THE BEST LIVE ALBUMS 2021
The Wicked Sound favorite / best Live albums of 2021: 01. The Daptone Super Soul Revue LIVE at the Apollo [Daptone] Daptone celebrates 20 years of soulful music with the release of The Daptone Super Soul Revue LIVE at…
Video of the Day: Anderson .Paak – Black Renaissance (YouTube Originals)
Anderson .Paak with The Free Nationals gives an exclusive and intimate performance in Black Renaissance YouTube Originals clip. Anderson .Paak performs his non-album single Lockdown, released in 2020 with the commemoration of Juneteenth in the United States. The music video, directed…
Re Imagined: KAMAUU – Mango Feat Adeline and Masego
KAMAUU released MANGO Remix featuring Adeline and Masego, via Atlantic Records. The original version of the song co-written by Adeline, Kamauu, and Morgan Wiley, and produced by Nightshade. The song was released in September 2020. At the same time came…
Tribute Page: Milford Graves – Dialogue of the Drums (Andrew Cyrille)
Legendary free jazz drummer Milford Graves has died on 12th February 2021 at the age of 79. Innovative percussionist revered for his pioneering contributions to the free-jazz movement and revolutionizing the role of percussionists by asserting that drummers could take…
Fresh Sounds: TEE – Crown of Thorns ft. Lauren Iyra & Little Grace
Liverpool’s hip hop / R'n'B artist TEE unveils the new single Crown of Thorns featuring Lauren Iyra and Little Grace. The song is the second single taken from the EP, premiered 26th February 2021, which tackles fatherhood, vulnerability, mental health…
Fresh Sounds: Alex Bone feat. Nile Rodgers – In Dream
Saxophonist, composer and producer Alex Bone presents his single In Dream featuring the legendary Nile Rodgers, lifted from his debut album Falling On Infinity planned for early May 2021. Blending electronic music and jazz with a whimsical pop sensibility, Alexander's sound…
Song of the Day: Garage A Trois – Calm Down Cologne
Garage A Trois unveils a new single Calm Down Cologne from their forthcoming, first in 10 years album via Royal Potato Family. Garage A Trois return in the form from which they were born 22 years ago with a new…
Tribute Page: Johnny Pacheco – En Orbita (Fania All Stars)
Bandleader and songwriter Johnny Pacheco, who is widely credited with bringing salsa to the world as a co-founder of Latin music label Fania Records, died yesterday on 15th February 2021 at the age of 85. Johnny Pacheco was a Dominican-American…
Video of the Day: Ebi Soda live at Jazz Re:Freshed
Ebi Soda performs live at Jazz Re:Freshed. Ebi Soda features Sam Schlich-Davies on drums, Louis Jenkins on keys, Conor Knight on guitar, Hari-Lee Evans on bass, & keys, and William Heaton on trombone & synths. They draw inspiration from jazz…
Song of the Day: Greentea Peng – Nah It Ain’t The Same
Greentea Peng releases her new single Nah It Ain't The Same from her forthcoming album MAN MADE. London-based soul singer Greentea Peng (Aria Wells) is a rising star of the British music scene. Her long-awaited debut album is entitled MAN…
Video of the Day: Sampa The Great live at NPR Tiny Desk
Sampa The Great performs at NPR Tiny Desk Concert Series Black History Month edition. "Freedom is what we feel when we perform. And freedom is what the world is in need of right now. In this pandemic it feels like…
Song of the Day: Black Monument Ensemble – Now (Forever Momentary Space)
Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble share the new single Now (Forever Momentary Space) from their forthcoming album NOW via International Anthem. Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble’s new album NOW was created in the final throes of Summer 2020,…
The Wicked Sound Playlist #8 (2021) New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound Playlist #8 (2021) new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from Greg Spero, Spirit Fingers, Hadrien Feraud, Dario Chiazzolino, Blaque Dynamite, SMANDEM., Elena Pinderhughes, NOUMUSO, Nduduzo Makhathini,…
Emma-Jean Thackray tonight at EFG London Jazz Festival 2020
Emma-Jean Thackray play tonight at EFG London Jazz Festival 2020 Watch on Friday 13 November, 9:00pm at https://www.mixcloud.com/efglo... Repped by Gilles Peterson, RBMA, Sounds of The Universe and many more, rising mega-talent Emma-Jean Thackray wears many musical hats.…
Loyle Carner delivers a new track “Yesterday” on Madlib beat
Loyle Carner delivers a new track “Yesterday” on Madlib beat. The rapper is talking in this track about black identity today and in the past, while Madlib is providing a jazzy feel in the background. “It’s no secret Madlib is my…
Makaya McCraven remixed Nubya Garcia powerful new song “Source”.
Makaya McCraven remixed Nubya Garcia powerful new song “Source”, taken from her self-titled debut album. The album was released on Concorde Jazz, and make a serious waves. The original album track “Source”, before the remix, is an epic 12-minute journey with…
English energetic jazz duo Binker and Moses announced live album “Escape The Flames”.
England is in the middle of lockdown, all the music clubs are closed, all the live gigs are canceled, but English energetic jazz duo Binker and Moses just announced live album “Escape The Flames”. This 6-track recording is taken from…
Ilhan Ersahin presents “Aslan”, the second single from his internationally praised Instanbul Sessions project’s new album
Acclaimed saxophonist and composer Ilhan Ersahin presents “Aslan”, the second single from his internationally praised Instanbul Sessions project’s new album “Instanbul Sessions Bir Zamanlar Simdi”. Founder of Nublu Records and the renowned East Village nightclub of the same name, Ersahin…
The Wicked Sound Playlist November 2020/11/2 New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound November 2020/11/2 new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from Cktrl, Duval Timothy, Till Bronner, Bob James, Ibrahim Maalouf, Marcus Miller, Ilhan Ersahin, Alp Ersonmez, Turgut Alp…
Nubiyan Twist announces a new album “Freedom Fables” with a single “Tittle Tattle”
Nubiyan Twist announces a new album “Freedom Fables” with a new single “Tittle Tattle” featuring super talented young vocalist Cherise Adams-Burnett. The Leeds / London collective is effortlessly fusing on that track different genres like soul, jazz, hip hop, highlife,…