From: sunofmusic@gmail.com   
      
   New York, NY - June 12, 2015...Harlem-based roots rock singer/songwriter Kwame   
   Binea, who fronts the Kwame Binea Shakedown, has announced the worldwide   
   digital release of their second single, "Hang On" for Tuesday, June 16, 2015   
   via CDbaby.com and all    
   their major digital distribution partners including iTunes and Amazon.com.   
      
   "Hang On" is catchy, upbeat, funk/rock/soul dance song layered with a   
   poignant, hopeful and uplifting universal message that encourages "little   
   brothers to hang on."   
   It was co-written and produced by Kwame Binea and guitarist Justin Wilcox for   
   Binea's indie imprint, Pelopos Entertainment Group. The song also features the   
   rest of Shakedown band, drummer Medley Shabazz, guitarist Art Vanterpool,   
   bassist Phil Bass,    
   Daron Wright on keyboards, Kengo Yamada and Michael Quigley on saxophone,   
   Brian Varneke on trumpet, and guest background vocalists Dietrice Bolden and   
   Jindai Joseph.   
      
   The video meshes live performance footage with compelling images that   
   accentuate the broader symbolism and inspiration behind the song. The video   
   was edited by Kate Peterson.   
      
   "I really wanted to create an anthem-like track to encourage young brothers to   
   keep their heads up and never stop believing in themselves," explains Binea.   
   "These are tough times and a lot of our young people are a bit lost and aren't   
   getting the level    
   of support they need. So, just trying to give them some of the same kind of   
   positive reinforcement and encouragement I received growing up," he added.   
      
   "Hang On" follows the group's debut single/video "Let Go" (released in April).   
   The video was culled from a Kwame Binea Shakedown live performance at the   
   Brooklyn Bowl earlier this year.   
      
   Binea grew up splitting time in West London (his birth place) and in his   
   native origins, Ghana. He later moved to Cherry Hill, NJ as a teenager where   
   he started to unearth his artistic aspirations as a burgeoning s   
   ngwriter/singer/guitarist. While in    
   college he teamed up with guitarist/vocalist Justin Wilcox as a duo, which   
   became the nucleus that spawned the rock/funk collective Kwame Shakedown in   
   Harlem, NY (2011). Over the past several years they have built a legion of   
   loyal fans performing at    
   most of the city's most noted music venues including Joe's Pub, Arlene   
   Grocery, Rockwood Music Hall and Brooklyn Bowl, to name just a few.   
      
   The Kwame Binea Shakedown will also be releasing their self-titled debut EP   
   July 17.   
      
   For more information on Kwame Binea Shakedown: http://kwamebineashakedown.com   
      
   View the new video for "Hang On": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MknpsYKwe0I   
      
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