May 2013
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Get A Glimpse Into The 'Mystique' Of Miguel...
Here at SoulBounce, we’ve been singing the praises of the talent that is multi-instrumentalist, arranger, composer, music director, producer, DJ, and educator Miguel Atwood-Ferguson since back in 2009. The intriguing Atwood-Ferguson captured our attention through his ability to create audible art that transcends the confines of genre boundaries and brings together musicians of varying...
April 2013
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Ella Eyre Is Who You've Been 'Waiting' For
With today’s release of Rudimental’s debut album, Home, in their native UK and their single“Waiting All Night” with newcomer Ella Eyre making a massive impact on charts all over the world, what better time is there for Eyre to step into her own and bless us with a downtempo acoustic version of the track than right now? Where the original is feisty, fast and overflowing...
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Interview: Ty
George Washington Carver famously stated that “When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world”. One artist, who personifies this quote, is the anything but common rapper, Ty. The English MC and producer is not one to follow the crowd and has released his EP, Kick Snare And An Idea Part 1, through Tru Thoughts this month. On this EP, Ty...
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Jess Ingui Doesn't Need To 'Fix' A Thing On 'This'
A simple, well-crafted song that tells an engaging story aided by a riveting voice can transcend genre, style and boundaries. Just take a look at great modern day story tellers such as Adele and Amy Winehouse and the impact they had globally for proof of this. Long Island, NY-based singer Jess Ingui’s debut track, “Fix This,” contains all of the aforementioned qualities with...
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Raashan Ahmad's 'Ceremony' Is One Big Celebration
MC Raashan Ahmad dropped his album, Ceremony, this week. To clarify, ceremony can be defined as “a formal act or series of acts prescribed by ritual, protocol, or convention,” but Ahmad has delivered an LP that is anything but conventional. This soundtrack to life is best described as a melting pot of styles, sounds and rhythms, all of which come together to create what can only be...
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Talib Kweli & Miguel Want You To 'Come Here'
Talib Kweli delivers a song to charm lovers the world over with a little help from R&B crooner Miguel on “Come Here.” The smooth track sees Kweli laying his heart bare and stating how he’ll do whatever it takes to put his lady first, as Miguel reinforces that he “doesn’t want to waste a second longer” and that he just wants to make her...
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Jessie Ware Has 'Us' Hooked Once Again
Jessie Ware has dropped the visuals for “Imagine It Was Us” from the soon-to-be-released US version and the UK Gold edition of Devotion. The music video takes place in a Studio 54 meets gay dance nightclub scenario and sees Ware channeling her inner disco diva. As she serenades the flamboyant crowd in a slinky red dress and fur stole, the clubgoers can’t help but get their...
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Live Review: Bonnie Raitt & Mavis Staples, Enmore...
They say that two wrongs don’t make a right, but after experiencing the legendary Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples on Wednesday night at the Enmore Theatre, as part of the Bluesfest sideshows, I can say without doubt that opposites do attract. The two singers whose roots are firmly planted in blues, rhythm and blues and rock showed how the balance of two contrasting yet skilful performing styles...
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Will You Make A Behind The Scenes 'Connection'...
Raheem DeVaughn has just released the behind the scenes video for the music video of his latest single “Love Connection,” and after watching the BTS I have one question to ask: What in the hell happened to music videos that told a story? Alicia Keys’ “You Don’t Know My Name” or Michael Jackson’s “Remember The Time” come to mind for me. These...
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Sax G's 'Tu Me Manques' Is Not Missing A Thing
Back in February when we were introduced to Seattle-based MC/producer Sax G and his stellar collaboration with Choklate, “Get Down,” I had a feeling that this somewhat elusive character was one to keep an eye on. Now, with the release of his quietly captivating debut album, Tu Me Manques, I’m realizing without a doubt that it’s the unassuming ones you need to watch out...
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Will Travis Lee 'Take You Away' With His Debut?
I’m just going to get straight to the point here: Travis Lee has a vocal timbre that is smoother than a newborn baby’s backside. As he sings about taking another man’s woman on his debut single “Take You Away,” the Australian singer sounds so luscious and velvety that you can’t even be mad at him for openly stating that he’s going to cross the line with...
March 2013
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Will You Fall For Shola Ama's 'Boyfriend'?
I may be committing that cardinal sin and giving away my age with this revelation, but when I was a teenager I had a girl crush on Shola Ama. Who’s Shola Ama? She was a British teen star in the mid-’90s who thanks to her sweet voice, pretty looks and cover of Randy Crawford’s “You Might Need Somebody,” had me praying to God to please let me grow into something...
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Aaradhna Wants To Tell You All About Her 'Great...
