New York, NY - June
12, 2015...Harlem-based roots rock singer/songwriter Kwame Binea, who
fronts the Kwame Binea Shakedown, has announced the worldwide digital release
of their second single, "Hang On" for Tuesday, June 16, 2015 via
CDbaby.com and all their major digital distribution partners including iTunes and Amazon.com.
"Hang On" is catchy, upbeat, funk/rock/soul dance
song layered with a poignant, hopeful and uplifting universal message that
encourages "little brothers to hang on."
It was co-written and produced by Kwame Binea and guitarist
Justin Wilcox for Binea's indie imprint, Pelopos Entertainment Group. The song
also features the rest of Shakedown band, drummer Medley Shabazz, guitarist Art
Vanterpool, bassist Phil Bass, Daron Wright on keyboards, Kengo Yamada and
Michael Quigley on saxophone, Brian Varneke on trumpet, and guest background
vocalists Dietrice Bolden and Jindai Joseph.
The video meshes live performance footage with compelling
images that accentuate the broader symbolism and inspiration behind the song.
The video was edited by Kate Peterson.
"I really wanted to create an anthem-like track to
encourage young brothers to keep their heads up and never stop believing in
themselves," explains Binea. "These are tough times and a lot of our
young people are a bit lost and aren't getting the level of support they need.
So, just trying to give them some of the same kind of positive reinforcement
and encouragement I received growing up," he added.
"Hang On" follows the group's debut single/video
"Let Go" (released in April). The video was culled from a Kwame Binea
Shakedown live performance at the Brooklyn Bowl earlier this year.
Binea
grew up splitting time in West London (his birth place) and in his native
origins, Ghana. He later moved to Cherry Hill, NJ as a teenager where he
started to unearth his artistic aspirations as a burgeoning
songwriter/singer/guitarist. While in college he teamed up with
guitarist/vocalist Justin Wilcox as a duo, which became the nucleus that spawned the
rock/funk collective Kwame Shakedown in Harlem, NY (2011). Over the past
several years they have built a legion of loyal fans performing at most of the
city's most noted music venues including Joe's Pub, Arlene Grocery, Rockwood
Music Hall and Brooklyn Bowl, to name just a few.
The
Kwame Binea Shakedown will also be releasing their self-titled debut EP July
17.
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