august 2021 – good to hear

When A Man (from the album Lovesick)
Raheem DeVaughn & Apollo Brown
The album Lovesick is a collaboration between the singer Raheem DeVaughn and hip-hop producer Apollo Brown. ‘When A Man’ is a take-off on the famous Percy Sledge song but not only. It transcends the original, mixes it with elements of other songs, twist and turns it, interweaving soul, funk, and classical R&B. Raheem DeVaughn (born 1975 in Newark, New Jersey) is the son of jazz cellist Abdul Wadud. He was raised in Maryland by his mother, Imani Smith, and started out as a musician in his teens. Apollo Brown (Eric Vincent Stevens) was born 1980, grew up in Great Rapids Michigan and later moved to Detroit. His career took off after he won the Red Bull Big Tune Challenge, in 2009. He is known for using antiquated technology to great effect.
Mello Music Group | April 2021


What the Flood Leaves Behind
Amy Helm
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Amy Helm’s third album, What the Flood Left Behind, is her most autobiographical to date, both in content and creation. These ten songs represent a gathering of ideas and experiences, friends, and collaborators. Yet, the album also marks a landing – a pause for the traveling musician and mother of two young boys seeing clarity in her calling and career. After making three albums and performing in far-flung places, Helms (born 1970) returned home to Woodstock’s Levon Helm studios, aka The Barn, just before the pandemic to record and reclaim and a sense of self. The songs themselves reflect Helm’s inner strength and personal growth. Levon Helm was the drummer of The Band and Amy’s father.
BMG | June 2021


Eu Com Você (from the album Drama)
Rodrigo Amarante
Rodrigo Amarante de Castro Neves, born September 6, 1976, in Rio de Janeiro, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist (flute, guitar, piano, vocals), composer and arranger. Rodrigo studied journalism and began to play in the band Los Hermanos. Between 1999 and 2007, they recorded several albums and were highly popular in Brazil. Since then, they have occasionally gathered for concerts and tours. Next Amarante dedicated himself to Orquestra Imperial (with Gaetano Veloso’s son Moreno) and Little Joy. From 2010 onward, he has been working solo. Amarante lives in LA and will be on tour in Europe in April 2022.
Polyvinyl | July 2021


Anjelito
Homeboy Sandman
A great rapper and singer, funky, soft and driven at the same time. Love the lyrics. Here’s what I found: Homeboy Sandman’s favorite song is “Knocks Me off My Feet” by Stevie Wonder. His second favorite song is “I Know You, I Love You” by Chaka Khan. His favorite Michael Jackson song is “Lady in My Life”. Homeboy Sandman (Angel Del Villar II) grew up in Elmhurst, Queens, New York, and attended boarding school at New Hampshire’s Holderness School. He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and subsequently enrolled in law school at Hofstra University. He withdrew from law school during his third year to pursue his career as an emcee.
Mello Music Group | August 2021


Jean-Jacques Rojer Plays Jacobo Palm
«I’m a guitarist/ Composer/Arranger based in Amsterdam, originally from the Caribbean Island of Curaçao. The main genres I work with on stage are jazz and world music. However, I did grow up playing Hard Rock, and I’ve studied a lot of Classical music over the years. In Amsterdam I compose, teach, do collaborations with DJ’s, record with jazz singers, play with samba ensembles and a lot more… I have some experience arranging and I also play some electric bass, the Venezuelan Cuatro and the Cuban Tres guitar.» Jacobo José Maria Palm (1886-1968) was the grandson of Jean Gerard Palm (1831-1906), the ‘father of Curaçao classical music’. His daughter Irma Rojer-Palm was his most talented student. We are showing the cover for Jean-Jacques Rojer’s yet unpublished new album here, called SOKO.
Sunnyside Records | August 2021

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