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Estelle Clifford: Music reviewer on Tems' new album 'Born in the Wild‪'‬ Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

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Estelle Clifford reviews Born in the Wild by Tems. 

Tems self-produced much of the LP alongside GuityBeatz, the Ghanaian Afropop DJ behind her 2021 EP If Orange Was a Place.  

It’s been praised by Pitchfork for its “Polyrhythmic soundscape, adorned with the earthy tones of conga drums, wind chimes, and shekere rattles, provides a counterweight to the homogenized sound of contemporary Afropop.” 

Music reviewer Estelle Clifford told Jack Tame “This is her growth on something that’s a universal attraction with afrobeats.” 

Clifford says “She’s worked behind the scenes, but now her wn stuff is taking the forefront.” 

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Estelle Clifford reviews Born in the Wild by Tems. 

Tems self-produced much of the LP alongside GuityBeatz, the Ghanaian Afropop DJ behind her 2021 EP If Orange Was a Place.  

It’s been praised by Pitchfork for its “Polyrhythmic soundscape, adorned with the earthy tones of conga drums, wind chimes, and shekere rattles, provides a counterweight to the homogenized sound of contemporary Afropop.” 

Music reviewer Estelle Clifford told Jack Tame “This is her growth on something that’s a universal attraction with afrobeats.” 

Clifford says “She’s worked behind the scenes, but now her wn stuff is taking the forefront.” 

LISTEN ABOVE. 
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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