Donnie Trumpet Shares Prince Tribute "In Your Light": Listen

Donnie Trumpet‘s eventful 2015 was highlighted by Surf, his album with Chance the Rapper and the Social Experiment. After working with D.R.A.M. on “$” and popping up in the rapper’s “Signals (Throw It Around)” video, he’s back with a new track. It’s called “In Your Light” and it features singer Sima Cunningham. It’s dedicated to Prince and his rare song “Donna,” which Trumpet says helped him through a tough time. Stream the track above. Read Trumpet’s full explanation for “In Your Light” below.

One of my best friends and musical mentors, Maceo from the band The Omys gave me a mix cd when i was going through a tough time with a song called Donna by Prince. I listened to the song over and over in the car. I never imported the cd, could only hear it in the car, so when i tried listening to it on tour i couldn’t find it anywhere. As you know Prince’s music is pretty rare on the internet but this song was especially elusive because it was a part of a compilation album of his “unfinished” music. This was a really powerful inspiration for me after having worked so hard on Surf and still having so much material left over that didn’t quite fit but still described my vision and passion of the era of making music when putting Surf together. Songs are like poems, they’re never done.
In honor of that song and all songs like it, and the earth claiming one of the greatest humans to ever grace its land, Prince…I dedicate this to everyone who will ever hear it.

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