Jangolova is a spicy, vibrant and exciting track from musician Efi Cruise that gets the body moving. Inspired by South African House music, the song experiments with unison audio, percussion and combines house beats with a sexy saxophone. Jangolova is a twist on a Yoruba nursery rhyme and has a smooth, catchy vibe. Efi Cruise comes from Calabar, Nigeria and describes his music as “Southern Afro-Jazz” which is a blend of Jazz, Afro-Beats, Highlife, Hip-Hop, and Funk. He has a very sexy, and calming voice. Cruise debuted with his single Kai-Kai in 2017 which was well-received amongst listeners all over th3e…
Author: Emma Reynolds
Summer is coming through hot and heavy and if you’re looking for the perfect song to sip those summer cocktails to then look no further than artist NOA’s new single Alright With Me. The song opens with a head-bouncing base beat and is accompanied by a gentle drum, catchy melodies and NOA’s vocals are smooth and silky. The song is a chilled pop track about meeting someone who starts to show you what love should be like, starting to fall in love with that special person and hoping that they stick around. NOA is a Toronto-born, 22-year-old, pop singer who…
Tattoo artist and entrepreneur Kat Von D has been making music for some time after her time starring on LA Ink and owning makeup brand Kat Von D Beauty. She first released the single Exorcism six years ago and now she has curated the video to go alongside it. Exorcism is a song that plays with electronic synths and drums and falls into that electro-rock category, somewhat similar to Evanescence. The song speaks about being found when you are weak, and being picked up by the person you are infatuated with, later to discover you have fallen so deep for…
Dallas, Texas-born singer-songwriter Kendall Bowser is a 17-year-old who is touching the hearts of fans and using her music to help others. Hey Ruby is an emotional song essentially speaking to the dog of an ex, just to see what life is like after her. Bowser says “This one’s about talking to my ex’s dog, Ruby, asking about my ex’s life because Ruby is still there with him. It’s one of those “I don’t really miss him, I just want to know what’s going on in his life” kind of songs. I wanted to make it seem like I was…
Now that the COVID-19 restrictions have eased and we can start to have some summer fun it is time to start collating that summer playlist and Suddenly by Gabe James NEEDS to be on there. The gentle piano chords, husky vocals and beautiful lyrics will make you nostalgic for young love and that yearning feeling. Colorado-born Gabe James knew as a child that he wanted to create music but it did not come to fruition until his teenage years. James used his guitar and skills in songwriting to develop great music and share this with the globe. Gabe is inspired by…
A stunning vibrato is the first thing that I think of when I hear this beautiful track No Man Is An Island from ex-professional football player Gavin Holligan. The story goes that when Holligan was on his way to training for West Ham United FC he heard the news of the rise in youth crime in the UK and it disturbed him. Holligan chose to express his emotions through song despite his usual profession being football. His music is almost spiritual in its sound. The song is earthy from the gentle guitar strings to the playful piano keys and the…
A stunning vocal backed by a smoky alternative rhythm and blues background – this is What I Like by Lu Wright. This song will be the South London-based singer-songwriter’s second single and it does not disappoint. Wright recently graduated from the London branch of the BIMM (British and Irish Modern Music Institute) and almost immediately began working on her EP Notes To Self. The breathy, jazz vocal on this track is not unexpected when we learn that Wright grew up in a house that echoed the music of 50/60s soul greats such as Nina Simone and Sam Cooke. Wright’s single…
On International Women’s Day 2021, we want to celebrate empowering and inspirational women. Cashmere Nicole is a female entrepreneur and founder of Beauty Bakerie, a baking-themed makeup brand that was launched to cater to women of colour. Nicole is a true groundbreaking CEO when it comes to starting her business. She was battling a double mastectomy in 2014 when she was asked to interview for Beyoncé’s website about her brand. Despite her illness, she agreed and put her all into it. Nicole always had dreams of running her own business. She recalls how she would pour over library books from…
If you’ve been looking for a hit single that will make you feel like someone really “gets you” in this pandemic; JUSTY’s new single Rinse, Repeat, Regress might be just what you’re looking for. The Brooklyn-born artist has been writing music since she was just 12 years old and she echoes the style of major artists such as Maiday and Sabrina Claudio. JUSTY marries jazz with R&B to create a stunning nu-jazz piece of music that speaks to the audience through therapeutic guitar strings and a whimsical vocal. Rinse, Repeat, Regress is like an anthem for the masses who are…
A gentle opening and earthy vocals enter us into the world of Eiza Murphy’s debut single Black Hole. It is a dark love song inspired by the devastation and hard-times we are currently experiencing in today’s climate which she said: “weirdly I wrote just before the pandemic hit”. “There’s a lot of chaos in this stillness” Eiza sings as she speaks of overcrowded cities that are in their own way still vacant in so many ways. The song seems to directly relate to how we all feel so stuck in our world at the moment but how love will prevail…