Nigerian-born London-based rapper and songwriter Obongjayar heads to Melbourne this June for a night at the Forum as a part of RISING festival as well as a show at Sydney’s City Recital Hall.

Since releasing an early demo on SoundCloud in 2016, it’s been clear that Steven Umoh—the man behind the moniker—has a singular ability to infuse rap, song and spoken-word into soft, smouldering clouds of afrobeat, soul and hip-hop.