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 […]
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 […]
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.”
