Shades of Us
Movie, TV, music, album, and book reviews for Africa, Africans and people of African descent.
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Sep 18, 2018
Sep 18, 2018
12 min
On this episode of The Review, we look at Burna Boy's 'Ye!' off his 2018 album, Outside. Listen to the episode here and share your views in the comment section.
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Credit: Ye by Burna Boy
Image: Bellanaija
Sep 11, 2018
Sep 11, 2018
13 min
On The Review today, we discuss Nicki Minaj's "Chun Li" off her 2018 album, Queen.
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Credit: Chun Li by Nicki Minaj
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Aug 23, 2018
Aug 23, 2018
18 min
Based on the true life story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, Hidden Figures is a film that shows the contribution of these women to NASA in the 1960s. We review the movie on this episode.
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Credit: Hidden Figures
Aug 21, 2018
Aug 21, 2018
12 min
Sauti Sol featured Patoranking on their hit song, Melanin, off their LP Afrikan Sauce – a continuation of the Live and Die in Afrika theme. Listen to our review of the song here.
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Credit: Melanin by Sauti Sol featuring Patoranking
Aug 16, 2018
Aug 16, 2018
17 min
On this episode, we review Girls Trip directed by Malcolm D. Lee, produced by Will Packer and starring Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith and Tiffany Haddish.
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Credit: Girls Trip
Aug 14, 2018
Aug 14, 2018
4 min
After months away with no new episodes, we are back with a bang and ready to start dishing new reviews of music and movies, and we are adding a new element to the podcast. Listen here to find out more.
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Dec 28, 2017
Dec 28, 2017
17 min
Produced by Lasun Ray and directed by Kunle Afolayan, The Bridge is a film about tribal prejudice and inter-marriage.
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Credit: The Bridge
Dec 26, 2017
Dec 26, 2017
15 min
A review of Ja Rule's 2000 love song, Put It on Me, featuring Lil Mo and Vita.
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Credit: Put It On Me - Ja Rule featuring Lil Mo and Vita