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2026 FALL SOLO TOUR: Nai Palm, the Grammy-nominated front-woman of future-soul outfit Hiatus Kaiyote, is hitting the road for a highly anticipated North American solo tour in September 2026. Get tickets for the Eastern Regional cities using: https://www.stubhub.com/nai-palm-tickets/performer/100273807 . These intimate performances focus heavily on her mesmerizing vocal range and intricate guitar styling, striping down full-band arrangements to highlight the acoustic vulnerability found on her solo album, Needle Paw.

Hiatus Kaiyote is a melbourne-based, worldwide-beloved, genre-fluid Hiatus Kaiyote. Nai Palm (guitar, vox), Paul Bender (bass), Simon Mavin (keys), and Perrin Moss (drums) debuted in 2012 with LP Tawk Tomahawk, making fans of Erykah Badu, Questlove, and Prince, and embraced by tastemakers like Gilles Peterson and DJ Jazzy Jeff. Their first R&B Grammy nomination, for “Nakamarra,” was followed by another for “Breathing Underwater,” from their second LP, 2015’s Choose Your Weapon. They’ve been sampled on songs by The Carters (Beyonce + Jay-Z), Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak, Chance The Rapper, and Drake, with whom Nai Palm collaborated on his Scorpion album.

Mood Valiant was the product of four years of writing, recording and touring, interrupted by a significant event: Nai Palm’s diagnosis with breast cancer. Her recovery and the band’s subsequent trip to Brazil to work with arranger Arthur Verocai led to “Get Sun”, which soars with Verocai’s orchestrations and rides the knotty grooves that Hiatus fans have come to expect. Through it all rings Nai’s singular verse and voice. “When you think your life is going to be taken away from you, it makes you think about who you are,” Nai says. “My only wish is to live and offer my experience of time and beauty.” The Mood Valiant album is available on Brainfeeder Records / Ninja Tune.

Regional Tour Dates, Cities & Venues:
September 10 — Chicago, IL // Bottom Lounge
September 12 — Toronto, ONT // TD Music Hall
September 14 — Washington, DC // Union Stage
September 15 — Philadelphia, PA // Ardmore Music Hall
September 17 — Kingston, NY // Assembly
September 20 — Brooklyn, NY // Baby’s All Right
September 21 — Boston, MA // Brighton Music Hall
September 23 — San Francisco, CA // Bimbo’s 365 Club
September 25 — Portland, OR // The Den

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SEPTEMBER 2026 DC SHOW: Eryka Badu with special guest De La Soul & The Alchemist performs a Live Fall event at the Wolf Trap on September 20, 2026. Leading lady of neo soul and avant-garde fashionista Erykah Badu burst onto the scene in 1997 with “On & On” from her Grammy-winning debut Baduizm. Since then, she’s garnered chart-topping singles, including “Tyrone” and “Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)” featuring Common. Joining the night is prolific rap producer and Eminem’s long-tenured concert DJ, The Alchemist, and legendary Hip Hop group De La Soul—reemerging after a nearly decade-long album hiatus with beloved throwbacks like “Me Myself and I” and tracks from their 2025 release, Cabin in the Sky. One Night Only – Don’t miss this show event!

Show Date: Sunday, September 20, 2026, 7:30pm show time

Location: Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna, VA 22182

For General admission tickets, go to this link: https://www.wolftrap.org/show/26filene/092026/

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The Music Equals Life Show enters it’s 8th year on Funky People Radio.net ! Join resident host, Cash Ellis aka Big Dinero, for a music journey to move your Mind, Body, and Soul with Funk, Soul, R&B, Hip-Hop and House Music blends!

The Music=Life Show is a popular multi-format music feature on the FP web radio schedule with new shows broadcast every other Monday at 8pm ET (plus weekly encore replays on Weds at 10am & Sats at 6pm ET). Log on and say hello to the crew for good listener party vibes in the Funk Lounge – let’s chat!

Drop Cash a message to find out where his upcoming live sets will be in the Washington, DC, New Jersey region or Internationally! Use these links to subscribe & follow the Music=Life Radio shows online: https://hearthis.at/tq2r9vng/ and via Facebook DJ Big Dinero’s Beat Page Group!

The Funkiest Show on Radio airs in 2026 every TUESDAY at 2pm ET ~ Skip “The Funktologist” Reeves hosts A Funk Above The Rest on FunkyPeopleRadio.net, AFATR is the most unique radio show broadcasting in the 21st century! Its’ 2-hour format is like no other in that it features the productions of both major & independent artists, from all over the world, side by side in a mixture of funk and soul music, with so much of it never heard across an international platform !!

One of our station mainstays and an audience favorite over the years, AFATR enters it’s 18th year and keeps the funk groovy for 2026 with new weekly broadcasts Tuesdays at 2pm ET (with replays on Thurs 1am, Saturdays at 8am). Follow Skip and all the activities of his production and music event team via www.afunkabovetherest.com.