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  • I Know You single – Deborah Jordan – free music download

    I Know You single – Deborah Jordan – free music download

    Fans of early Patrice Rushen will love this free track by UK songstress Deborah Jordan To celebrate the release of Deborah Jordan’s second album, What You See, here’s I Know You. It’s a free track that couldn’t be included on her new release because of issues surrounding sample clearance. Fans familiar with early Patrice Rushen […]

  • Suite For Ma Dukes DVD preview – Carlos Niño and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson

    Suite For Ma Dukes DVD preview – Carlos Niño and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson

    Previewing a strings ‘n’ beats concert DVD boxset commemorating the work of hip hop DJ J Dilla The most overlooked recording of 2009 was undoubtedly Suite For Ma Dukes, an EP by Carlos Niño and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson that commemorated the work of hip hop DJ J Dilla, who died in 2006. Proceeds from the EP […]

  • …just visiting too EP – Zo! – free music download

    …just visiting too EP – Zo! – free music download

    Fans of ’70s soul-jazz will love this free seven-track EP by Maryland-based music producer Zo! An increasing number of musicians are giving away their work in a bid to get noticed. It’s a ploy followed by Maryland-based music producer Zo!. On …just visiting too, he, along with singers like Yahzarah and Carlitta Durand, pays homage […]

  • Sense Of Humor single – Bêmbè Sêguè vs David Sancious – free music download

    Sense Of Humor single – Bêmbè Sêguè vs David Sancious – free music download

    Download this free jazzy track that pays homage to US multi-instrumentalist David Sancious Bêmbè Sêguè of The Politik fame has released Sense Of Humor. It’s a free track that pays homage to US multi-instrumentalist David Sancious. He worked with Bruce Springsteen’s backing group, The E Street Band, before becoming an in-demand session musician for the […]

  • Q-Tip mixtape by J.Period – free music download

    Q-Tip mixtape by J.Period – free music download

    Download this free Q-Tip mixtape by Brooklyn-based DJ-producer J.Period Q-Tip, from seminal rap group A Tribe Called Quest, is no stranger to record company politics. His 2002 album Kamaal The Abstract was dropped by Arista Records for not being commercial enough. So it’s not surprising that Q-Tip appears to be forging his own path, starting […]

  • Spin Down single preview – Brotherly

    Spin Down single preview – Brotherly

    Previewing the new single by a duo that produced a Commercial Break album of the Year Anna Stubbs and Robin Mullarkey (aka Brotherly) have released Spin Down, the decidedly funky single from their forthcoming LP Find First Light that’s currently being mixed at Flowriders Studio in Amsterdam. For their new album, the duo say they […]

  • Sight And Sound EP – Inspired Flight – free music download

    Sight And Sound EP – Inspired Flight – free music download

    Free downtempo EP from Californian duo who produce tracks reminiscent of The Cinematic Orchestra Fans of The Cinematic Orchestra should check out the free Through Sight And Sound EP by Inspired Flight, a duo that hails from San Diego, California. Tracks An Outlet and Parasympathetic are reminiscent of Jason Swinscoe’s material, but it’s not all […]

  • Kissey Asplund music profile

    Kissey Asplund music profile

    Profiling soulful Swedish songstress Kissey Asplund who’s worked with artists such as Dorian Concept She’s been described as Sweden’s answer to Erykah Badu and, to be honest, that’s a fair assessment. Like the Headwrapped One, the sound of this soulful songstress (of Swedish and Caribbean parentage) is steeped in hip hop, as reflected in her […]

  • Jazz Re:freshed live music night

    Jazz Re:freshed live music night

    London’s Jazz Re:freshed night is one of the UK’s best kept secrets There’s much to do in London, but when it comes to seeing soulful, jazzy music, you have to look beyond Ticketmaster outlets. Fortunately, promoters Adam “Rock” Moses and Justin “TopRock” McKenzie are on hand. Their compilation Jazz Re:freshed Vol. 1 gives punters a […]

  • Sweet Liberation album preview – Colonel Red

    Sweet Liberation album preview – Colonel Red

    Previewing a nu soul album from singer-songwriter Colonel Red Singer-songwriter Colonel Red, whose voice can be heard on such hits as Daz-I-Kue’s Rokstone (Soon Come), is about to release his second solo album on the Ruff Language label. Sweet Liberation, which spans soul to spoken word, features a host of producing talent, including Bugz In […]