The Free Nationals featuring Anderson Paak & Chronixx returned to NPR “Tiny Desk Concert”
The Free Nationals featuring Anderson Paak & Chronixx returned to NPR “Tiny Desk Concert”. They played at NPR Tiny Desk before in 2016 as an Anderson Paak & The Free Nationals. That video of that concert was the most popular in the history of the long-running series (since 2008!), with over 48 million views on YouTube. Ron Avant, keyboardist of The Free Nationals, thanks to NPR for the invitation: "I'm grateful that the Tiny Desk has made my face recognizable around the globe". Watch their first Tiny Desk performance below: They started with Daniel Caesar's "Beauty & Essex" featuring India Shawn. She used to play and recording with the band…
The Wicked Sound Playlist 2020/04/4 New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound 2020/04/4 new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from: CeeLo Green, Lettuce, Jamael Dean, Alfa Mist, Emmavie, Ronin Arkestra, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Shinpei Ruike, Tsuyoshi Kosuga, Wataru Hamasaki, Sauce 81, Kenichi Ikeda, Kohei Ando, Hiraku Arata, El Michels Affair, John Carroll Kirby, Tom Misch, Yussef Dayes, Freddie Gibbs, Aron Ottignon, Myele Manzanza, Middle Name Dance Band, Marcin Wasilewski Trio, Joe Lovano, Portico Quartet, Lack Of Afro, Kennzo, Lexsoul Dancemachine, Studnitzky, KY, Nina Simone You can listen to this playlist also on Spotify, Deezer or Soundcloud. The Wicked Sound weekly playlist 2020/04/4 Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats…
The Wicked Sound Playlist 2020/04/3 New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound 2020/04/3 new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from: Bill Laswell, Village of the Sun, Moses Boyd, Binker Golding, Simon Ratcliffe, AuB, Tom Barford, Alex Hitchcock, Gregory Porter, Chip Wickham, Damon Locks, Black Monument Ensemble, Rob Luft, Joy Crookes, Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Brian Blade, Christian McBride, Christian Sands, Bob Reynolds, 44th Move, Alfa Mist, Richard Spaven, Takuya Kuroda, Victor Rice, Polyrhythmics, Mia Doi Todd, Scientist, Death by Dub. You can listen to this playlist also HERE. (link to multiple music platforms of your choice) The Wicked Sound weekly playlist 2020/04/3 Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats Tracklist: 1 …
The Wicked Sound Playlist 2020/04/2 New Music Jazz Funk Soul
The Wicked Sound 2020/04/2 new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from: PYJÆN, Emma-Jean Thackray, GoGo Penguin, Greg Foat, Laurent Bardainne, Tigre d'Eau Douce, Cleo Sol, Robert Walter, Eddie Roberts, Adam Deitch, WRD Trio, Vulfpeck, Antwaun Stanley, The Allergies, Andy Cooper, Marietta Smith, Gotts Street Park, Chester Watson, Poppy Ajudha, Dave Douglas, Dave Adewumi, Matthew Stevens, Fabian Almazan, Carmen Rothwell, Joey Baron, Chicago Underground Quartet, Rob Mazurek, Jeff Parker, Chad Taylor, Josh Johnson, Ebi Soda, Mr. Käfer, Lunch Money Life You can listen to this playlist also HERE. (link to multiple music platforms of your choice) The Wicked Sound weekly…
The Wicked Sound Playlist 2020/04/1 New Music Jazz Funk Soul
The Wicked Sound 2020/04/1 new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from: Terrace Martin, Funky DL, Lakecia Benjamin, Jazzmeia Horn, Aaron Parks, Orrin Evans, Sean Jones, Captain Black Big Band, Yazmin Lacey, Ben L'Oncle Soul, James Taylor Quartet, Old School Funky Family, Knxwledge, K.A.A.N., FloFilz, Blu, Damu The Fudgemunk, Jacob Collier, Kimbra, Tank and The Bangas, Redtenbacher's Funkestra, Beat Fatigue, The Mighty Mocambos, Gallowstreet, Linkwood, Greg Foat. You can listen to this playlist also HERE. (link to multiple music platforms of your choice) The Wicked Sound weekly playlist 2020/04/1 Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats Tracklist: 1 Terrace Martin - Almond Butter…
