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Channel Tres: ‘House music is for everybody, but it’s special when it’s your people’
Growing up in Compton in a musical extended family, it was the skate style of Pharrell and the electronica he heard at university that encouraged this understated pioneer to put his ‘hood energy’ into house

Christine Ochefu

14, Feb, 2023 @11:00 AM

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New music for 2023: George Riley, the R&B songwriter and club kid who is switching on the joy
Her acclaimed debut album came out of a dark place – but the experimental London musician has a new lease of life for 2023

Christine Ochefu

02, Jan, 2023 @12:00 PM

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Weapons-grade 808s, luscious horns and a megastar’s early steps: the best music our writers discovered this year
From a slept-on Chief Keef banger to an overlooked Taylor Swift classic and a neglected jazz Kenny, we reveal the older releases that have got us going this year

Christine Ochefu, Tim Jonze, Shaad D'Souza, Ammar Kalia, Safi Bugel, Elle Hunt, Laura Snapes, Dhruva Balram, Dave Simpson and Joe Stone

30, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM

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Stefflon Don: ‘That’s what it is to be an artist – you’ve always gotta evolve’
She’s produced tracks with everyone from Skepta to Sean Paul to Nile Rodgers. This year, the UK rapper releases her long-anticipated debut album, Island 54. What took her so long?

Christine Ochefu

29, Dec, 2022 @11:00 AM

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Steve Lacy review – Bad Habit showman balances virtuoso guitar playing and irreverent gags
Leaning into his roles of sensual frontman and jocular meme lord, Lacy’s excellent mix of funk, R&B and slacker rock shows his true talent

Christine Ochefu

13, Dec, 2022 @12:36 PM

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‘Going into music, I wasn’t afraid of anything’: How teenage runaway Rema became a global superstar
Evident in the hysteria that trails him on a visit to London, the Nigerian singer has become an international star. He explains his journey from teenage runaway to working with Selena Gomez

Christine Ochefu

07, Nov, 2022 @10:37 AM

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Lynchian punk to Lady Gaga: the best music Guardian staff and writers discovered this year
Old or new, wildly popular or punishingly obscure: our critics share the best songs, albums and artists they found this year – and how they discovered them

Chal Ravens, Shaad D'Souza, Dave Simpson, Rebecca Liu, Christine Ochefu, Laura Barton, Tayyab Amin and Alexis Petridis

30, Sep, 2022 @11:00 AM

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Tems review – Afrobeats darling has riveting star quality
With fiery jamming and belted notes, the Nigerian singer is so vigorous she has a wardrobe malfunction – but is even more powerful in pared-back moments

Christine Ochefu

21, Jul, 2022 @10:45 AM

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Wireless festival 2022: weekend two review – raunchy, twerk-friendly rap
Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, City Girls and Nicki Minaj are all vivacious, while SZA and Rema provide the weekend’s sweetest singing

Christine Ochefu

11, Jul, 2022 @10:04 AM

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Nigerian singer Obongjayar: ‘In life, you get through or you get trampled over’
After a hardscrabble childhood in Nigeria, the genre-defying artist chafed against his family when he moved to the UK – but the struggles find stunning voice in his music

Christine Ochefu

17, May, 2022 @2:48 PM

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High anxiety: film, music, games and art for the paranoid
From Dalí’s eerie streetscape to the fearful little crewmates in Among Us, our critics recommend culture for the irrationally threatened

Jessica Kiang, Christine Ochefu, Keza MacDonald, Brian Logan and Jonathan Jones

11, Apr, 2022 @9:00 AM

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Darling buds: books, music, theatre and more with spring in their hearts
From Chaucer’s elemental epic to Gnarls Barkley’s alternative take on gospel, our critics suggest popular culture inspired by the return of sunnier skies

Miriam Gillinson, Jonathan Jones, Sam Jordison, Jessica Kiang and Christine Ochefu

28, Mar, 2022 @9:00 AM

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