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Surrealistic Pillow (1967) is one of my favourite albums of all time. I love Jefferson Airplane and my music will forever honour those artists who've inspired me. I never want to become a genre, I want to blend and evolve, enhance, dissolve, restart, change my mind.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Listening to 'Comin' Back To Me' almost always brings me to tears, with that sweet and sour arpeggio and Balin's silky vocals. I drove a hundred miles up to Big Bear Lake, through California's misty mountains, listening to this amazing album. The honesty of this piece is forever enlightening. https://www.instagram.com/p/B5S1ihaFeZx/?igshid=1xya5kza5zhm3

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Tomorrow evening I play my last gig of the year at the @themidimusiccompany, home of so many amazing rehearsals and preparations for my live shows this year. I’ll be doing a solo set and trying out new stuff too! FREE ENTRY + an open mic - link in bio. (at The Midi Music Company) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5QjkXVFUg-/?igshid=1vv0bmqect0kl

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Memories are a beautiful gift. This is me, after my first Amsterdam show at @ot301adam, hosted by the most special Ben Stings and with @species1hk on decks. 💕 Thanks for allowing me to grow and express myself. I’m so excited about the future and I can’t wait to look back at 2019 and fully realise the magnitude of my journey so far. I am working on my craft to bring you bigger and better shows every step of the way. Stay with me ✨ 💕 #Damsko I love you! @kiriacademy @souljamick I miss you ❤️ (at A'dam) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5NOef6FrzN/?igshid=bigsgqt6yld8

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Memories are a beautiful gift. This was me, a year ago today, after my first Amsterdam show at @ot301adam, hosted by the most special Ben Stings and with @species1hk on decks. 💕 Thanks for allowing me to grow and express myself. I’m so excited about the future and I can’t wait to look back at 2019 and fully realise the magnitude of my journey so far. I am working on my craft to bring you bigger and better shows every step of the way. Stay with me ✨ 💕 #Damsko I love you! @kiriacademy @souljamick I miss you ❤️ (at A'dam) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5NODwYl8pN/?igshid=hzi24e422ojz

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Memories are a beautiful gift. This is me, a yer after my first Amsterdam show at @ot301adam, hosted by the most special Ben Stings and with @species1hk on decks. 💕 Thanks for allowing me to grow and express myself. I’m so excited about the future and I can’t wait to look back at 2019 and fully realise the magnitude of my journey so far. I am working on my craft to bring you bigger and better shows every step of the way. Stay with me ✨ 💕 #Damsko I love you! @kiriacademy @souljamick I miss you ❤️ (at A'dam) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5NNyjPFsQY/?igshid=in7451er33jw

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A month ago I was in the middle of my California road trip! I drove 1k miles around this beautiful state and captured some truly cosmic energies. I can't fully explain what I learned but it will come to you in the form of music - 2020.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I gained a lot from travelling solo. I was excited, then at the Heathrow I got scared, wondering what I'd do all by myself in California. I decided that fear would only set me back and I remembered the first time I moved to London all by myself. Not many people know how to do that, or dare to try it. I didn't know how, but I tried. Because wherever we are in this great big world, we'll never be more than a few hours from home - @kimyadawson.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I started in Los Angeles, drove to San Bernardino, Yucaipa, Big Bear Lake, Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree with Natalie, visited Giant Rock and the Integratron, up to suburban Ridgecrest, then to Bakersfield, and stayed with the most amazing people in Visalia, ventured out in the most spectacular place that is Sequoia National Forest, headed to the coast again, down Atascadero through Oxnard and landed in the Asian neighbourhood of Alhambra where I had the most delicious iced coffee. I can still taste it in my mouth. My last day was in Santa Monica, how lucky they are to have the ocean before them. All I could do was cycle up and down the beach, singing my new songs. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ It's easy to forget that there are no real accomplishments other than our mere existence and that perfection is achieved outside of ourselves. I'm holding really tight onto the wisdom I have acquired because I know my path and what I'm in this world to do. I'm thankful for all the people I met during my travels and for returning safely to tell my story. (at California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5KxgJGlhsR/?igshid=msl14v2dve5n