New Zealand songbird Aaradhna has been steadily working away since the release of her album, Treble & Reverb, late last year. On the back of the good news that she has recently signed a multi-album deal in the States with Republic Records is the new music video for the upbeat third single from the album, “Great Man.”
Watch the video at SoulBounce.
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Ego Ella May Plants A Bright Future For Herself...
While I will never discredit the importance of learning an instrument the traditional way, I have to admit that I do have a soft spot for artists that are self taught. There’s something real and organic about a self taught musician’s talent, almost as if it was a gift from above that they had no say in — it was part of their life’s path. Blame it on the side of me that is...
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Mutya Keisha & Siobhán Go 'Swimming' With Kendrick...
Take a step back to the year 2000 and there was a quirky UK teen girl group making waves in Europe. They weren’t the usual sugar-coated girl group even though there name suggested as much, preferring to steer to the…
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José James Had No 'Trouble' On His 'Tonight Show'...
It’s fair to say that here at SoulBounce we can’t get enough of José James. Whether we’re catching him live or repetitively playing his stellar album, No Beginning No End, we are just eating up everything and anything James touches…
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Red Bull And Flying Steps Unite Breakdance With...
When most people think of Red Bull, they think of the energy drink and it’s affiliation with motor sports, just as when they think of classical music the notion of upper class people who don’t know how to let loose and a musical style with centuries of history comes to mind. In comparison, to people outside the hip hop realm, the street style dance of breakdancing often conjures up thoughts of...
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Jamie Lidell's Self-Titled Album Takes Us On A...
Jamie Lidell is one of those artists who have the ability to intrigue, inspire and baffle all at the same time. Where some may see him as a creative genius, others might struggle to comprehend what’s going on inside that mind of his. I fall firmly in the middle when it comes to his latest self-titled offering, Jamie Lidell, released last month.
Read full review at SoulBounce
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Live Review: Azealia Banks, The Enmore Theatre
If I had to describe rapper Azealia Banks in four words I’d have to go with “tiny stature, big attitude”. That’s not to say that Azealia Banks has attitude in a bad way, although if you’ve read anything about her in the press, you’re more than aware of her knack for rubbing people the wrong way by speaking her mind. I mean more so in the sense that she makes her enormous presence felt despite...
February 2013
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Will You Be Lured In By Ngaiire & Nai Palm's...
The future soul movement continues to accelerate forward at a rapid speed, and here to bring us some more delicately intricate yet minimal future soul morsels of goodness is Australia based, Papua New Guinean singer Ngaiire with her single “Dirty Hercules.” The soulful electronic number features a driving bass line that serves as the perfect backdrop for Ngaiire’s warm,...
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Marie Dahlstrom & Jamal Ross Get Into Rihanna &...
While I continue to have large thought clouds full of question marks and confused-face emoticons float out of my head whenever I see Rihanna and Chris Brown together — whether in person or on record — I do have to sheepishly admit that I didn’t absolutely despise their collaboration on “Nobody’s Business” from Rihanna’s album, Unapologetic. However,...
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Let J. Cole & Miguel Take You On A 'Power Trip'
I first fell in musical lust with J. Cole and Miguel back when they collaborated on Miguel’s “All I Want Is You” back in 2010. Since then, I’ve fallen head over heels for both of them, with J. Cole capturing my attention with his somewhat husky voice and steady lyrical flow. Now, Cole is back with the first official single from his upcoming album, Born Sinner, named...
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Theophilus London & Jesse Boykins III Give Us An...
Back in 2011, we at SoulBounce filled you in on the Theophilus London and Jesse Boykins III mixtape Paris 96. Now, a year and a half later we have the next instalment of that project as the two alternative R&B/hip hop artists join forces to use their powers for good by officially becoming a supergroup, as Paris 96. The first single from Paris 96 is “Afternoon,” a mash-up of the...
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Introducing Candice Monique
Candice Monique is more than just the usual, run-of-the-mill soul singer. The Australian born-and-based singer brings a strong hip-hop sensibility to the game, while her vocal styling bares the traces of Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill. Couple that with her lyrical content, which often challenges the status quo and scratches deeper than the superficial surface level, and you have a strong female...
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Let Othello Woolf's 'Odysseus' Transport You To...
The minimal electronic R&B movement is definitely having its moment in the sun, basking in the warm glow of being the darling of the indie music world. While it often lacks the raw emotion of soul music, it more than makes up for that through its undeniable ability to draw the listener in with its ambient sounds, taking them on a trek through the limitless possibilities of reverie....
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Fall In Love With PJ Morton & Stevie Wonder On...
You know when you got Stevie Wonder jumping on a track for you that you are onto a very good thing. Especially in this day and age when Stevie’s wonderful cameos are few and far between. Going by this theory it’s clear that Maroon 5 alumni and soulful pop Young Money singer PJ Morton is definitely on the right track with his latest single “Only One,” which features...
