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Shabazz Palaces Booking Agency Profile

Shabazz Palaces is a uniquely experimental hip hop duo made up of Tendai “Baba” Maraire and Ishmael Butler, also known as Palaceer Lazaro. The duo has released full-length studio albums entitled Lese Majesty and Black Up, both of which have been critically acclaimed. The band has released two more albums on Sub Pop entitled Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines and Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star. Early on in their career, the pair of musicians released EPs entitled The Seven New, Oil Flows, and Eagles Soar. While Shabazz Palaces in considered an experimental hip hop project, the duo also takes influence from African percussion and jazz music to create the singular sound Shabazz Palaces is known for..

How to hire Shabazz Palaces for an event

Learn how to hire Shabazz Palaces or research availability and pricing for booking Shabazz Palaces to perform at a corporate event, fundraiser, private party, social media campaign, fair or festival, tradeshow or conference, endorsement project, or hire Shabazz Palaces as a guest speaker, please submit the form to our agency.

Frequently Asked Questions about booking Shabazz Palaces to perform.

Many performers, actors, speakers and other talent like Shabazz Palaces in certain cases will consider virtual appearances via live streaming. They perhaps may accept lower fees too. If you are seriously interested in booking Shabazz Palaces or other talent shown on our site, we will research their desire and the specific fee for your live-streaming event or project request.
Shabazz Palaces's current work schedule and location in relation to your event's type, date, budget, and locality will play a primary factor in the acceptance of booking Shabazz Palaces for your party. As long as your funding is commensurate with the price range to book Shabazz Palaces, CTI will propose your event to the official agency representing Shabazz Palaces. After we consult with them, we will provide a personal and accurate quote that includes: final costs, availability, and actual interest in being hired for your specific event or party.
CTI can give you the accurate Shabazz Palaces booking price once we submit your event details to their camp. "How much does it cost to book Shabazz Palaces for an event?" is a frequent question we get. The final Shabazz Palaces booking price is contingent on many variables and the booking fee we may show is based on a range derived from our past experience with what will Shabazz Palaces charge for an event. An example fee to book Shabazz Palaces is in the starting range of $7,500-$14,999. However, any recent popularity change would cause a price fluctuation well beyond this example. Also, their speaking fee might be different than the fee shown for the cost to perform or to just appear. Popularity, career stage, along with current demand will cause fluctuations in their speaking price as well. The final booking price may be more than what is shown, but you should at least have a budget within that range for them to consider an appearance, performance or speaking engagement.
CTI negotiates on behalf of professional event planners and talent buyers for paid appearances! We cannot give out direct contact information of the Shabazz Palaces agent or help distribute fan mail, personal messages, gifts, requests for free appearances, or donations of time. The Shabazz Palaces manager and agent will only work with us if we present them with funded offers for their client to work your event.
There is low probability to book Shabazz Palaces for a party with anything substantially less than the published booking cost price range. We will negotiate with the Shabazz Palaces agent on your behalf if your funding is in place. By not having funding ready then it will more difficult to book Shabazz Palaces, because they get many offers to work events that are at or above asking price. It is also important to consider the travel costs when researching the Shabazz Palaces booking fee, as additional expenses like this, as well as an entourage of staff and equipment, are not necessarily built-in to the booking fee range shown. If your budget does not factor that in, then there is no benefit for them to want to be hired. We do not personally speak for Shabazz Palaces, but in our experience in booking talent for over 25 years, this is generally the outcome of inadequate funding.
Type
Performer
Style
Rap-Hip Hop
Range
Jazz, Rap-Hip Hop-Urban, World Music-African, Male, Age Group-18-30's, Age Group-60's+
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