“When you get right down to it,” Nadir explains, “I’m all about telling stories, singing songs and making music that moves people – spiritually, emotionally, physically, politically, whatever. Don’t just sit there! Do something!”
In the finest tradition of rock and roll storytellers comes Nadir. Taking elements of rock and combining them with soul and pure unadulterated funk, Jonah Nadir Omowale and his band aim to move people – in more ways than one.
Omowale has been a noted singer/songwriter, producer, journalist, and activist since his solo debut, Distorted Soul 2.0 <http://distortedsoul.com/distorted-soul-20/> which was released in 2004 to rave reviews, partially due to his unwillingness to be musically pigeonholed. While neo-soul lovers spoke highly of the record, fans of rock and funk also claimed some ownership of the gifted artist.
The album was followed by tours of the southern US, Europe and Canada, and led to a series of remixes in 2007 of the track, “Slave”. Slave: The Remixtape <http://distortedsoul.com/slave-the-remixtape/> was a #5 Breakout track on Billboard’s Club Play charts. It was also used for a PSA for U.S. House Resolution 635 as part of a series that included rapper/activist Immortal Technique, Pete Seeger, Gore Vidal, and other notables.
Taking a step deeper into his rock origins, Nadir’s second full length, 2008’s Workin’ For The Man <http://distortedsoul.com/workin-for-the-man/> , was a combination of live and studio tracks. Alternating from the politically charged to the deeply emotional, it set the stage for a series of changes for the man and the band itself. Omowale was a correspondent for MTV’s Emmy award winning Choose or Lose Street Team <http://distortedsoul.com/nadirs-mtv-street-team-08-election-coverage/> , covering the 2008 US Presidential race. The aftermath of this and other developments gave him a fresh outlook not just politically, but musically as well.
At the end of 2009, Omowale recruited a new band, featuring keyboardist Alesha Brown, bassist Christopher Spooner, and drummer Mia Treadwell. The quartet has been in the studio working on what promises to be a musical journey through love and pain, choice and consequence, slated for release in spring of 2010.
Not content to stay in the studio, Omowale has also just completed a video for the emotionally charged composition, “Guantanamo,” from Working For The Man. The track will be released on DJ friendly vinyl through pioneering electronic/techno label Underground Resistance.
Nadir is a man with many stories to tell and even more insights to share. His powerful rhythms set the foundation for his perceptive lyrics and in the tradition of all great storytellers, engage the listener and create a strong desire to hear and learn more.
“When you get right down to it,” Nadir explains, “I’m all about telling stories, singing songs and making music that moves people – spiritually, emotionally, physically, politically, whatever. Don’t just sit there! Do something!”
In the finest tradition of rock and roll storytellers comes Nadir. Taking elements of rock and combining them with soul and pure unadulterated funk, Jonah Nadir Omowale and his band aim to move people – in more ways than one.
Omowale has been a noted singer/songwriter, producer, journalist, and activist since his solo debut, Distorted Soul 2.0 which was released in 2004 to rave reviews, partially due to his unwillingness to be musically pigeonholed. While neo-soul lovers spoke highly of the record, fans of rock and funk also claimed some ownership of the gifted artist.
The album was followed by tours of the southern US, Europe and Canada, and led to a series of remixes in 2007 of the track, “Slave”. Slave: The Remixtape was a #5 Breakout track on Billboard’s Club Play charts. It was also used for a PSA for U.S. House Resolution 635 as part of a series that included rapper/activist Immortal Technique, Pete Seeger, Gore Vidal, and other notables.
Taking a step deeper into his rock origins, Nadir’s second full length, 2008’s Workin’ For The Man, was a combination of live and studio tracks. Alternating from the politically charged to the deeply emotional, it set the stage for a series of changes for the man and the band itself. Omowale was a correspondent for MTV’s Emmy award winning Choose or Lose Street Team, covering the 2008 US Presidential race. The aftermath of this and other developments gave him a fresh outlook not just politically, but musically as well.
At the end of 2009, Omowale recruited a new band, featuring keyboardist Alesha Brown, bassist Christopher Spooner, and drummer Mia Treadwell. The quartet has been in the studio working on what promises to be a musical journey through love and pain, choice and consequence, slated for release in spring of 2010.
Not content to stay in the studio, Omowale has also just completed a video for the emotionally charged composition, “Guantanamo,” from Working For The Man. The track will be released on DJ friendly vinyl through pioneering electronic/techno label Underground Resistance.
Nadir is a man with many stories to tell and even more insights to share. His powerful rhythms set the foundation for his perceptive lyrics and in the tradition of all great storytellers, engage the listener and create a strong desire to hear and learn more.
“When you get right down to it,” Nadir explains, “I’m all about telling stories, singing songs and making music that moves people – spiritually, emotionally, physically, politically, whatever. Don’t just sit there! Do something!”
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