ShotByNee Recently, there has been a lot of discourse on afrobeats in the UK, and its importance to the UK music scene. Discussion has led to heated debates online and in community spaces. Afrobeats has undeniably influenced and shaped the sonics of modern Britain, and beyond to the black diaspora.   A figure, who is key to blurring the lines between UK Rap and afrobeats and afroswing in Britain, JAE5, has gathered like-minded individuals who he has worked in his career to create something...

The Mona Lisa is a revered painting of the Renaissance by Leonardo da Vinci. She captivates and inspires with a subtle smile. You can’t blame that classically trained, multi-talented musician, Charlie Jeer, who is as mesmerised by a woman’s demeanour and beauty that we can’t help but liken the two.   Experimenting with something new, the musician, with his reimagined version of his latest ‘Mona Lisa’, featuring Mahalia, builds on the momentum of his debut EP Everything Is Temporary and the...

PHOTO CRED: MOISNOMOIS Comparing her impatience and uncertainty to like waiting in a waiting room,  Los Angeles-based artist Jenevieve warns that she won’t be around forever on her return with her latest offering, “Waiting Room”, featuring Jordan Ward.   The track is summer-coded. With undertones of want, yearning and unrequited attention. Intimacy and self-reflection are explored on ‘Waiting Room’, like a pendulum swing, South Florida goes from hopeful to exasperated.   Light and nimble as a...