Rocky Dawuni is as arduous working as they arrive. The artist, who divides his time between his homeland of Ghana, and Los Angeles, was raised by a travelling cook dinner for UN Peacekeepers, round Africa and the Center East, discovered his solace in music, to assist him cope together with his semi-nomadic childhood. He would take in the music of the locals wherever he went, and when he returned house to Ghana he took up his personal nation’s musical roots as nicely.

Rocky Dawuni shaped his first music group utilizing home made devices, and from there his distinctive sound, which blends Reggae, Afropop, Funk, and Soul, ensured he bought observed. He’s shared the stage with at least Stevie Surprise, Peter Gabriel, Bono, Jason Mraz, and Janelle Monae, and has character and worldview has seen him be given the titles of UN Goodwill Ambassador for the Atmosphere for Africa, and International Ambassador to the World Day of African and Afrodescendant Tradition.

Rocky’s 2016 album, ‘Branches of the Identical Tree’, was nominated for the GRAMMY Award within the Greatest Reggae Album class, and two of his subsequent releases have nominated for GRAMMYs within the classes of Greatest International Music Album, and Greatest International Music Efficiency.

Now, forward of his subsequent album, set for launch later this 12 months, Rocky Dawuni has dropped his new single, ‘Shade Tree’. The monitor, whereas broadly categorised as Reggae in model, is definitely a layering of various components of music, together with Soul, Roots, Highlife and even the hip-hop beats of Dawuni’s second house, Los Angeles – in addition to Reggae.

Rocky Dawuni’s lyrics draw the listener in, encouraging to take a load off and funky down within the shade of a tree, whereas studying to grasp each other. In the meantime, the music video, directed by Brazilian director, Ema Riberio, sees Dawuni asking us to comply with him as he walks by way of the streets of Salvador, Bahia. We traverse seashores, wander by way of markets, stroll previous murals, till we come to an impressive tree. As all of us collect collectively, we discover that group thrives as we give attention to our similarities, and our variations fall away.

Watch the music video for ‘Shade Tree’ under, and discover out extra about Rocky Dawuni and his music on-line on his official web site, YouTube, Fb, Twitter, and Instagram.

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