Homecoming Voices: Santi

Nigerian Alté artist Santi on how he's inspired by the young generation of creatives in Lagos. Santi is the 27-year-old rapper is at the forefront of the alté scene. More of a cultural movement than a genre, alté has allowed the new generation of musicians and artists to create new sounds, fashion and art by championing freedom of expression though their work. Mixing different genres and styles is a focal point of Santi’s work, he released his debut album Mandy And The Jungle in June 2019 and aside from directing his own videos, which are littered with symbolism and inspired by the 90s Nollywood horrors of his youth, Santi has also directed music videos for Tyler the Creator and GoldLink. Homecoming Voices is an interview series by Homecoming Festival. We catch up with talent from our community to talk about the things that inspire them, and the ways they see the world.