Others listen to movie soundtracks. There are those who don’t listen to music for anxiety at all, but rather listen to “nature sounds” like the sound of falling rain in a storm (although possibly laid over the top of an…
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Contribution by Adwoa Owusu-Barnieh. Farewell Amor (2020) is a heartfelt, understated feature film by director and writer Ekwa Msangi. It is a story about an Angolan family reuniting in New York after 17 long years of separation, and their attempts to redress the disconnect caused by existing across separate cultures. This tender melodrama explores the significance…