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2017 saw the release of her Rakhi-produced HERoes Act 2.В Released through Red Bull Sound Select, the effort found her collaborating with EstelleВ on an effort that brought greater attention to her ridiculously dexterous flow that draws from spoken word performances, the blues and old school, hip-hop lyricism, with complex inner rhyme and multisyllabic rhyme schemes - all while being defiantly and boldly pro Black and feminist.ДЇor these photos and more, check out the Flickr set here:

After collaborating with the likes of WallaceВ and acclaimed JOVM mainstay act REMI, the Zambian-born, Australia-based artist quickly built up a following and profile, eventually opening for Kendrick Lamar, Thundercat, Hiatus Kaiyote, Ibeyi, Little Simz and Fat FreddyвЂ™s DropВ - and she played sets at Golden Plains, Sugar Mountain, Laneway, WOMAD and Vivid LIVE. Check out photos from the show below.Д«orn in Zambia, raised in Botswana and based in Sydney Australia, Sampa Tembo, best known asВ Sampa The Great is a wildly talented artist sheвЂ™s a poet, visual artist, emcee, singer/songwriter and pop artist, who has publicly cited the likes of Mos Def, Nina Simone, Lauryn Hill, NnekaВ as major influences on her and her work. Opening the night was the Zambia-born, Sydney, Australia-based singer/songwriter, poet, emcee and visual artist Sampa The Great. Interestingly, his stop at the Prospect Park bandshell further cemented his reputation for wildly energetic live shows - while revealing an artist, whoвЂ™s on the brink of international stardom. While the album received generally positive reviews, it was a commercial success selling over 400,000 copies on the first day of its release, which lead to its Best Album of the Year nomination at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards - and the album peaked at #7 on the BillboardВ Reggae Album Charts. With the release of 2013вЂ™s Leriq-produced full-length debut L.I.F.E., which featured attention-grabbing singles like вЂњLike to Party,вЂќ вЂњTonightвЂќ, вЂњAlways Love YouвЂќ, вЂњRun My RaceвЂќ and вЂњYawa Dey,вЂќ Burna Boy, a Nigerian Afro-fusion singer/songwriter, born Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu exploded into the international scene for a sound that routinely (and effortlessly) meshes elements of dancehall, Afrobeat, R&B and hip-hop and essentially drew from the work of Fela Kuti, King Sunny Ade and Bob Marley. John, Maceo Parker, They Might Be Giants, The Neville Brothers, Talib Kweli, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Beck, Hugh Maskela, Joan Armatrading, Willie Nelson, Chaka Khan, Angelique Kidjo, Seun Kuti, Mavis Staples, Marco Benevento, Bilal, Lisa Loeb, PoliГ§a, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Alice Smith, Brooklyn Raga Massive, The Soul Rebels, Orkesta Mendoza, Musiq Soulchild, Robert Randolph and The Family Band, Eric Krasno, Yossou NвЂ™Dour, Amadou and Mariam, Brandi Carlile, Ruthie Foster,В the acclaimed Canadian jazz act BADBADNOTGOODВ the up-and-coming Canadian singer/songwriter and JOVM mainstay Charlotte Day WilsonВ and recently, Afro-Cuban electro pop sibling duo and JOVM mainstays Ibeyi, andВ the iconic R&B and soul legend Patti LaBelle. And as a result, the bandshell has had an impressive array of artists play on its stage including, Dr. Unsurprising throughout is history as the host site of the festival, the Prospect Park Bandshell has hosted an eclectic list of established and emerging artists across a large and adventurous array of styles and genres, including Americana, African Diaspora music, world music, classical music, jazz, pop, alt-rock, indie rock, hip-hop, soul, R&B and a long list of others. And from its first shows, the festivalвЂ™s long-held mission has been to bring Brooklyn residents - and those who love and enjoy all things Brooklyn - together in a safe, harmonious setting to enjoy and celebrate the vibrant cultures that has made Brooklyn, one of the most most diverse places in the world in fact, as the organizers have strongly emphasized,В вЂњWe believe it is especially important to use artistic platforms to reaffirm the very basis of what Brooklyn and America is - a welcoming, supercollider of ideas and cultures, informing and enriching each other.

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Live Concert Photography: BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival at The Prospect Park Bandshell 7/19/19: Burna Boy with Sampa The GreatДЄlthough itвЂ™s gone through a number of different names throughout itвЂ™s 41 year history,В the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival is one of the longest run, summer outdoor concert and performance series in New York.

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