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How EarthGang Performed at a Music Festival in 2021 & Why They're 'Hopeful' They'll Do It Again Soon - Billboard
Jan 20, 2021 2 mins, 10 secs
But the festival organizers in New Zealand, which completely closed its borders in March and had successfully eliminated the virus by June, proposed a solution as mandated by the country: quarantine for 14 days during Christmas up until New Year’s Eve, test negative at the end of the period, and perform at the top of the new year.

“The earth is our turf and getting the call to be the only performing hip-hop act in New Zealand proved just that.

has inspired their upcoming sophomore album, which they said would be released this year, and how performing in New Zealand reminded them of the magic of live music.

How did you feel when you got on stage in front of thousands of people again.

Like it had literally been months since we'd been in front of thousands of people?

What was it like to quarantine in New Zealand during Christmas.

Like every two days, they would do another test.

Of course, hygiene is always a focus, so they had hand sanitizer stations and things like that available.

I think one of the things that keeps people in this nation going and believing is the music and just the healing properties of music that it brings to the world?

There were people who couldn't believe that we were in New Zealand performing in front of thousands in a COVID-free environment, just like there were people believing that we couldn't turn the state of Georgia blue.

Thinking about music you released in 2019 feels like ages ago.

What quarantine-induced inspirations have helped evolve your sound on your newer music, like the new Spillage Village album that came out this fall or your most recent collab with Wale, “Options”.

Olu: For me personally, before all of this, I used to make music based off of past experiences.

You making these things happen rather than just letting life happen to you and writing about it.

[Laughs] Like I might do it one or two days, but life is to be enjoyed and to be rejoiced.

It can be very tough at times, but I feel like those are the times where we have to balance it out with rejoicing and celebration, because this is a blessing to be alive.

You can't let the things that are going on around us make people feel like we shouldn't be here or that this is a curse or something, but being alive is a blessing.

So I would like to get that little round of Asia -- the shows, the trips, whatever it takes me to just see more parts of the world

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