Some artists speak first about their work. Sanjeeta Bhattacharya speaks about places: the streets of Delhi, Bengali folk songs, the echoes between India and flamenco, and the invisible threads connecting people across borders. Singer, songwriter, actor, and one of the voices quietly…
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Curated by Suryakant Sawhney, this playlist moves through Delhi the way the city moves through you, in waves, in fragments, in sudden shifts of light. It is less a selection of tracks than a cartography of moods. From the retro elegance of…
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In 1981, at the lowest point of his life, Marvin Gaye quietly disappeared from the American music scene and resurfaced somewhere unexpected: Ostend. Belgian writer Serge Honorez explores this little-known episode when a quiet North Sea city, far from Motown and Los…
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“Lagos is a mix between… it’s the talking drum competing with a sax solo with a Jimi Hendrix on Acid coming to join the session. At some point. At some point. And all of them finding a spot Where they don’t collide…
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With a name that evokes the pulse of the pavement, Asphalt is the alias of Milo Thoretton, a Paris-born musician whose songs reflect both the grit of the city and a longing for escape. Raised somewhere between rive gauche bookshops and wide-open…
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Samuel Animashaun Perry, widely recognized by his stage name Broda Shaggi, is a dynamic force in Nigeria’s entertainment scene. Born in 1993, in Ikenne, Ogun State, Nigeria, he has carved a niche for himself as a comedian, actor, musician, and content creator. With a…
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For CITY Magazine, musician and activist Ade Bantu curates a vibrant playlist celebrating the soul of Lagos. rom Burna Boy’s global grooves to Ayra Starr’s fresh melodies, The Cavemen’s highlife revival, and the conscious energy of his own collective BANTU, each track…
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From the streets of London to the cafés of Paris, from Lagos to notebooks filled with fragments, riffs, and visions, Keziah Jones has always been in motion. The inventor of “Blufunk” (a genre where Yoruba rhythms collide with funk, blues, and jazz)…
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