Single Review: “Kurunba” – Rokia Kone and Jacknife Lee

This track is… fascinating. Four on the floor, percussion, and call and response vocals that command you to sing along. All based around a tribal dance beat that makes you want to…  Well…  Quite frankly…  GET DOWN!  I love it, it’s not your run of the mill dance track, and it doesn’t try to be, …

Blog interview: Blue Lab Beats

Congratulations on the release of “Motherland Journey” how does it feel?   Honestly it feels like a dream come true to have the legendary Fela Kuti featuring on this track! We would’ve never expected to ever have the chance to use his acappella but his publishers and Nigerian and European teams made it happen.   …

Single Review: “The Wolf” – Cable Street Collective

Cable Street Collective – The Wolf The Collective are back! Bringing with them a song that’s a full BBQ plate of food with its solid flavours…. You can almost smell that party food in the summer heat! The song grooves on nicely with some beautiful guitar licks, Aaron knows I’m a fan of his from …

Single Review: “Heart Train” – Project CONCUBINE

Project Concubine – Heart Train  Project Concubine are back with a new single, and as usual it breaks the rules in terms of how it sounds.  The vocals are processed and put through a warp as with the beat behind it, it’s a very inventive sound and it works really well with the mystery that …

Single Review: “Pantano” – Gabrielle Sey

Gabrielle Sey – Pantano  As a lover of hand percussion this has already caught my ear with the intro. Very Latin vibe, and very mellow. Gabriella’s voice is strong and sits comfortably on this, strong vocals that really stand out, over the acoustic guitars… The mix is awesome on this too, I need to comment …

Album Review: “JFlames Presents Before The Tide Rises” – JFlames

Ready For Love – JFlames featuring Ruinz Ason A great choice for an album opener…. The beat is summery, and has such a great vibe… This is Ruinz Ason in full lyrical introspective mode, talking about being ready for love. The thing I like about Ruinz is that his lyrics are fully thought out — …

Review: “Summertime Love” – iLana Armida

iLana Armida – Summertime Love This song is so cute… the intro starts off with a great chord progression, with percussion underlying it, and stays underneath… this song could easily be played live with just a guitar and percussion and going unplugged.  ILana’s voice is the star here. She’s got such a soulful quality that …