I met Cody ChestNuTT a long time ago in Europe when I was touring with K-OS and The Roots. I always found him interesting. I remember walking through the streets of Bristol (I think) heading to lunch with him and Sol Guy (now K’naans manager). Cody had his guitar out in the middle of the […]
Tag Archives: Music
Cody ChestNuTT_ Parting Ways
Studiofeed_ Short Documentary
Spoken Honestly: Ian Kamau from StudioFeed on Vimeo. A few months ago I was asked by an independent music blog called Studiofeed to do a short doc piece. I’ve been wanting to do something like this for a while so of course I accepted, it was an opportunity to speak about my art in some […]
M.I.A_ Bad Girls (The Making Of)
For some reason the documentary of the making of Bad Girls by M.I.A. makes me like the song better (is that wrong?) The video is obviously crazy, but seeing the process makes makes me understand some things I didn’t understand before.
Some Times_ Om’Mas Keith
I don’t know much about Om’Mas Keith but I like this video and what he’s doing musically doing interesting. I know more about his production partner in Sa Ra, Shafiq Husayn who did a crazy joint (with a crazy video) with Bilal not too long ago (posted below).
The Roots_ Legendary
The Roots are some of the hardest working musicians in hip hop and certainly one of the best live hip hop shows you will ever see in your life. Legendary.
A Long Walk (2 of 3)_ Prayers
Ian Kamau (A Long Walk 2 of 3)_ Prayers from Ian Kamau on Vimeo. This is the second instalment of the short video, spoken word series of mine directed by Marcos Fantu in different parts of downtown Toronto (click HERE to see Part 1). It is an acapella version of the song ‘Prayers’ originally featuring […]
Gary Clark Jr_ When My Train Pulls In
I just discovered Gary Clark Jr. this evening after browsing slowly through Okayplayer posts. I don’t know anything about him so I can’t talk about him, but thought I would share.
Yuna_ Come As You Are
My friend Naomi Williams first told me about this young Muslim singer from Malaysia named Yuna sometime last year. I had seen a full page add in Fader Magazine a little while after and didn’t make the connection. It came together when I heard this cover of ‘Come As You Are’ by Nirvana.
A Long Walk (1 of 3)_ The Fleeting Moment
Ian Kamau (A Long Walk 1 of 3)_ The Fleeting Moment from Ian Kamau on Vimeo. After finishing the shoot for ‘The Village’ myself and the director Marcos Fantu spent the day (including a very early morning) shooting three little videos short walks in different parts of downtown Toronto. This is the first one; an […]