Ghostpoet

Ghospoet (born Obaro Ejimiwe, 18 January 1983) is a Mercury Music Prize Nominee from Coventry, UK, raised somewhere between London, Coventry, Nigeria and Dominica. A free EP entitled 'The Sound of Strangers' sidled into the public domain in June 2010. Comprising four tracks; three original compositions and a remix of A Tribe Called Quest's "Electric Relaxation", it also featured the collaboration 'Morning ft Micachu. It gained him a coveted spot in The Guardian's "New Band of the Day" feature and a record contract with Gilles Peterson's Brownswood Recordings imprint.

A free EP entitled 'The Sound of Strangers' sidled into the public domain in June 2010. Comprising four tracks; three original compositions and a remix of A Tribe Called Quest's "Electric Relaxation", it also featured the collaboration 'Morning ft Micachu. It gained him a coveted spot in The Guardian's "New Band of the Day" feature and a record contract with Gilles Peterson's Brownswood Recordings imprint.

Ghostpoet dropped his debut single 'Cash and Carry Me Home' on 24th January 201, followed by his album 'Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam' on 7th February 2011. The 19th of July saw the debut album nominated for the Mercury Prize '2011 Albums of the Year. His single 'Survive It' was launched in Rough Trade East Record store, on London's Brick Lane on May 9th 2011. A third single, 'Liiines' was promoted on September 2011 with a remix by xxxy.

A second album, is expected to be released in 2013 through PIAS Recordings.

http://ghostpoet.co.uk