Shifting smoothly between R&B, hip-hop, Afro-fusion, soul, and even reggae, Nigerian artist Suté imbues his music with a range and versatility that has helped him carve out his own space amid Lagos' burgeoning music scene. He is part of the Bantu Collective and spent the middle part of the 2010s releasing a series of singles and mixtapes that led up to his 2019 debut album, Paradise.
Born in Makurdi to a creative and encouraging family, Suté Iwar and his two brothers, Tay and Terna, received classical music instruction from a young age, though it was soul, jazz, R&B, and regg...