When Brother Ali brought his Fresh Air Tour to the Barrymore Theatre last month, Madison was treated to a performance by one of the most impressive new stars of the rap world. His latest release, Us, has been widely praised in the music press and has landed on several “Best of 2009″ lists. We were thrilled to bring this Madison-born artist back to town, and from the sounds of this insightful video interview, Ali was pretty thrilled to be here too! Check out what he had to say, and see if you can spot yourself in the crowd shots.
Need more Brother Ali? He’ll take the stage alongside The Roots as the special guest performer on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon tonight. (NBC, 11:35 pm)
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Brother Ali Ticket Giveaway Inspires Deep Thoughts
It’s no secret that some of the most intelligent, discerning music fans in the area routinely read and comment on our blog, and for this, we feel incredibly fortunate. One of our goals in creating this blog was to provide a forum for discussion of a variety of topics that resonate with music lovers. Naturally, it’s very exciting when such discussion breaks out. This has been most recently evident when reading the comments posted in response to our recent Brother Ali ticket contest.
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