Space Afrika

Space Afrika are an ambient electronic music duo consisting of Joshua Tarelle Reid and Joshua Inyang. Both artists are from the city of Manchester in England.^[1]

Reid and Inyang began releasing music in 2014. Their sound is heavily influenced by dub-techno. They released their debut album Above The Concrete/Below The Concrete in 2014.^[2]

Their second album, Somewhere Decent to Live was released in 2018.^[3]

In 2020 they released hybtwibt?, a mixtape produced in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. All proceeds from this project were donated to associated groups from the BLM movement.^[2][4][5][6]

After the release of their third album Honest Labour (2021) on Dais Records, Space Afirka garnered critical attention. The duo were recognised to be part of a movement of Salford and Manchester-based artists in connection with The White Hotel club and seen to be spearheading a revitalised experimental music scene in the north-west region of England. Other artists of note included aya, Blackhaine, Rainy Miller, Afrodeutsche and Iceboy Violet. Honest Labour was awarded DJ Mag's Album of The Month.^{[7][8][9][2][5][10]}

In 2023 they released A Grisaille Wedding, a collaborative album with Rainy Miller featuring collaborations with artists including Mica Levi, Coby Sey and Richie Culver.^{[11][12][13][14][15][16]}

In August 2025, Space Afrika began a collaboration with the filmmaker Valentin Noujaïm to create a multidisciplinary film project, Opera Omnia.^[17] Opera Omnia will eventually be performed to a live audience at the Manchester Camerata at Manchester’s Factory International. ^[18]