Talib Kweli
News: Bluesfest unveil ripping first artist announcement for 2023 festival
Australia’s premier festival, Bluesfest Byron Bay has unveiled an incredible, and diverse lineup of artists in their first artist announcement, with over 40 acts named to appear at the 34th iteration of this classic event which will be held across Easter 2023. Buddy Guy (in his final tour of Australia), Elvis Costello & The Imposters, …
TRACK: Chris Orrick – Funny Things
“… spiteful chants for the permanently scarred, death letters for the forgotten, surly hymns for charcoal lungs” Mello Music explain with regards to Michigan rapper Chris Orrick, whose latest single “Funny Things” dropped this week – the latest from his forthcoming album Out To Sea. Akin to the socially conscious hip-hop that came out during the …
Track: Balkan Bump – Aymo feat. Talib Kweli
Essentially the project of trumpet player, producer and ethnomusicologist Will Magid, Balkan Bump has already made waves, pulling in superstar collaborators such as Gramatik and Talib Kweli, and fusing them with his Balkan brass an beats. He wrote the track after meeting Talib Kweli when they were playing alongside Pretty Lights on The Conan O’Brien …