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I'm a writer, author, researcher and creative storyteller with a love for world-building. 

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I document emerging culture from across the Black Atlantic; seeking out the connective tissue that shapes both continent and diaspora, forged in the afterlives of slavery and colonialism.

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From London to Lagos, Kampala to Kinshasa, Kingston and back, my words have been featured in British Vogue, The Face, Mixmag, Huck, Skin Deep Magazine, TRENCH and Kohler. 

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I also consult on creative brand storytelling, strategic communications and digital content strategy. 

Discover more below.

LONDON TO LAGOS

Mixmag •

Creating masterpieces: London is the Nigerian producer making unique bangers

Behind every great artist lies a shit-hot producer, or so the saying goes. As a formula, this undoubtedly holds for Lagos-based DJ, producer and music virtuoso, London – one of the youngest, most prolific producers currently setting Nigeria’s music scene ablaze. At the tender age of 22, London – born Michael Ovie Hunter in Kaduna, northern Nigeria – has more than earned his producing stripes, and already has the markings of a seasoned veteran. He's the mastermind behind monster hits by compatrio...
The Face •

The UK desperately wants a new J Hus album

Away from the noise of album sales, streams and TikTok remixes, I like to think that the timeout has been sobering for both J Hus and his fans alike. Some of us have come a long way from screaming trademark ​‘Hustla Baybayy​’s and ​‘Ahh-ahh-ahh​’s on the way to local parks and under-21 raves in Dagenham. Have I always seen eye to eye with some of Hus’ more recently expressed politics? A hard no. But will rinsing early bangers like Want From Me and Calling Me on Soundcloud during the mid-2010s fo
The Face •

Recessland was a victory for Black British youth culture

The year is 2023, and Recess is London’s hottest clubnight. The location for their 100th party? Margate, Kent. The bustling seaside town is furnished with all the makings of a great escape for concrete jungle-fatigued city dwellers: sandy beaches that could rival those of Barbados (well, if you squint long and hard enough), ​“proper” fish and chips, panoramic seafront views from the Turner Contemporary gallery and Dreamland – the iconic amusement park and host of the Recessland festival.

KAMPALA TO KINGSTON

Mixmag •

The Mix 029: Kampire

Kampire knows how to keep an expert ear to the underground. Typically, her sets double up as odes to the cerebral sounds of the African continent and diaspora; from the guttural gqom and colourful kwaito that reside in South Africa to bunda-shaking Brazilian baile funk. Skillfully, she takes you to the homes of dancing nations; be it francophone Congo or lusophone Angola. Leapfrogging from her decks are the portmanteaus of sounds both past and present: Kenyan gengetone. Ugandan dancehall. Genres...
The Face •

The biggest songs at Notting Hill Carnival 2022

After two years off due to the pandemic, the party was back: Carnival returned to Nothing Hill.
Underground and overground, there was a buzz in West London. Empty Maggie bottles lined every tube platform from Ladbroke Grove to Westbourne Park. In the streets, smoking oil-drums lured passers-by with the sweetness of barbecued jerk chicken. And as the floats passed, your chest boomed like an 808 and you couldn’t help but give in to the sounds resonating with your body.
These are the sights, smell...

SOUTH AFRICA TO THE WORLD

The Face •

How amapiano hit the UK's post-lockdown party scene

“Growing up in the UK, dance music always had very specific spaces, party scenes and communities,” Charisse C remembers. ​“Amapiano somehow has managed to infiltrate all the spaces. Everywhere across the whole of London, so many new parties popped up this year. Amapianoandchill is my fave one; every month it’s a new group of people and faces. But even events that have been around are incorporating the sound, from your everyday lounge parties in Old Kent Road to events like RECESS – where the vib...

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