I just got back from Shambala festival (think great music, great people, a chilled out vibe and more dreadlocks than I could count and you should get the jist!) where I was helping out a local Birmingham artist with 2D stop motion animation workshops that she was running in the kids area. When I wasn’t helping out with the workshops I was wandering around listening to great music and watching random things happen when I came across the Wandering Word tent and sat down to watch an acoustic singer/songwriter called The Undercover Hippy and so pleased that I did because his music was definately one of the highlights of the whole festival! I found it a little difficult to describe his style at first because he is so unique but after a little investigation I can safely say that he describes his music as a fusion of reggae, soul and folk with his guitar providing background rhythms to his clever, witty and intelligent lyrics which have a very thought provoking social and political edge. He has a beautiful raw tone to his voice which he combines with verses of rap from his former days as a drum and bass MC – and boy can this hippy rap!! I think his music is fantastic and the best singer songwriter I’ve heard in along time! I particularly admire his mission to spread a positive vibe and bring to our attention issues in the world that we really should all be aware of and I highly recommend taking a listen to some of his tracks, one listen and I guarantee you’ll be hooked!
www.undercoverhippy.com
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