Michael Kiwanuka : Tell Me A Tale

[Karlaliicious]

BERLIN!

[baumkuchen95]

Die GEMA ist die größte Plage!

[tf1506]

100 % clear soul ...yeah !!!

[ThatOneGuy497]

A Smile Goes a long way and it's amazing that even at this point in our lives,, there's still a bridge that helps you reach that smile :)

[pioneertastic]

:)

[LivingThePlace]

beautiful

[MissBubblycrush]

beautiful

[TheGege911]

come in france !!!!!!!!

[inkmethod]

There is still good music out there, we shouldn't loose hope just because we r bombarded with lady gaga's, katy perry's and rihanna's, from every direction. There are still people who are making good music just because they feel it and not because they want to become famous. Theres hope!!!!

Way to go Michael!!!!

Greets from Croatia!!!

[Maggs1168]

@inkmethod , thank you, I agree 100%! Greetings from the UK to Croatia :)

[inkmethod]

@Maggs1168 I just love when I stumble upon something great like this, greetings from Croatia to UK!

;)

[IrieVybzYard]

Feeling it!!!!!!

[schlumpfismelodie]

MAUERPARK BERLIN

this great artist shot his video in my home city, indeed...yeah

[RRP1971]

This song is simply perfect! Keep it up, Michael! :-) Can't wait for your album to come out; I'd even pre-ordered at Amazon (something I have not done in years!!!)

Big cheers and greetings from Austria,

Rocky

[AndriiBubii]

Bidde pls was ist das denn für ein cooler TYP ?!

[carbonbased08]

This guy is AWESOME, make me feel proud to be british!!! :)

[Eurobubble70]

there have been a lot of good "retro" soul artists coming out over the last couple of years but this guy is the real deal, timeless stuff.

[MrCannatopia]

This song reminds me how single I am... fucking great song.

[AssassinsGR]

i never thought that i'm gonna say this but thanks mtv for showing me this great artist!

[bluedasher74]

Wow, love the song. The video's great too. Love its whole vintage/retro 70s look.

[flickerman68]

Man......man.....



[soeffgeo]

Big tune! Heard it twice in the radio but could never keep the artist's name in mind. I was really wondering when I heard that this is a pretty fresh issue. An all times top 10 soul classic would it have been recorded 40 years ago. I'll keep it in my personnal top 10

[HerrPorinski]

This will be a BIG record! I´ll buy it, that´s for sure! It is great to hear one of those rare, really good artists.

[honkie87]

Mauerpaaark

[1983moonchild]

I would love to ride that swing carousel! Wwweeeeeeeeee!!

[Camphouse21]

great hand made music, big horns section

sound like a lost soul record from 1969

[flickerman68]

Amazing. So we know there is brilliant music that actually moves you today. Why doesn't radio know this?

[TheHekim96]

cooler Typ ;)

[barrecathy63]

J'adooooore. Vivement l'album, home again est aussi juste magnifique, mais ce morceau-ci me rappelle trop de sonorités de mon enfance, Ma-gi-que Kiwanuka !

[TheSammyKa]

Le grand journal

[eline13061997]

home again wordt meteen vertaald na weer thuis ofzo

[eline13061997]

"home again" is toch mooier. maja

[mattuvattu]

Dislike bar is like a ninja, it's here, but it can not be seen

[LionRock08]

pure class. can't wait to see him live!

[DjPhobos1]

Very good Song! and I WILL HAVE THE CHORDS FOR THE PIANO please :)

[StickitOut123]

Wow, this is really uplifting!

[JayStarzz]

Nice to see people with real talent still gettin they shine on :thumbsup:

[siggisiggi21]

The sweet sweet sound of Soul!!!!!

[flexung]

Great impressions of Berlin - love the song.

[Crywolf9883]

Love that kind of Mu8sic reminds at 60/70s, great cool Sound, can hear it again and again- go on Michael GREAT 5*****

[3rmorden]

Have a drink of sunshine, and don't forget there is a world out there where people still get their jeans dirty, smiles meet curious eyes and experience is on tap.

[fittskogen]

This is purely awesome!



