You see him. You cannot miss him. Lil Silva is near six feet tall and moves with the certainty of a man who isn’t afraid of his potential. The 32-year-old British Jamaican producer, singer, songwriter and DJ was raised in a musical home in the south of England where propulsive reggae, funk and jazz rhythms played alongside hip-hop and garage. He spent most of his childhood sitting behind his home PC creating beats, or harmonizing with the church choir before This story is from Kinfolk Issue Forty-Six Buy Now Related Stories Music Issue 50 Caroline Polachek “The thing that eats at me a little bit is how subjective my music is.... You can’t get away from ‘Caroline Polachek.’” Music Issue 50 Odd Jobs Molly Lewis, professional whistler. Music Issue 50 Behind the Scenes Film composer Emile Mosseri on the art of setting music to film. Music Issue 49 Tove Lo The pop star reflects on the big feelings behind her biggest hits. Music Issue 49 Róisín Murphy Five questions for an art-pop icon. Music Issue 46 Hun Choi DJ Hunee outlines his dance floor philosophy.
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