Back in June, I posted a video by British acoustic-soul singer Michael Kiwanuka, who reminds me more and more of a R&B version of Nick Drake, and while the wait for his 2012 full length release still ...
The first time I heard Michael Kiwanuka, I didn't know it was him. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "COLD LITTLE HEART") MICHAEL KIWANUKA: (Singing) Did you ever want it? Did you want it bad? Oh, my... SHAPIRO: ...
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Mercury Prize-winning singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka, about his latest album, "Small Changes," and his musical influences. The first time I heard Michael Kiwanuka, I ...
British singer Michael Kiwanuka has announced a new album, Small Changes, and shared two new interconnected songs from it, “Lowdown (part i)” and “Lowdown (part ii),” via a joint music video.Small ...
Welcome to the 29th Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Jim Scott, and Scotty Dransfield helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 50 songs and ...
At this point, the last thing the world of popular music likely needs is another retro soul singer. There’s been a run on that sort of thing the last few years, and for good reason, since soul music ...
Brittany Howard and Michael Kiwanuka are on their co-headlining fall tour, which hit the NYC-area last week for shows at Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre on Wednesday (10/2) and Manhattan’s SummerStage ...
The first time I heard Michael Kiwanuka, I didn't know it was him. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "COLD LITTLE HEART") MICHAEL KIWANUKA: (Singing) Did you ever want it? Did you want it bad? Oh, my... SHAPIRO: ...