Kamasi Washington's Harmony of Difference Out Now on Young Turks

Following his universally acclaimed debut album The Epic, Kamasi Washington's Harmony of Difference is out now via Young Turks. Get the new EP, which The New York Times hails as "a liberation theology for fearsome times" on digital formats, CD and limited 12" vinyl via http://y-t-r.co/harmonyofdifference.

Furthermore, Washington's very special fall run of North American headline shows-in partnership with AEG Presents/Madison House Presents-kicks off November 7 in Milwaukee. Upcoming dates include Chicago, New York, D.C., Philadelphia and Atlanta. Please see below for full tour details, tickets for all dates are on sale now at www.kamasiwashington.com.

Harmony of Difference premiered as a multimedia artwork at the 2017 Whitney Biennial with a film by A.G. Rojas and paintings by Kamasi Washington's sister, Amani Washington. Made in partnership with WeTransfer Studios, the film features scenes of Washington's native Los Angeles.

The new explores the philosophical possibilities of the musical technique known as "counterpoint," which Washington defines as "the art of balancing similarity and difference to create harmony between separate melodies." Beyond the artistic impulse to expand the possibilities within counterpoint, Washington wanted to create something that opened people's minds to the gift of diversity.

Each of the first five movements is its own unique composition. "Truth," the sixth movement, fuses all five compositions into one simultaneous performance. Echoing this fusion, Amani created five paintings focused on raw shapes and colors, each inspired by one of the first five movements of the suite. Amani then combined these paintings to create a sixth: an abstract depiction of a human face.

"My hope is that witnessing the beautiful harmony created by merging different musical melodies will help people realize the beauty in our own differences."-Kamasi Washington

HARMONY OF DIFFERENCE

1. Desire

2. Humility

3. Knowledge

4. Perspective

5. Integrity

6. Truth

KAMASI WASHINGTON LIVE

November 7 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom

November 8 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre

November 9 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue

November 10 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre

November 11 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom

November 14 Urbana, IL Canopy Club

November 15 Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre

November 16 Toronto, ON Danforth

November 17 Burlington, VT Higher Ground

November 18 Northhampton, MA Calvin Theatre

November 20 Boston, MA Royale

November 22 New York, NY Terminal 5

November 24 Washington, D.C. MGM National Harbor

November 25 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer

November 27 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls Theatre

November 28 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre

November 30 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theater

December 1 Richmond, VA The National

December 2 Raleigh, NC Duke Energy Center

December 3 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel

December 5 Birmingham, AL Saturn

December 6 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre

December 8 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse

December 9 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works

December 10 Louisville, KY Headliners Music Hall

December 11 Memphis, TN New Daisy Theatre

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