Introducing the GUAP GALA 👑
Set to take place at the NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM in Mid September.
The
#GUAPGALA
is an experiential award show and gala with the aim of celebrating creative excellence.
In 2018 we found out Chadwick Boseman is from
Sierra Leone (Limba & Mende) 🇸🇱
Guinea-Bissau (Jola) 🇬🇼
Nigeria (Yoruba) 🇳🇬
Rest In Power 'Black Panther' our Hero 🙏🏿
BOJ, ODEAL + GABZY - three of the frontrunners of the Alté scene - are the cover stars of
#GUAP25
#THEALTEEDITION
With Afrobeats on the rise globally we take a look at the genre that's next up to take the world by storm and the musicians taking it there.
#GUAP34
- WHO IS ARALOYIN OSHUNREMI? Born in Illinois, raised in Hackney, and of Yoruba Nigerian descent, Araloyin Oshunremi is an actor to watch after his lead performance in season three’s critically acclaimed British television series
#TopBoy
.
Meet Vamp UK ⚡️
A social marketing agency helping brands connect with ethnic minority talent Cc
@Disney
@WarnerBrosUK
& more.
A task best suited for three young, ambitious and fearless women of colour.
📽:
We caught up with
@ikeeyah_
to find out how she went viral from a Tweet last October giving financial advice within the Black community. Now she's working with Monzo, Barclays and More... ✊🏾💰
"I didn't want to be a lawyer because it's too serious and I didn't want to be a politician because I enjoy telling the truth" - Munya Chawawa [
@munyachawawa
] -
Introducing NSG [
@NSG
], which originally stood for ‘No Sleep Gang’ now represent ‘Non Stop Grinding’ and ‘Nigerian Slash Ghanaian’ due to the 50/50 split of the groups heritage 🇳🇬🇬🇭
📷
@shutupgiorgia
Full Feature 👉🏽
As a company we are dedicated to doing our part and making sure we contribute to the community we serve. 💪 Therefore, today we are launching
#GUAPFUND
where we will be giving £100 to a creative every week.
APPLY HERE :
Adamant to remain outside of the box and inside the creative corners of fashion,
@dami__hope
tells us he is currently curating and brainstorming his high fashion brand!
We present A Great Day In LDN
#GUAP30
The UK is in the midst of a musical renaissance and this dedicated to the artists contributing and leading the wave of everything new, innovative and authentic within music and beyond.
Read More Here:
It's the moment everyone has been waiting for the official
#GUAPGALA
categories.
Our first winner of the night unarguably goes to Jamal Edwards for the legacy award after launching a string of UK
music acts to stardom.
Who should be nominated for the categories? 🤔
Priscilla on Black Love 🖤
“...it’s how I see love,
it’s a reference of love,
it’s a familiarity,
it’s an understanding.
It’s two people coming together and just getting it”
Meet
@unbryknown
At the age of 24 him and his team [
@UbunifuSpace
] have created a platform reacting solely to African Music 🌴🌍
Their channel now has over 100K subscribers and Millions of views helping push Music from all over Africa Worldwide.
📽👉🏽
In an interview with
@nippa_ad
he stops abruptly with a perplexed look on his face. “My sister’s crying. I don’t know why, why are you crying?” Behind me his sister and mum are listening in and it’s clear what he just said touched on a well of sentimentality.
Meet Alex [
@fxfegha
]
This Young Award-Winning Tech Entrepreneur created an online GP Platform for his Grand-Parents that is now used by the NHS...
And he Just Got His Masters ⚡️🙏🏾
📽👉🏽
In 2022, we can’t let Lauren Smith-Fields tragic death become another hashtag. -
It’s no longer enough to say our names. Lauren Smith-Fields and Black girls and women deserve justice too.
When I first heard the tragic story of Lauren Smith-Field's de...
GUAP are now official curators for
@AppleMusic
🔥 We're kicking things off with five new playlists covering everything from Alté to RnB to Alternative Rap!
🔗 have a listen here:
Happy 59th Independence Day to the beautiful Island of Jamaica 🇯🇲 With a population of just under 3 million people their world wide impact on music, food, dance and culture is undeniable.
GUAP Meets [
@90sBabyShow
]
This jovial melanated man trio has undeniably pioneered the podcasting community by firmly carving out a unique space for themselves and those resembling them.
Full Feature:
"My love is only black - it's how I see love - it's a familiarity, it's an understanding." - Love Island's [
@PriscillaAnyabu
] and [@
@MichaelBoateng_
] -
This is our love letter to South Asian creatives everywhere – who are taking up space and discovering role models in positions we often struggled to before ✨ Happy Diwali and Saal Mubarak to all celebrating! 🙏🏾
✨ PENG BLACK GIRLS ✨ If you're still sleeping on
@ennyintegrity
we got something that better make you wake up! New lveMUSIC featuring the one and only is UP NOW 👉 pay attention!
Ling Hussle [
@linghussle
] and Giovanni Xdreams [
@giovannixdreams
] are flagging the ship for Independence and Love that's why they're the cover stars of
#GUAP18
: THE LOVE ISSUE
Introducing Twiggy Jalloh, a British-Sierra Leonean, born and raised in London. In our latest editorial collaboration with
@ourmaison
we talk to Twiggy about her favourite beauty trends, her goals for this year and more.