"Kinshasa Waltz" - Track
Cape Town crooner Petite Noir, aka singer/producer Yannick Iluga, just released a new track "Kinshasa Waltz". As indicated by the title, he drops his previously pop-focused pace to an old-time swing,...
View Article"Chess" - Track
Petite Noir is the project of South Africa native Yannick Ilunga, a singer/producer/multi-instrumentalist in the Prince model, who previously fronted the "misty-pop" electronic band Popskarr and...
View ArticleRising: Petite Noir - Feature
After dabbling in metal and chillwave growing up, 24-year-old Cape Town, South Africa artist Yannick Ilunga is now making dramatic, hypnotic pop as Petite Noir. He talks with Ian Cohen about facing...
View ArticleThe King of Anxiety EP - Album Review
Singing in a sonorous voice, Yannick Ilunga, a 24-year-old from Cape Town, plays an itchy, gently polyrhythmic mix of music that mixes new wave with South African influences. No matter how many parts...
View ArticlePetite Noir Announces New Album La Vie Est Belle / Life Is Beautiful, Shares...
This January, Petite Noir, aka Yannick Ilunga, released the EP The King of Anxiety, the Cape Town artist's debut release on Domino. On September 11, he'll follow it up with a full-length, La Vie Est...
View ArticleLa Vie Est Belle / Life Is Beautiful - Album Review
South African singer-songwriter Yannick Ilunga, aka Petite Noir, appeared on the Solange Knowles-curated Saint Heron compilation, but even with the alt-R&B scene growing broader as it grows larger,...
View Article"Till We Ghosts" - Track
Petite Noir is the project of 21-year-old producer/singer Yannick Iluga who's based in Cape Town, South Africa. "Till We Ghosts", his debut single, hits sweetly and, like all the best pop, has a way of...
View Article"Pressure" - Track
Last month, we posted the excellent single from 22-year-old Cape Town-based producer/singer Yannick Iluga's Petite Noir project, "Till We Ghosts". "Pressure" is the latest single from Iluga, and a...
View ArticleLists & Guides: Overlooked Records 2015 - Feature
Some of the year's worthy records that you may have missed, including albums by Joey Bada$$, Hop Along, Sam Prekop, Lakker, and more.
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: Afropunk Fest 2015 - Feature
Photographers James Emmerman and Erez Avissar capture portraits and live shots of Grace Jones, Danny Brown, SZA, Thundercat, Death Grips, and many more from this year’s Afropunk Fest.
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: The Year in Photos 2015 - Feature
Check out some of our favorite portraits and live shots from across the year, spotlighting artists including Sleater-Kinney, Grace Jones, Vince Staples, Thom Yorke, Lykke Li, Iceage, Lauryn Hill,...
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