Singer-songwriter Hak Baker: 'The old guard is being priced out of London', Pop and rock
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Time in prison helped the east Londoner reflect on his life. He’s now releasing a brilliant album that considers race, class solidarity – and the odd flirty, boozy night out
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Wax Meets: Hak Baker
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Hak Baker on falling out of love with East London and pub culture: They're a massive escape, pubs, and people need them
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I'm a man that's lost most of my friends to the system and incarceration” — Hak Baker lays it bare on debut album
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Hak Baker Subverts What a British Folk Singer Can Be
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Singer-songwriter Hak Baker: 'The old guard is being priced out of London', Pop and rock
From grime and crime to beautiful ballads: Hak Baker's tunes come from the heart
From grime and crime to beautiful ballads: Hak Baker's tunes come from the heart
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