A wise and lucid observer of social and political decay in his own country, Brazilian rapper Criolo returns to conscious rap with the video for “Boca de Lobo” – both a realistic and bold denunciation […]
With this seventh studio album Anthony Joseph is back to his roots. Recorded on his native island of Trinidad, this album entitled “People of the Sun” is a tribute to Port of Spain (POS), this bubbling port, meeting […]
Karol Conka is nothing short of a phenomenon. A young Curitiba-born woman, which is not exactly one of Brazil’s megalopolises where hip-hop originates from. Yet, her talent, energy and freedom of expression have turned her […]
At 42 years old, this child of the favelas of São Paulo’s Zona Sul, has somehow always known how to combine music and social engagement. His most recent record, Espiral de Ilusão (2018), makes this […]
The pioneer of Rio de Janeiro’s rap scene is now over 50 years old. Internationally-acclaimed Marcelo D2 however is still not tired of exploring Brazil’s rich musical heritage. His latest album, Samba Drive, draws inspiration […]
Videographer and composer, Chassol is the author of the radiant Big Sun, an album that synchronizes pop, jazz and free music onto images shot in the Caribbean – specifically Martinique. The multidisciplinary artist harmonizes reality […]
Her first single, “E go better” topped the Cool FM Abuja’s Top Ten for three weeks in 2012. Since then, she has been actively making and pushing her music. Dunnie’s recent work, SEVEN, a twenty three […]
Throwback on a Naija success story. When Nigerian pop-poster-boy, Davido, while overtaking Tiwa Savage, Fally Ipupa, Dadju, Cassper Nyovest and others won the Best International Act onstage at the 2018 BET Awards last month it […]
What comes at the end of the world? The self-proclaimed “woman at the end of the world” since 2015 when she released her last album Mulher do Fim do Mundo, unveiled the mystery; after the end […]
Don’t sleep on them. On the first day of this year, Joey Akan, music editor at Pulse.ng lamented on the lack of breakout musicians in 2017 and for the reasons he gave, it is quite […]
After having left his native land, Ghana, to move to Europe, New York, then Toronto, he’s chosen to settle in a city that resembles him, and where he seems to have found his musical path: […]