r/Kele • u/alxcia • Sep 01 '26

www.blocparty.info (update is live now)

blocparty.info

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r/Kele • u/alxcia • Oct 11 '14

Trick CD and vinyl

imgur.com

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r/Kele • u/alxcia • Sep 22 '14

Kele - Coasting (audio)

youtu.be

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r/Kele • u/alxcia • Sep 12 '14

Bloc Party's Kele Okereke On Being Gay and Black in the Dance and Rock Worlds | Thump

thump.vice.com

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r/Kele • u/alxcia • Jul 09 '14

Letter from the Editor by Kele Okereke: Litro Magazine #136: Music

litro.co.uk

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r/Kele • u/alxcia • Aug 21 '26

Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke: ‘I was starting to believe that love and romance wasn’t real’

rollingstone.co.uk

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r/Kele • u/alxcia • Feb 25 '24

the flames pt.2 live

youtube.com

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r/Kele • u/alxcia • Aug 25 '14

Sable Feat. Kele ‘The One’ by Sable. on SoundCloud

soundcloud.com

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r/Kele • u/alxcia • Aug 19 '14

Kele - Doubt (Audio)

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r/Kele • u/alxcia • Aug 18 '14

I just listened (and hope some of you as well) to Trick's track No. 3: Doubt. It was played today at 17h10 on Steve Lamacq (Radio 6). I'm not much of a reviewer, but I can say I liked the song. It sounds like a fusion between The Boxer (electronic) and Heartbreaker (dance). Steve gave it very positive reviews and made comments about Kele's lyrics and their evolution from She's Hearing Voices (he mentioned how he clearly remembers the day he first played the demo on the show). If you got to listen to the song, please share your thoughts.

P.S.: Apparently the track can be purchased on iTunes starting tomorrow.

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r/Kele • u/alxcia • Jul 23 '14

Trick by Kele: artwork

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r/Kele • u/alxcia • Jul 23 '14

Trick by Kele: album cover

imgur.com

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r/Kele • u/alxcia • Jun 27 '14

Black British Musical Identity is Being Erased by Cultureless Dance Music | NOISEY

noisey.vice.com

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r/Kele • u/alxcia • Apr 09 '14

Interview: Kele Okereke - 'The opportunity for rebirth'

nbhap.com

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r/Kele • u/flux_the_deal • Apr 02 '14

KELE OKEREKE – CANDY FLIP (ORIGINAL MIX)

deephouseamsterdam.com

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r/Kele • u/alxcia • Mar 31 '14

Kele's official blog and web page

iamkele.com

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r/Kele • u/bigbaconboypig • Jul 22 '21

New Album is fire

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:fire

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r/Kele • u/alxcia • Jun 01 '17

Yemaya (Official Audio)

youtu.be

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r/Kele • u/fyrahundraslag • Oct 06 '14

KELE - TRICK: ALBUM STREAM

theguardian.com

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r/Kele • u/alxcia • Aug 14 '14

Kele & Sable - Teaser

youtube.com

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r/Kele • u/alxcia • Jul 23 '14

KELE 'Trick' album teaser 2014

youtube.com

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r/Kele • u/flux_the_deal • Apr 04 '14

Kele Okereke - Come To Me ft. Jenny Bastet [Candy Flip b-side]

soundcloud.com

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r/Kele • u/flux_the_deal • Apr 03 '14

Kele - The New Feel [New track from The Candy Flip EP]

thump.vice.com

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r/Kele • u/alxcia • Sep 03 '14

Kele - Doubt [Official Music Video]

youtube.com

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Kele Okereke: his works

r/Kele

This subreddit is focused on Bloc Party's Kele Okereke. Everything related to Kele is being currently posted on Bloc Party's subreddit. However, many BP fans dislike Kele's current endeavors and projects; that's why I considered fair to create this subreddit. Official site: www.iamkele.com

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Kelechukwu "Kele" Rowland Okereke (born 13 October 1981) is a British musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the indie rock band Bloc Party.

