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/BelowThe 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]

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