Name: Emotional Oranges
Start: 2025-10-03T20:00:00
Location: Fox Theater Oakland

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Emotional Oranges

Fox Theater Oakland

Grammy-winning Brooklyn native Leon Thomas seamlessly bridges the worlds of music, acting, and production. Signed to Ty Dolla $ign’s EZMNY Records in 2022, Thomas made a notable debut with his album Electric Dusk (2023), featuring collaborations with Victoria Monét, Benny the Butcher, and Ty Dolla $ign. Tracks like “Breaking Point” and “Crash & Burn” have garnered over 151 million global streams, cementing his place as a rising star in contemporary R&B. His groundbreaking work on SZA’s “Snooze” earned him a Grammy in 2024, further highlighting his influence in shaping the genre. 

Leon Thomas

Not much is known about Emotional Oranges, the LA-based R&B-Pop male/female duo comprised of Azad Naficy and Vali Porter. Described by critics and fans alike as experimental and futuristic, Emotional Oranges are the physical manifestation of Alternative R&B, Soul and Funk. Provocateurs extraordinaire, they have been unanimously lauded everywhere from Complex, Fader, Paper, VIBE, Highsnobiety to Hypebeast, BBC1, Triple J, MTV, and more. The duo burst onto the scene in 2019, immediately gaining a cult following with their debut singles “Motion” and “Personal”. Since then, their beloved trilogy, The Juice Vol. I, Vol. II, and Vol. III has amassed over 400 million streams globally.