Music Video of the Week: Michael Kiwanuka – I’ll Get Along
Michael Kiwanuka is a British soul musician who is signed to Communion Records. He has been compared to Bill Withers, Randy Newman, and Otis Redding, as well as Van Morrison and the Temptations. In January 2012 he won the BBC’s Sound of 2012 poll.Kiwanuka grew up in Muswell Hill, North London, the son of Ugandan parents who had escaped the Amin regime.
He attended Fortismere School, leaving there in 2005 after completing his A-Levels. He was regarded as a very friendly and modest student with a huge circle of friends and a great appreciation for all different genres of music. He could regularly be seen in school concerts and recitals playing bass guitar and jazz guitar. He then went on to study at the School of Media, Arts and Design at the University of Westminster.
Michael and his band recorded this exclusive VEVO session at the beautiful Round Chapel in Hackney, East London.
The debut album is available at: http://bit.ly/KiwanukaHomeAgain
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