"Nobody Knows My Name" (ft. Laura Mvula) is José James’ exploration of identity and fame in today’s Trump America and post-Brexit UK. He explains, “What does it mean to be a Black artist now? Musically we’re paying homage to Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Max Roach and Charles Mingus.” Premiered on BrooklynVegan, this is the final single from James’ future soul album No Beginning No End 2, out this Friday, March 6.

The project also features Aloe Blacc (“Turn Me Up ”), Ledisi & Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah (“I Need Your Love”), Lizz Wright, Erik Truffaz, Hindi Zahra and Taali, who will be joining James for a few dates on his Independence Tour, celebrating artistic freedom from genres, labels and boundaries - tickets here & dates below.

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(ft. Laura Mvula and Kris Bowers) 

The Independence Tour is José James' live celebration of over a decade of making music worldwide. From his early discovery by Gilles Peterson in London to his major label debut with Blue Note Records, José has produced and written 8 albums covering the best of jazz, pop, hip-hop and R&B. Now signed to his own Rainbow Blonde Records, James is taking his music to new heights of expression with his 9th studio album No Beginning No End 2. "This is a celebration of my artistic freedom and I want to invite the world," James said. "I've spent my entire career searching for a way to express what I love about music. This is Minneapolis Funk and me growing up as a child of the hip-hop generation. And it's a tribute to the Jazz greats who weren't able to own their own masters - Miles Davis, Nat Cole, Billie Holiday and John Coltrane.”