DJ AB’s “YNS Cypher 2025” has swaggered into existence. Not a gentle arrival, mind you, but more the auditory equivalent of a conquering legion setting up a very loud, very confident camp. This isn't background hum for a Tuesday afternoon; it’s a full-colour, high-decibel assertion from the Northern Nigerian hip-hop vanguard, a yearly planting of the YNS flag. DJ AB, the central current, is...

Rob Giles, the singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist winner of a Grammy award, announces his 'Meditation Drive-Thru'. His solo efforts and association with Andy Summers of The Police as well as Lisa Loeb, among other collaborations have made his journey in music an interesting one. One would easily mistake it for Giles’ dusk phase. Having suffered five studio albums and encountered the turbulence of the industry, he took...