[n0aimbutfame]

saw him today on tv .. was rly impressed. this dude will go far ! for sure..

[Inceoglan2]

OMG this song reminds me on souls best time in the 70s. It is so touching there's still good music

[SlowBluesInc]

I didn't think people made music like this anymore. It makes me happy that there obviously are. Fantastic.

[Pyromil0]

@SlowBluesInc

My thoughts exactly, if i heard about Michael!

There is a chance for good music ;)

[aramin01]

2012 End of stupid musics? Go Michael!

[SeniorMojo]

haha nice a few minutes after someone send me this song..i heard an interview and a live session on funkhaus europa

[SeniorMojo]

this tune made my day....keep it up michael !

[LordofDublin4]

A little Bill Withers, a little Otis, a little Ian Andersen.

[marquz90]

Berlin! <3 !

[ceinstsv]

RTL 2 !

[ConradHeiligCover]

Der Typ hat Soul! Großartiger Künstler!

[AFNacapella]

wow, you're great! can't wait for your album to come out!

love that you made your video in berlin and gave it a "good old times"-look.

hate that half your channel is blocked because of GEMA!

[hillwork]

cool

[Mysoulshine1]

A Richie Havens for our generation....this guy is amazing! Makes my heart and soul feel so good!

[RandomGirlsHavingFun]

UGANDA!!! Finally a Ugandan had made it 2 the top!! I'll be next! XXX

[GewoonLotte]

HE IS AMAZING Oje

[buskingforlife]

amazing!!!

[misteruniverse2000]

This is the Mauerpark it lies in the districts Prenzlauer Berg and Wedding !

[SamSalmon2]

@misteruniverse2000 in Pankow !

[noze61]

berlin is a nice city for this clip

[TheUbereem]

why are so many white woman in this video clip? nigga. please...

[brocklightning]

NICE LOVE THIS SOUND



[SHADE5002]

cant wait to see this dude live 20th of feb !!

[jamesdprice1]

Which park in Berlin is this?

[BumbleSlap]

As others have said previously, its a pleasant change to hear someone with actuall talent breaking through and showing the others what proper music sounds like.

[TheOriginalDogLP]

When averybody praises the great song i just shout: Berlin, hell yeah! :D <-- There is always an idiot! :3

[zlEpiphoneSheraton]

Thank fuck someone talented is becoming big, I'm sick of all these generic beats and pop tunes.

[thassian]

Excellent!!

Love the lyrics and the production, the horns remind me of Fela Kuti!!

Brilliant!!!!!!!!

[shalaska666]

I'm absolutely fucking sick of hipstamatic-esque camera's at this stage. It doesn't add integrity, it actually takes away from it in this case

[vincentvllj]

Soo good! This is the kind of music that feeds my souls! Thank you Michael Kiwanuka! Please don't stop! The world needs these heavenly vibes!

[vanzan12]

people tell me i dont like any type of music or any song.. now how can I make understand people like this that flo rida or david guetta are shit compared to this?? lost battle

[1989chevyracing]

Great song though

[1989chevyracing]

@0:06...Bride Of Chucky getting a braid..lol

[indrag13]

Wow, I LOVE this song! It sounds so damn great. I can listen to this song dozens of times over and over. Sweet, so sweet.

[666jimmysmusicgirl]

What a tale!! I love this song and this man so much!!

[theOliverse1]

9 people desperately need good good loving...

[listenheredc]

@theOliverse1 One person is using tired out humor to count dislikes.

[blueplane23]

You can't have enough jazz flute.....a band called the Soundcarriers turned me onto Michael - please check them out they ave a new platter out this year.....yes I said platter.....who needs downloads...old school rools....

[therunningbadger]

Crikey! This is great stuff! It's old. It's new. It's fab.

[Sebesieger]

Geiler Song!!!

[OlivebTree]

Comparisons are pointless. If you want to pin this down its soul music. But lets not pin it down, lets just listen.

[Poloman134]

@OlivebTree well said sir

[kasabianbass]

New Lenny Kravitz?

