‘African people are surreal’: songwriter and blues poet Aja Monet on Black resistance and love as spiritual warfare

‘F or many years, I’ve called myself a surrealist blues poet,” says Aja Monet in her warm, deep voice. Sitting in a London cafe, the Los Angeles-based artist looks striking, with her blue braids woven up in an intricate style. She was up late uploading the final master recordings for her new album,...

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