Virtual Sanity. Jamiroquai turned David Bowie‘s “Let’s Dance” into a coronavirus anthem
Virtual Sanity. Jamiroquai turned David Bowie‘s “Let’s Dance” into a coronavirus anthem “Lockdown” As coronavirus paralyzed already most of the world, locking down most of the people at homes. Many of them are getting creative during isolation. Some of the musicians are reworking songs with new, coronavirus inspired lyrics. Jay Kay, leader of Jamiroquai, made his own COVID-19 version of a David Bowie classic hit. Jamiroquai’s frontman has reworked the lyrics to Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” for a song called “Lockdown”. The original song was one of the biggest 80’s music hits. It was produced by Nile Rodgers for David Bowie 1983’s same-titled album “Let’s Dance”. The super catchy dancefloor…
The Wicked Sound Playlist 2020/03/3 New Music Jazz Funk Soul
The Wicked Sound 2020/03/3 new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from: Anderson.Paak, Justin Timberlake, The M-Tet, Tom Misch, Yussef Dayes, Rocco Palladino, L'éclair, Lucas de Mulder, The New Mastersounds, Lee Fields, Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Roy Ayers, Chaos In The CBD, Lee Pearson Jr. Collective, K LaDawn, Joe Armon-Jones, Hania Rani, Avishai Cohen, Big Vicious, David Versace, Allysha Joy, Kurt Elling, Danilo Perez, Chico Pinheiro, Foehn Trio, Erik Truffaz, Wayne Escoffery, Sérgio Mendes, Common, Cimafunk, The Soul Rebels, Tarriona 'Tank' Ball You can listen to this playlist also HERE. (link to multiple music platforms of your choice) The Wicked Sound…
Jose James released “Nobody Knows My Name” with Laura Mvula and Kris Bowers.
“Nobody Knows My Name” is the latest single from Jose James new album “No Beginning No End 2”. The song features neo-soul singer Laura Mvula and jazz pianist Kris Bowers. Jose James already released a bunch of singles from the new record, including “I Need Your Love” (ft. Ledisi and Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah) and “Turn Me Up” (ft. Aloe Blacc). Often referred to as a jazz singer for the hip-hop generation, New York City-based vocalist José James combines jazz, soul, drum’n’bass, and spoken word into his own unique brand of vocal jazz. His music is heavily inspired by John Coltrane, Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Billie Holiday, Terry Callier and Gil…
The Wicked Sound Playlist 2020/03/2 New Music Jazz Funk Soul
The Wicked Sound 2020/03/2 new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from: Smoove & Turrell, Cory Henry, José James, Laura Mvula, Kris Bowers, Gallowstreet, LYMA, Gotts Street Park, Flikka, Ego Ella May, Greentea Peng, Kansas Smitty's, Butcher Brown, FloFilz, PYJÆN, Blue Lab Beats, HOWES3, Kan Sano, J-Felix, Sol Goodman, Hailu Mergia, GoGo Penguin. You can listen to this playlist also HERE. (link to multiple music platforms of your choice) The Wicked Sound weekly playlist 2020/03/2 Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats Tracklist: 1 Smoove & Turrell - Do It 2 Cory Henry - Happy Days 3 José James, Laura Mvula, Kris Bowers -…
KOKOROKO came back with “Carry Me Home”
London’s afrobeat sensation KOKOROKO shared a new song called “Carry Me Home”. This beautiful song reminds us of every positive thing from the band’s debut EP. It’s rhythmic, peaceful, harmonic, uplifting, soulful and melodic. This slow-rolling track has some brass-heavy accents which brings to mind Manu Dibango’s “Soul Makossa”. “Carry Me Home” is inspired by the wonderful Dele Sosimi, a Nigerian-British musician, keyboard player, and member of both Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s Egypt 80 and Femi Kuti’s Positive Force band. The track was inspired by conversations with the Dele Sosimi, whose technical ability in bridging the gap between the West African afrobeat sound of his roots, and the London energy of his…
