L.A. Salami

L.A. Salami (full name: Lookman Adekunle Salami) is a talented and charismatic singer/songwriter from London, who combines blues, indie rock, old-fashioned folk, and a touch of hip-hop to produce a light-hearted but very effective form of indie rock/pop. He has a gift for writing smart and clever lyrics often telling stories in a humorous, sardonic tone, wrapping them in catchy melodies that stick in the listener's mind, and delivering them with sweet, relaxed vocals. His music is unhurried, loose, upbeat and adventurous. The breadth of his spectrum and originality is reminiscent of Ray Davies to some extent, though it must be said that he can sound positively Dylanesque when he is playing on his acoustic guitar as a solo act, especially with those sharp and incisive lyrics of his.