LETTING OUR AFRICAN ARTISTS EVOLVE THEIR SOUND OR NOT

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The team discusses whether local audiences hold African musicians to a different standard when they try to crossover or evolve their sound, examining why fans sometimes accuse evolving artists of "forgetting their roots" or catering to Western markets.

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