Contributors
The writers
Editors and contributors reporting on the music, the business and the artists moving through global culture.
Lagos
aakolly
Contributor
aakolly contributes reviews, lists and artist conversations from across the West African circuit.
1 story
Accra
Andrea
Features writer
Andrea profiles artists at the moment their work starts to move, long-form features, interviews and On the Rise spotlights.
1 story
Accra
Mantebea Ansaa
Writer, music business
Mantebea reports on the business behind the records: distribution, rights, DSP strategy and the infrastructure African artists are building for themselves.
1 story
Accra / London
myharmattan
rain.labs editorial
Dispatches, announcements and editorial notes from the rain.labs desk.
3 stories
London
Piway
Culture writer
Piway covers culture at the intersection of music, fashion and the diaspora, with a reporting eye for the scenes forming between West Africa and the UK.
11 stories
Accra
Zayd
Contributing editor, music
Zayd writes about the sound of the continent as it travels, releases, playlists and the artists bending Afrobeats, alté and R&B into new shapes. Regular byline on rain.labs' monthly listening columns.
13 stories