The Red Rattlers & Black Music Alliance Australia invites you to an In conversation with Sudanese -American artist Oddisee.

Join us for a laid-back chat where you can get up close and personal with Oddisee. The conversation will be moderated by cross-cultural communicator & Hip Hop artist Kween G, discussing all things music, identity, and creativity.

Oddisee will perform a headline show supported by Kobie Dee, INQ. & Yibby on Saturday 4th May, get your tickets at Humanitix.

Black Music Alliance Australia represents African Australians and people of the African diaspora working in the Australian music industry. The Red Rattler Theatre will host this as a part of their Future communities program Rat Talks aims to discuss topics of importance and embrace the power of collaboration.

Black Music Alliance Australia (or BMAA) is a member-based, not-for-profit that represents People of the African diaspora in Australian music. It is managed by an all-Black committee of visionaries and changemakers dedicated to improving the Black experience in music.

Registrations are essential & includes catering.

The Red Rattler Theatre has a fully licensed bar available in the evening.

More details to come.

ABOUT ODDISEE

Brooklyn based, Sudanese-American artist Oddisee makes an anticipated return to the shores of Australia for three live shows. Since the release of his album ‘To What End’ in 2023 and more recently ‘Odd Sketches, Vol. 1’ in March 2024, Oddisee has performed extensively across Europe and North America, re-uniting with fans along the way.

Born Amir Elkhalifa in Washington D.C. to a Sudanese father and African American mother, and raised in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Oddisee bore witness to stark inequity early in life and became as political as the city he was raised in. Elkhalifa tackles the human condition with unwavering conviction and candor, merging elements of jazz, funk, and go-go into his hip-hop rooted production. Instead of pursuing record deals and executives, Elkhalifa has taken the less-traveled path. Streamlining elements of the industry early on, from single-handedly recording, producing, and mixing his music to steering his marketing strategy and tour runs.

A string of contemporary releases—Rock Creek Park (2011), The Beauty in All (2013), The Good Fight (2015), Alwasta (2016), and The Iceberg (2017)—headlining performances and tours with his 5-piece band, Good Compny, and streams in the hundred-millions have propelled him to international recognition and acclaim. Long celebrated as a deep-thinking emcee that delivers a masterclass in lyricism over his own production often influenced with the Go-Go music of his DMV roots, Oddisee explores human ambition, posing the question: “how far are you willing to go, and why?” on his 2023 return full length album “To What End”.

Oddisee’s work has been celebrated by NPR, TIME Magazine, Rolling Stone, New York Times, Washington Post, Complex, Hypebeast, KCRW, and many, many more across the globe.

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