Michael Kiwanuka's Blog (62)

The North American tour with Mumford & Sons starts May 21, 2013 in Calgary, Canada and will run through June 17, 2013. Check for tour dates in your city here.

Don’t miss Michael Kiwanuka performing “Tell Me A Tale” and “Bones” TONIGHT on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon!

Michael will also be sitting in with The Roots for the entire show! Airs on NBC @…

There's been close to universal consensus this year about the general likability of Michael Kiwanuka's debut album. It nails the retro thing, after all, which counts for plenty these days. But if we're going to appraise his aesthetic choices-which are part and parcel of his artistry-it's also…

MICHAEL KIWANUKA - ‘I NEED YOU BY MY SIDE’

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Michael Kiwanuka kicks it in the studio with legend and label-mate Sting in NYC, Sept. 21,…

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He may have been named the BBC’s Sound of 2012, but Kiwanuka’s voice, warm and weathered but never overly rough, leads to associations with artists of previous generations, the soul of the ’60s and ’70s—Otis Redding, Van Morrison.…

The 2012 Barclaycard Mercury Prize Albums of the Year were announced earlier this evening at The Hospital Club in Covent Garden. Host Lauren Laverne revealed that Michael Kiwanuka is nominated for his album ‘Home Again’.



After the announcement, the crowd was treated to a stunning performance from Michael…

Taking a break from his extensive touring schedule, Kiwanuka recently holed up in an old loft in North London to record a unique and intimate acoustic version of his single, “I’ll Get Along”, exclusively for theartsdesk. 

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Pick of the week Always Waiting, from Michael Kiwanuka's debut album, Home Again, feels like a long-lost classic with its sweetly grainy…

Michael Kiwanuka is torn. The 24-year-old Londoner, whose debut album, Home Again, is released today, is honored to even be in the same breath as legends like Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye—both to whom his wistfully weathered-croon has been compared. But the up-and-coming talent admits…

This 24-year-old British soul singer just released his first full-length album, but he's already drawing comparisons to the likes of Marvin Gaye and …

London-based soul singer Michael Kiwanuka possesses the indelible vocal chops that nearly guarantee a large and deserved audience. He is a terrific singer, recalling by turns Al Green, Otis Redding and even Harry Belafonte. On his full-length debut “Home Again,” Kiwanuka’s handsome, homespun tenor is the…

Michael Kiwanuka swung by the Late Show with David Letterman last night to share with the late night audience the indelible talent that we were so lucky to have…