“GREATNESS” IS THE SOUND OF ESPN’S 2019-20 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SEASON
NEW OFFICIAL ANIMATED LYRIC VIDEO OUT NOW
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FEST ANNOUNCED DEBUT OF
WU-TANG CLAN FEATURING THE SOUL REBELS
THE SOUL REBELS MAKE HISTORY IN HAVANA, CUBA
PURCHASE / STREAM POETRY IN MOTION
Brass sensation THE SOUL REBELS, kick off their Poetry In Motion Tour in support of the new genre-bending album. In support of the tour launch, the eight-piece collective are turning heads with a new lyric video for the single “Greatness”, tapped by ESPN as the official soundtrack of the 2019-20 college basketball season.
Famed New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival just announced the 2020 line up featuring the debut of new supergroup, Wu-Tang Clan featuring The Soul Rebels on May 1st, 2020.
The Soul Rebels are riding high having just returned from a historic week in Havana, Cuba alongside Tank and The Bangas, Trombone Shorty and Cuban superstar, Cimafunk. The New York Times explained further that: “Music has long formed a cultural bridge between Cuba and the United States regardless of the state of political relations, with Afro-Cuban rhythms like the habanera feeding into Afro-American music as early as the 19th century.”
Marcus Hubbard of The Soul Rebels also spoke with Reuters saying:
“We are hoping that with us coming over, this can open up the door to more collaborations and things the U.S. and Cuba can come together on”
The Soul Rebels released their latest album Poetry in Motion in October 2019. The album has been featured in The New York Times, Billboards, Ebro’s Apple Music Podcast, Forbes and Okayplayer. The album is packed full of guest appearances including Big Freedia, PJ Morton, Tank of Tank and The Bangas, Branford Marsalis, Kes, Trombone Shorty, Mannie Fresh and Matisyahu among others.
The band will continue their Poetry in Motion Tour on Feb 25 at Snowmass Village in Aspen, CO. The upcoming tour will take the band across the country including two performances at Brooklyn, NY’s Brooklyn Bowl from March 13-14. Special guest and frequent collaborator, DMX just announced for March 13th. More special guests to be announced. The tour will also bring the band to the South where they will perform in Chapel Hill, NC with Big Freedia.
All up to date news and tour info can be found at thesoulrebels.com.
Poetry In Motion Tour Dates:
2/25 @ Snowmass Base Village | Snowmass Village, CO
2/27 @ Riverfront Live | Cincinnati, OH
2/28 @ Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall | Pittsburgh, PA
3/1 @ Buffalo Iron Works | Buffalo, NY
3/2 @ Westcott Theater | Syracuse, NY
3/3 @ Press Room | Portsmouth, NH
3/6 @ U Street Music Hall | Washington, DC
3/7 @ Revel 32 | Poughkeepsie, NY
3/8 @ Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center | Greenfield, MA
3/10 @ Port City Music Hall | Portland, ME
3/11 @ Infinity Music Hall | Norfolk, CT
3/12 @ Stageone at FTC | Fairfield, CT
3/13-14 @ Brooklyn Bowl | Brooklyn, NY**
3/15 @ The Sinclair | Cambridge, MA
4/9 @ UNC Chapel Hill – Phillips Hall | Chapel Hill, NC^
4/25 @ The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival | New Orleans, LA
5/1 @ The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival | New Orleans, LA*
5/30 @ Jo Long Theatre | San Antonio, TX
7/22 @ FloydFest | Floyd, VA
**w/DMX
^w/ Big Freedia
*Wu-Tang Clan featuring The Soul Rebels
About The Soul Rebels:
The Soul Rebels are riding high in 2019, receiving national attention with recent performances with Katy Perry and DMX, and featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk series, a debut late night TV appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and a headlining set at the TED Conference. The band continues to expand its international reach touring four continents including Europe, Australia, China, South Korea and Japan. Their explosive stage presence has led to live collaborations with the likes of: Nas, G-Eazy, Robin Thicke, Macy Gray, Portugal. The Man, Robert Glasper, Pretty Lights, Curren$y, Joey Bada$$, Talib Kweli, GZA, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Mobb Deep, Raekwon, Metallica, and Marilyn Manson among many others, and opening for Lauryn Hill and Nile Rodgers.
The Soul Rebels started with an idea – to expand upon the pop music they loved on the radio and the New Orleans brass tradition they grew up on. They took that tradition and blended funk and soul with elements of hip hop, jazz and rock all within a brass band context. The band has built a career around an eclectic live show that harnesses the power of horns and drums in a deep pocket funk party-like atmosphere. The Soul Rebels continue to chart new territory as they feature in major films, tour globally, and combine topnotch musicianship with songs that celebrate dancing, life, funk and soul.
Most recently The Soul Rebels released their new album, Poetry in Motion. The album puts the band front and center and showcase the wide breadth of musical genres and special collaborations that have come to identify the musically chameleon-like band.
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