Little Simz & Chineke! Orchestra review – rap-classical crossover is spectacularly realised

Little Simz to Tour North America This Fall

Little Simz has announced her first American headline tour in two years, supporting her sixth album, Lotus, released earlier this month. The run will also start with a show in Toronto on Oct. 26 before hitting cities like Philadelphia, New York, Oakland, and Atlanta. The Lotus tour will conclude in Los Angeles on Nov. 18. Ticket presales will begin at 10 a.m. local time on June 24, followed by a Spotify presale starting June 26 at 10 a.m. loca…

Little Simz & Chineke! Orchestra review – rap-classical crossover is spectacularly realised

Royal Festival Hall, LondonClosing out a Simz-curated Meltdown festival, and with a host of star guests helping out, these songs gain extra nuance as orchestra and star meld perfectly togetherNot many can say that they’ve reloaded a symphony orchestra. But as the Southbank Centre erupts after the opening horns of Gorilla, Little Simz has to run it back, starting the track again in the manner of a rowdy club set.Backed by the majority Black and e…