[mrticketmaster]

i see great things for him this year. brilliant track

[UserTJ1978]

good song, i love it!

[TheLouifilms]

great song.. havent seen a video that showed berlin that beautiful in a long time :-)

[andre230994]

I can't believe he's a human living upon us. This is too great to be from our era. 2012, i fucking love you.

[theinck]

his voice should have been a bit louder in the mix.

[bishoycrouch]

the gill scott heron of our generation

[suninthefall]

Richie Havens - High Flying Bird [Live UK]

[suninthefall]

Reminds me on Richie Havens

[udontnomemusic]

beautiful voice. nice video too. who filmed/cut the video? lots of spots of my current hometown.

[Tunarisation]

LOVE it!

[BigOv3r]

radio 808 brought me here

[eugenejohnson88]

Like this if WXPN brought you here.

[jellyfarm2]

Loving the jazz soul...about time!

[PainfulPride69]

1960's is back!! :D

[wehavevisiondottv]

Did NOT see that coming.. Read all of the Sound of 2012 malarkey but only now have I had a chance to check him out. Of the many things I was expecting (basically a shit Lemar) this was not one of them. Cracking stuff.

[JazzBozz]

FINALLY! Someone brought back real soul!

[Ugyekka]

You make us proud :)

[nevercmeify]

@Ugyekka YES!!!!! :) heard it 5 minutes ago (germany) - LOVE IT!!! plz more!!!!

[49Eleonora]

P.S and music in you soul :-) *****

[49Eleonora]

Heard this song last night on Radio 1 ( Netherlands) Very very good. You have such a talent and soul in your music.

[LoveKaren70]

Saw this guy 12 months ago he supported Adele on her British tour.

[artaudian]

Got to love michael for the sound and funky berlin for providing the scenery

[Aiden95x]

He would be big but I fear nowadays people don't understand truly good music

[Stretchlington]

timeless beauty in this tune.. excellent work



[Teazo15]

He's really gooood...

Wow...

[sajsidhartha]

WoW!

[iambecky100]

fuck this guy, is gunna be massive.

[stottieC]

john martyn-esq vibe.

man i dont want folky stuff to get too big. more competition for aspiring writers like me :(

[321chickenwings]

Ah this is refreshing

[dewey4190]

Reminds me of Jose Feliciano. Nicely cool & laid back.

[ThirdElexis]

Hes a hendrix and nirvana fan............so hes boss.

[KushBudflood]

Reminds me of Sam & Dave style soul music

[substance74]

like the sound of this guy got that great retro feel to his music he sounds ORIGINAL now thats the hardest thing for any musician to do?

[BigBrothersWatching2]

@substance74 how in the hell does this sound original in any way shape or form? its basically just a mash of a few oldies man, refreshing? absolutely, but original or new? not at all. regardless, great tunes!

[substance74]

@BigBrothersWatching2 FAIR POINT BUT WE AGREE ITS BETTER THAN MOST OFF THE SHIT AT THE MOMENT

[Navesmusic]

2:48 ...the BBC sound of 2012 is jazz flute? This will be the greatest year ever!

[MrScapex]

x-iting shootings in Berlin. i like...

[TheAjdam]

Yeah reminds me of otis redding too. Sounds good

[b33t]

Great sound.....

[Blueone3452123]

Like if you saw him about half a year ago before he was on bbc :)

[lmackenzie89]

@Blueone3452123 You're such a hipster :p

[decaffinatedoysters]

@lmackenzie89

what? liking an artist before they're slightly more famous than they were doesn't make you a hipster

[hubbardsax]

v cool

[kleenandeezy]

more of this and less of JLS in 2012 plz!!

[bruce21swain]

@kleenandeezy oh dear fucking lord yes....can we see some real talent get the lime light please?

no some polished...manufactured wank!

[truendymion]

@kleenandeezy Who's JLS...?

[blamaco]

Chei!! This paddy resemble Akpeki O!

[blamaco]

Horn riffs remind me of Fela Kuti and the Afro beat groove.

[JKSJKS1]

Modern Otis Redding...

Swag!

