To all you kids out there hanging out on YouTube, you can soon enjoy the magic of #WilliamOnyeabor as well - just like us vinyl fans around the world. Massive thanks to the fantastic @leolyxxx for his wonderful animations, and to the great @policytracks for scoring the opening ambiance and special effects. (at Luaka Bop HQ)
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A sneak preview what’s coming tomorrow - our first official music video for #williamonyeabor, by the fantastic Russian/Spanish film maker Nicolai Troshinsky. Inspired by Cold War Spy Thrillers and 1980’s Russian cartoons, the video is the first in a series of collaborations we are about to launch with #Noisey and You Need To Hear This 😋 (at Luaka Bop HQ)
On our way to visit #WilliamOnyeabor. Forced to turn back and find another route because of poor roads… (at Auwkunaw, Enugu State, Nigeria)
Coming to San Francisco on May 6th (http://smarturl.it/AtomicBombSF) and Los Angeles on May 8th (http://nedcon.co/atomic_grk). Be there!
Hessismore rehearsing one of our many surprises before tonight’s show at Roskilde Festival in Denmark
#ThrowbackThursday to when The Beatles first heard William Onyeabor
The first volume of the William Onyeabor Box-set (limited edition and hand numbered) is out next week. For more information and to pre-order, please visit: www.williamonyeabor.com/boxset or http://geni.us/WOnyeaborBoxsets
RSVP on www.WilliamOnyeabor.com or by signing up to The Smooth & Good Club on the right side of this Tumblr. Follow William Onyeabor on facebook here.
FULL LINE-UP FOR WILLIAM ONYEABOR WEEK
10/24 PARIS - Le Comptoir General (80 Quai de Jemmapes, Paris)
Smooth & Good DJ sets by Sofrito, Joakim, Superfly, Pilooski, Secousse
10/24 STOCKHOLM – Sodra Bar (Mosebacke 1, Stockholm)
With live performances by Peter Morén’s Onyeaborians, Ok Star Orchestra, & Tight Silk, and Smooth & Good DJ sets by Miriam Pemberton (Holodisc), Karl Jonas Winqvist (First Floor Power), & Gavin Maycroft (Oma333). In collaboration with Mother
10/25 LONDON – Rough Trade & After Party at Ridley Road Market Bar (Rough Trade East - Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane & Ridley Road Market Bar - 49 Ridley Road, Bourough of Hackney)
Smooth & Good DJ sets by Thris & Nic (Boiler Room), DJ Fitz, Duncan Brooker (Strut, Nigeria 70), Barry’s Lounge
10/ 26 NEW YORK - Buka Nigerian Restaurant & After party at Doris (946 Fulton Street & 1088 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY)
Smooth & Good DJ sets by Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth), Lizzi Bougatsos (Gang Gang Dance), Tim Koh (Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti)
10/26 BERLIN - Oye Records & After Party at Humboldthain Club (Oderberger Strasse 4 & Hochstrasse 46, Berlin)
Smooth & Good DJ sets by Auntie Flo, Lee Douglas, Eli Pavel, Nomad & Vulkandance Berlin, Kalakuta Soul Soundsystem
10/30 TOKYO - Forestlimit (B1F, 2-8-15 Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
A very special live performance by Oorutaichi, and Smooth & Good DJ sets by Daedelus. Talk sessions by Masaaki Hara and Frosty. In collboraton with Dublab.jp
10/31 OSLO – Studio Two (Fjellgata 30 J, Oslo)
Smooth & Good DJ sets by Rune Lindbaek, Selectah X & Prad Beat. Live performance by Invader Ace and wicked visuals by VJ Arminwerx.
11/1 MANCHESTER – Piccadilly Records (53 Oldham Street, Manchester)
Smooth & Good DJ sets by Illum Sphere, Jon K in collaboration with Hoya Hoya
Date TBC - LOS ANGELES - No Vacancy (1727 N Hudson Ave, Los Angeles)
Smooth & Good DJ sets by Peaking Lights, Turquoise Wisdom, Mathieu Schreyer, Hunee, Lovefingers, Secret Circuit in collaboration with Ana Calderon
11/16 LAGOS – Bogobiri House (7-9 Maitama Sule Street, Lagos)
Smooth & Good DJ sets by IKON (SDC) & Ade Fakile (Plastic People, London)
Atomic Bomb!: The Music of William Onyeabor- Live!
(scroll down for tickets & line-ups)
Dear friends, we are pleased to announce that our no-longer-top secret experiment with the Atomic Bomb! band has been super fun and successful (for once even The Brits and French agree!). Last week, Damon Albarn, Alexis Taylor from Hot Chip, Ghostpoet and Kele Okereke from Blocparty came out to what became the first ever live performance of Mr. William Onyeabor’s music at the Barbican Center in London and Colston Hall in Bristol.
Led by our incredible music director Ahmed Gallab and his band Sinkane, other guests included Money Mark, Pat Mahoney from LCD Soundsytem, the lovely Lijadu Sisters (their first show in 30 years!), three fantastic horn players and two wonderful Yoruban drummers from Nigeria! The ensemble performed for the first time together, creating a performance of atomic bomb proportions.
Fellow friends living in America can catch our next round of shows happening May 2 & 3 in New York at BAM, May 6 in San Francisco at The Warfield, and May 8 in Los Angeles at The Greek. Expect killer performance from David Byrne, Alexis Taylor, Pat Mahoney, Money Mark, Sinkane, The Lijadue Sisters, Joshua Redman, and a special New York appearance from Luke Jenner and Devonté Hynes- as well as Kele Okereke in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
TICKETS & LINE-UPS:
May 2 & 3 at BAM, New York City
David Byrne, Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), Luke Jenner (The Rapture), Pat Mahoney (LCD Soundsystem), Devonté Hynes (Blood Orange), Joshua Redman, Money Mark, The Lijadu Sisters & Sinkane
May 6 at The Warfield, San Francisco
David Byrne, Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), Kele Okereke (Bloc Party), Pat Mahoney (LCD Soundsystem), Joshua Redman, Money Mark, The Lijadu Sisters & Sinkane
May 8 at The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles
David Byrne, Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), Kele Okereke (Bloc Party), Pat Mahoney (LCD Soundsystem), Joshua Redman, Money Mark, The Lijadu Sisters & Sinkane
The second William Onyeabor box-set is now here!
Designed by Yego M. Moravia, Kevin Harris and Anna Laytham of HellaCrisis in New York City, the box-set features four of Mr. Onyeabor’s original records (Good Name, Crashes in Love -version 2, Body and Soul and Hypertension), a 16 pages booklet written by Mike Rubin and the most beautiful poster you can ever imagine. It also includes an amazing new re-work (never previously released) of his song “Body and Soul” by PEAKING LIGHTS.
The box-set is a limited and hand numbered release that will be available on CD and LP only.
Please visit williamonyeabor.com/boxset
or http://geni.us/WOnyeaborBoxsets for more information…
Hooray! In a few weeks William Onyeabor’s “Atomic Bomb!” will be performing in Acapulco, Puebla, Mexico at the great Trópico Festival, together with David Byrne, Ximena Sariñana, Sinkane, Luke Jenner & Money Mark!
Please visit www.tropicomx.com for more information
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