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The @brainchildfest 2019 movie has landed! 💕 I feel so happy looking at these beautiful memories. Thank you universe for bringing good people and good music in my life. Thank you for reminding us that we are deserving, good enough and worthy! Thank you for these blessings. I’d been needing a sign today. Thanks #brainchildfest for making this space happen! #2020 . This little clip features @natashahicken’s piece, yoga, @revival.collective , @erikssontudieproject , @jayjayrevlon, @alaskalaskamusic, @iamshunaji, @biig_piig, duendita and @jeromethomasfoe, made by genius filmmaker @notanotherfilm with music by @ben_hauke. Thank you all so much for making this a reality! 🧡 #brainchild #brainchild2019 #brainchildfestival (at Brainchild Festival) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4vDl8PFkKR/?igshid=ag0ujo9embjd

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New interview for @o2music’s On In 5 series, minutes before my headline show with @parallellinespromotions at @waitingroomn16 last week! Talking independence, trust, openness and altruism as an independent artist. ✌🏾 Thank you so much for having me down and sharing your platform! Full video linked in my bio 💞✨ (at The Waiting Room) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4htg3zl_iG/?igshid=kenxrkqda5nw

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Shots from my debut headline show at The Waiting Room last week - 29 October, a date to remember. Fresh from my road trip across California, I have the opportunity to share my soul with my people. Thank you all for your encouragement and acceptance & big up @parallellinespromotions for putting on this show! 🔮💛⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ 📸: @lensoflionel⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Performing music live with bandits @johnwrightbass, @maria.grapsa and @tashdrums was immense. I love you and appreciate you very much, I am so grateful that we got to share this stage. To plenty more opportunities, for each and for the whole!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I loved the energy at @waitingroomn16. Spoken word artist @lucrecia_seline raised our collective consciousness and understanding of gender relations, sex and violence in modern society. Your message was strong sis & I want to thank you for delivering your truth to us and charging the room with awareness. Much love to @species1hk who was on point, as usual, with a selection ranging from Mo Kolours to King Britt feat. @queenbahamadia to Nina Simone, some of the most inspirational artists and wordsmiths that have influenced me as a human.⁠ Shouts to @amahlamusic for joining us on stage to perform Red Honey!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I'm ready for more and more music, watch this space, it's the place 🚀⁠ (at The Waiting Room) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4fdCtyl7n8/?igshid=jxt0oxpfwtzl

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🌞 Sunshine in North London as I just guested on Threads Radio with the lovely LAANI @alannah3nry! It was so nice to share my experiences and views, channelling my creative self. Thanks for playing Nighthawks (Acoustic Version), now available though Future Bubblers 3.0, courtesy @brownswood. Shout out all the amazing artists played, I’m looking forward to the full tracklist! Tune in on threadsradio.com for the rest of the show ✨ (at The Cause) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4cbanKFLPb/?igshid=19oofpos2pl0p

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Thank you for coming down last night to my headline show at The Waiting Room with @parallellinespromotions! It was a really amazing energy from the crowd and I couldn’t have asked for more 💞 Here’s me performing my latest single ‘Perfect Like Venus’ and my very first song ever produced ‘Welcome’, from my debut EP Midnight Movie (2018). I’ve come so far and I’ve got so far to go! This is to the love of my life, #hiphop and its soul, hoping that I can keep pushing boundaries in this melting pot of a musical genre. Perfect Like Venus signed posters are available now on my Bandcamp, courtesy of @juliatrjk who designed the beautiful cover art. Shout out to @lucrecia_seline for sharing her truth in poetry and @species1hk for the amazing selection on the decks. More pics from @lensoflionel coming soon! Peace ✌🏾🌿 (at The Waiting Room) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4P9WAFFO18/?igshid=1w5uej697yh67

