Black Star

Talib Kweli is coming to The Shrine; Res too

Talib Kweli's Idle Warship @ BV-CMJ 2011 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)

Talib Kweli is a busy man. He had two albums come out last year, solo effort Gutter Rainbows and his group Idle Warship's debut LP Habits of the Heart, and began recording/touring with Yasiin Bey...

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FELA! The Musical is coming to the Oriental Theatre; Fela Band performing @ Lincoln Hall

FELA!, the musical based on the life of the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti is coming to Chicago's Oriental Theatre for a two-and-a-half week run starting on March 27th...

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Mos Def & Talib Kweli were Black Star twice @ HoB (pics)

, words & some

The second Black Star performance on Friday night (9/23) at the House of Blues (part of a larger tour) began around 12:30am with a set, accompanied by an MC who did just enough to get the crowd moving...

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‘Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star’ again, playing HoB twice (!) on Friday

Black Star @ Rock The Bells 2011 (more by Dana (Distortion) Yavin)

Like the two did at Rock the Bells earlier this month, rappers Mos Def and Talib Kweli will be Black Star in Chicago this week...

BrooklynVegan Staff