The Birmingham rapper travelled across South Africa for the Nando’s Mix It Up project, linking with MDU aka TRP and Aymos to make a new amapiano track. Here he talks about the currency of crossovers.
Tems has already conquered the global charts with Wizkid and Drake, found fans in the highest possible places (hello, President Obama) and carved out a new space in Afrobeats. Next up: a debut album that will see Nigerian music’s biggest new star go supermassive.
22 for ’22: the musicians who are going to smash it in the months ahead. Dig in.
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.
Every month, Wale Oloworekende covers the continent’s most exciting releases and music news stories for THE FACE.
Every month, Wale Oloworekende covers the continent’s most exciting releases and music news stories for THE FACE.