{"product_id":"840526514205","title":"NATIVE SOUL – TEENAGE DREAMS - TAPE •","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC: 840526514205 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA \u003cbr\u003eFormat: TAPE\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: September 24, 2021\u003cbr\u003eIn stock items ship within 48 hours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn common parlance, the two producers who make up \u003cb\u003eNative Soul\u003c\/b\u003e would be considered “ma2000”—or, born after the onset of democracy, having never experienced Apartheid—by virtue of their age. Kgothatso Tshabalala is 19 years old and Zakhele Mhlanga (DJ Zakes) is 18. Their 12-track debut electronic music album, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeenage Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, is not easily dismissed as a project that shows their age, though. \u003ci\u003eTeenage Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e presents a youthful, experimental sound, but the arrangement of each song and how each of the project’s composite parts are put together demonstrate an artistic maturity beyond the two producers’ respective ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA cousin of Tshabalala introduced the two in 2016. Native Soul was formed in 2019. Until then, each of them had been producing music in a variety of styles including hip-hop, different types of house as well as amapiano. They decided that with Native Soul, their focus would be on amapiano—an electronic music movement which, by then, had begun to dominate both mainstream and underground music scenes in South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAmapiano is an electronic music movement first created and still most popular in the townships surrounding the major cities of Gauteng province in South Africa. The style borrows from various genres which have been popular in South African townships during and after apartheid, including jazz, folk, afro, deep and tech house, kwaito, dibacardi and others. As well as paying homage to all its predecessors, amapiano also has traits entirely of its own making, which differentiate it from its lineage. The most recognisable of these being the drums made from basslines which stick out like a pocket turned outside of pants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Beginning\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e7:44\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWay To Cairo\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e6:12\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Journey\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e7:51\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTeenage Dreams\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e7:12\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRejoice\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e6:51\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAmbassador\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e6:05\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLong Lasting\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e8:20\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDead Sangoma\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e6:57\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBurning Desire\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e6:22\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eUnited As One\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e7:25\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLetter To Kabza De Small\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e5:36\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEnd Of Time\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e5:57\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA","offers":[{"title":"TAPE","offer_id":50523271069795,"sku":"840526514205","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2553\/7123\/files\/image_66908754-378f-405b-836f-072bac4c8886.jpg?v=1790304723","url":"https:\/\/lunchboxrecords.com\/products\/840526514205","provider":"Lunchbox Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}