Sampha has today revealed the video for his new single “(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano”. The video – directed by Jamie James Medina and starring Sampha alongside model and activist Adwoa Aboah – comes in two different formats. As well as a traditional music video, viewers can also immerse themselves in a virtual reality version, a product of Sampha’s creative and technological collaboration with YouTube.

“(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano” is a tribute to the piano that sat in Sampha’s south London family home from the age of three – a piano on which he wrote much of his debut album Process. Produced by Sampha and Rodaidh McDonald, Process (to be released February 3rd on Young Turks) is set to be Sampha’s defining artist statement. As one of todays most enigmatic young artists, Sampha previously lent his vocal, production and songwriting talents to a whole range of releases, from contemporaries such as SBTRKT, FKA twigs, Lil Silva and Jessie Ware to Drake, Beyonce, Kanye West, Frank Ocean and most recently on Solange’s A Seat At The Table album. Now, on Process – which also features previous singles ‘Timmy’s Prayer’ and ‘Blood On Me’.

Meanwhile, Sampha will perform live throughout 2017, with shows across Europe, north America and Australia. These dates will include two hometown shows at London’s Roundhouse venue on 29th and 30th of March, before Sampha joins The xx as support on their north American tour through April and May.

Sampha
Tour dates

02/06 – Chicago, IL – Metro
02/08 – Washington DC – 9:30 Club
02/09 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
02/11 – Montreal, QC – Corona
02/12- Toronto, ON – Mod Club – SOLD OUT
02/13- Toronto, ON – Mod Club – SOLD OUT

03/11 – Paris, France – La Cigale
03/12 – Brussels, Belgium – AB
03/13 – Cologne, Germany – Gloria
03/15 – Hamburg, Germany – Uebel & Gefährlich
03/16 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
03/18 – Berlin, Germany – Astra Kulturhaus
03/19 – Warsaw, Poland – Proxima
03/21 – Milan, Italy – Fabrique
03/23 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
03/24 – Utrecht, Netherlands – Catch Festival

3/26 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute
03/28 – Bristol, UK – O2 Academy
03/29 – London, UK – Roundhouse – SOLD OUT
03/30 – London, UK – Roundhouse – SOLD OUT

04/15 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium ** (SOLD OUT)
04/16 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium ** (SOLD OUT)
04/17 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium **
04/19 – Phoenix, AZ – Mesa Ampitheatre **
04/21 – Indio, CA – Coachella Festival
04/23 – Portland, OR – Rose Quarter Memorial Coliseum **
04/24 – Seattle, WA – Wa Mu Theater ** (SOLD OUT)
04/25 – Vancouver, BC – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre **
04/28 – St Paul, MN – Palace Theatre ** (SOLD OUT)
04/29 – Milwaukee, WI – The Eagles Ballroom **

05/01 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom ** (SOLD OUT)
05/02 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple Theatre **
05/03 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavillion **
05/05 – Columbus, OH – Express Live! **
05/06 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavillion **
05/08 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom ** (SOLD OUT)
05/09 – Houston, TX – Revention Music Center ** (SOLD OUT)
05/10 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater ** (SOLD OUT)
05/11 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater ** (SOLD OUT)
05/14 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater **
05/16 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE **
05/17 – Philadelphia, PA – Skyline Stage at the Mann **
05/19 – New York, NY – Forest Hills Stadium **
05/20 – New York, NY – Forest Hills Stadium **

05/24 – Auckland, New Zealand – Studio
05/25 – Brisbane, Australia – Triffid
05/27 – Sydney, Australia – Sydney Opera House – SOLD OUT
05/28- Sydney, Australia – Sydney Opera House
05/29- Melbourne, Australia – The Croxton

06/02 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound
06/10 – Porto, Portugal – NOS Primavera

** supporting The xx