Sampa The Great unveils new mixtape with soulful 'Bye River'
'BIRDS AND THE BEE9' is out next month on Big Dada
Sydney-based hip hop artist Sampa The Great has announced a new mixtape and shared the release's soulful second track 'Bye River.'
The 13-track 'BIRDS AND THE BEE9' is out November 10 on Big Dada and also features 'Rhymes To The East,' released earlier this month.
Kwes Darko, Sensible J (REMI) and Alejandro 'JJ' Abapo (Silent Jay) are among the producers that collaborated with Sampa on the tape, which spans spiritually-minded gospel and chants, through neo-soul and hip hop.
Check out 'Bye River' and Sampa The Great's upcoming tour dates, including the current Joey Bada$$ European tour, below.
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EUROPE Saturday, 21 October - Motion - Bristol, UK* Tuesday, 24 October - 02 Kentish Town Forum - London, UK* Wednesday, 25 October - 02 Institute 1 - Birmingham, UK* Thursday, 26 October - Albert Hall - Machester, UK* Friday, 27 October - Liquid Rooms - Edinburgh, UK* Thursday, 2 November - Nest - Ghent, Belgium Friday, 3 November - Yuca - Cologne, Germany Saturday, 4 November - Hakken - Hamburg, Germany Sunday, 5 November - Cassiopeia - Berlin, Germany Monday, 6 November - Pop Du Label - Paris, France Wednesday, 8 November - Birthdays - London, UK Thursday, 9 November - Hare & Hounds - Birmingham, UK Friday, 10 November - Sound Control - Manchester, UK
* with Joey Bada$$
AUSTRALIA Saturday, 18 November - Strawberry Fields - The Wildlands, VIC Friday, 24 November - Paradise at Melbourne Music Week - Melbourne, VIC Saturday, 25 November - Spilt Milk - Canberra, ACT Friday, 1 December - Subsonic - Monkerai, NSW Saturday, 9 December - Festival of the Sun - Port Macquarie, NSW Thursday, 28 December - Lost Paradise - Glenworth Valley, NSW Saturday, 31 December - Beyond The Valley - Warragul, VIC Monday, 1 January - Freedom Time - Melbourne, VIC
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