Making music is a typically a heavy process for mau from nowhere. The Kenyan multi-hyphenated artist has made a name for himself with an alternative sound to go along with his tender exploration of the heart centre. His handiwork reflects the intensity of the process, as the majority of his released music is immensely vulnerable- “vintage mau,” he calls it.
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After an almost-decade long musical journey, Dar es Salaam born and raised rapper Yeyo drops debut EP: “Reasons To Live.” A five-track offering that is representative of his creative journey so far, Yeyo says, “I wanted to create something that all my fans can be happy about, something that doesn’t put me in a box.”
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In a bustling city where the most accessible communal spaces have often been nightclubs, local pubs, or sports clubs, book clubs are slowly making their way as one of the major ways Dar es Salaam residents choose to spend their free time
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In Conversation with Nigerian Popstar Joeboy on his 2023 music releases and plans to take over the world.
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Theresia Massawe’s debut solo exhibition, titled “All Roads Lead Here,” is an acceptance of the choice she made to become an artist.
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At the tail end of 2020, three film lovers Jesse Mpango, Gertrude Malizana and Darragh Amelia came together to form the audio-visual collective Ajabu Ajabu. The purpose was clear: to foster space for the preservation, production and presentation of audio-visual art.
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From visual artist to filmmaker, Gertrude’s journey is one of artistic evolution, fearless exploration, and a commitment to amplifying the voices of the unheard.
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Whether through her two books; Love in Colour, and more recently Honey and Spice, or her work in TV, film and journalism, Babalola is firmly establishing herself as a cornerstone in the pop cultural zeitgeist with love, romance and tenderness at the core of her offering.
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Maybe, the collaborative EP by Ukweli and Xenia Manasseh, is a less than 20-minute EP made up of 5 songs. It is not their first musical partnership; they’ve previously worked together on songs Potion with Hiribae, and Waiting. But it is the first extensive piece of group work from the two artists, and it works precisely because they are able to meet each other halfway without either artist’s sensibilities taking precedence over the other’s.
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