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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.

How to Pay Your Rent as a Musician: Mr Eazi’s Method...

Mr Eazi has been asking fans to stream “Comfort” for rent. A seven-step guide to his method, and the one step nobody can copy.

Kyle Simbwa: Up Next East Africa Artist

Kyle Simbwa writes the songs, produces them, records them, mixes them and engineers them. The mastering he sends out. In a one-man operation, that...