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Timothy S. Griffin

Talib Kweli announces collab LP w/ 9th Wonder, touring; Black Star playing Australia; Mos Def has a new song

photo: Talib Kweli in Austin in 2011 (more by Tim Griffin)
Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli already released an album this year — the free-to-download Fuck the Money — and now he already has another one on the way. It’s a collaborative LP with producer 9th Wonder, and it’s set to feature Brother Ali, Hi-Tek, Krysis, Bad Lucc, Problem, Rapsody, Planet Asia, Niko, Pharoahe Monch, and Slug from Atmosphere. Release date and title are still TBA.

Talib also has dates coming up. One is with a live band in NYC on October 5 at the Blue Note, and that includes both early (8 PM) and late (10:30 PM) shows. Then he DJs late-night at Webster Hall on October 8, which is presumably part of Just Blaze‘s weekly House Party at the venue (tickets).

Some of Talib’s upcoming Australian dates are as Black Star, his duo with Mos Def. (Why not in the US?!) Though Mos Def is going by Yasiin Bey these days, he recently revived his old moniker for a track with Ski Beatz, “Sensei On The Block.” Listen to that, with the list of Talib Kweli and Black Star dates, below…

Talib Kweli — 2015 Tour Dates
OCT 3 2015 CAMBRIDGE, MA THE MIDDLE EAST
OCT 5 2015 NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK THE BLUE NOTE NYC
OCT 8 2015 NY, NY WEBSTER HALL
OCT 10 2015 ATLANTA, GEORGIA M BAR
OCT 17 2015 KUALA LUMPUR , MALAYSIA SOULFEST MALAYSIA MINES EXHIBITION CENTER
OCT 18 2015 PARAÑAQUE, MANILA PHILIPPINES SOULFEST PHILIPPINES SOLAIRE RESORT
OCT 23 2015 SYDNEY , AUSTRALIA IVY
OCT 25 2015 MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA MS COLLINS
NOV 4 2015 COLOGNE, GERMANY CLUB BAHNHOF EHRENFELD
NOV 5 2015 HANNOVER, 60ER JAHRE HALLE, FAUST
NOV 6 2015 BERLIN, YAAM
NOV 7 2015 BERN, DACHSTOCK
NOV 8 2015 WIEN, GRELLE FORELLE
NOV 9 2015 PRAGUE, LUCERNA MUSIC BAR
NOV 11 2015 UTRECHT , TIVOLI
NOV 12 2015 LUEVEN , MUZIEKCENTRUM TRIX
NOV 13 2015 GLASGOW, AUDIO
NOV 14 2015 BIRMINGHAM , THE LIBRARY
NOV 15 2015 DUBLIN, IRELAND THE SUGAR CLUB
NOV 17 2015 NOTTINGHAM, UK RESCUE ROOMS
NOV 18 2015 BRISTOL , UK THE MARBLE FACTORY
NOV 19 2015 LONDON, UK JAZZ CAFE
NOV 20 2015 NORWICH, UK EPIC STUDIOS
NOV 21 2015 BUDAPEST, HUNGARY PRLMNT
NOV 22 2015 KATOWICE, POLAND MEGA CLUB
NOV 24 2015 WARSAW, POLAND ISKRA
NOV 26 2015 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK PUMPEHUSET
NOV 27 2015 SOFIA, BULGARIA MIXTAPE5
NOV 28 2015 PARIS, FRANCE LA MAROQUINERIE
NOV 29 2015 LILLE, FRANCE FLOW

Black Star — 2015 Tour Dates
OCT 22 2015 BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA EATONS HILL
OCT 24 2015 SYDNEY , AUSTRALIA THE DOMAIN
OCT 25 2015 MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA MYER MUSIC BOWL
OCT 26 2015 AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND WESTERN SPRINGS STADIUM