African Music Mavericks is united by Sonos and celebrates the forward-thinkers, boundary-breakers and hard workers of Africa’s diverse music landscape. 

This year for the duration of Africa Month in May, TATC wanted to identify creatives who are doing things a little bit differently, and for our fourth episode I spoke to Kayode, the young singer-songwriter at the forefront of Nigeria’s Afro-Emo wave, and guitarist Kris Xen from Vulvodynia, arguably South Africa’s most prolific metal band. 

Both of my guests shared how they’re building their bustling careers while simultaneously trying to figure out their way through this tumultuous industry, making them true African Music Mavericks.