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Robert Glasper Experiment
Growing up in Houston, Texas, Robert Glasper had a strong musical influence from his mother, who...
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Black Radio
Robert Glasper Experiment

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Released: Feb 28, 2012
Released By Blue Note
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Black Radio boldly stakes out new musical territory and transcends any notion of genre, drawing from jazz, hip-hop, R&B and rock. Like an aircraft’s black box for which the album is titled, Black Radio holds the truth and is indestructible. Rapper yasiin bey (Mos Def) illuminates that metaphor on the title track.

Featuring Glasper on piano and Fender Rhodes, Casey Benjamin on vocoder and saxophone, Derrick Hodge on electric bass, and Chris Dave on drums, the band is plugged in and open source. Each of the band members is prodigiously talented and lives naturally in multiple musical worlds, distilling countless influences into a singular voice. “That’s what makes this band unique,” says Glasper. “We can go anywhere, literally anywhere, we want to go. We all have musical ADD and we love it.”

Black Radio also features many of Glasper's famous friends, including Erykah Badu, yasiin bey, Bilal, Lupe Fiasco, Shafiq Husayn (Sa-Ra), KING, Ledisi, Meshell Ndegeocello, Chrisette Michele, Musiq Soulchild, and Stokley Williams (Mint Condition).

Enter our Facebook contest to win free tickets to select shows on Robert Glasper's US tour.

Tour Dates
2/27 - WNYC Soundcheck, New York, NY ≈ (with Bilal)
2/28 - Highline Ballroom, New York, NY ≈ (with guests)
2/29 - CBS Late Show With David Letterman, New York, NY
≈ (with Lupe Fiasco & Bilal)
3/1 - World Café Live, Philadelphia, PA ≈
3/2 - Kessler Theater, Dallas, TX ≈
3/3 - Red Cat, Houston, TX ≈
3/4 - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA ≈ (with Chrisette Michele)
3/6 - Regatta Bar, Boston, MA ≈
3/8 - Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH ≈
3/9 - Charles H. Wright Museum, Detroit, MI ≈
3/10 - Double Door, Chicago, IL ≈
3/11 - Minglewood Hall, Memphis, TN ≈
3/17 - The New Parish, Oakland, CA ≈ (with Bilal)
3/18 - Brick & Mortar, San Francisco, CA ≈ (with Bilal)
3/20 - Anthology, San Diego, CA ≈ (with Bilal)
3/22 - The Exchange, Los Angeles, CA ≈ (with Bilal)
3/23 - Neumos, Seattle, WA ≈ (with Bilal)
3/30 - Casbah Durham @ Duke Performances, Durham, NC *
3/31 - Casbah Durham @ Duke Performances, Durham, NC *
4/3 - Warner Theatre, Washington, DC ≈

* = with Robert Glasper Trio
≈ = with Robert Glasper Experiment

Tickets available online at RobertGlasper.com

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tracks
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Lift Off/Mic Check (featuring Shafiq Husayn)
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Afro Blue (featuring Erykah Badu)
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Cherish The Day (featuring Lalah Hathaway)
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Always Shine (featuring Lupe Fiasco & Bilal)
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Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.) (featuring Ledisi)
Move Love (featuring KING)
Ah Yeah (featuring Musiq Soulchild & Chrisette Michele)
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Consequence Of Jealousy (featuring Meshell Ndegeocello)
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Why Do We Try (featuring Stokley Williams)
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Black Radio (featuring yasiin bey)
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Letter to Hermoine (featuring Bilal)
Smells Like Teen Spirit
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