Art of Verse & Datu Kayumanggi
Live At Pie Vol. 1
Channeling the Soulquarians as
easily as they vamp on funky
chords and foundational jazz, the
crew piloted by MC Art of Verse
and keyboardist DanMichael
Reyes delivers a haunting and
beautiful ode to the immigrant
experience at a pivotal and
politically fraught time in
American history. Did I mention it
also goes hard?
-Okayplayer
Hailing from the cloudy mountain
peaks of Ketchikan, Alaska, Los
Angeles-based emcee Art of
Verse hails from a lineage and
school of thought of hip-hop
connected with the golden age.
With three critically-acclaimed
albums under his belt, AoV is
back with another full-length
effort. Except this time, the native
Manileo has enlisted a little help
from his friends. Teaming up with
pianist/producer DanMichael
Reyes, the pair have set forth to
bring together Datu Kayumanggi,
their new six-piece hip-hop
collective.
Stemming from a love of a Twitter - @ArtofVerse
specific brand of hip-hop, AoV x
DMRs respect for tradition and
Facebook - facebook.com/
fearless experimentation recently
artofverse
led to the release of Live At The
Pie Vol. 1.
Booking -
Mixed with old material from HeyArtofVerse@gmail.com
AoVs previous records, new
material, and a few covers that
celebrate the masters that left us
in the previous year, Live At The
Pie highlights 40+ minutes of
music captured live in one take
mixed with the limitless
possibilities of the modern
studios post-production
capabilities.