Teintée Africaine: Kitenge
Hewa Yasin
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…
Hewa Yasin
Teintée Africaine: Malkia
Given the previous drawn out experience with narrowing down the selection for Teintée Africaine, this time around we made sure to get more hands ears on the job. As the…
Teintée Africaine: Kente
Armed with much feedback from the first edition, we had set out to include more English songs as well as more artists from the continent. That was the easy part…
Teintée Africaine: The Seed
Growing up as a francophone in (East and West) Africa, my preferred choice music was rap. American rap since that was the reference; French rap because I could understand it;…
Haze and Phases 4
Let us recall the idea behind this playlist series: no rules, just get in zone, and pick what sticks to your mind at the time. You can go back to…
Only Thing To Say Now Is GAME TIME! (LYS 02 – BGBTSBMPN)
Second edition of the LYS series is hard hitting rap at its finest for me. It’s all about the booming bass, the exhuberant energy, the brash deliveries, and the cocky…
Le magasin des envies, Vol. 15: G.D.T.!
Let me do my best and not sololiquize about what was done here. The fifteenth edition of LMDE series is all about the bringing the heat (in human connection) and…
LYS17 – SMTHLKBTTR
I’m of the mindset that you can have music for most (if not all types) of occasions. (You will agree that we explore that a ton in this place.) Part…
R&Cs: Expensive Pain
‘R&Cs: Expensive Pain’ is part of a trove of playlists we just recovered. While it may be…ancient, we still believe it holds value in helping with music discovery. I don’t…
R&Cs: Lo Siento BB:/
‘R&Cs: Lo Siento BB:/’ is part of a trove of playlists we just recovered. While it may be…ancient, we still believe it holds value in helping with music discovery. I…