[TR24][OF] Michael Kiwanuka - KIWANUKA - 2019 (soul, funk, r'n'b, vocal jazz)

#777Майкл Киванука (Michael Kiwanuka; 1987) — британский соул-певец и гитарист, записывающийся на студии "Полидор рекордз". Его музыку сравнивали с творчеством Билла Уизерса и Отиса Реддинга, а также Ван Моррисона и The Temptations. Он стал лидером Sound of 2012 — ежегодного опроса, проводимого «Би-би-си».
Киванука вырос в Мазуэлл-Хилле, пригороде Лондона; его родители родом из Уганды. В школьные годы играл в рок-группах, а в 16 лет перебрался в Хакни, где посещал студию исполнителя Labrinth. Он начал сочинять собственные песни, которые сначала намеревался отдавать другим музыкантам, но в итоге сам стал исполнять их.
Его дебютный мини-альбом Tell Me A Tale был выпущен 13 июня 2011 года. Киванука выступал на разогреве у певицы Адель в её турне и на концерте в рамках iTunes Festival; также принимал участие в фестивале Hard Rock Calling.
12 марта 2012 года вышел дебютный альбом Home Again. В хит-параде Великобритании он дебютировал на четвёртом месте и в сентябре того же года был номинирован на премию Mercury Prize.
Дискография (в хай-резе):
Home Again (2012)
Love & Hate (2016)
KIWANUKA (2019)
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Киванука,_Майкл

#777Michael Samuel Kiwanuka (born 3 May 1987) is an English Indie folk singer-songwriter and record producer who is signed with Polydor Records. His 2012 debut album Home Again went gold in the United Kingdom and his second album, Love & Hate, debuted in 2016 at number one. He has been nominated for numerous honours, including the Brit Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards, Mercury Prize, BBC Music Awards. In January 2012, he won the BBC's Sound of 2012.
Born and raised in Muswell Hill, London, Kiwanuka is the son of Ugandan parents who escaped the Amin regime. He attended Fortismere School, leaving there in 2005 after completing his A-Levels. He went on to study at the School of Media, Arts and Design at the University of Westminster.
Kiwanuka worked as a session guitarist, playing with Chipmunk and Bashy before working as a solo artist. His first proper gig was at The Oxford in Kentish Town at age 22. He came to the attention of Communion Records, which released his first two EPs, including his debut Tell Me A Tale on 13 June 2011.
Kiwanuka supported Adele on her Adele Live 2011 tour, as well at her iTunes Festival 2011 gig, and played at the 2011 Hard Rock Calling.
In 2011, he signed a deal with Polydor Records. He was included in the BBC's Sound of 2012 poll and was named as the winner on 6 January 2012. In June 2012, he was illustrated in a BBC article regarding Spain vis-à-vis Uganda during the Eurozone crisis; his putative counterpart was actress Penélope Cruz.
Kiwanuka released his debut studio album, Home Again, in 2012 to positive reviews from critics. The album peaked at number 4 in the UK and, as of 2012, has sold over 70,000 copies in the UK.
In 2016, Kiwanuka released his follow-up to Home Again, Love & Hate. The album was a critical and commercial success, reaching a peak at number 1 on the UK albums chart. The album was produced by Danger Mouse and spawned several singles.
The HiPipo Music Awards honoured Kiwanuka with the Best Global Act award for his Love & Hate album success and musical accomplishments since his 2012 debut album Home Again.
Kiwanuka has acknowledged influences from musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, Bill Withers, Otis Redding, Jack Johnson, Pops Staples, The Band, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Eric Bibb, Tommy Sims, Wham!, Richie Havens and Funkadelic. He has played with James Gadson, who drummed for Bill Withers.
His song "Cold Little Heart" serves as the opening theme for the HBO miniseries Big Little Lies. Season 1 of the Netflix series Seven Seconds features his song "Love & Hate". Season 1 of the Netflix series The Get Down features his songs "Rule the World" and "Black Man in a White World". Season 3 episode 11 of the TNT series Animal Kingdom features his song "Love and Hate". Season 7 episode 8 of Suits entitled "100" features his song "Love and Hate". Season 1 episode 4 of Atlanta features his song "Home Again". Season 4 episode 3 of the Netflix series Grace and Frankie features his song "Rest". His song "Love & Hate" aired in an episode of Dear White People in 2017. Atlanta series 1 episode 5 ending credits theme song. His song Home Again features in the advert for Luxembourg's largest furniture store, Kichechef. His song "Love & Hate" also features in Season 5, Episode 13 of Fox's Empire. His song "Love & Hate" features in Episode 2 of the Netflix miniseries When They See Us. He appeared as a fictional version of himself in the British rom-com Yesterday, playing at the Latitude festival.
Discography (in hi-res):
Home Again (2012)
Love & Hate (2016)
KIWANUKA (2019)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kiwanuka

Michael Kiwanuka / KIWANUKA
En baptisant son troisième album du simple nom Kiwanuka, Michael Kiwanuka ne serait-il pas entré enfin en paix avec lui-même ? Depuis ses débuts en 2012, le Londonien n’a cessé de s’interroger sur sa place artistique, son rapport à ses influences musicales mais aussi son identité et même son rôle dans une société toujours gangrenée par le racisme… Dès son brillant premier disque, Home Again, Kiwanuka a été intronisé “nouvelle merveille de la soul contemporaine”. De cette soul consciente mâtinée de folk à la Terry Callier et fleurant bon les 70's. Certains le compareront même à Bill Withers, Otis Redding et Marvin Gaye, rien que ça… Sur son second album, Love & Hate, paru en 2016, le songwriter offrait une facette un brin plus rock sans pour autant renier ses influences gospel et soul, épaulé qu’il était par Danger Mouse à la production.
Plus apaisé dans sa réalisation, toujours aussi engagé dans son propos et d’une grande richesse instrumentale, Kiwanuka marche dans les pas de ses prédécesseurs. Danger Mouse est à nouveau derrière la console mais il donne cette fois une ampleur et une force inédites à tout ce qui défile entre les oreilles : de la soul en cinémascope, du gospel grand format, des guitares wah-wah bien funky, des cordes sensuelles, des basses bigger than life, de longs passages instrumentaux, etc.. Un peu à l’image de You Ain't the Problem qui ouvre le disque, véritable chef-d’œuvre d’architecture de soul pure. Michael Kiwanuka n’a jamais caché sa passion pour le Marvin Gaye du début des années 70 et on pense ici très souvent à What’s Going On (son album préféré de tous les temps) et Trouble Man, même si les voix des deux hommes sont fondamentalement différentes. Ce troisième opus du Britannique âgé de 32 ans est surtout d’une densité inédite. Et chaque nouvelle écoute révèle un arrangement subtil, un mot soupesé ou un instrument à peine caché. Un grand disque.
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