Emerging from the bustling streets of Yopougon, Toto Le Banzou has quickly become a name to reckon with in the Ivorian music scene. Known for his eclectic influences, which range from Meiway's Zoblazo to DJ Arafat's Coupé Décalé, Toto's journey from a budding football enthusiast to a music sensation is as dynamic as his tunes. His 2020 breakthrough with "Faut Guncher" and collaboration with rap heavyweight...

With his new single "Grandmas Kitchen", Kainine doesn’t so much drop a track as he does release a scent. You hear it immediately—not a sound, but the olfactory ghost of chicken foot soup steaming up a windowpane, a warmth that seeps through the cracks of a brutally cold narrative. The East London artist has built a world here where the ambient comfort of a...