SXSW 2005 Showcasing Artists
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Zion-I
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In a music world that churns out shallow albums like McDonald’s fries up fast food, the Oakland duo of Amp Live and Zion, a.k.a. Zion-I, have provided fans with their organic, conscious rhymes and original, layered grooves for the last five years.
Returning from the success of their critically acclaimed debut, Mind Over Matter, the group dropped their sophomore release, Deep Water Slang version 2.0 (Live Up Records) in Spring of 2003. Nominated for Independent Album of the Year by both THE SOURCCE AWARDS and the new VIBE AWARDS, Deep Water Slang was a complicated, powerful and emotional melding of political personal poetics fused with soulful, electronic-inflected rhythms. The duo is set to debut their 3rd full-length album in April of 2005 under the name True & Livin'. Fans can exptect more genre bending, envelope pushing, boundry breaking, socially conscious music that Zion-I fans have grown to love. With an infectious live show Zion-I audiences will be treated to one of hip-hop's most celebreted independent acts. For more info, go to: www.zionicrew.com |
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