…a remix project co-helmed by Nguzunguzu’s Asmara, who steps back into the producer role for Kelela’s hotly anticipated second full-length, Raven. During her time away, Kelela has studiously avoided the…

…where Kelela has been in recent years.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by KELELA (@kelela) Kelela brokethrough in 2013 with the release of her Cut…

The new record is slated for release via Warp on 10 February next year. Following on from a string of new singles, Kelela has announced details of her long-awaited new…

…release – Take Me Apart in 2017. Kelela had spent the weekend teasing her comeback via a series of amusing videos referencing her “disappearance” from the music industry. Kelela has…

…review. Raven was included in our Albums of the Year 2023 roundup. See the full list here.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by KELELA (@kelela)…

The club-ready track is produced by LSDXOXO, with additional production from Bambii. Kelela has shared a new single entitled Happy Ending. It was produced by LSDXOXO and Bambii, and landed…

…the artist will join forces with longtime creative collaborator Weirdcore for the audiovisual show. Field Day has also revealed that Kelela, Arca, Fever Ray and Sudan Archives – all of…

…cover stars with Rema on album opener Another life and Kelela and Central Cee on other album tracks. It also features PinkPantheress’ 2022 hit with Bronx rapper Ice Spice –…

Kelela, Fever Ray and more are all set to play the Dutch festival’s 12th edition. Rewire has announced the first artists for its forthcoming edition. Coinciding with the Easter holiday,…

Flow thrives in the liminal space between some absolutes that have come to define the leading Helsinki festival over the past two decades. The event’s charm lies somewhere between its…

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…artist Yaya Bey, who has collaborated with the likes of Kelela and George Riley. Amongst the first wave of artists announced, there’s also Portuguese producer Luís Fernandes and Berlin techno…

The influential producer is set to re-release his seminal debut album on 4 November via his own label Earthly. Jam City – who has worked with the likes of Kelela,…

…names confirmed for Primavera Sound 2023. Other acts include FKA twigs, Gilla Band, Christine and the Queens, Jockstrap, Drain Gang and Kelela. There’s also Death Grips, Pet Shop Boys, Ezra…

…I listen to Rihanna, Beyoncé, Kelela, you know, all that lot all the time. Like Shygirl – obsessed – Rosalía, all that lot, and SZA. If you come to my…

…performances join Rewire’s previously announced lineup, which includes Fever Ray, Kelela, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Rainy Miller, Rachika Nayar, and more. Rewire 2022 saw performances from former Crack Magazine’s former…

…AceMo – all of whom produced on Kelela’s hotly anticipated and recently released second album, Raven. Dweller Festival 2023 will also feature live performances from Detroit harpist Ahya Simone and…

…recently served as co-executive producer on Kelela’s latest album Raven – was also announced alongside Salò, Scotch Rolex and Shackleton, and OKO DJ and Nosedrip. Actress has also been confirmed…

…tracks, shared here as a collaborative list built from music old and new by the likes of The Bug, Robert Leiner, Squarepusher, Skee Mask and Kelela – whose sultry Sorbet,…

…a thundering show at the festival back in 2017, as well as genre-crossing appearances from multidisciplinary experimentalist Arca, DJs Actress and Jon Hopkins, and R&B dancefloor specialist Kelela. The diversity…

…Kelela, Hagan and her own project The Ascension – her playlist moves back and forth between music she’s currently listening to and playing, songs from this aforementioned era in her…

A mid-week treat from Karen Nyame KG, the artist, broadcaster and Rhythm In The City label head whose seductive amapiano remix of Kelela’s Contact has been completely etched in our…

There’s an air of celebration running through this year’s best mixes. Some DJs spun odes to old-school genres; some celebrated community, culture and the pioneers we’ve tragically lost. Here is…

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Los Angeles-based DJ and producer BAE BAE wants to make you move and feel in equal measure. Her sets are a maelstrom of forward-facing club sounds; soaring tempos and euphoric…