{"id":136775,"date":"2019-01-25T23:09:27","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T23:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.georgianewsdesk.com\/news\/story\/136775\/kelechi-okereke-imaginative-bloc-party-front-man-continues-to-innovate.html"},"modified":"2019-01-25T23:09:27","modified_gmt":"2019-01-25T23:09:27","slug":"kelechi-okereke-imaginative-bloc-party-front-man-continues-to-innovate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/story\/136775\/kelechi-okereke-imaginative-bloc-party-front-man-continues-to-innovate.html","title":{"rendered":"Kelechi Okereke: Imaginative Bloc Party Front Man Continues to Innovate"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York, NY – January 25, 2019 –<\/strong> Evolution has always come naturally to Kelechi Okereke<\/a>. From the incredible success derived from Bloc Party, the pioneer art punk band he co-founded in London’s indie rock heyday in the early 2000s, to his evolution into a dynamic and inventive solo artist, he is a musician in constant defiance of convention. With four solo records — 2010’s The Boxer<\/em>, 2014’s Trick<\/em>, 2017’s Fatherland<\/em> and 2019’s Leave to Remain<\/em> now asserting themselves beside Bloc Party’s notable and critically-acclaimed output, Kelechi Okereke’s musical path has taken him a long way from his humble beginnings as an English literature student who considered songwriting hobby.<\/p>\n

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Where Kelechi Okereke’s songbook began as a revelry of youth, his four disparate solo works reveal an artist enlightened by personal growth from the studio and an unwavering desire to bend rock’s traditional norms.<\/p>\n

This talented musician is currently in the limelight with the release of his first musical, Leave to Remain.<\/strong> Created in partnership with Matt Jones, a TV screenwriter, and presently showing at the Lyric Hammersmith until February 16 in West London, the play explores the idea of what happens when a gay marriage brings two families together. While the script was written by Jones, the songs were written by Okereke. The songs have been recorded for a new solo album, which is available on iTunes. <\/a><\/p>\n

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There was initially some speculation that the plot of the musical was a replay of Okereke’s own life, an idea which he is quick to repudiate. That being said, the music in Leave to Remain<\/strong> consists of a blend of the West African high-life music of his childhood with electronic dance sounds he heard later in clubs.<\/p>\n

The theme of this modern musical is one that‘s close to Okereke’s heart:<\/p>\n

“Gay marriage is now legal in a few parts of the world, but it’s rarely seen as something to be celebrated. We want to put out a message that gay love is a beautiful thing and is just as valid and worth celebrating as other kinds of love.”<\/p>\n

About Kelechi Okereke<\/strong><\/p>\n

Also known as Kele, Kelechi Okereke is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and record producer from East London. Renowned for being the frontman of indie rock four-piece Bloc Party, he has made a distinctive solo career for himself and enjoys tackling a wide range of different subjects in his music.<\/p>\n

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Having received considerable media attention for being a gay black man, Okereke has touched on the topic of homosexuality in some of his songs in the past, and is currently receiving high accolades for Leave to Remain, <\/strong>his first musical written in collaboration with Matt Jones.<\/p>\n

Follow this remarkable artist on Facebook,<\/a> and listen to some of his music on Soundcloud<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Media Contact<\/span>
Company Name:<\/strong> Kelechi Okereke
Contact Person:<\/strong> Ray J. Williams
Email:<\/strong> Send Email<\/a>
Phone:<\/strong> (212) 765-4887
Country:<\/strong> United States
Website:<\/strong> https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/keleokereke<\/a><\/p>\n

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