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Fresh Sonics

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Featured artist — Eera, Underground Afrobeats

New Release

Eera — Hollow Frequencies

Album · Underground Afrobeats

Album

ANTAUSER

Dark Stasis — Electronic

Artist

NÓBEN

Emerging · Alt-Soul

Single

KAYGRÖ

Groundbreaker — Grime

Album

SOLÈNE

Pulse Lines — Neo-Soul

Artist

AMARA K

Breaking · Afropop

Producer

NEURÍC

Album · Experimental

Editorial Deep Dives

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Deep Dive

Emerging the Sounds:
Rebooting Pentume's Universe

8 min read By Dayo Alari April 2026

Interview

Love Rano Mek: The Artist Who Refused to Be Filed

A conversation with one of the most elusive voices in contemporary alt-soul. She speaks in frequencies, not words.

6 min · By Kemi Ola

Culture

The Grime Renaissance Nobody is Talking About

How a new wave of artists is reclaiming the streets — one bar at a time. This is not a revival, it's an evolution.

10 min · By Marcus Webb

Feature

Afropop & The Diaspora: New Codes, New Language

Inside the cross-continental movement reshaping popular music from Lagos to London and beyond.

7 min · By Adaeze Nwosu

Visual Stories

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18:42

Video Premiere

Eera × Kaygrö — Studio Session

Visual Story · April 2026

24:07

Documentary

Behind The Boards: Neuríc's Process

Documentary · March 2026

12:55

Exclusive Interview

Nóben on Finding Sound in Silence

Interview · February 2026

Afro-pop R&B Zambian Music

Yo Maps

born Elton Mulenga

181K Monthly Listeners

3 Studio Albums

5 Popular Tracks

2016 Debut

About

Yo Maps, born Elton Mulenga in Kasama, Zambia, is one of the country's best-known singer-songwriters. His sound blends Afro-pop, R&B, and polished Zambian pop songwriting into records built for radio and streaming.

He first broke through with Finally, and his Spotify catalog now includes albums like Komando, Try Again, and My Hero. Popular songs such as Bana Pwanya, Aye, Lwambo, Mr & Mrs, and I Wanna Eat show the range that keeps him at the center of Zambia's modern music conversation.

Latest Releases

Discography

Single · 2025

I Wanna Eat

1 track · 4:11

Album · 2024

My Hero

14 tracks

Album · 2023

Try Again

19 tracks

Album · 2022

Komando

13 tracks

Career Notes

Yo Maps — Profile Notes

Born Elton Mulenga in Kasama, Yo Maps built his name through melodic songwriting, clean production, and a style that connects across generations of Zambian listeners.

From Finally to Komando, Try Again, and My Hero, his catalog shows a steady run of polished releases and collaborations that keep him front and center in the country's pop landscape.

Emerging the Sounds:
Rebooting Pentume's Universe

By Dayo Alari · 8 min read · April 2026

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Interview

Love Rano Mek: The Artist Who Refused to Be Filed

A conversation with one of the most elusive voices in contemporary alt-soul. She speaks in frequencies, not words.

By Kemi Ola · 6 min 4.2K reads

Culture

The Grime Renaissance Nobody is Talking About

How a new wave of artists is reclaiming the streets — one bar at a time. This is not a revival, it's an evolution.

By Marcus Webb · 10 min 7.8K reads

Feature

Afropop & The Diaspora: New Codes, New Language

Inside the cross-continental movement reshaping popular music from Lagos to London and beyond.

By Adaeze Nwosu · 7 min 5.1K reads

Review

ANTAUSER — Dark Stasis: A Masterclass in Controlled Chaos

An album that weaponises silence as effectively as it does sound. Dark Stasis is a five-star debut demanding repeat listens.

By Tunde Obi · 5 min 3.9K reads

Interview

Eera in Conversation: "I Don't Make Songs. I Build Rooms."

An intimate sit-down with Nigeria's most talked-about new artist about building sound worlds and the silence in between.

By Fatima Lal · 9 min 11.3K reads

Culture

The Underground is Mainstream Now. Is That a Problem?

As streaming algorithms push niche sounds into the spotlight, we ask: what happens to the underground when everyone's watching?

By Marcus Webb · 12 min 9.6K reads

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Traverce aims to be a tool for discovering, crafting, and amplifying boundary-pushing music. We find our focus on discovery artists with one unwavering conviction: extraordinary underground sounds should be heard. Unapologetically championing the new sound frontier.

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Fresh Sonics

Editorial Deep Dives

Emerging the Sounds:
Rebooting Pentume's Universe

Love Rano Mek: The Artist Who Refused to Be Filed

The Grime Renaissance Nobody is Talking About

Afropop & The Diaspora: New Codes, New Language