With the release of his first official studio album, Juvie, Joshua Baraka has cemented his status as one of Africa’s most promising new voices after a journey moulded by hardship, tenacity, and unflinching confidence. The 12-track project — carefully produced yet deeply nuanced — reads like an intimate journal entry from…
Rising Ugandan artist, Joshua Baraka, will make a big statement this Friday when his debut album “Juvie” is released. Driven by international success from hits like “Wrong Places,” co-written with Grammy winner Jae5, the singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist has become Uganda’s most streamed artist ever at just 24. He has…
Africa’s music scene in 2024 is a living, breathing testament to its boundless creativity. This year, Spotify’s Wrapped revealed African artists dominating playlists in unprecedented ways, with streams soaring across genres like Afrobeats, Highlife, Amapiano and Afro-soul. At the heart of this surge are rising stars whose stories, melodies and ingenuity…