Strana story that of the relationship between Aloe Blacc and Italy. Barley Arts became aware of this great talent when his album 'Good Things' had not yet officially arrived in our country and when the hit single 'I Need a Dollar' was still unknown to most.
A year later, that same single has become one of the most played tracks on Italian radio in 2011. In between there are two dates, the first unforgettable one at the Salumeria della Musica in Milan last April (sold out) and the most recent one in Cuneo in July at the Monfortinjazz Festival.
'Good Things' was released in Italy last summer and on 2 September the new single 'Green Lights' was released, a worthy heir to that "I Need a Dollar which consecrated Aloe Blacc as the soul king of the new millennium (the track reached No. 1 throughout Europe).
The 32-year-old, who grew up in Los Angeles to Panamanian parents, has succeeded in constructing an album that is completely detached from his past experiences, in which hip hop still prevailed. From the single "I Need a Dollar" - already used in the series How To Make It In America - to the tear-jerking semi-ballad "Momma Hold My Hand", through the admonition "Hey Brother", "Good Things" is a chiaroscuro journey into black America, the one that struggles daily for self-determination and social assertion. A 2001 graduate of the University of Southern California, Aloe is the archetype of the new black intellectual, who references Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson, French existentialism, as well as Oprah Winfrey, Tavis Smiley and Cornel West. Promising MC in his early days, Aloe is now a fine writer, who punctuates his lyrics with the sounds of the old and new ghetto.
ALOE BLACC & The Grand Scheme live in Italy:
WEDNESDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2011 - MILAN- ALCATRAZ - Entrance 25 Euro + prev.
THURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2011 - ROME - ATLANTICO LIVE - Admission 25 Euro + prev.
Tickets on sale on the TicketOne circuit and on the website www.ticketone.it
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