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We are Austin music, repeats Jonathan Chaka Mahone.
He states those words emphatically in reference to not only his own musical endeavors, but the unappreciated depth of Black talent in the Texas capital. Putting the Black and brown face on music is what they should be doing, he continues. Get out of the way. Stop acting like we re still in the Willie Nelson and Stevie Ray Vaughan days. The symbol of [Austin] music is still a guitar. That day is over!
His passion transcends virtual confines necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic. After 11-plus years of hustling alongside his wife, Ghislaine Qi Dada Jean, the hyperactive social justice advocate earned the right to voice his opinion in unadulterated terms. The two unite as Riders Against the Storm, a hip-hop duo focused on uplifting its community in lieu of promoting dysfunction for album sales.
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For Black History Month, KUTX is featuring some of the Black artists currently shaping the Austin music scene. Here are nine artists we think you should have on your radar.
Torre Blake performs at the Black Voices event at the Far Out Lounge as part of a benefit event for the Austin Justice Coalition.
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Torre Blake
Singer-songwriter Torre Blake is one of the most exciting voices in Austin music right now. Blake s been passionate about music since she was a child, and her first forays into writing songs started in high school when she was inspired by artists like Ms. Lauryn Hill and India.Arie. She got serious about music after college and has since played SXSW and headlined Sofar Sounds shows.
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OUT THIS WEEK
Riders Against the Storm, “Flowers for the Living.” Almost a full year after they last moved us with one of their ecstatic Body Rock dance parties, the husband/wife duo frontloads their brilliant new collection with a trio of club bangers that transport you to the next incarnation of the temple of “Booty Sweat.” Sliding in on a sparse Afroclub groove stylishly deconstructed to coax an inescapable head nod, the duo flex their lyrical dexterity and their chemistry on the crown-claiming lead anthem, “The Ones .”