Juin 2019 semble se présenter comme le mois du Gospel par excellence. Coïncidence ou concordance, il est par ailleurs vrai qu’aux Etats-Unis, le mois de Juin est le mois de la Black Music, intitulé African American Music Appreciation Month, depuis le Président Barack Obama. Après le spectacle du “Black Odyssée” de Sabine Kouli ce 1er…
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Jordan John – “Get In The Groove”, A Single That Sounds Like A Party
Jordan has great talent, big time. This a guy is a multi-talent awesome guitarist and an amazing drummer too! Late Aretha Franklin personally invited him to open her performance at the Toronto Jazz festival. At the age of 16, he played the drums for Prince, and he’s been getting praise from the likes of Keith…
Sabine Kouli – “Black Odyssée”, Le Chant D’Un Grand Patrimoine Musical
Ce samedi 1er Juin, Sabine Matomswé Kouli présenta la première édition de son tant attendu spectacle “Black Odyssée” au Radiant-Bellevue. Ce show exceptionnel fut produit dans le cadre du premier festival de gospel jamais initié sur Lyon, en 2004, l’Absolute Gospel, initié par Sabine Kouli elle-même. Pour cette 15e édition de l’Absolute Gospel, l’expérience fut…
VicMonroe – The Illest Lyricists Are From Chicago
Here it is Winners are now taking over Sterile and stale season over Tale of a new story, new Saga, more like a legacy Walking from blurry daze to Glory Day’z Lyricist reminisces the illest rhymes of his Every step he made just felt like an Earth Quake Overflowing self-confidence, like flourishing spring after wanders…
Tank & The Bangas – Meanings For Green Balloon – Lyrics As Poetic As Ever
Drink more, Water plants, Feed seeds, Eat more veggies Seek Vital, Squeeze lethal, Choose wisely Don’t you be so dumb, Go find your freedom Go Search the Kingdom Don’t you get too high, Low down your ego Slow down your horses, Swallow now your pride Shadow not the child, Inside of your eyes Inside of…
Cleo Sol – A Mood For Self-Appreciation
If bliss had a color it would be Sweeter Blue. After the surprise release of Cleo Sol follows up with a brand new video for her single Sweeter Blue, previously reviewed on Sounds So Beautiful. Cleo Sol may be writing love songs though really she sings about self-love. And as Akua Naru used to sing,…
Eryn Allen Kane – “fragile”, Breaking Free From Generational Trauma
Highly anticipated Eryn Allen Kane comes back from the Aviary and the Concept of The Bird in a Cage, This double EP has been a great debut introduction to the world for Kane’s music. While the Aviary Act I referred as her mission statement as an artist, her “purpose as a singer”, the Act II…
BAELY – Stuck In These Walls, Love Blinds & Confines
“But your flood can be misunderstood Wall telling me they full of pain, resentment […] If these walls could talk I can feel your reign when it cries gold lives inside of you If these walls could talk I love it when I’m in it, I love it when I’m in it”. – Kendrick Lamar…
Alicia Keys – Raising A Man, For The Future And For Love
Words from a wife to her husband Words from a mother to her son Words from a mother to her daughter that doesn’t really care Words from a woman building her foyer Words from a lady aware of her Woman’s Worth Words from a Black woman eyeing her environment Well aware of the damages Caused…