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My next show is tomorrow?! Come down to see me with the amazing people that are in my band - @johnwrightbass, @maria.grapsa and @tashdrums. I just touched down in London town! It’s been a mad few weeks of exploration, rest, writing and making new friends. I know tomorrow’s show is bringing in a nice crowd and I’ve never been so excited to share my soul with you. I’m happy that I’m here to do this and this is what I want to do. I saw the amazing @devendrabanhart and @roryfarted in Los Angeles over the past few days and their shows inspired me so much. I love authenticity, rawness and africanity as @eldonsomers put it. Let’s make a toast to new and old friends, past and future releases and being in this moment together. I send you all the good vibrations, come to experience them in frequencies tomorrow night. (at The Waiting Room) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Kt_dGFfPG/?igshid=192k3df8lt0mg

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My next headline show is on Tuesday 29 October at The Waiting Room! Tickets are on sale, get yours 💛⠀ ⠀ I'll be fresh from my road trip through California and I'm looking forward to sharing my music and what I've learned so far. For now, I want to thank everybody who's been playing and sharing my latest single 'Perfect Like Venus'. I can't wait to play it live for you! See you next week!⠀ ⠀ Track: Shunaji - Nighthawks (Acoustic Version), out now on the new @FutureBubblers 3.0 album via @Brownswood Recordings. (at Sequoia National Park, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B392Ow2F65r/?igshid=1wsy7fvnyn6no

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Shout out to @deepmatter’s own @tpickford for bumpkin’ Perfect Like Venus on @sohoradio. Really stoked about the reception for this track. It’s sometime hard to accept love and praise when we hold impressions about ourselves or what we deserve to receive, but my heart is aligned and open now. Thank you to everyone who supports me and most importantly accepts my message for what it is. I am thankful and joyful for your kindness. (at Visalia, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B349VU9F1cr/?igshid=1av3rb06gfwsu

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On the seventh day, I received more than I ever thought I would. At Giant Rock, I walked on white quartz and that is my collection. It’s been a series of coincidences that are not coincidental to me. I’ve never wanted to learn more about these atoms and the energy we collectively create. I watched the sunset and drove two hours to Ridgecrest. This house is bigger, it has a bigger lawn, better furniture, but it’s empty and without soul. I read something about how finding ourselves is not really how it works: it is returning to ourselves that matters, being who we really were prior to societal expectations of who we should be that swayed us away from our paths. I’ll be channeling this lesson. (at Giant Rock) https://www.instagram.com/p/B32DBj8l6lL/?igshid=oigmijtfxchv

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I received more than I ever thought I would. At Giant Rock, I walked in white quartz and here you can see my collections. It’s been a series of coincidences that are not coincidental to me. I’ve never wanted to learn more about these atoms and the energy we collectively create. I watched the sunset and drove two hours to Ridgecrest. This house is bigger, it has a bigger lawn, better furniture, but it’s empty and without soul. I read something about how finding yourself is not really how it works: it is returning to ourselves that matters, being who we really were prior to societal expectations of who we should be swayed us away from our paths. I’ll be channeling this lesson. (at Giant Rock) https://www.instagram.com/p/B32An2HFSme/?igshid=140055wsot0hd

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Yesterday I spent the day at Joshua Tree, an amazingly conserved area that merges landscapes, fauna and Flora from both the Mojave and the Colorado Desert. I wrote some lyrics on a massive boulder and did some meditation and worshiping before a giant rock. In my heart, I had carried some preoccupations and Joshua spawned a token soaked in blessing to guard me and guide me through the desert that is life. I feel very much at peace and in balance. This side of California is one of many splendid spirits and motives. Today I’ll continue on the path of self-awareness and spiritual balance at the Integratron. (at Joshua Tree National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3zfhZ6F_Ii/?igshid=zyjxu7wrr996