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Introducing Newtimers
Whatever it is that is going on up around the Northern corner of Europe in the Scandinavia region to continuously deliver music that gives me seemingly never-ending aural pleasure, I’d like to capture it, bottle it and ship it all over the world. I’d make a fortune, really, and I have no doubt that someone already is. I am convinced of this even moreso after listening toNewtimers, a...
January 2013
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Maya Azucena Wants You To 'Dance' For A...
Vocalist and activist Maya Azucena has made no secret that in this narcissistic day and age that she is one of the few artists who stands for something greater than herself, and she’s just released the video for her track “Dance Revolution” to put any lingering doubt to rest. “Dance Revolution” is an uplifting house track that is all about empowerment, and...
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Chris Rob Wants To Go 'Deep Inside'
New York-based singer and musician Chris Rob channels his inner Marvin Gaye on the sensual “Deep Inside.” Rob recently started the “Chris Rob Free Joint Fridays” series, which means he’s putting up a track for — yes, you guessed it — free on Fridays. “Deep Inside” is the first track from the series and it has me ready to light candles and run...
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Cody ChesnuTT Seeks Redemption In 'Til I Met Thee'
When Cody ChesnuTT’s Landing On A Hundred was released late last year, it was clear from the moment you hit play that it was one of the best albums of 2012 with a heavy story to tell. However, one song stood out for me and I have had it consistently on repeat ever since. That song is “Til I Met Thee,” with its tale of finding salvation in this often dark world. Now ChesnuTT has...
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Live Review: Kashmere Stage Band, Sydney Festival
To watch a great band tear up the stage is one thing. To experience that band not only do that, but whip the crowd up into a frenzy shortly after being completely engrossed in the documentary that filled us in on the extraordinary story that saw them here before us, is very much another. That was the predicament the crowd found themselves in this past Sunday as we watched the Thunder...
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Live Review: Lianne La Havas, Sydney Festival
It’s fair to say that the British females have been in high demand in the music world in recent years. We’ve drank them up as quickly as they’ve pumped them out, and from Amy to Adele we’ve been treated to a plethora of gorgeously talented women from the UK who each has something unique to bring to the soul-pop-indie music world. The latest darling of that world is Lianne La Havas; the quirkier,...
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Marcell Russell Wants You To Help Him Unpack His...
Anyone who follows my writing here on SoulBounce can gather that I am a lover of a beautiful vocal tone and honest lyricism. Anyone who knows me a little more personally is acutely aware that like many of you out there I have much experience with the old chestnut — baggage. I’m convinced that when Erykah Badu penned “Bag Lady” she had me in my mind. However, with the new...
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Midian's 'Too Bad' Has Us Feeling Very Good
We filled you in on Virginian vocalist Midian when her track “Bitter” was featured on VH1’sLove & Hip Hop Atlanta, and now we have the lyric video for another of her track’s, “Too Bad,” which was featured on this week’s season premiere of another drama-filled reality show, the original Love & Hip Hop. “Too Bad” is reminiscent...
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Hiatus Kaiyote Is On 'Fire'
After making a huge splash on the worldwide music scene in 2012, which included being named Bounce-Worthy right here at SoulBounce and going on to be showered with tons of adoration by the mighty Questlove and Erykah Badu, Australia’s Hiatus Kaiyote are ready to start 2013 with gusto. And what better way to kick off the new year than by debuting their latest live film clip for an...
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SoulBounce Honors 2012's Rapper Of The Year: Nas
I’m the first to admit that I have a love/hate relationship with hip hop. At its worst it glorifies violence, ignorance and superficial lifestyles. But the bright shining light on hip hop is when it’s in capable hands and crafted with care — in other words, when it’s at its very best. In this state it becomes the perfect union of music and poetry, of intelligence and...
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SoulBounce's Hot 16 Songs and Albums of 2012
With 2013 upon us, it’s time to have a look back at the best of music in 2012. I contributed to SoulBounce’s Hot 16 Best Songs of 2012 list and Hot 16 Best Albums list and I must say it’s probably the quickest way to play catch up if you slept on a lot of music in 2012.
Click HERE to check out what the stand out songs of 2012 were.
Click HERE to check out the albums that had...
December 2012
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'Colour' Outside The Lines With Troumaca
It’s not often that I genuinely like a song that features a vocalist who isn’t your traditionally amazing soul singer. But Birmingham, England based band Troumaca are proving to me that there’s a lot more to good music than just flawless vocals. The band, who have recently been signed to Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings, has given us a taste of their...
