It’s solely 50 days till we’ll all be heading for the Farm and immediately’s Featured Bonnaroo Artis is Jon Muq. Born in Uganda and now dwelling in Austin, Texas, music is an element of a bigger dialog Jon Muq is partaking in with the world. Drawing from African in addition to Western musical traits and traditions, he creates songs as choices to the world, designed to settle into on a regular basis life and provoke reflection and resilience.
Scorching on the heels of his “Hear My Voice” (pay attention above) launch (produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach), Muq is making Bonnaroo a part of his North America Tour this Spring and Summer season, on which he’ll be capable to share his universally uplifting craft.
Being from such a distinct a part of the world, Muq is wanting ahead to “discovering extra” concerning the U.S. “It’s at all times a pleasure to tour with superb musicians. I’m excited,” he says.
Muq’s experiences as a toddler in Uganda and as a person in America give him a novel perspective on the world he’s addressing. “I grew up in a really completely different life, the place so many individuals cross by onerous instances simply because they don’t have a lot. Our greatest problem was meals shortage. Then I got here to a distinct world, which gave me an image of easy methods to write a tune that may discover steadiness with everybody wherever they’re, whether or not they have lots or not a lot.”
As he completes his debut album with producer Auerbach and excursions with Billy Joel, Norah Jones, Mavis Staples, Amythyst Kiah, Corinne Bailey Rae, and others, Muq is increasing the scope of his music to talk to an increasing number of folks.
After first coming throughout western music by discovering a CD of supergroup U.S.A. For Africa’s charity single “We Are The World” (the 1985 profit single that includes Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, and Cyndi Lauper, amongst dozens of others) and listening to the tune’s message and intention, Muq was led to pursue music much more fervently. I used to be simply following intuition. I at all times thought, if I can talk with folks by music, it would make me really feel like I’m not alone. I can converse to folks very intimately utilizing music… Every part occurred as a result of I used to be following sound. I used to be chasing it. I used to be simply singing.”
Search for Muq on the Who stage in OuterRoo on the twelfth!
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