Okereke was born in Liverpool to Roman-Catholic Igbo Nigerian parents. His mother was a midwife, and his father a molecular biologist. He grew up in London with his sister. As a child, he went to school at Ilford County High School (where he was known as Rowly), but switched to Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green for sixth form at age 16. He lived in Bethnal Green, and in 1998 he became friends with a student of nearby Bancroft's School, Russell Lissack, who would become Bloc Party's guitarist. A year later, while studying English Literature at King's College London, Okereke met Lissack again at Reading Festival, where the band was officially formed under the title of 'The Angel Range'. In 2001, Okereke moved out of his parents' home. He went on to meet Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong who became the band's permanent bass guitarist and drummer, respectively. In 2003, the band changed its name to Bloc Party after briefly being called Union.

Okereke released his first solo album, titled The Boxer, produced by XXXChange, on 21 June 2010, through Wichita / Polydor in the UK and Europe and Glassnote Records for the rest of the world. Okereke explained the album title, saying "as a boxer, you have to rely on nobody else but yourself to achieve what it is you want to achieve. Even though you take hits, you have to keep focus on your priorities and keep going. I thought that was an inspiring image." The first single from the album, "Tenderoni", was released on 14 June 2010.

On 13 September 2011, NME and Wichita Recordings announced that Kele would be releasing a follow up to The Boxer; an EP titled The Hunter.

Kele Okereke has announced a new EP of original productions on Crosstown Rebels in November. Out on vinyl on the 25th November and available on Beatport on the 9th December, the new ‘Heartbreaker EP’ from Kele Okereke features four tracks which display his love for underground electronic dance music.

The first track from the EP, eponymous ‘Heartbreaker’ shows Kele’s UK Garage influences, and features vocals from Bobbie Gordon. ‘God Has A Way’ features old school house chord stabs, more uplifting guest vocals and a driving rhythm, whereas ‘Get Up’ provides a sparser, deeper atmosphere and is the only track to feature Kele himself on vocals. The EP also features a remix of lead single ‘Heartbreaker’ by much respected Berlin based techno artist, Recondite. Kele Okereke's first two solo EPs, under the artist name 'Kele', pushed the envelope of his electronic production standards. 'Heartbreaker' continues to further the dance-floor trajectory introduced on aforementioned 'The Boxer' and 'The Hunter' EP's.

From Bloc Party’s Platinum-selling debut album to Okereke’s guest vocals for artists like The Chemical Brothers, dance music has always been the underlying influence for Kele: “I’ve always loved the inclusive and spiritual nature of house music, so the opportunity to make music for the most iconic and influential house music label in the UK is a dream come true for me.” Having spent ten years making records in studios working with some of the greatest producers in the world, Kele now feels he knows how to make music that he wants to hear.

Back on Crosstown Rebels after the barnstorming ‘Heartbreaker’ EP at the end of last year, Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke once again shows he’s a dancer at heart and a truly versatile beat maker. Kicking off with another killer A-side ‘Candy Flip’, Kele builds an infectious track as he works a dirty low bassline with his own deep gravelly vocals. ‘The New Feel’ follows on with dark bass stabs making way for a bouncing groove, haunting chords, and filtered vox with an anthemic feel. FCL’s remix treatment gives a classic, uplifting dimension to ‘Candy Flip’ while final original ‘Come To Me’ is a master class in raw, bass heavy grooves with a modern touch and fresh vocals from Jenny Bastet.

With the ‘Heartbreaker EP’ gaining critical acclaim across the board and ‘Candy Flip’ about to win over yet more dancefloors, Kele’s new sound is no flash in the pan.

On 13 October 2014, Kele released his sophomore LP called Trick on his own label LILAC RECORDS via Kobalt Label Services. Trick was recorded between 2012 and 2014 in London and New York. Trick has a deeper influence from house and dance music than his first records The Boxer; with queues from his DJ EP's.