Kamasi Washington Returns With New Song “Truth” And Accompanying Short Film

Featuring a star turn from Compton artist Boogie’s son.

April 12, 2017

Kamasi Washington has released his first new music since the release of his critically acclaimed debut, The Epic. Having inked a global deal with Young Turks, Washington has unveiled "Truth," a thirteen-minute track accompanied by a film from director A.G. Rojas. Check out the film, above.

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“Truth” will feature on Washington's forthcoming EP, Harmony Of Difference, which will be released in the summer.

The music and film first featured as part of an original six-movement Kamasi Washington suite that premiered as part of this year’s Whitney Biennial and remains in display until June 11. The full thirty-seven minute work sees Washington’s music set to artwork and imagery by his sister Amani Washington, before culminating in Rojas’s “Truth” visuals.

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Thumbnail image via Jamie James Medina.

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Update: 4/12/17, 1:00 p.m.: Boogie has proudly confirmed that his son features in the video:
Kamasi Washington Returns With New Song “Truth” And Accompanying Short Film