In the now much-discussed photo on her Instagram, Adele had her hair twisted into a dozen so-called bandoe buns, a hairstyle originally worn by peoples in central and southern Africa. It was not appreciated by many followers. They accused Adele of cultural appropriation, whereby someone who is not part of a certain culture allows himself to be measured for elements of it.
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“There were comments like: why doesn’t she take it off? I understand that, but if I had it would have been like it hadn’t happened and it was,” she says now. “I just wasn’t aware of it enough at the time,” she says. Afterwards, ‘karma’ had a lot to do with the 33-year-old singer, she says. “It was a haircut that was actually meant to protect afro hair, but I just ruined mine with it.”
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Adele gave the interview because she is back with new music after five years. On October 15 she will release her new single Easy On Me. A new album, which may be called Adele 4, is expected to follow at the end of the year.
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