Accidents, humour, and guilt with Joy Crookes, Georgia, Jaz Karis and Afrikan Boy
Afrikan Boy is joined by Joy Crookes, Jaz Karis, and Georgia to discuss the life lessons they've learned so far from working in music.
On hosting duties is Olushola Ajose, a.k.a. Afrikan Boy, a London-born rapper and producer of Nigerian heritage whose music blends hip hop, grime and afrobeat. His track One Day I Went To Lidl caught the attention of MIA, who invited him to collaborate and tour with her. He鈥檚 since worked with the likes of Damon Albarn鈥檚 Africa Express, DJ Shadow, The Noisettes, Lady Leshurr and Nneka.
He鈥檚 joined by South London-based neo-soul singer and songwriter of Bangladeshi-Irish heritage, Joy Crookes. She has firmly established herself as one to watch with three critically acclaimed EPs and receiving a Rising Star Award nomination at the 2020 Brit Awards, just in time for the release of her debut album coming later this year.
Jaz Karis is a soulful RnB singer-songwriter who cites Erykah Badu, Frank Ocean and Amy Winehouse as some of her biggest influences. Since releasing her debut EP Into the Wilderness in 2017, she has signed to NAO鈥檚 record label Little Tokyo Recordings, and amassed nearly 10 million views for her performance of her track Petty Lover on music platform Colors.
Also joining the conversation is producer, singer and songwriter Georgia, who began her music career as a drummer for Kwes and Kate Tempest, and has gone on to collaborate with Africa Express, Honne, Mura Masa, Gorillaz and Peter Hook. She won the One to Watch Award at the AIM Independent Music Awards in 2019, and released her second record Seeking Thrills in January this year to critical acclaim.
They鈥檒l be discussing what aspects of their personalities shine through the most when making music, what drives their creativity, and what life lessons they鈥檝e learned so far from working in music.
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- Sat 13 Jun 2020 11:06GMT大象传媒 World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
- Sun 14 Jun 2020 19:06GMT大象传媒 World Service
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Where music stars discuss how they make their music