People of the Sun BALT Rucker first gained fame as

Rucker first gained fame as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Grammy Award-winning American rock band Hootie & the Blowfish

Their psyched-out

Mark has a poet's eye for telling details that infuse his songs with his unique psychogeography - 'where the Delta meets the Tyne' as he describes it - and his warm Geordie vocal tone and his deft

not to mention the toughest song the band has ever recorded

and charted on the college radio format

People of the Sun BALT Rucker first gained fame asVinyl LP pressing. 2018 release. On his thrilling new LP, People of the Sun, saxophonist Marcus Strickland blazes a trail fully at the helm of his music performing, writing, and producing with his Twi Life band on deck and special guests including Bilal and Pharoahe Monch along for the ride as he sonically and socially traces the African diaspora from present to past in an effort to unpack his identity. It's an album that's busy and beautiful,