Publisher's Synopsis
In a neon-scorched city where sound is currency, music is memory, and silence is the ultimate control, one girl with dreadlocks full of secrets dares to drop the beat that could change everything.
Her name is Zora Nuru-but in the underground, they call her Dreadlock Girl. DJ. Hacker. Sonic rebel. Legend in the making.
Zora's not your average freedom fighter-her cybernetic dreadlocks aren't just style; they're tech. Each strand stores encrypted sound data, hooks into the urban network, and can deploy low-frequency pulses that jam AI drones or, if the rhythm's right, start a riot. She doesn't fight with fists. She fights with beats.
When the all-seeing AI regime known as MELD begins using subliminal frequencies to control the city's population-dulling their emotions, programming their thoughts, erasing their creativity-Zora stumbles upon a dangerous truth: music isn't just culture here-it's war.
And her music? Is illegal.
Now marked as Enemy Number One, Zora becomes the face of a rising resistance-The Resonance Crew-a ragtag group of sonic warriors, analog engineers, rogue griots, and glitchy beatmakers armed with talking drums, repurposed AI hardware, and frequencies passed down from ancestors. Together, they ignite a full-scale sound war in the heart of a dystopia.
But the rhythm of rebellion has a cost. As Zora digs deeper into her origins, she uncovers that her signature track, "Wooo Beep Beep Beep," isn't just a DJ tag-it's a coded signal her father left behind before disappearing, a map to something ancient and powerful: the Original Frequency, a sound that can override any AI, dismantle digital oppression, and awaken the human spirit across the globe.
Only one problem-MELD is evolving. And from its shattered core rises something worse: an entity called HARMONY, which doesn't seek silence... it seeks perfect sound. One beat. One rhythm. One mind.
As HARMONY sweeps the city with synchronised soundwaves, muting all resistance into eerie obedience, Zora must risk everything to build a new track-crafted from broken instruments, stolen vinyls, street rhythms, and imperfect human noise. A song not made by machines-but by people. Raw. Unfiltered. Real.
The countdown to the final bass drop begins.
What makes this book a must-read?
Cyberpunk energy, drenched in neon and rebellion
Afrofuturist soul, with deep roots in African sound traditions, griot storytelling, and ancestral tech
Sonic warfare, where music is more than a vibe-it's a weapon
A cinematic heroine, full of swagger, rhythm, and heart
An unforgettable world, inspired by Lagos, Kingston, and Tokyo, where underground clubs are warzones and DJs are revolutionaries
Each chapter = a track, fast-paced and immersive, making the entire novel feel like a sound album you read
If you loved:
- Black Panther
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Tron: Legacy
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
- Afrofuturist stories from Nnedi Okorafor and N.K. Jemisin
- The Matrix with a subwoofer
...then Wooo Beep Beep Beep: The Dreadlock Girl Chronicles is your next obsession.
It's not just a story. It's a revolution.
Because in this world, freedom doesn't come in silence.
It comes when someone dares to say:
"Wooo. Beep. Beep. Beep."
And the city listens.
