Interviews

There is something strikingly confident yet vulnerable about Nneka. Born in Nigeria on Christmas Eve 1981, the singer moved to Germany in 2000 for reasons she is more than hesitant to disclose. She completed a degree there last year in Anthropology and Archaeology – subjects she chose out of “the urge just to study something… [...]

In 1999, Chaka Khan‘s socially responsible propensity compelled her to found an organisation in support of “women and children at risk”, particularly those with autism, due the sense of loss and confusion she experienced when her nephew was diagnosed with autism around that time. So began the Chaka Khan Foundation. “[Autism] was sort of new [...]

“I had this image of being with a woman who was upset with me because I sat around and recorded all day. That’s how it originated - then we built on it, adding that she was also mad I sold pantyhose as my side-hustle. [...]

Definition: Other. [...]

Style and Savvy [...]

‘The industry doesn’t determine the art, art determines the industry’ [...]

He Sang, We Wanted It. [...]

Playing it safe: ‘that’s part of what it means to be in the music industry’ [...]

‘A leader always pays the price, a leader never stops running’ [...]

‘In My Mind, I Was Kinda Mediocre’ [...]