Musiq for the soul
Popular US neo soul singer Musiq Soulchild lands in Bangkok for his first Thai show, “Tom Yum Soul Hot 2019”, at Live Arena RCA, Rama IX, on Oct 19 from 8pm.
Musiq Soulchild is the stage name of Taalib Johnson, 42, who started his career as a teenager in Philahe delphia, where built up a reputation as a talented singer andbeat boxer.
His talents across a range of musical styles — R&B, soul, funk, blues, jazz and gospel — earned him the nickname “Musiq”. Among his biggest inspirations are legendary soul singers of the 70s, such as Stevie Wonder,DonnyHathaway and Marvin Gaye. As a nod to such influences, he added the name “Soulchild”.
His first album, Aijuswanaseing, came out in 2000, and featured the popular singles Just Friends (Sunny) and Love. He followed this up with Juslisen in 2002, which topped the Billboard 200. Its singles, Halfcrazy and Dontchange, were top 10 hits. Both Aijuswanaseing and Juslisen are certified platinum.
In all,Soulchild has released eight albums and numerous hit singles. His seventh album, 2016’s Life On Earth,was his first independent release. It peaked at No.2on the Billboard R&B album charts and No.3 on the Top Hip-Hop R&B album charts.
He has earned several award nominations from MTV, the American Music Awards, the NAACP and the Grammys.
Supporting acts on the night will be The Toys and neo-soul singer Annale.
For tickets, visit hunnie.com/ musiqsoulchildthailand2019.