[NOT POSTPONED: March 13, 2020] Sudan Archives / Cartel Madras / yungkamaji
Sudan Archives at Johnny Brenda’s was a show I had really wanted to see. When I realized she was playing there the show was already sold out. So I gave up (I don’t do resale).
Then Coronavirus came in and shows were starting to get cancelled. The Districts had still gone on last night, but They Might Be Giants had already been postponed.
A friend of mine went to this show (she had gotten tickets early) and said that so few people had actually shown up that they were letting people buy ticket sta the door.
I didn’t think I could get tickets. I’m not sure if I would have gone had I known there were tickets available. The virus hadn’t hit Philly really at that time, but i think I’d have played it safe anyhow.
The Key gave a short (kind of sad) write up about the show.
DJ/Visual artist yungkamaji (whom I have never heard of) opened the show with a short set before being joined by the sisters of Canadian hip hop duo, Cartel Madras.
Cartel madras was supposed to open for clipping. a few months from now but that show was postponed as well.
Visuals from their eclectic music video shone over head as the duo traded verse on their short, mixtape length tracks. Self-classified as “Goonda Rap” (meaning thug), “Conta” and “Eboshi” bring a South Asian aesthetic to Western trap and hip-hop.
It was the last show I could have gone to for a long time.
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