NEW MUSIC | MAJICAL X KIBIR LA AMLAK “DO YOU KNOW?”

By Rishma • On What is New

MAJIC­AL X KIBIR LA AMLAK “DO YOU KNOW?”
Before Zero Records

 

“Do You Know? — UK Grime meets UK Dub”
Released on 23rd July, Haile Selassie’s Birth­day. The 7″ vinyl is now avail­able from https://www.beforezerorecords.com

Majic­al is a revolu­tion­ary word­smith, undefin­able by genre. An MC and a Rasta­man who’s jour­neyed through gar­age, grime, hiphop and reg­gae to arrive at his own des­tin­a­tion he’s coined as ‘roots hop culture’.

‘Do You Know’ star­ted out as a dub­plate on the ‘King of Grime’ instru­ment­al by pro­du­cer Lewi B. Inspired by the title of the beat, Majic­al penned this song to exalt the many earthly achieve­ments of the King of all Kings, Emper­or Haile Selassie I. On hear­ing this ver­sion, Kibir La Amlak approached Majic­al to make a new ver­sion of the track togeth­er, to bring it into the world of UK Reg­gae Sound Sys­tem he hails from. The res­ult is a genre bend­ing test­a­ment to mod­ern RasTa­fari music. It is heav­ily influ­enced and dom­in­ated by the weight and grove of a hard hit­ting, drum and bass line, but laced lyr­ic­ally like a UK grime track, mixed and dubbed hard and heavy in the Kibir La Amlak studio.

No oth­er day could be more fit­ting for this release than the anniversary of Haile Selassie’s birth 23rd July. ‘Do You Know’ is out now on all lead­ing digit­al and stream­ing plat­forms. A lim­ited edi­tion run of poly-vinyl, now fol­lowed by a full vinyl run are avail­able from www.beforezerorecords.com

MORE ABOUT MAJICAL
Part of the RU1 Fam, a highly respec­ted UK hiphop col­lect­ive who received inter­na­tion­al recog­ni­tion for their debut album Otito in 2018. Wheth­er as part of a col­lect­ive or as a solo act, word sound and power is the cent­ral ten­et of Majic­al’s works, his razor sharp deliv­ery and rhyme pat­terns are seam­lessly mar­ried with know­ledge, wis­dom and over­stand­ing. His flow is mod­ern, his style is ancient, Majic­al rep­res­ents the con­tinu­ous evol­u­tion of RasTa­fari roots music which is bey­ond the con­fines of genre.

Listen to / buy ‘Do You Know’ here:Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/034h0kOJyQmPMBW7ECx6s6?si=KzjGyFpmS8mltRVV75tDvA&dl_branch=1

Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/gb/album/do-you-know-single/1573947640

Band­camp:
https://kibir-la-amlak.bandcamp.com/album/do-you-know

LINK WITH MAJICAL
www.facebook.com/Majical-186799071365253
www.instagram.com/majicalru1fam

LINK WITH KIBIR LA AMLAK
www.kibir-la-amlak.com
www.facebook.com/kibirlaamlakofficial
www.instagram.com/kibir.la.amlak

LINK WITH BEFORE ZERO RECORDS
www.beforezerorecords.com
www.facebook.com/beforezerorecords
www.instagram.com/before.zero.records

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Rishma

Edit­or / PR Con­sult­ant at No Bounds
Rishma Dhali­w­al has extens­ive exper­i­ence study­ing and work­ing in the music and media industry. Hav­ing writ­ten a thes­is on how Hip Hop acts as a social move­ment, she has spent years research­ing and con­nect­ing with artists who use the art form as a tool for bring­ing a voice to the voiceless.

About Rishma

Rishma Dhaliwal has extensive experience studying and working in the music and media industry. Having written a thesis on how Hip Hop acts as a social movement, she has spent years researching and connecting with artists who use the art form as a tool for bringing a voice to the voiceless.