MS. LAURYN HILL WITH SPECIAL GUESTS WYCLEF JEAN, YG MARLEY AND ZION
Ms. Lauryn Hill became a living legend of hip hop after releasing The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in 1998. Considered by many to be one of the greatest albums of all time, this work revolutionized hip hop and established Lauryn Hill as the most important female voice in the movement. At MEO KALORAMA, Ms. Lauryn […]
VINCE STAPLES
Vince Staples is not just a rapper. He is a storyteller and a sharp observer of contemporary culture. Born in Long Beach, California, Staples has built a solid reputation thanks to his incisive writing, irreverent humor, and his ability to address complex themes with clarity, intelligence, and depth.
CRIOLO, AMARO & DINO
Amaro Freitas, Criolo, and Dino D’Santiago come together to present a new collaborative album celebrating the ancestral roots of the Portuguese language.
BRUNO PERNADAS
A fusion jazz prodigy, Bruno Pernadas surprised Portuguese audiences in 2014 with his solo debut How can we be joyful in a world full of knowledge?. Twelve years later, he continues to surprise with the brand-new unlikely, maybe, proving himself once again as one of the most virtuosic composers in contemporary Portuguese music.
FEMME FALAFEL
A noble trickster with a fiery heart, proudly raised in the land of thermal waters and suggestive figurines, who will present her debut album Dói-Dói Proibido at MEO KALORAMA.
YASIIN BEY & TALIB KWELI ARE BLACK STAR
Black Star is the duo formed by rappers Mos Def and Talib Kweli. Formed in Brooklyn in 1997, their work is deeply rooted in political and social consciousness. The project emerged in the aftermath of the deaths of The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur, at a time when hip hop culture, still relatively young, was […]
RAVYN LENAE
Gifted with a unique voice, Ravyn Lenae is a rising pop star. At just 26, the Chicago singer has been carving her path since she was 16, when in 2015 she released her first project Moon Shoes. Ten years later, she is responsible for one of the hits of the moment — “Love Me Not” […]
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA
If we believe that “Obama Era Indie Music” is really a thing, then Unknown Mortal Orchestra are definitely one of its last children. Since 2011, Ruban Nielson has moved between indie rock and psychedelia under the pseudonym Unknown Mortal Orchestra — UMO for friends — an experience that reached its peak in 2015 with the […]
MIND ENTERPRISES
From a kitchen counter, Italian musicians Andrea Tirone and Roberto Conigliaro built a cult following through short videos using drum machines and synthesizers to celebrate vintage Italian culture and aesthetics. With these instruments, the italo disco duo Mind Enterprises creates danceable music inspired by 80s grooves and sounds, with repetitive hypnotic beats and infectious basslines.
JOSHUA IDEHEN
Joshua Idehen first reached us as a member of Sons of Kemet, the group that shook the foundations of British jazz. The unmistakable voice of the British-Nigerian poet and musician glides over minimalist instrumentals, offering a modern take on spoken word that is as hypnotic as it is menacing. Required listening: “Mum Does the Washing.”
