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Akala Visions Tour 2018
Tue 17 Apr
|Belgrave Music Hall
Akala will be touring his Visions EP throughout April 2018 in the UK. The Visions EP is the musical accompaniment to Akala’s first part of his new comic book series under the same name.
Time & Location
17 Apr 2018, 19:00 – 29 Apr 2018, 23:00
Belgrave Music Hall, Cross Belgrave St, Leeds LS2 8JP, UK
About the event
In Akala’s own words, as previewed as MCM Comic Con in London October 2016, Akala said:“Visions is a semi-autobiographical magical realist story which forms part of a new comic book series written entirely in verse. This all encompassing multi-media historical tale explores higher states of consciousness, charting the evolution of the art of rapping from Africa’s Griot traditions, through Jazz, Blues and Reggae up to the modern day.”
With deeply stirring soundscapes and hard-hitting beats produced by James Leggett (aka Nearly Native) and Akala with additional production from long time collaborator Lavar Bullard the Visions EP sets Akala’s visceral trademark flow to moody strings and timeless rhythms, breaking new ground for his unique approach to Hip Hop: theatrical long form storytelling – a signpost to where Akala is taking the hip hop genre.