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Shabazz Palaces is the name of the mysterious hip-hop duo comprised of Ishmael ‘Butterfly’ Butler (of Digable Planets) and Tendai Maraire, the son of African music legend Dumisani Maraire. Starting in 2009, Shabazz Palaces entered into the hip-hop lexicon with an air of carefully cultivated mystery: two EPs emerged credited solely to “Palaceer Lazaro”; there was a website but absolutely no photographs, credits or other clues to these new MCs’ identities. Eventually revealing themselves and signing to renowned Seattle indie label Sub Pop, Shabazz Palaces create some of the most exploratory hip-hop out there now, which is best expressed on their 2011 debut Black Up.
In 2009’s anonymously-released EPs Of Light and Shabazz Palaces, Butler sketches an unlikely vision of Seattle that is an alternately glittering and gritty urban noir. Over complex beats and instrumentations from Maraire, Butler raps about everything from the politically conscious to what he had for breakfast. Regardless of lyrical content, the tracks sound just as good on vinyl in a darkened room as they do blasting off a rooftop in summer. While the two extended plays built up the duo’s allure, Black Up is Shabazz Palaces’ equivalent of a coming out party. With guest appearances by fellow “Afro-eccentric” duo and frequent tour mates THEEsatisfaction, it’s a breath of fresh air that preserves the elaborate rhymes and structures that characterize the best work of the group.
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Winners of the Genius Awards from respected alternative weekly The Stranger and near-universal acclaim from the independent music press; Split Works is honored to welcome Shabazz Palaces to China.
Shabazz Palaces China Tour 2013
Shanghai // Friday, June 28, 9PM // Yuyintang // No. 851 Kaixuan Rd., nr. Yan’an Rd. (W) // Support: Gooooose // Tickets: 70 RMB (Door) / 50 RMB (Student)
Beijing // Saturday, June 29, 10PM // The Bar at Migas // 6/F, Nali Patio, No. 81 Sanlitun Lu // Support: Chronmaster、Bite-Size Buddha and more TBA // Tickets: 50 RMB (Door)
Links: www.shabazzpalaces.com
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“随着他们标新立异、异域风情，让你恍如置身世外的鬼魅音符奏起，Shabazz Palaces很明显已经掌控了另一维度。” — The Irish Times
【Shabazz Palaces 豆瓣小站】http://site.douban.com/shabazzpalaces/
独立实验说唱二人组Shabazz Palaces，来自最潮的纽约独立嘻哈圈。名字背后是两位具有神秘感的音乐人：Ishmale’Butterfly’ Butler (Digable Planets)和非洲音乐传奇人物Dumisani Maraire之子Tendai Maraire。2009年开始，Shabazz Palaces开始在独立说唱圈出现，用”Palaceer Lazaro”的别称发行了两张EP，当时，他们的网站没有照片，也没有任何显示这两人身份的蛛丝马迹。之后，随着Shabazz Palaces的真实身份浮出水面，他们被西雅图独立大厂Sub Pop相中并发行了2011年那年令无数人倾倒的专辑《Black Up》，自此一鸣惊人。
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Shabazz Palaces 在2011年的首张专辑《Black Up》得到了独立乐评超高评价，更获西雅图最具地位的周报《The Stranger》选评委“天才奖”(Genius Awards)的主。那充满非洲及爵士影响的异域色彩，被认为是“发现了Hip-Hop的不老之泉”，让嘻哈乐更新换代，Pitchfork在乐评中写道：“用‘魔力’来形容这种蜕变，丝毫不夸张。”
Sub Pop旗下最摩登，最具未来感的说唱组合Shabazz Palaces即将来到国内巡演，两人的现场配置奇怪有趣，信手拈来的出众说唱技巧，毫不费力却让人着迷，相信即便不是Hip-Hop的资深乐迷也能从中找到不断的惊喜和共鸣。
演出信息：
【上海】
6月28日，周五，晚9点
育音堂（凯旋路851号，近延安西路）
票价：70元（现场）；50元（学生）
暖场嘉宾：Gooooose
【北京】
6月29日，周六，晚10点
米佳思酒吧（三里屯北街81号那里花园6层）
票价：50元（现场）
暖场嘉宾：Chronmaster、 Bite-Size Buddha 还有更多（待定）
Shabazz Palaces 乐队官网：www.shabazzpalaces.com
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