Robert Glasper Experiment Releases New Single “Ah Yeah” feat. Musiq Soulchild & Chrisette Michele | Offers FREE MP3 of “MOVE LOVE”!!
GLASPER NAMED TO LA TIMES “FACES TO WATCH 2012”; “GROUNDBREAKING” NEW ALBUM BLACK RADIO SET FOR FEB. 28 RELEASE
GLASPER TO COLLABORATE WITH COMEDIAN REGGIE WATTS AT SF SKETCHFEST COMEDY FESTIVAL ON FEB. 2
Robert Glasper Experiment has kicked off 2012 with the release of the new single “Ah Yeah” this week through all digital retailers. The track—which features Musiq Soulchild and Chrisette Michele on vocals—is the lead single from Glasper’s highly-anticipated forthcoming album Black Radio, which will be released by Blue Note Records on February 28. Glasper is also currently giving away a free mp3 download of the song “Move Love” featuring KING by clicking here!! (www.robertglasper.com)
Black Radio showcases Glasper as a multi-talented producer, songwriter, keyboardist, and bandleader, and features many of his famous friends from across the spectrum of urban music, seamlessly incorporating appearances from a jaw-dropping roll call of special guests that also includes Erykah Badu, Bilal, Lupe Fiasco, Lalah Hathaway, Shafiq Husayn (Sa-Ra), Ledisi, Meshell Ndegeocello, Stokley Williams (Mint Condition), and yasiin bey.
The Los Angeles Times has named Glasper one of their Faces To Watch 2012, noting that Black Radio “takes all he’s accomplished somewhere new, and it’s undeniably fascinating,” and marveling at how the Experiment “lets the keyboardist’s interest in hip-hop, soul and rock run wild with no regard for musical borders.” Okayplayer called the album “groundbreaking,” adding that “we knew it was going to be a beast.” The influential UK radio DJ Gilles Peterson declared that Black Radio is “the album that’s going to take [Glasper] to the next level.”
Glasper has also announced a collaboration with comedian Reggie Watts. The duo will be debuting their new project with a performance at SF Sketchfest: The San Francisco Comedy Festival on February 2 at Yoshi’s in Oakland. Glasper will also be performing with Bilal as part of Indelible Festival this Friday, January 6 at the Highline Ballroom in New York City on a bill that also includes yasiin bey and ?uestlove.