{"id":498556,"date":"2023-10-30T00:12:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T23:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsmusic.de\/?p=498556"},"modified":"2023-10-30T00:12:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T23:12:06","slug":"riding-the-waves-of-afro-shrap-a-candid-chat-with-linkyonwaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsmusic.de\/fr\/riding-the-waves-of-afro-shrap-a-candid-chat-with-linkyonwaves\/","title":{"rendered":"Riding the Waves of Afro Shrap: A Candid Chat with linkyonwaves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eugene Mugubi, known by his artist name linkyonwaves, is a multi-talented singer-songwriter, videographer, video director, and music producer hailing from Nairobi, Kenya. He&rsquo;s a part of the record label Sauceboiz Music. Eugene&rsquo;s passion for music was ignited by his mother&rsquo;s lullabies and nurtured by artists like Drake, Wizkid, and Skepta. 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