Black Voices Present Aretha’s Anthems at the Jazz Cafe (Review)
Understated yet elegant, the Black Voices sing with polish and expertise. – Under the direction of Carol Pemberton MBE, the Black Voices state that their mission is to celebrate the […]
Best Soul Songs of 2018
2018 has yielded many fantastic soul songs. Read below for our favourite twelve songs of the year. Click on each song to read the initial review and sound-off in the […]
Amazing Grace at Toulouse Lautrec (Review)
Stirring renditions from a songbook rich in pain, resistance, and hope. – Premiering last Sunday, ‘Amazing Grace’ is the new production from Ovie Okenarhe – the founder of music events […]
Mary Pearce at the 606 Club
A fine set from some of the strongest musicians London has to offer. – Live music late on a Sunday evening may not be ideal for most. However, the small […]
‘Someone Who Loves Me’ – Bridesmen
‘A slow-burning R&B ballad with a yearning chorus.’ – Kenton Chen has supported artists such as Sara Bareilles, Mary J Blige, and Jennifer Hudson. He has also done plenty of […]
Round-up: Hideaway Presents Bond, St Paul & Broken Bones, Gregory Porter
Hideaway does Bond – 8th Dec 2018 Whenever one attends a Janette Mason show at Hideaway, they should expect musical imagination and subversion. From the jazzy, swinging take on Lulu’s […]
‘It Wasn’t Me’ – Alex Parvenu (Review + Interview)
After whetting appetites with a teaser a few weeks ago, ‘Black bohemian’ Alex Parvenu has new music out. His debut single ‘It Wasn’t Me’ depicts Mr Parvenu romancing a young […]
Motown and More at Ronnie Scott’s (Review)
Guaranteed entertainment. – It takes a degree of star power to repeatedly, and consistently, sell out a venue. Natalie Williams and her cadre of vocalists and musicians – the Soul […]
Beverley Skeete at the 606 Club (Review)
‘Skeete’s voice has those compelling imperfections, with raspy cracks and breaks rich in character and expression.’ – It’s two-for-two at the 606 Club. Even if the venue’s intimacy may make […]
Golden Child – Judith Hill (Review)
In addition to her distinct and expressive voice, Judith Hill shows off her songwriting prowess on Golden Child. – Honed through years of working with pioneers such as Michael Jackson, Stevie […]
Terri Walker at Hideaway (Review)
Combustible energy from Ms Walker. – Last night, British soul/R&B artist Terri Walker closed the EFG London Jazz Festival with a performance at Hideaway. Born in London to Jamaican parents, […]
Thabo at Hideaway (Review)
With philosophical lyrics and brooding, at times dangerous, production, Thabo strikes as one of the most exciting and unique soul artists around. – Never before have I left a concert […]
Beverley Knight Sings Stevie Wonder (Review)
Beverley Knight delivered a ferociously consistent, high intensity, and marvellously sung tribute. – In the month of Marvel creator Stan Lee’s passing, it occurs to me that the fictional metal […]
Vula Malinga at Pizza Express Live (Review)
‘Vula spills with musicality, often improvising with the band and ad-libbing intuitively.’ – ‘Come on, girl! ‘ Such endorsements were muttered (sometimes hollered) every time Miss Vula Malinga executed one of her vocal acrobatics. […]