Throughout her career Nadine Shah has never been pigeonholed by genre, incorporating everything from post-punk to indie folk in her sound. It's been close to three years since the release of Shah's third album 'Holiday Destination' but earlier this year she returned with the track 'Ladies For Babies', the first single taken from her upcoming LP 'Kitchen Sink', out June 26th.
London-based band Bokito have shared their impactful single ‘Aloof’. High-spirited with an embedding of afro-beat, …
Sinkane returns with an upbeat video for his single 'Telephone', which is taken from his forthcoming album 'Life & Livin' It'. Directed by Bráulio Amado and Bruno Ferreira, there are clips of a girl wearing a body suit who dances throughout rooms in her place whilst Sinkane is busting a few moves on a TV screen with no shirt. A repeated sequence of scenes in a sense, the girl does random things like watering the plants and talking on the telephone before getting back to the main business at hand...dancing. Have a look.
Whilst there have been a number of bands to try to recreate the sound of ska and afrobeat, Leeds band Nubiyan Twist have done it well...extremely well. In 2015, they released their self-titled debut album which garnished support from the likes of David Rodigan and Huey Morgan, just to name a few. With their forthcoming EP 'Siren Song' scheduled to land May 27th on Wormfood Records, the 12 piece band now unveil their new track 'Headhunter'. Heavy-hitting with a roundhouse kick of ska, the festive song is an instant warmer, giving more credibility to the idea that Nubiyan Twist are one of the best to do it in these modern times.
Critically praised albums, a MOBO Award, collaborations, remixes and features which include iconic artists such as Nas, Ziggy Marley and Tricky, an official recording for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, worldwide performances including shared stages with Gnarls Barkley, Femi Kuti and Lenny Kravitz, not to mention the ever constant comparisons to Lauryn Hill by the press: for many artists, these sort of credentials would be like holding a lucky lottery ticket, however for Nneka Egbuna, the mission of her work weighs heavy with far more importance.
Interview and words by Art Jefferson
Photography by Hugues Lawson and Patrice Bart-Williams
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The drop dead gorgeous pop diva Alexandra Burke teams up with UK Afrobeat star May7ven for the hot new remix of Burke's track "Ooh La La". Produced by Tawanda “Jusa Dementor “ Sibotshiwe, the energetic, afrobeat meets tribal house cut is a brilliant combination of two giants in their respective scene joining forces to create club magic.
A true musician will aim at making a recording that qualifies as a timeless work of art and in the process, touches our hearts and soul. Artist, producer and Wah Wah 45 label head Adam Scrimshire humbly took that position by drawing from his eclectic canvas of musical inspirations, successfully bridging them into carefully woven pieces that escaped the suicidal title of “fusion” and instead flaunted that of “finely executed sounds”.
