Free Nationals

Free Nationals are a smooth, funk-fluent R&B band based in Los Angeles. The quartet recorded and performed extensively with Anderson .Paak before they branched out in 2019 with Free Nationals, their Grammy-nominated debut album. They've gone on to collaborate with the likes of Rae Khalil, Remi Wolf, and John Legend, and in 2024 they released "Gangsta," a trippy single featuring Paak and A$AP Rocky. Keyboardist Ron Avant (aka T. Nava), drummer Matthew Marisola (aka Callum Connor), bassist Kelsey Gonzalez, and guitarist José Rios took the name Free Nationals after they started ...