Aloe Blacc - Find your way
from The Wath Presents Hosted by Dale Wathen
Aloe Blacc is an American soul singer and musician. His first album entitled Shine Through, was released by Stones Throw Records in 2006. Born Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III in 1979 to Panamanian parents. He began his career in 1995 as an MC in and indie rap group called Emanon. By the end of the 1990s, Blacc was a "stow away" on a Lootpack tour in Europe. He has been referred to as "the indie R. Kelly" by online music retailer Turntable Lab. His music is notable for combining several divergent styles. For example, his debut album Shine Through featured elements of R&B, jazz, soul, and hip hop. A result of his bi-lingual upbringing, he is fluent in Spanish. He famously recorded a cover version of the John Legend hit Ordinary People - entitled Gente Ordinaria. Aloe Blacc frequently colloborates with fellow Stones Throw artists such as Dudley Perkins and Georgia Anne Muldrow.
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