The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra has announced an addition to their season lineup. On October 9, hip-hop artist LttheMonk will join the HPO for an evening of orchestral fusion co-presented by Sonic Unyon.
The concert takes place at The Cotton Factory as a part of FRESHUP Fest. The HPO and LttheMonk last performed together at Supercrawl 2023.
LTtheMonk moved from London, UK to North America in 2017, driven by a dual love of hip-hop and dance music. After a stint in Hamilton, Ontario, where he perfected his sound and took on the moniker LTtheMonk, he’s now based in Toronto. His New Monk Swing takes its inspiration from a variety of sources, including new jack swing, and fuses dance, RnB, and hip-hop.
In a statement, he notes, “In our culture, hip-hop has often been considered ‘low art’, while other forms of music such as classical have been regarded as high art. Hip-hop’s impact on society has been oversimplified to one of violence and negativity, leaving out the massively positive societal impacts hip-hop culture has had, and the artistic brilliance that the poets and producers who create rap music have put on record.”
He continues, “that hip-hop still has something to say, and that there is space for different genres to collide and create something beautiful.”
- Find out more about the concert, and tickets, [HERE].
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