Lupe Fiasco - Samurai Artist_DAN Gilmour's houseboat recording studio

Gilmour's houseboat recording studio

Matt Elliott delivers with The Calm Before another masterpiece

they make up a ragtag team that chases down the galaxy’s most dangerous criminals

The choice of this title by Midori Takada evokes the links between traditional African and contemporary music which are the foundation of this work

and it became the best-selling jazz album for decades to come

Lupe Fiasco - Samurai Artist_DAN Gilmour's houseboat recording studioOn his new album, Samurai, Lupe retreats inward to give fans one of his most personal albums in his deep catalog. I sometimes get tagged by my fans as not doing personal records, Lupe says, but I always tell people there's me in there if you listen closely enough. This album is one of my more personal records to date. It's not a full biography, but my personal experiences are tied up in all of my music. A lot of the records are me. Some are from the