Talib Kweli with Mauvey

The Rickshaw presents Talib Kweli
January 25th, 2026
The Rickshaw Theatre
19+
Doors: 7:00pm

TALIB KWELI

The Brooklyn-based MC earned his stripes as one of the most lyrically-gifted, socially aware and politically insightful rappers to emerge in the last 20 years.

“I’m a touring artist. I’m an artist that’s internationally known. I’m not just a local artist at this point in my career. I’m cognizant of the fact that what I do is beyond where it started. I’m trying to reach the apex of where I am now, but without turning my back on or dismissing what I’ve done before.”

After nearly 20 years of releasing mesmerizing music, Talib Kweli stands as one of the world’s most talented and most accomplished Hip Hop artists. Whether working with Mos Def as one-half of Black Star, partnering with producer Hi-Tek for Reflection Eternal, releasing landmark solo material or collaborating with Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Just Blaze, J Dilla, or Madlib, Kweli commands attention by delivering top-tier lyricism, crafting captivating stories and showing the ability to rhyme over virtually any type of instrumental.

In 2011, Kweli founded Javotti Media, which is self-defined as “a platform for independent thinkers and doers.” Kweli has set out to make Javotti Media (which released his 2011 album, Gutter Rainbows, and is named after his paternal grandmother) into a media powerhouse that releases music, films and books.

talibkweli.com

Mauvey

Mauveys sound is a fearless collision of emotion and innovation. A cinematic blend of Afro, Pop, Hip-Hop, Alternative, and Electronic influences that defies convention and
demands connection.

In 2025, Mauvey stepped away under the name BAWAH to embark on a year devoted to reflection, creation, and rediscovery.
That year saw the birth of Mauvey to a BAWAH, an ambitious multi-medium project spanning music, film, and literature. Emerging from that creative odyssey, Mauvey returns renewed, ready to deliver the grand finale to his celebrated mixtape series: before the album 3, arriving in 2026.

Fresh off a Glastonbury 2025 performance and already confirmed to return in 2027, Mauvey’s global momentum continues to surge. Recently awarded a canada council for
the arts grant, he will join the new west symphony orchestra in 2026, embarking on amulti-city orchestral tour that reimagines his sound on an epic scale.

Having shared stages with artists like hard life, july talk, oxlade, dear rouge, and snotty nose rez kids, Mauvey has built a reputation for electrifying performances and radical storytelling.

His mission has never changed. The mission is still to distribute love by making art that unites, challenges, and celebrates our human experience.

2026 marks not just a return, but a rebirth.
www.mauvey.com

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