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.
Two years after hi...read more on Last.fm →
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Dylan Heneck
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Aug 2, 2018
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Something about this jam is setting off flashbacks from that scene on the water planet in Interstellar. "Blame Fire" also brings us to a new stage in genre naming -- at this point we've reached quadruple barreled categorization; ie. afro electronic s...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Jun 23, 2015
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The release of Petite Noir's "Chess" back in November of last year set the international blogosphere on fire, fueling his reputation both at home and overseas.
In light of that, we've been on top of each of his subsequent releases - even going so fa...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Jan 15, 2015
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The last time I wrote about Petite Noir on Indie Shuffle, I alluded to not being entirely sure why I was covering the song. Flash forward two months, however, and I think the reasoning has made itself clear.
"Shadows" is the latest single off the So...
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Tobias Handke
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Dec 22, 2014
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Say what you like about Yasiin Bey (the artist formerly known as Mos Def), but the one thing you can't deny is that the kid can rap. Now residing in Cape Town, South Africa, the rapper has collaborated with local artist Petite Noir on his first singl...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Nov 25, 2014
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I'd be lying if I said I loved this song, but there's still something unique enough about it to capture my attention and share it with you.
Perhaps it's that the heartfelt vocals remind me a bit of TV On The Radio? Or maybe it's that things are quit...
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sean o
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Aug 4, 2012
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World, meet Yannick Ilunga. He is a 21-year-old talent making big waves out of Cape Town, South Africa. Under the guise Petite Noir, Ilunga crafts some seriously soulful tunes that are sure to stir up some deep-buried emotions. Mixing live instrument...
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