2 Detroit Music Awards for Nadir & Distorted Soul

Nadir & Akanke at the 2009 Detroit Music Awards (photo by Richard Blondy)

Nadir & Distorted Soul earned two trophies at the 2009 Detroit Music Awards on Friday, April 17.

Workin’ For The Man was named Outstanding Urban/Funk/Hip Hop Recording, and Nadir was honored as Outstanding Urban/Funk Vocalist.

Thanks to Akanke Rashad-Omowale, Nancy Schoenheide-Phares, all the members of the Distorted Soul band, all the musicians and producers who contributed their talents to the Workin’ For The Man project, all the djs and press who have given us so much love, and all the family and friends who helped make this project possible.

Oh… and a special shout out to George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and the entire Dubya administration for screwing up the world and inspiring much of the political material that appears on this record. Thanks A LOT!

Nadir and Distorted Soul’s ‘Fast Lane’ Named Best Rock Song of 2008 by Soul-Patrol.com

Nadir and Distorted Soul’s version of Life in the Fast Lane was named Best Rock ‘n’ Roll Song of 2008 on Soul-Patrol.com.

The track was recorded Live at The Buzz Bar and is featured on Nadir’s latest album, Workin For The Man.

Many thanks to Bob & Mike Davis at Soul-Patrol.com; Kris Kurzawa (guitar), Yaminah Brock (vocals), Kamau Inaede (bass), Brandon Holland (keys), Dan Eichinger (drums), Steve Szajna (recording and mixing); Nancy Schoenheide-Phares, Akanke Rashad-Omowale, and Adam Laurie at The Buzz Bar.

Also Workin’ for the Man ranked as the 15th Best Black Music Album of the year and Nadir’s February show at the BAM Cafe at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, NY was named the 6th Best Live Show.

Learn more about Nadir’s Distorted Soul at www.distortedsoul.com