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"Need to Know Basis" from the new album “Bloodline Maintenance”, performed live at Lucca Festival.

Stream/Buy Vinyl here: https://benharper.lnk.to/BloodlineMaintenance

Lyrics:
You're the reason
Aliens would come down to earth
Outer space must look small
From inside your universe
We paint time
With the colors of our lives
With what we do to survive
If I were the branch
Of an old oak tree
I hope you'd be the one
On the swing tied to me
Your love is on a need to know basis
And I need to know right now

Ben Harper - Slide Guitar, Vocals
Leon Mobley - Percussion
Oliver Charles - Drums
Chris Joyner - Keyboards
Alex Painter - Guitar
Darwin Johnson - Bass

Alex Bordoni - Director
Adam Keely - Producer
Sole Ermeti - Videographer

"Winter Is For Lovers" Capitol sessions: "Joshua Tree" and "Inland Empire." These alternative takes of both album tracks feature my friends Robert Glasper, Jimmy Paxson, Mike Valerio and Chris Bleth. Listen here & watch the video for "Joshua Tree": benharper.ffm.to/bsides

Choreography - Kristin Sudeikis
Cinematography/Video Editing - Scott Keenan
Filmed at Gibney Dance in downtown NYC
Love Portraits directed by Dr. Megan Poe

Dancers:
Jacob "Seven Feet" Melvin
Rachel Warren
Nicole Morris

Special Thanks to Kristin Sudeikis

Rehearsal backstage with The Mighty Soweto Gospel Choir. Working with them feels like home and I’m looking forward to collaborating again.

Film and Audio by: Mountainside Sessions
Mountainside Sessions is devoted to the growth of South African music by providing live recording videos to local artists both known and unknown. They share local talent weekly in order to grow a platform where art is appreciated and the artists get the recognition they deserve. They were kind enough to come out and film for me and it was a pleasure working with them. Looking forward to doing more with them. Filmed by Dan Tucker and Josh Hundermark.

Huge thanks to the fans in:
Durban
Pretoria
Johannesburg
Cape Town
Mauritius
Reunion Island
Sal Masekela
Mabusha Masekala

Alejandro Aranda was born and raised in Pomona. I was born in Pomona Valley Hospital blocks away from his house, and grew up one town over. I used to hear him play in my family music store.

Andrew Santino is a pal of mine and as hilarious a cat as you'll ever meet.
Had a great time rapping with him as well as playing a song on his podcast. Check it out on YouTube and iTunes.
He will be at Temblor Brewing Co. Bakersfield Ca. Jan 19th 7pm.

Live audio recorded and mixed by Jim Watts

Available at Pocketmags, Apple App Store, Google Play and Amazon. Print edition on newsstands around June 7, 2017.

"The Title Track From Ben Harper's New Record Calls Out Police Violence for What It Is" - An Esquire Exclusive.

Backstage at the White House: Memphis Soul

Published on May 2, 2013

Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite talk about the music known as "Memphis Soul" and give a special acoustic performance at the White House in the hours leading up to the "In Performance: Memphis Soul" event, held on April 9th in the East Room.

Ben Harper is helping to raise money for the family of Australian pro skateboarder Lewis Marnell, whose untimely death in January at the age of 30 left his family in dire financial straits. A lifelong skateboarding enthusiast and friend to skaters around the world, Harper has reunited with the Innocent Criminals for the first time since 2007 to re-record the song "Jah Work" from his 1997 album, "The Will to Live." The song is now available on iTunes, with all proceeds going to the Lewis Marnell family memorial fund.

"Lewis was a brilliant artist and athlete not to mention a truly beautiful soul. We loved him and his contributions to skating, and we thought a song would be a wonderful way to celebrate his life and help his family." said Harper.

Marnell died Jan. 18 from complications of diabetes, a disease he lived with from the age of 10. He did not allow his condition to impede his meteoric skateboarding career. He skated with such passion and style that can't be replicated, he made all his tricks look effortless and his love for life was infectious. In 2008 he made his mark when he went pro for Almost Skateboards and he was named Skater of the Year from Australian skateboarding magazine slam. Marnell got married in late 2012, and died only a few months later, leaving his family with a large debt. Global efforts to help the family financially ensued, with Harper's being the latest.

#BenHarperJahWork
#LewisMarnellForever

Ben dedicated "Younger Than Today" to late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. His performance (~1:34:00) was preceded by a touching tribute from Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé.

Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite interviewed in the One on One Room at the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Jan. 26 in Los Angeles.