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Teintée Africaine

December 25, 2020December 25, 2020Teintée AfricaineLeave a comment

The idea behind ‘Teintée Africaine’ came about when I noticed a growing trend: European acts of African descent were increasingly tapping into the current popular African sounds and genres to innovate. The idea, then, was to pair those works with those made at the source. While the latter enjoyed less plaudits outside its locale,...

Smoke x Mirrors ’20|03: I

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020Smoke x MirrorsLeave a comment

Welcome to March folks. I hope all of us are taking the necessary precautions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In any case, I’m back with another edition of a much needed Smoke x Mirrors; after all, as 2Baba says, “We must groove“. And with this I’d like to express my enthusiasm for...

Smoke x Mirrors ’20|02: III (R.I.P. Pop Smoke)

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020Smoke x MirrorsLeave a comment

There’s no silver lining in senseless tragedies. Hip-Hop has (yet again!) been robbed of another talent; I’m talking about Pop Smoke. The kid was only 20! One of my homies was just lamenting about only getting on the Brooklynite’s explosive brand of drill. And a week ago, another one was sadly observing how they...

Smoke x Mirrors ’20|01: II

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020Smoke x MirrorsLeave a comment

The plan was to follow-up on a wink and release this last Sunday. But then the notifications on my phone delivered the devastating Kobe news and I’ve been out of sorts ever since. In my grief, I’m trying to honor my idol and the best way to do so might be to key into...

Smoke x Mirrors ’19|12: I

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019Smoke x MirrorsLeave a comment

Some may say, “Bro, we’ve been at this for two weeks now!” And my retort would be: “I’m right on time, now make way!” Welcome to Detty December! This is how we get down! The festive year-ending season is in full swing and I will definitely have my say! So in between concerts, festivals,...

Smoke x Mirrors ’19|01

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019Smoke x MirrorsLeave a comment

After an extended break, ‘Smoke x Mirrors‘ are back just in time to wave goodbye to the first month of 2019. One of our objectives, here at The Buck Stop, is to foster music discovery and its resonance to the African ear. Here, I included some teasers from some of this month’s standout project...

Smoke x Mirrors ’18|11: I

November 6, 2018November 6, 2018Smoke x MirrorsLeave a comment

Let me not waste any of your time with a long spiel. The songs in here represent off the cuff picks from the various works that I’ve been enjoying for the past three weeks — so much so that I forgot about posting last week or so 😔. So, with apologies, I invite you...

Smoke x Mirrors ’18|10: III

October 25, 2018November 10, 2018Smoke x MirrorsLeave a comment

Better late than never. Let me talk some more after a little time. Enjoy this for now!...

Smoke & Mirrors, August: III

August 16, 2018August 16, 2018Smoke x MirrorsLeave a comment

Let me just sneak this one in ahead of time, yeah? Don’t think I’m indecisive because I had the weekend slot, got mad at it and didn’t want it no more. There’s a lot of great stuff (articles, features, playlists, etc.) in the works and a brother wouldn’t want to be lost in the...

Smoke & Mirrors, May: V

May 30, 2018May 30, 2018Smoke x MirrorsLeave a comment

Back like I never left. This is the final ‘Smoke & Mirrors‘ of the month and I hope you get to enjoy it like you did last week’s. Beef and drama aside, Pusha T came through on his latest album: I got a couple joints off of Daytona, which I highly recommend. I’ll also...