Biography
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Born
2001 (age 25)
Sam Akpro is a singer, songwriter & producer from south-east London
Over a string of acclaimed EPs and singles in recent years that have drawn inspiration from rock to jazz to dub and reggae, Sam Akpro has garnered praise and support at press from the likes of The Line of Best Fit, The Fader, DIY, The Times, So Young, NME, DMY, Clash, Notion, Wonderland and The Face, who named him one of their 7 Names You Need To This Summer in 2024. Radio support, meanwhile, has come from some of the biggest names on UK airwaves including BBC 6 Music's Mary Anne Hobbs and BBC Radio 1's Jack Saunders. Live, Akpro and his band have built a devoted following for a stage show that's as incendiary as it is intimate, featuring at festivals including Green Man, Pitchfork Paris, Outbreak, Left of the Dial, Reeperbahn and more.
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