With Africa on My Sleeve
There are undeniable similarities, shared lineage and parallels to be drawn between contemporary pop music from our continent and the one produced by our counterparts in the Carribean. We’ve alluded to it before. We’ve also hinted at the constant exchange and meld of flavors, patterns, sounds, and techniques between them. We love it, we’d love...Continue reading
It’s been a crazy hiatus (almost a year!), mostly due to life and adulting taking over. However, music should never take a backseat. Hopefully this playlist puts you all in a great mood. I selected a few of my recent favorites — Olamide, Tamaraebi, Yung L… — and songs that may not get as much...Continue reading
We’re coming through with the latest “Teintée Africaine” update for a couple of reasons. First, the weekend is fast approaching –some would say it is already here! Then, we believe at this point that we’ve tinkered enough with it — we’ve been sitting on it for a month ! As expected the usual suspects (artists...Continue reading
It’s been a tough few months with the ongoing pandemic. As a professional entertainment purveyor, being on the sidelines for this long is definitely bad for the finances. It could also be as detrimental to the skill set. I’ve seen my peers keep sharp by live streaming and/or dropping mixes. So, I’ve set out to...Continue reading
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 his...Continue reading
Happy new year! Let’s pick where we left off, shall we? I’m starting off my 2020 today for a couple of reason. Closing last year was an otherwordly riot and I had to take the proper amount of time to recover. Also, I stumbled on a loooot of great songs over the past few weeks...Continue reading
It is our sincerest hope that you’ve enjoyed the two year-end playlists we’ve put out earlier in the week as we crossed into 2020. We look forward to delve further into the patterns we were able to discern and share our thoughts on what’s to come. As such, the playlists serve as a preview. So...Continue reading
2019 is in the books and we’ve tried as much (and as quick) as possible to whittle down the music we’ve enjoyed to our favorites. It turned out that, between four guys, we had a loooot of them — in spite of overlaps! In the end, we agreed to pick out a few major trends,...Continue reading
The weekend is here! Yo, the weekend is here! You must not have hear me: the weekend is HERE! I’m ecstatic about spending the next couple of days sweating away the stresses of daily grind. (Somebody tell me where I can get a refund for this adulting thing, for real!) If you’re with me, let’s...Continue reading
As far as I’m concerned, Wizkid is arguably the best Afro Pop ambassador we have. (By the way, we argue a lot about that here.) First off, consider that he’s had a sustained run of hits to follow a (by-now-undisputed) classic debut album…that came out over a decade ago! Throughout, he has remained consistent, on...Continue reading