'For me, the best thing has been when other little black kids in Canberra have been like, 'I feel like I can do whatever I want because you’ve cleared this path.''
On stage, he captures audiences with his energy and dynamic lyricism. But when the lights go off, he is Kofi Owusu-Ansah, a 23-year-old from Canberra, who exudes warmth and insightfulness beyond his years.
“But in regard to the subject matter, the lyricism, it's more focused on what happened after the move and that feeling of otherness and figuring out who I was in this very new, foreign situation.” “When I listened to their music, I could finally resonate with something. They were talking about the things that I was going through.”, released in March 2021, channels the experiences of cultural stereotyping and isolation.
“I don’t want people to be able to go through a whole catalogue and feel like everything is all comfortable.”Smiling with No Teeth"I used to get side-eyed a lot when I was younger for the way I dressed and the things I did ... but all the people I loved and respected always stood firm," he said at the awards night.
“It’s been a derivative product of European, UK, rock and roll, which has its place but certainly doesn’t tell a whole story.”Adding layers to the story is what drew Klippel to Canberra to watch Owusu perform as a teenager. He will also play at the 2022 Splendour in the Grass festival, scheduled for Byron Bay in July, and says performing live is his favourite part of the musical experience.
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