Sampa The Great
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Our beloved Sampa The Great has been making serious waves across the globe, which is a pretty incredible feat considering we’re in the midst of a worldwide pandemic. After her acclaimed appearance at the virtual instalment of this year’s Roots Picnic, the Zambian-born, Australian-based artist has shared footage of another stunner performance, this time live […]
Michelle Obama has shared volume 1 of her new playlist series, filled with music that inspired her new Spotify podcast. “Excited to share with you a new Spotify playlist inspired by the first season of my new podcast,” wrote the former First Lady in a statement. “It’s filled with incredible new artists and a whole […]
Following her breathtaking recent performance as part of this year’s virtual Roots Picnic, Sampa the Great has shared a potent new visual for her The Return track ‘Time’s Up’. It’s a collaboration with longtime creative partner Sanjay De Silva, who directed The Return short film along with the clips for ‘Final Form’ and ‘OMG’. ‘Time’s Up’ is […]
A Denzel Curry x Sampa The Great team-up could be in the works, after Curry shared a truly stacked list of potential collaborators to his Instagram account under the heading ‘Features to Do’. Alongside Sampa, the list includes the likes of Wu-Tang Clan, DMX, Isaiah Rashad, Rich Brian, Terrace Martin and Duckwrth. Check out the full […]
Actual angel Sampa The Great has blessed us with footage of her incredible full performance at this year’s Roots Picnic. The 13th annual music festival, masterminded by Philadelphia group The Roots and hosted by members Questlove and Black Thought, was held as a virtual event for the very first time this year thanks to the […]
Australian rap icon Sampa The Great has performed two of her 2019 tracks at Melbourne’s Black Lives Matter protest over the weekend. Sampa – real name Sampa Tembo – spoke at Melbourne’s rally on Saturday, 6th June before performing ‘Freedom’ & ‘Final Form’ from her widely acclaimed 2019 album The Return. “We stand in solidarity with […]
ARIA-winning artist Sampa The Great has revealed that she’ll premiere her short film titled The Return this week. The Return will go live on YouTube on Wednesday, April 22, and following its debut, Sampa will sit down for a Q&A session to answer fan questions. The doco covers the process in the lead up to […]
Adelaide is currently in the midst of RCC 2020, one of the biggest and most boundary-pushing cultural events to hit the city. Each year, it brings a wide and awe-inspiring array of music, shows art and chow for punters to sink their eyes, ears and teeth into. While the event has officially hit halfway, it […]
The list of Australian Music Prize nominees for 2019 have been whittled down to just nine finalists and sorry Barnesy, you’re out. The last albums standing in the running for the mammoth $30K cash prize include: Ainslie Wills – All You Have Is All You Need Amyl & the Sniffers – Amyl & the Sniffers Dispossessed […]
Australian music’s night of nights is officially done and dusted, and the 2019 ARIA Awards featured a stack of absolutely killer performances. But, the biggest part of the night were the lucky artists who managed to walk away with a trophy (or four). The biggest winner of the night was, unsurprisingly, Tones And I. The […]
