- Stories of African creatives are brought into clear view
- Work that was scattered becomes visible together
- Distance between practitioners begins to close
!Nize PlayNoGames Lets the Comment Section Do the A&R
!Nize PlayNoGames has an A&R department of ~900 people. None are on payroll. All of them sit in his comment section. As far as...
Airak Writes the Love Songs. Then He Films the Fights They’re...
Every couple needs a soundtrack, and most settle for whatever was playing in the taxi. Airak writes the love songs, then films the arguments...
Seven Jobs, One Chair, 4.2 Million Streams: TiMi’s Method on “Soldier”
A standard single needs an artist, a producer, a mixing engineer, a mastering engineer, a video director, a colourist and an editor. That is...
Solomon Plate Has the Plate and the Cup. He Built the...
Psalm 23 provides a table and a cup that runs over. Solomon Plate’s stage name already covers the crockery. By his own account, he...
KindlyNxsh Left School After Grade 9. He Has Since Hired Himself...
By his own account, the crew on a KindlyNxsh music video is KindlyNxsh. The call sheet fits on a sticky note, nobody waits for...
Dennis Odero Shot Bien. You Have Seen His Work Far More...
In Kenya, a cinematographer can spend the better part of five years behind some of the most-watched images in the country and still be...
Hondas, a Three-Year Term and a DM: What Moses Bliss’s Label...
Most people who message a famous musician get a “seen” receipt. Grace Lokwa, by Moses Bliss’s own account, got a record deal.
Lokwa, the Congolese...
David Julius: No Gallery, No Agent, One Clipboard
Most portrait artists ask their subjects to sit still. David Julius, however, waits for them to forget he is there. In restaurants, on beaches,...
Ug Producer Axon, the Credit You Can’t Scroll Past
On most streaming platforms, the producer’s name appears in a font size usually reserved for terms and conditions. Axon fixed this by saying it...
Mike Mungu Says Love Isn’t Enough, and Questions the Nail Bill
Love isn’t enough, according to Mike Mungu’s new project, and a recent X post of his suggests it doesn’t cover the nails either: “Before...
Ang3lina Went Quiet for Three Years. “That Girl From Uganda” Didn’t.
Most artists are forgotten in about three weeks. Ang3lina took three years off and left a nickname on duty. It never clocked out.
The return
“That...
First Off, AlorG Credits Himself.
AlorG’s second EP carries a title that credits no one else. A Note on a Ghanaian artist who put the statement before the verdict.
For those who take the work seriously.
Reach
Inspire
- Excellence already present is held up without noise
- Serious intention is met with serious attention
- The standard becomes something others can see and follow
Serve
- Practical support is given where it is actually needed
- Authorship is protected, not extracted
- The work of the type is treated with care and precision
Empower
- Ownership remains with those who create
- Agency is strengthened rather than managed
- Creatives who were building alone find they belong together
!Nize PlayNoGames Lets the Comment Section Do the A&R
!Nize PlayNoGames has an A&R department of ~900 people. None are on payroll. All of them sit in his comment section. As far as...
Airak Writes the Love Songs. Then He Films the Fights They’re...
Every couple needs a soundtrack, and most settle for whatever was playing in the taxi. Airak writes the love songs, then films the arguments...
Seven Jobs, One Chair, 4.2 Million Streams: TiMi’s Method on “Soldier”
A standard single needs an artist, a producer, a mixing engineer, a mastering engineer, a video director, a colourist and an editor. That is...
Solomon Plate Has the Plate and the Cup. He Built the...
Psalm 23 provides a table and a cup that runs over. Solomon Plate’s stage name already covers the crockery. By his own account, he...
KindlyNxsh Left School After Grade 9. He Has Since Hired Himself...
By his own account, the crew on a KindlyNxsh music video is KindlyNxsh. The call sheet fits on a sticky note, nobody waits for...
Dennis Odero Shot Bien. You Have Seen His Work Far More...
In Kenya, a cinematographer can spend the better part of five years behind some of the most-watched images in the country and still be...
Hondas, a Three-Year Term and a DM: What Moses Bliss’s Label...
Most people who message a famous musician get a “seen” receipt. Grace Lokwa, by Moses Bliss’s own account, got a record deal.
Lokwa, the Congolese...
David Julius: No Gallery, No Agent, One Clipboard
Most portrait artists ask their subjects to sit still. David Julius, however, waits for them to forget he is there. In restaurants, on beaches,...
Ug Producer Axon, the Credit You Can’t Scroll Past
On most streaming platforms, the producer’s name appears in a font size usually reserved for terms and conditions. Axon fixed this by saying it...
Mike Mungu Says Love Isn’t Enough, and Questions the Nail Bill
Love isn’t enough, according to Mike Mungu’s new project, and a recent X post of his suggests it doesn’t cover the nails either: “Before...
Ang3lina Went Quiet for Three Years. “That Girl From Uganda” Didn’t.
Most artists are forgotten in about three weeks. Ang3lina took three years off and left a nickname on duty. It never clocked out.
The return
“That...
