ROBIN HANNIBAL

Track Listing: “Amends”

Born and raised in Copenhagen, Denmark, Robin Hannibal has cultivated an innate sense for music with international appeal. “I draw inspiration from all kinds of music” he says, “But mainly from anything that explores vulnerable emotion – I don’t like ‘attitude’ music.”

From obscure jazz b-sides, to pop sensations, Robin absorbs it all – becoming a vessel for all music that conveys what he calls the “whole
picture”—music that offers a full journey through sound, while pairing unexpected elements together. His favorite artists, the ones who
have most inspired his own music, are those who exhibit mastery of composition, such as Ennio Morricone and Charles Stepney. This attention to the subtle details of musical anatomy shine through Hannibal’s music as he forgoes fleeting trends and instead focuses on heartfelt songwriting, layered melody, and unique arrangements that stand the test of time.

Hannibal is the founding member of several popular collaborative efforts over the past 5 years including Owusu & Hannibal, Quadron and most recently Boom Clap Bachelors . His projects have garnered praise from the likes of Pharrell Williams to Adele and from Giles Peterson (BBC).With his global popularity, But while Robin recognizes the benefits of working within cohesive groups and collaborations, he also values expressing his creative freedom through individual efforts. “
“Enter Bobby”, his solo EP which was released on August 30, 2011 

The Legendary//Greatest Musician//Activist// Multi-Instrumentalist… Mr Stevie Wonder.

Mentally I’m dating Idris Elba. xoxoxoxo

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Barka. - Love or Leave me (2009)

acrylic, ink, marker pen, spray can and airbrush on canvas

‘In using a Nina Simone image, I wanted to explore the feeling of being isolated by love’

barka.

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afro-art-chick:

“I am not tragically colored. There is no great sorrow dammed up in my soul, nor lurking behind my eyes. I do not mind at all. I do not belong to the sobbing school of Negrohood who hold that nature somehow has given them a lowdown dirty deal and whose feelings are all hurt about it. Even in the helter-skelter skirmish that is my life, I have seen that the world is to the strong regardless of a little pigmentation more or less. No, I do not weep at the world—I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife.”

In memory of  Zora Neale Hurston (January 7, 1891 – January 28, 1960)