{"id":10224,"date":"2022-05-26T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hewayasin.com\/buckstop\/?p=10224"},"modified":"2022-09-11T22:55:42","modified_gmt":"2022-09-11T22:55:42","slug":"teintee-africaine-kitenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hewayasin.com\/buckstop\/2022\/05\/26\/teintee-africaine-kitenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Teint\u00e9e Africaine: Kitenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The idea behind \u2018Teint\u00e9e Africaine\u2019 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<\/a>, was to pair those works with those made at the source. While the latter enjoyed less plaudits outside its locale, I felt that it deserved just as much of the spotlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Things are much different today. African pop music has gained more acceptance and recognition outside of the continent\u2019s shores. Reasons for such a shift are numerous (and a much needed deep dive is in the works). Nowadays, African pop bonafides are no longer questioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accordingly, the playlist had underwent some slight changes in subsequent iterations: more songs, more homegrown and home-based artists\u2026 The current playlist shape and format evolves from the last time we visited this concept (two years ago!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Stats<\/h2>\n\n\n\n