The skills shared between them range from, engineering, and producing to video editing, directing and more; the pair have a deep fascination with the holistic creative process.
As a couple, Afro Comb channel their love and openness to explore their experiences as two young Black individuals growing up in Britain. With social commentary and addressing the trials and tribulations of their relationship which has ventured through adolescence into adulthood.
Featuring on Complex in 2018 with their debut single ‘Bills + Tax’, Afro Comb since released ‘Faith?‘, which hit multiple Spotify editorial playlists. Jess Iszatt, BBC Radio producer starred the duo on air as a ‘Featured Artist on BBC Radio Introducing London’.
Later releasing ‘Venus’ with French label, Kitsune, and ‘Pity the Fool’ with producer HART from iLL Records. Afro Comb have over 100K streams on Spotify and a clear plan to approach success in the coming years.
The duo spent 2021 recording and planning their debut EP, ‘When the fun stops…’ which was distributed by DMY.
Caira Naomi
Made in North-West London
My journey started with poetry, expressing my naïve opinions on life and love in my early teens. Vivid memories of my mum blasting neo-soul and reggae out of the CD player in the kitchen, to downloading songs and sending them by Bluetooth in the playground, leaves a lasting imprint on my present self– how did I get here? It feels almost divine yet somewhat purposeful.
Spreading my wings, I flew from Edgware all the way to Hackney, then Mile End.
Why was moving out of London not an option for me?
To be attached and blinded by the city.
Stockholm Syndrome?
…Nevertheless, my Chemistry degree taught me a lot about perspective, detail, and even how curiosity feeds the imagination. I reflect on the artist/human I am now and the passions my sanity is centred around; drawing, writing, science (math) singing, rapping and photography.
“Our love language rhymes”
Fundamentally, Afro Comb wouldn’t exist without my other half, Denzel Nonso. Our paths crossed at a uni party in Elephant & Castle. Our friendship grew gradually, unlike the attraction we felt from the start. Intimacy, connection, certainty, bravery, we laid it all on the table. We found a way to communicate, our own ‘couples therapy’, an offering of an open journal as we grow as individuals and also in a partnership, emotionally, physically, spiritually and …musically.
We are two perspectives, figuring out what it means to be an adult, human and ‘Black British’.
Denzel Nonso
My journey started with Grime, Channel U and everything that was different to the norm of British society.
Vivid memories of making 8 or 16 bars for the sickest beats I heard through the bus window speakers and the sickest stories I heard through my headphones – lead me to be the man I am today, tryna absolutely shell it make something my younger self would relate to.
Who woulda thought my biggest challenge/reward would have me at my the most exposed I have ever been…