NBHAP editor Chris Hegholtz met ABAY's frontman Aydo Abay at Parallel Records in Cologne in order to talk about five albums that helped shape the sound of ABAY's sophomore record 'Love & Distortion'.
The Londoner five-piece Ezra Collective released their exuberant new record "Where I'm Meant To Be" via Partisan Records in November. It follows their debut record "You Can't Steal My Joy". We caught up with the band's drummer Femi Koleoso to talk about the role that joy plays in his life, the Londoner music community, and the similarities between jazz and boxing.