The Rise of West-African Culture in UK Music
Afrobeats and Afroswing have risen very very quickly. One of the mainstream songs that first blew was 'Ldn City' by Timbo. I don’t know if you guys remember it but it definitely banged. That “Ayyylelelele” was an iconic phrase that everyone sang. Someone screamed that out in assembly back in my secondary school then got in trouble and caused the year to miss break - Ahh the good days.
East London poet Emmanuel Speaks' debut album: #TheComposerLP, out now!
East London performance poet Emmanuel Speaks constantly takes his craft to new levels. In 2018: Emmanuel produced a TEDx Talk and also collaborated with New Look on their Spring/Summer and Christmas campaigns, then he gave us the gift that is #TheComposerLP!
Chune: The Social App For Music Lovers
Say goodbye to sharing music via screenshots and hello to Chune. Founded by Joshua Oguntino in 2018 the brand was then invested into by none other than Ashton Kutcher at the WeWork Creator Awards.