Singer and poet Jamila Woods released a great video for her terrific song “Blk Girl Soldier.” Feministing has more info on the song and the video and the full lyrics. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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Mavis Staples – Take Us BackThe great Mavis Staples performed the opening cut from her soul-affirming new record Livin’On A High Note, live on the Late Show. She also sat down for a wonderful interview with Stephen Colbert, talking about her experience of ‘opening’ for Martin Luther King Jr.(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Mavis Staples: ActionWhat a terrifying time to rise our voices / But see I’m not left with minimal choices / I gotta put it into action / Doing it A too Z / Until I set myself freeMavis Staples is one of the greatest gospel, soul and R’n’B singers. With her family’s group. the Staple …
Jamila Woods – blk girl soldier (Direct link to soundcloud)This is so good and so timely. A day after Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the US, a day that this year was the stage for #BlackLivesMatter protest action, Jamila Woods, a vocalist and poet from Chicago, released this track. The song connects music to protests, both …
Perfect Ruin by KwabsIf I could give a best new artist award to a charming young English singer, it would definitely go to Kwabs. His voice is so stunning. So far, not a lot of his music was released over here in Germany, but I am excited that his debut album ‘Love + War’ will …
Ibeyi – Mama says – liveIbeyi are French-Cuban twins Lisa- Kaindé und Naomi Diaz. They create beautiful music based on their Cuban and Yoruban roots that sounds both really contemporary and timeless. I am enthralled. My first big discovery of the 2015. (found via All Songs Considered)(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Jesse Thorn’s interview with Mavis Staples on Bullseye is a treat. In a stunning conversation, Staples talks about her life and work, from growing up singing gospel in churches with her family as the Staple Singers, traveling through the Jim Crow South, meeting Martin Luther King and getting involved in the movement, finding secular success …
Kwabs and band covered Katy Perry’s Dark Horse for BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, and it’s actually quite nice. Similar to the London Grammar cover of Wrecking Ball earlier this year, the solid pop song at the heart of Dark Horse is unveiled when the singer doesn’t have to rely on loudness to create an …
First time I heard of British singer Kwabs (Kwabena Sarkodee Adjepong) was when he covered, or rather recreated, James Blake’s The Wilhelm Scream towards the end of last year’s winter. In time for this year’s spring, he releases a new song called Pray for Love. He published the lyrics here. It’s a beauty.
nprmusic: Laura Mvula’s mix of classic soul and modern breeziness can be difficult to locate on a calendar, let alone a map. Classically trained and only 26, she writes songs that sound like the whole world at once. Stream Sing To The Moon now. Sing to the Moon is my favorite album of the year …
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