At the tender age of 24, Joshua Baraka has taken the music industry by storm. He is the most-streamed artist from his home country, Uganda, and it's the most talked-about export in recent times, despite how "crazy" he thinks this all is. With outstanding EPs on his shelf, the young musician has now returned with his debut album Juvie - a work of art, executively produced by Grammy-winning producer, JAE5. Joshua has taken the time to chat to New Wave Magazine about Juvie , why it's one for...

Following the release of two double singles in the last two months and two album listening parties hosted in the two international cities he calls home, Boj drops his sixth studio album DUPLICITY. On this body of work, executive-produced by Boj’s longtime collaborator, Genio, the British-Nigerian musician underlines his Nigerian roots as usual, down to the track titles and accommodates a handful of interesting guest appearances. Furthermore, he keeps this one close to home, with every...

West London's very own Central Cee stepped into 2025 with a bang as he released his debut album CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS in January. Having featured some of the biggest artists out of both England and America on the chart-topping and record-breaking project, Cench went on to have a phenomenal year professionally.  Amidst the sold-out worldwide tour that trailed his debut album, the rapper flaunted his multitasking skills when he dropped the song of the summer, ‘GUILT TRIPPIN’ , with St. Louis...