Complemented With a Storytelling Lyric Video
Now Available for Download When Pre-Ordering the New Album
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – AllMusic gives a sneak peek into Keb’ Mo’s upcoming release,Oklahoma, with the premiere of “This Is My Home,” a thought-provoking track from the new album. The song is coupled with a storytelling lyric video also shared via AllMusic. Starting today, the track will be offered as a free download when pre-ordering the album. Oklahoma is set for a June 14 release on Concord Records and is now available for pre-order here: https://found.ee/KebMo_OK.
Watch the lyric video for “This Is My Home” on AllMusic here: https://www.allmusic.com/blog/post/keb-mo-interview-this-is-my-home
“This Is My Home,” brings a heartfelt tribute to the struggles of immigrants that effortlessly humanizes an often divisive issue. With the help of Christian/Latin-pop star Jaci Velasquez on background vocals, “This Is My Home” and it’s lyric video intertwine the stories of Lupe from Mexico and Mohammed from Pakistan, ultimately painting the picture of their love story. Keb’ Mo’ inserts his own family into the storyline saying, “My people came over from Africa, To north and south America…. the journey was long, They sacrificed, and they paid the price, so I could live this wonderful life.”
In his quarter-century as a recording artist, the charismatic singer/guitarist/ songwriter and four-time GRAMMY Award winner has consistently made music that reflects his own passions and interests. In the process, he’s earned a reputation for his ability to draw upon his bottomless roots-music expertise to make deeply expressive, highly personal music.
Overall, Oklahoma—which Keb’ has dedicated to his late mother, Lauvella Cole, who passed away in September 2018 at the age of 91—maintains an impressive level of emotional engagement throughout, making it one of his most compelling collections. “I’d been working on a lot of records for other people, so I worried that it might be a weak record because I didn’t have my eye on the ball and was spreading myself too thin. But when all was said and done, we found the songs, and we got the feeling right, and now I feel really, really proud of it.”
With noted musical veteran Colin Linden (The Band, Bruce Cockburn) heading up production duties, the album’s 10 tracks encompass Keb’ Mo’s diverse talents, with the artist delivering some of the most adventurous and personal work of his career.
Keb’ Mo’s online store includes an exclusive Oklahoma marble vinyl edition with a 24 page, 12” x 12” booklet, as well as signed copies and a wide range of newly designed merchandise limited to fans online: https://found.ee/Keb_StoreHome
About Keb’ Mo’: Over the past two decades, award-winning singer, songwriter, guitarist and contemporary blues artist, Keb’ Mo’, has cultivated a reputation as a modern master of American roots music through the understated excellence of his live and studio performances. His most recent project – TajMo – is a cross-generational collaboration with legendary blues musician Taj Mahal which merges the two artists’ distinctive voices and guitar styles. The project, which won the 2018 GRAMMY for “Best Contemporary Blues Album,” features guest appearances by Sheila E., Joe Walsh, Lizz Wright and Bonnie Raitt. Keb’ Mo’s latest solo release, Keb’ Mo’ Live – That Hot Pink Blues Album (Kind of Blue Music; 4/15/16), Keb’ delivers some of his best material in the most authentic form, through live recordings. Recorded while on tour in 2015, the double-disc album features 16 live recorded songs from Keb’ Mo’s extensive catalog. Several of the tracks are songs off his most recent album, BLUESAmericana, which garnered Keb’ Mo’ a 2015 Blues Music Award from the Blues Foundation, three 2015 GRAMMY award nominations and multiple other achievements. B.B. King, Buddy Guy, the Dixie Chicks, Joe Cocker, Robert Palmer and Tom Jones have all recorded his songs. His guitar playing has inspired leading instrument makers Gibson Brands to issue the Keb’ Mo’ Signature Bluesmaster acoustic guitar and Martin Guitars to issue the HD-28KM Keb’ Mo’ Limited Edition Signature model. He has collaborated with a host of artists, including Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Brown, Cassandra Wilson, Buddy Guy, Amy Grant, Solomon Burke, Little Milton and many others. Keb’ also wrote and performed the theme song for the smash sitcom, “Mike & Molly,” and was music composer for TV’s “Memphis Beat.” He has also been featured in TV and film, playing Robert Johnson in the 1998 documentary “Can’t You Hear The Wind Howl,” appeared three times on the television series, “Touched By an Angel,” and was the ghostly bluesman Possum in John Sayles’ 2007 movie, “Honeydripper.” Keb’ is very involved with the Playing For Change movement, which was created to inspire, connect and bring peace to the world through music. He has been involved with Playing For Change since its inception and has been featured in many related videos and events. Keb’ was featured on the Playing For Change album: Playing for Change 3: Songs Around the World, which was released in 2014 and features over 180 musicians from 31 countries, including Keith Richards, Sara Bareilles, David Hidalgo, Cesar Rosas, Taj Mahal and many others. Keb’ Mo’ is touring the U.S. in 2018; including solo acoustic and full band dates as well a special run of TajMo shows with legendary bluesman Taj Mahal. For more information on Keb’ Mo’ visit: http://www.kebmo.com
Keb’ Mo’s Tour Dates:
| 6/7/2019 | Franklin Theatre | Franklin | TN |
| 6/8/2019 | Franklin Theatre | Franklin | TN |
| 6/9/2019 | Franklin Theatre | Franklin | TN |
| 6/14/2019 | Cabot Theatre | Beverly | MA |
| 6/15/2019 | The Stone Mountain Arts Center | Brownsfield | ME |
| 6/16/2019 | Lebanon Opera House | Lebanon | NH |
| 6/17/2019 | Sony Hall | New York | NY |
| 6/19/2019 | The Space at Westbury | Westbury | NY |
| 6/20/2019 | Palace Theatre | Greensburg | PA |
| 6/22/2019 | Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua | Bayfield | WI |
| 6/30/2019 | Glastonbury Festival | Worthy Farm | UK |
| 7/1/2019 | Colston Hall | Bristol | |
| 7/2/2019 | Union Chapel | London | |
| 7/4/2019 | Tivoliredenburg Hertz | Utrecht | |
| 7/6/2019 | Ulmer Zelt | Ulm | |
| 7/7/2019 | Muffathalle | Munich | |
| 7/9/2019 | Amager Bio | Copenhagen | |
| 7/11/2019 | Black and Blue Festival | Varese | Italy |
| 7/12/2019 | Dal Mississippi al Po Festival | Fiorenzuola d’Aarrda | Italy |
| 7/12/2019 | Blues Meeting | Verona | Italy |
| 7/14/2019 | Delta Blues Festival | Rovigo | Italy |
| 7/16/2019 | Fiorenzuola d’Aarrda | Prague | CZ |
| 7/17/2019 | Porgy & Bess | Vienna | |
