Just a couple of weeks ago, Spotify launched R&B UK, its first official playlist dedicated to all things UK R&B. It’s testament to the FUEGO the UK R&B scene is continually dropping. Exciting to see the long-deserved recognition this is already bringing to emerging UK R&B acts.

Best New RnB Playlist July 2018

Per usual agenda, UK R&B’s greatness gets its shine on our latest On The Wave playlist update. Big up, Rukhsana Merrise, Mahalia, Lylo Gold, Cosha, RAYE, Rachel Foxx, Nao, IAMDDB, James Vickery and many more. Rachel and IAMDDB both released projects over the past month which y’all need to give a spin.

Our playlist opener is a somewhat surprising collab between Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges, Liberated, a smooth leg-shaker that deliciously brings Leon’s old Soul style with Dej’s trap tendencies for the perfect summer jam. We are absolutely living for the incredible richness of new age Soul right now – from electronic-infused, funk-tinged, vocal-led, hip-hop and trappy vibes, with many artists bringing several of these and everything in-between together. It’s truly a blessing to have so much good music to chose from.

With all that said, do absolutely enjoy this one!

UMUADA, The Playlist.

Been a while since we’ve been this HYPED to announce a new playlist!!

10 – 14 July, UMUADA will headline the 2018 Play Mill Festival, at the King’s Head Theatre, Islington. Based on the short play by Justina Kehinde and Yosola Olorunshola, UMUADA premiered at the Bunker Theatre in November 2017. In an extended 60 minute feature, UMUADA returns for a five night headline run. And now we are proud to bring you the official soundtrack to what promises to be a standout in the London theatre scene this summer.

Anwu is turning 60. Against her wishes, her daughters, Nike and Tolu are planning a party at their home in North London. Their older brother, Chi, is nowhere to be seen and their dad is in Nigeria “building the family home” that never seems to finish. In the midst of the chaos, Anwu struggles to hold her family together, and hold onto herself in the process.

Meaning ‘first-born daughters’ in Igbo, one of Nigeria’s major languages, UMUADA is a witty yet poignant family drama exploring the silence, struggles and nuances of mental health, immigration and motherhood in the urban African diaspora. A play like no other, UMUADA’s been described as “a refreshingly funny, sharp and breathtakingly moving perspective the London theatre scene has needed for a long time. All the little nuances carefully and cleverly pieced together to create this stark reflection of relatable experiences glaring right at you way before you know it. Honestly, everyone should watch this”

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