Single Review: “Sunlight To My Soul” – Angelique Kidjo

An extraordinary thing happened yesterday. I met a couple from South Africa and we talked about music. Complete strangers. But the thing that connected us was that I love Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and the late great singers Miriam Makeba and Lionel Petersen. We talked about their impact and for just a brief moment we sang …

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: “Motherland Journey” – Blue Lab Beats, KillBeatz, Fela Kuti

When this dropped in my email, I was… shocked. Blue Lab Beats have been on my radar for a very long time, and they’ve made some incredible music. If you don’t believe me go look them up… This track is no different in fact….  They upped their game.  NKOK (Namali Kwaten) and Mr. DM (David …

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 — …