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Michael Kiwanuka
Michael Kiwanuka was born on 3 May 1987 in Muswell Hill, north London, to
Ugandan parents. He first worked as a session guitarist, including for Chipmunk
and Bashy, before focusing on his own songs and playing London’s acoustic
circuit. Communion Records released his EPs Tell Me a Tale and I’m Getting Ready
in 2011; that same year, Michael Kiwanuka won the BBC Sound of 2012 poll. His
debut album, Home Again (2012), combined soul with folk and reached number 4 on
the UK Albums Chart. The follow-up, Love & Hate (2016), topped the UK chart and
brought wider attention to “Cold Little...
