The Undercover Hippy
| Genre: | Acoustic hip-hop reggae-folk |
| Hometown: | Bristol |
| Record Label: | none |
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| Current Location: | Bristol |
| Artists We Also Like: | Bad Science, Karmacoma, Samsara, Emily Teague, Mattafix |
| Influences: | Paul Simon, Blackstar, Tracy Chapman, Dire Straits, Mos Def, Talib Kwali, Gentleman, Patrice, Ugly Duckling, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Adam F, Guns n Roses, Gomez, Every piece of music I ever heard and every other musician I ever met... |
| Band Interests: | Life, living in the present, positive change, food, sex, people, nature, laughing, sunny festivals, travel, olives. |
| Biography: | Billy Salisbury, a.k.a. “The Undercover Hippy”, is a singer songwriter and producer who brings together elements of folk, hip-hop, and reggae amongst other influences. The result is a selection of extremely catchy, politically charged and thought provoking songs, packed with imagery and performed with the voice of a man twice his size. His music is difficult to define, but has been likened to that of Jack Johnson, The John Butler Trio, Gomez and Xavier Rudd among others. Think Ben Harper mee... (read more) |
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What other bands should I hear?
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May 2
The Undercover Hippy updated their profile. They changed the following: Artists We Also Like, Influences, Band Interests and Biography.
7:30amApril 28
The Undercover Hippy added new photos to Toa Bar Gig 24th April.
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Toa Bar Gig 24th April - 6 Photos
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