Poppy Ajudha / YES

South London singer-songwriter Poppy Ajudha lures you in with her soothing R&B vocals, and next thing you know, you’re a minute-and-a-half deep into a song about colourism, gender politics or the shadow of British colonialism. Her forward-thinking politically inclined projects are a nod to her British-St. Lucian background and the environment she grew up in.