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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At just 27, Franco-Japanese artist VictorTakeru is emerging as a quiet force in contemporary painting. Trained in graphic design, self-taught in fine art, he’s developed a delicate, introspective visual language he calls “ambient music painting.” A conversation with a soft-spoken painter whose…
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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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At London’s National Portrait Gallery, an exhibition reveals a master of mise-en-scène obsessed with beauty and haunted by what it conceals. At the National Portrait Gallery, the exhibition devoted to Cecil Beaton feels less like a retrospective than a slow drift. A…
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Writer, cultural critic, and passionate advocate for African creativity, Mazzi Odu is one of the most compelling voices shaping the narrative around fashion, design, and identity on the African continent. Whether through her longform blog Magnus Oculus, her contributions to Vogue and Wallpaper, or her growing…
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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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Welcome to the new CITY. A magazine not merely about places, but about the invisible threads that bind people to them: the gestures, the silences, the sparks of creation and longing that inhabit every street corner. We believe the soul of a…
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