Day: 04/03/2022

In his debut studio album ‘The Biting Tempo’, Singaporean musician Houg makes no pretense of his restlessness. This heady record shifts genres constantly, moving from sparkling funk-pop (‘Excuse Me (What’s The Time?)’) and hypnagogic soul (‘Edwardes’) to sunny indie rock (‘Cleaning Time’) and late-night R&B (‘DXO’). It evokes the image of a musician constantly tinkering […]

The Look East Policy 40th anniversary event is organising Min’yo – a Japanese folk songs music concert. The Malaysian Government’s Look East Policy, which has greatly contributed toward strengthening bilateral ties between Malaysia and Japan, will mark its 40th year in 2022. To celebrate this occasion, JFKL is presenting a live performance of Min’yo, Japanese […]

The Johannesburg-based label Afro Synth has announced a reissue of the duo, purely electronic yet un-mistakeably rooted in South African 80s disco.  When Shadrack Ndlovu and Ernest Segeel teamed up with label owner Dane Stevenson […] L’article Bubblegum music makes its comeback with E&S Brothers est apparu en premier sur PAM – Pan African Music.

This story originally appeared in i-D’s The Out Of Body Issue, no. 367, Spring 2022. Order your copy here. A week before we meet, I watch Obongjayar perform at 180 House as part of the Soho Rising live music programme, showcasing emerging talent. He deftly rattles through his latest EP, Sweetness, a collaboration with Nigerian record producer Sarz. Glowing […]