And when Kiwanuka recently returned with his single "Black Man in a White World," the multiplatinum diva tweeted "so glad he's back" and posted the video. Director Baz Lurhmann uses Kiwanuka's "Black Man in a White World" in his upcoming Netflix series, "The Get Down," which documents the beginnings of hip-hop in New York in the late 1970s. Starting a cappella with a clapping pulse, "Black Man" begins stripped back before building up to a full orchestra and chorus repeatedly singing the song's title. At 24, without a hit record to his name, Kiwanuka was invited to tour with Adele. With soft, soulful tones, Kiwanuka is regularly compared to artists including Bill Withers, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Terry Callier and Randy Newman.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 27, 2016 14:15 UTC