{"id":8067,"date":"2012-03-24T13:16:38","date_gmt":"2012-03-24T18:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bostonsurvivalguide.net\/wordpress\/?p=8067"},"modified":"2012-03-26T09:57:46","modified_gmt":"2012-03-26T14:57:46","slug":"the-strong-soulful-sound-of-nneka-touches-down-at-tts-monday-night-326","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bostonsurvivalguide.net\/wordpress\/2012\/03\/the-strong-soulful-sound-of-nneka-touches-down-at-tts-monday-night-326\/","title":{"rendered":"The strong, soulful sound of Nneka touches down at TT’s Monday night (3\/26)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nigerian-German songstress and activist Nneka Elise Egbuna<\/a> has important things to say concerning social justice, human dignity, and the soul’s journey, and she’s been doing it in elegant fashion since 2004, when she first started working with German hip-hop producer DJ Farhot, performing in Hamburg, where she lived at the time. Singing in both English and her native Igbo<\/a>, she cites hip-hop as her main influence, and her powerful social commentary touches on the best traditions of that genre, but her sound is unique, melding hip-hop beats with shuffling reggae rhythms, African pop and authentic ’60s\/’70s soul, with strong tribal roots.<\/div>\n


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Taking from the best of all worlds, she creates an atmosphere that wraps perfectly around her amazingly agile vocals. <\/p>\n