The jazz musician Kamasi Washington premieres “Get It”, new single in collaboration with the funk icon George Clinton and the rapper D Smoke. This is the third preview of his next album “Fearless Movement”, Available this coming Friday.
After “Prologue” and “Dream State” with Andre 3000“Get Lit” arrives, to present the artist's next album, which the artist describes as “a project that follows an untraditional course, new compositions focused and full of exploration.” “Fearless Movement” It is a dance album but not in the traditional sense: “dance is movement and expression, and in a way it is the same as music: expressing your spirit through your body. “That’s what drives this album.” And this time he is accompanied by none other than George Clintonone of the great and indispensable names in the history of p-funk and funk in general, who was a member of Parliament and Funkadelic, as well as the protagonist of a long solo career. The rapper completes the song D Smoke.
After the birth of Washington's first child, the musician begins to focus on everyday life for the new songs that make up his new album, which the performer defines as “an exploration of life on earth.” “Fearless Movement” It also features Washington's daughter, who wrote the melody for “Asha The First” during some of his early piano experimentation, as well as a host of collaborators, new and old.
Washington will have an extensive North American tour this spring, kicking off on May 4 at the Beacon Theater in New York with dates in Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, the Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival, among other appearances. He tour It has two dates in Spain: on October 6 at the Barcelona Jazz Festival at Razzmatazz and on October 7 at La Riviera in Madrid.
