Kensho BANSHI

Mixing emo rap, R&B soul & trap metal rage. From late-night feels to mosh-pit anthems—he’s the storm coming for the charts. A rising star 💫

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Who or what is your musical inspiration?

Growing up I always had musical influences around me so I was able to listen to all types of music ranging from heavy metal to rock music to reggae to hiphop and rap music. My father named me after the lead singer of sublime after he passed away so I always heard their music. My brother is a bass player and started his own band. We had instruments like drums guitars & pianos. From a child I had a passion for music as I got older I found myself writing songs and eventually recording them


How would performing at the Global Citizen Festival impact your career?

It would be the biggest thing of my career and most likely the point that shifts me into an Iconic lime light in front of a crowd of people that would likely turn me into a viral sensation. This type of exposure would dramatically increase all areas of my career giving me access to a crowd of people hungry for new music potentially growing my fanbase as well as connecting me to industry professionals who may be willing to work with me further. This could be a place to create a name for myself.


What would you do with $50,000?

The first thing is I would invest more into my music career. If there is one thing I have learned from creating music is that it can be expensive especially when done professionally. I alone have already spent thousands on my career and haven’t made much in return nor has it gotten me far. I care about my music quality and so long as there is a better version of my song that costs more to create than I am always willing to pay more for better quality. 50k would be enough to kickstart my ca


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