The Somali-Canadian R&B songstress is evolving gloriously before our eyes, and with the release of “Black Dove” she details her nuanced plight towards black womanhood as the impetus for discovering a new artistic freedom – one that isn’t hinged on societal or cultural expectations.

Music has always been a universal language – with this in mind, we at NBGA have scoured the globe for the quintessential offerings in contemporary artists who are challenging the Anglophone boundaries of the popular music sphere

NBGA got the chance to sit down with Gal-Dem’s resident DJ for ethereal chats at Lovebox Festival, just as she was winding down from setting-up the celebratory atmosphere in the Smirnoff tent; with a set full of funky old-skool goodness. It gets emotional, as we talk about loss, love and how music serves as the ultimate expression of the human experience!

In 1998, while pregnant with her first son Zion, Ms. Hill recorded The Miseducation at the prolific Tuff Gong Studios in Jamaica, creating a historic record centered around deconstructing the multi-faceted meanings of the word love. She recently embarked upon a two-year-long, 21st Anniversary Tour of the landmark record; first traveling across North America and then arriving in Europe in 2019.

Myself is conceptually driven by the ideology that when faced with an emotional crisis, it’s okay to be vulnerable and look inwards, whilst keeping in mind that you are the most important person in your life – and that how you feel is always valid.

the 25-year-old New Yorker has blessed us with a whimsical exploration of the infinite boundary between dreams and reality. In a collection of glorious alternative R&B vignettes produced by Everett Orr, Raveena adopts a conceptual framework that invites listeners to journey through her teenaged sub-conscious