[Sahyeh]

BBC News sent me here

[herrangs]

BBC sent me als here haha

[gnilwodsugref]

BBC news best news report of the day

[macram16]

bbc news at 6 brought me here...

[PunkypoOdle9]

BBC news sent me here..

[my5ticf4lc0n]

this man, and the budos band, should collaborate

[LyricalWax]

awesome voice, but just not to my taste.

[minimaria67]

" name up in lights 2012" ;) congratulations for the BBC - sound of 2012 amazing raw talent your voice is so beautiful and humble with it !!!!!

[SOS763]

Though Michael offers a throw back to the days if genuinely talented vocalists, I gotta be honest with my opinion. I think he's boring, he's dull & seems to be doing nothing to elevate music further forward into the new century.

Attempting to sound, look & feel like a late 60s to early 70s artist might please some people, but it's not the sound of 2012 - it's the sound if a bygone age rehashed.

[csakapalinka]

@SOS763 truer words were never spoken

[JformB]

@SOS763 I'm 100% with you on that!

[0kee]

@SOS763 All music regardless of style, era or genera is either good or bad. This is good. It's as simple as that.

[bolder2009]

@0kee Nail on the head.

[somekindafishthing]

@SOS763 people have a perception that the future has to sound electro and clublandish, but this is far far better then any of that forgettable rubbish ! this has life and meaning! im not old, im 16, so michael's music offers me a chance to touch the past! 

[mckimist]

@somekindafishthing u right was sent here by bbc and i believe their perspective is right, nice music

[birkett938]

@SOS763 i'd rather this be the sound of 2012 than the majority of shit that piles the charts these days. yes, this song has come straight from the 60s, so technically isnt original but who cares. at least its refreshing to her a song that isnt autotuned and processed through a computer programme in ten minutes. this guy has real talent and i would like to see this do well in the charts!

[TheWildheartmuse]

It is nice to hear someone who is actually singing and not relying on eletronics to make himself sound good. What a voice. Love the sound.

[MrJanja89]

so good and refreshing ... best of old sounds in a new groove - fabulous

[lobl999]

Criss Cross rhythms that explode with happiness!

Detected the Osibisa horn section straight off. Excellent and proves there is hope for music in 2012!

[Reejmont33]

Very Good!!



[bedmouse]

Very fela Kuti influenced in places. great music and british to boot

[Teenom]

@bedmouse Are you kidding me? This music is not influenced by Fela at all. There may be a Sax in the background once in a while within this track, but go listen to music of the 70's. You might as well say all 70s songs are influenced by Fela. This music could work as a lullaby. No offence.zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[bedmouse]

@Teenom i'm not the only one to say it sounds like fela (the horn stabbs only) and if you think that it doesn't sound like a fela horn i suggest you get your ears waxed. i've been djin 70s funk and soul and writing for music magazines for the past 20 years

[bradaurisch]

This isn't on Australian iTunes, any plans to release it here?

[normy91]

Goosebumps... Thank you Michael

[RafToTheMaf]

I love Berlin

[jp1968chpmn]

Reminds me of Richie Havens, which is no bad thing. I also love the afrobeat influence running through it.

[DeanSwift1967]

A true talent, like a young Bill WIthers, amongst other influences. Beautiful.

[Strathair]

heard this song on the radio last week and had to check this guy out. I was really expecting to find an artist from the '70's. Too bad I have to wait a few more months to buy his album.

[zlPinkFloyd]

I came here because I saw this guy on Jool's Holland, if you really must know. Quality song though, it's nice to escape from the shit we have nowadays and enjoy a talent like this. It's great that he is receiving the recognition he deserves, the music industry isn't all corrupt.

[funkmafiaHH]

Wow! One of the best songs i heard for many jears! There is groove, there is soul, there are vibes! Beware of commerce and keep your soul near to your roots! Great Voice ...

Go on brother ... go on! Hope to see you soon in Germany. Greetings from the funkmafia Hamburg ;)

[Sugarbabyful]

Parts remind me of Fela...

[midnightmoonshine]

@Sugarbabyful

He understands his roots. 

[takk78]

Like both song n video 70's feel