Shirley Ahura
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Recessland was a victory for Black British youth culture
Since 2016, the Recess clubnight has played an integral role in UK nightlife and beyond. On the bank holiday weekend, 7000 people headed to the Dreamland amusement park in Margate for their 100th party.
14 African love songs for Valentine’s Day
A romantic roundup of classics and crowd-pleasers from south of the Sahara.
Burna Boy’s Last Last was this year’s bittersweet summer anthem
10 songs that defined 2022: With a little help from Toni Braxton, the African Giant stole our hearts.
These are the songs that went off at Notting Hill Carnival
This bank holiday weekend, the UK's greatest street party made its glorious return. From dancehall to soca, afrobeats to amapiano - here are the tracks that set the vibes.
The UK desperately wants a new J Hus album
It's been two years since Hustla last blessed us with new music and the streets are parched. Rumours stirred-up by producer Jae5 have taken the anticipation to the next level.
How amapiano hit the UK’s post-lockdown party scene
2021 in review: After surging in global popularity last year, the suspenseful South African genre became the go-to sound for Hennessy-sipping London ravers.
Inside Ibeyi’s stunning Made of Gold video
Unpacking the powerful references in the visuals for the duo's collaboration with Pa Salieu.
Amapiano is the hottest music genre right now and Sha Sha is the Queen
The Zimbabwe-born singer talks South African party culture, Nigerian amapiano and collaborating with the best producers in the scene.