petite noir

The sound of African new wave goes global in the final single from his debut album.

Dedicating three of the six music stages to emerging artists, Latitude is the perfect festival to discover new music. i-D caught up with fresh talent we knew we loved, and found unexpected gems under the canopy of Henham Park's magical pine forest.

The artist on the rise shares his 'Noirwave' vision of Africa in a clip that explores the richness and diversity of the continent.

Yannick Ilunga aka Petite Noir is the Belgian born, Cape Town raised and London dwelling artist behind ‘Noirwave’ an African New Wave sound that’s about to be a big deal.