GZA (Performing Liquid Swords) w/ Phunky Nomads & Keznamdi
About This Event
GZA performs Liquid Swords in full at Brooklyn Bowl, presenting the Wu‑Tang founding member's tight structure and internal rhyme along with scene-driven storytelling, favoring lyrical precision over spectacle. The bill includes Phunky Nomads and Keznamdi; Phunky Nomads offer a scene-based hip-hop/R&B groove while Keznamdi moves between rock/pop contours and reggae-rooted phrasing that keeps focus on the song's spine.
About Liquid Swords
Liquid Swords is the second solo studio album by the American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member GZA, released on November 7, 1995, by Geffen Records. Recording sessions for the album began midway through 1995 at producer RZA's basement studio in the New York City borough of Staten Island. The album heavily samples dialogue from the martial arts film Shogun Assassin and maintains a dark atmosphere throughout, incorporating lyrical references to chess, crime and philosophy. Liquid Swords features numerous guest appearances from the other eight members of Wu-Tang Clan along with Wu-Tang affiliate Killah Priest.
About the Artists
Keznamdi
Keznamdi is an individual artist whose live sets move between rock/pop contours and the reggae and roots reggae traditions that anchor his recorded work. With a moderate Spotify profile (about 41K followers), he arrives with an audience shaped as much by streaming as by touring circuits.
GZA
GZA is a New York–rooted rapper whose early career helped form the foundation of the Wu-Tang Clan, where he is often treated as a guiding voice. His solo work, especially the 1995 album *Liquid Swords*, is built on tight structure, internal rhyme, and scene-driven storytelling.
Phunky Nomads
Phunky Nomads is a hip-hop/R&B artist heard in New York City rooms like Brooklyn Bowl, where genre lines tend to blur onstage. Their name shows up on bills alongside artists such as GZA and Keznamdi, including the program titled *GZA (Performing Liquid Swords) w/ Phunky Nomads & Keznamdi*.