Tag: New Music

Valentine’s Day Music Monday: The Afro Chic’s Picks

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I would like to wish you all a Happy Valentine’s day, and may you continue to spread love 365 days of the year. Take a long some of the music that has been inspired by DJ’s, artists, and other creative influences and use it to spread your love to your special Valentine.  Whether you are single, in love, or in like, Valentine’s Day is for you. These are a few of my picks for your #musicmonday this week, enjoy lovebirds!

Love University Volume 2 (Mission Impossible)

A fellow HU Alum, DJ Marvalous goes in on the mixtapes so the anticipation was well worth it. The songs on this love tape can be listened to year around, download here

Modern Music Group: Abir x Overdue (unfinished snippet)

DC based group has launched their music mondays with Artist, Abir Haronni, as she serenades you with their Valentine’s Day edition of the unfinished track, Overdue.



The Love E.P by Corinne Bailey Rae

I absolutely love Corrine Bailey Rae, she is one of my favorites so I will definitely be keeping her EP in rotation. Awesome!

Download on iTunes Here

Seph Ade x So Beautiful

Check out Seph Ade’s most recent EP Love Acoustically, and look out for his new work coming at the end of this month!

Raphael Saadiq x Good Man (Video)

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Check out the visual for “Good Man” with YaYa DaCosta as the leading lady.  Although she’s not the miss goodie-two-shoes in this one, she does bring out her acting skills to play the lying deceitful girlfriend. Tell me what y’all think?

Seph Ade x Love Acoustically (EP)

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With Valentine’s day being around the corner, some may be avoiding the love in the air but I seem to embrace it.  I came across an artist out of Maryland, Seph Ade who may change your mind about this often hated holiday. After listening to his EP “Love Acoustically” I found my love for music tickled by this beautiful talent. The EP was release late December of 2010 and has been quite the buzz around the Maryland area.  Seph Ade uses his acoustically abilities and his soft voice to serenade your emotions and leave you with a feeling of desire whether you are in love or looking for it.  I thought I’d share his talent with you, in hopes to make your week worth while.

released 28 December 2010
Guitars: Seph Ade
Bass Guitars: Alvin Fisher II
Drums: William Asiedu
Recorded and Mixed by: Kevin Alexander of Freeline Music Group at WMUC Studios, College Park, MD

Mara Hruby x Is This Love

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Check out the visual for Mara Hruby “Is This Love”. She’s a dope artist and bay area bred which makes her even more cool. check my feature on her EP here for the full compilation. She’s hitting the music blogs like crazy, go girl!

Shot & directed by up and coming NYC director Slick Jackson. “Is This Love” is an introduction to this new & dynamic talent, as she finds Love for the city that is NYC. Her EP, “From Her Eyes”, is available for Free Download http://marahruby.bandcamp.com .
Visit her site to learn more on Mara Hruby : http://marahruby.com
“From Her Eyes” Direct Download: limelinx.com/files/9b359f7a1f9dcd0be7e9719ed33ac946

http://facebook.com/MaraHruby
http://twitter.com/MaraHruby

Andreya Triana x Lost Where I Belong

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Thanks to Afro Punk, I’m definitely feeling UK artist Andreya Triana and her voice. Her album debut “Lost Where I Belong” and his features her soulful elements.  And yes, a curl spotter. We love the natural UK chics 🙂 Check out her live performance at Cafe Oto in London.

 

Check out her song “Lost Where I Belong” below. What do you guys think?

 

Album Review: Let Freedom Reign x Chrisette Michelle

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I’ve boycotted album reviews for a while now, but I had to give my girl Chrisette Michelle that respect she deserves.  Her album debuted, Tuesday, November 30th and I absolutely fell in love again with her voice, look, and confidence.  I’ve been a fan since the beginning and although I’ve heard a lot of her songs over the weeks I was pleased about how her album flowed on this cold November.

She gave ambitious women a bit of inspiration with “Number One” which I felt should be her next single. Lyrics exemplified a hard-working women being her one and only and loving oneself before anyone else.  Chrisette has the ability to show her emotion through her dynamic voice range and its shown through “Goodbye Game” and “If Nobody Sang Along”. If I were to close my eyes I could picture visually how passionate she was about putting together these songs and because I can relate them to my own real life situations.  She touches on being able to have her voice heard as an artist, and that could go a lot of ways with an individual who experiences freedom of expression. (You know those music videos where the girls is spending around and around in an open field with not a care in the world? yep that’s me right now lol) The song “Unsaid” has one of the best musical instruments,  I love the guitar and the lingering effects kind of made me feel like I was in live concert.

Overall, I really appreciate Chrisette Michelle as an artist who has evolved over the years, everyone loves her and no matter how famous you think you are or regular you want to be you will relate to her music.  Go get her album today, I dare you to prove me wrong!

Raheem Devaughn x Single (video)

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Raheem Devaughn puts a visual to his mixtape with the song “Single” and all I have to say is…….my GOSH!

 

If you haven’t already, download his latest mixtape “Jackin For Beats” at the link below:

 

http://368musicgroup.bandcamp.com/album/jackin-4-beats

Alori Joh ft. Ab-Soul x Happy Medium

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Take a listen to Alori Joh song off of her upcoming project, The Love Religion. The beat is dope. What do you think?

 

Les Nubians- Liberté

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I woke up this morning feeling like death but after downloading Les Nubians new single “Liberte” I am no longer complaining and feel more “liberated” then yesterday. Just a little background; “liberte” was the names of the national anthem of Guinea which means “Liberty”. Les Nubians are currently on tour where they stopped in my area, Oakland Ca. at Yoshi’s. Although it wasn’t 1998 for me, I remember their introduction into the world with their hit single “Makeda” which was a big eye opener for the US after other African artists like Fela who paved the way for the exposure of African Music worldwide. You can check out their website http://www.lesnubians.com for the exclusive downloads, tour dates, and more!

Willow Smith x Whip My Hair

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I was not going to entertain this song, but “I Whip My Hair” is kinda thumpin’ my speakers right now.  Willow sounds like she’s 20 and I’m sure there is plenty of auto-tune but it’s still cute. If only I was in my pre-teens this could be my anthem.  Like it?

“I whip my back and forth!”