2011 Apollo Artists Blitz the Ambassador
Blitz the Ambassador
Apollo Music Cafe, February 14, 2011. Some artists stretch the boundaries of musical genres, while others completely break the mold. To anyone who has heard Blitz the Ambassador’s musical arrangements and unique lyrical perspective, he clearly represents the latter. The leader of a new musical movement, blending distinctly African sounds, such as Highlife and Afrobeat, with the boom-bap of classic Hip Hop, Blitz the Ambassador is not only transforming the musical landscape, he’s also bringing a new voice to the world.
Born and raised in Accra, Ghana, Blitz the Ambassador grew up around diverse sounds, from Jazz, to Motown, to Highlife. But when his older brother introduced him to Public Enemy’s classic album, It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, as a young boy, his perspective changed forever. “I had never heard young Black people express themselves in that way before,” recalls Blitz.
A producer, composer, percussionist, visual artist, and lyricist, Blitz truly stretches the definition of the word artist. With his brass heavy band, The Embassy Ensemble, providing the unmistakable sonic backbone, Blitz has begun to make his case as one of the most talented artists of our time.
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