Folk sensation and poetic force of nature, Anjimile, is touring the US this winter with a stop at the Burl on December 13th. His new album, The King (4AD), drew love from NPR, New York Times, Rolling Stone, and many more thanks to its raw, unapologetic themes of being a Black trans musician in America. Now, Anjimile bravely and proudly takes the record across these very states.
Anjimile rose to fame in the indie world when their 2018 NPR Tiny Desk Concert contest entry was deemed the best out of Boston. His 2020 album Giver Taker established him as an artist to watch — Rolling Stone deemed it one of the best 50 albums of that year. Since then, Anjimile opened for Jose Gonzalez, Tune-Yards, and Hurray for the Riff Raff. His newest, The King, is the result of decades of hustling, centuries of survival, and one artist’s sheer creativity and determination.