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Sarsha Simone Delivers The Goods With 'Postman'
Sydney, Australia-based chanteuse Sarsha Simone has been relatively quiet in the past few months since we featured her on our Love, SoulBounce Suite 2 mix back in August, but here’s hoping that with the release of a new track and music video that all this is about to change. “Postman,” featuring rapper Miracle Iller, is a funky little number that sees Simone singing of her wait...
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Allow BenZel To Blow Your Mind With 'Fall In Love'
While I continue to be blown away by the fact that Japanese production duo BenZel are only in their teens, I am even more intrigued by what is going in their imaginations to create such left-of-center tracks from some of my favorite 90’s R&B jams. First it was the Jessie Ware-assisted “If You Love Me” Brownstone cover “Say It” that we filled you in on a few...
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John Legend Is Out For Revenge On 'Who Did That To...
Someone recently said to me that “soul music is dead.” As much as that statement broke my heart, I concurred that, yes, I think the retro soul music revival has had its day and has become somewhat stale, but that’s not to say that soul music isn’t moving forward in other tangents. Whether it’s the future soul movement or the darker, blues side of soul, it’s...
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'Search' & You'll Find Marie Dahlstrøm
We introduced you to the blissful sounds of Marie Dahlstrøm back in September, and since then her single “Search” has made itself very comfortable in my head, with the slow groove of the jazz-tinged soul track steadily keeping my faith in the future of music alive. Dahlstrøm has now delivered a video of a live performance of the track for our aural and visual pleasure. In the video...
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Let Kwabs Take You On A 'Getaway'
While it’s quite unfair that we have no choice but to watch videos to be able to experience the exquisite voice of Kwabs, beggars can’t be choosers, and until we get some music released from this talented man, I’ll gladly make You Tube my BFF in order to get a hit of that thick, warm, rich tone of his. Now Kwabs has given us an early Christmas present, and while it may not be a...
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Aaradhna Gets Her Sweet Revenge In 'Lorena...
Show of hands by who’s been so let down/wrongly treated by/mad at their man that they’ve thought about doing a “Lorena Bobbitt” on him? While Lorena Bobbitt definitely went to extremes, and I do not condone or suggest inflicting such pain on a man, no matter what he’s done, the infamous scenario reminds us how emotions can sometimes cause people to act certifiably...
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Mara Hruby Is 'Simply Beautiful' On This Al Green...
It’s been two years since Mara Hruby blessed us with her debut EP, From Her Eyes, which was a selection of covers that could thaw out the coldest of hearts. In celebration of this anniversary and to say thank you for the support, she’s gifted us with a free download to tide us over until the release of new material. This time Hruby tackles one of the most honest and elegant love...
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'Ya Girl' Lucille Ghatti Has Something For 'You...
Lucille Ghatti knows the way to and all about my heart. Her latest single, “Ya Girl Lurks (Luv You Boi),” which is available for free download, blends together a few of my favorite things: R&B, soul and that ever elusive, often (in my case) unrequited love. Now my description doesn’t sound like anything new, right? But this track is much more than your run of the mill...
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SoulBounce's Class Of 1992: Various Artists 'Mo'...
While the movie Mo’ Money may not be held in high esteem as one of the great movies of the ’90s, it did deliver its fair share of laughs thanks to the Wayans brothers, and a lion’s share of music on the soundtrack that came with the New Jack Swing goods. Released in June 1992, the Mo’ Money Original Motion Picture Soundtrack served as a creative project for Jimmy...
November 2012
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Chrisette Michele Shows Her Sexy Rock Star Side In...
It’s common for R&B singers to collaborate with rappers, and for the most part they go together perfectly and enhance an already good thing — like bread and butter or chocolate and, well, anything. R&B singer Chrisette Michele knows all about this, as she’s delivered two tracks from her upcoming mixtape Audrey Hepburn: An Audiovisual Experience, both featuring guest...
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You'll More Than 'Like' This Inkswel & Suzi...
What happens when two people from the complete opposites that are the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere come together to create music? Naturally, you get the nu-disco/electro/funk goodness of “Like That” from the compilation album,Midnight Riot, Vol. 3. The track is the product of a collaboration between Melbourne, Australia based producer Inkswel and American vocalist Suzi...
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Home Brew Announce Third Australian Tour
Young, Gifted & Broke / Grindin’ & Acclaim Mag.com present
HOME BREW’S ‘THE BENDER’ TOUR
With support from Esther Stephens and Special Guests
Thursday 13 Dec – Ding Dong Lounge – Melbourne
http://dingdong.oztix.com.au/default.aspx?Event=31182
Friday 14 Dec – The Standard – Sydney
www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/home-brews-the-bender-tour/61729?&skin=
Saturday 15 – Coolangatta Hotel –...
