The Austin 100
Hometown: Volta Region, Ghana / Copenhagen, Denmark / New York City, New York
Genre: Global
Why We're Excited: Ghanaian-born singer, songwriter, rapper and performance artist Jojo Abot throws a lot at the screen and the speakers: Her latest EP, Ngiwunkulunkulu (the title translates to "I am God" in Zulu), tackles black empowerment from the perspective of someone who spreads her life across three continents and experiences racial oppression in a wide variety of ways. Her Afro-futuristic works explore identity and empowerment in radical and provocative ways that manifest as activism, fashion, film and, above all, densely arranged and genre-smashing music.
Stream Jojo Abot's "Gods Among Men"
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