This week’s Listenin’ Booth includes music from United Kingdom’s soul singer and song writer, Natalie Duncan off of her new full album release, “Hearts in a Cage”. Plus four other essential tunes you should be listening to right now.
Hearts In A Cage – Natalie Duncan
British keys player, soul singer, song writer and arranger, Natalie Duncan returns with “Heart In A Cage”, a heartfelt new release combining a heady mix of neo soul, rhythm and blues and jazz.
Look B4U Leap – Charles Stepney
A Chicago born arranger, producer, multi instrumentalist and songwriter, Stepney is known for his work with Earth, Wind & Fire, Deniece Williams, and Ramsey Lewis, and as a staff producer for Chess Records in the 1960s. There he was an essential creative force behind seminal recordings by Rotary Connection, Minnie Riperton, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, The Emotions, and many more. In the decades since his passing, his sound has been used by countless samplers in the hip hop world including Kanye West, A Tribe Called Quest, The Fugees, MF Doom, and Madlib. “Look B4U Leap” is taken from a forthcoming album featuring unreleased songs created by Stepney alone, in the basement of his home sometime in the late 1960s and early 1970s, before his untimely death in 1976.
Hailing from New York’s Lower East Side, with West African heritage, Fritzwa’s newest release embraces popular afro, latin, and pop music rhythms. Colorful and infectious music for the summer.
Go Off – Greg G The Goldenchild
New conscious rap from this Texas underground hip hop artist, producer and educator celebrating popular summertime themes including friends, fun and partying.
Gift Of The Moon – Julius Rodgriguez
23 year old jazz pianist, drummer, and composer, Julius Rodgriguez releases “Let Sound Tell All”, an albums worth of original compositions effortlessly integrating elements from jazz, avant garde, rhythm and blues, hip hop and pop music
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