Simi Crowns – ‘Ones To Watch’

Simi Crowns is a part of the new breed of Irish/African musicians that includes much of the Word Up Collective and Rusangano Family, the cross polination of Irish experiences and African roots.

Simi Crowns, a Lagos-born rapper featured here for his pop-centred rap track ‘Pressure’ in 2014 and ever since he’s been pushing his craft in a live setting under the title A Tribe Of Nomads.

New track ‘Ones To Watch’ a funk and soul foundation gives way to a bass-lead track about Simi’s vivid determination, comes off the back of a Pitchfork mention last month about that new breed of Irish hip-hop and a London show coming in June.

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Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.