#Toronto’s Obuxum creates her own sonic past and future

#Toronto’s Obuxum creates her own sonic past and future

“#Toronto’s Obuxum creates her own sonic past and future” The producer shares her earliest influences and how Afro-futurism informs her work. Yung Yemi.   If you’ve never heard the work of Toronto-based OBUXUM before, the Somali-Canadian producer herself would describe it as a narrative journey that requires active listening. Part industrial synths and part smoothed-out…

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#Black Music’s Early Canadian Struggle

#Black Music’s Early Canadian Struggle

“#Black Music’s Early Canadian Struggle” Despite a storied, pre-Drake history, Black music in Canada has historically had a hard time gaining widespread support. While it’s hard to deny the dominance of Black music across airwaves and streaming services around the world, it wasn’t long ago that many genres had a tough time gaining a foothold…

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