Saturday, October 13, 2012

Michael Kiwanuka


I randomly stumbled across Michael Kiwanuka while trying to find an old Joan Osborne performance on KCRW.  When I first heard this guy I imagined Bill Withers melting into Bon Iver surrounded by Nick Drake who in turn was hugging Fred Neil.  A Brit whose parents escaped the Yamin reign in Uganda, this gentleman knows how to captivate my 10 month old daughter in seconds of beginning a live performance.  I STRONGLY urge you to check out his other work, but thus far this song is the one that strikes me as imperative to listen to immediately.  "Lason" recorded live on KCRW:

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