Turn Around and My Home...

And once again from Mobwives, is Turn Around Feat Iva Lamkum-Sola Rosa.
So being listening to a lot of Sola Rosa and Iva Lamkum, never heard of them before really good jazzy  music, made me feel nostalgic about the world music class I took in my freshman days... Sola Rosa's music encompasses the best of Hip hop, reggae, jazz, latin, soul and funk.

Listen to Turn Around Feat Iva Lamkum-Sola Rosa below:

Also was not too surprised to hear our very own talented Naija soul sister Nneka - talked about Nneka before in a past blog post.


Nneka -'My Home'

Nneka-“My Home” is about “the plight of Africa,” she explains, in a Studio 360 interview extract “because of our selfish behavior, the selfishness of our corrupt political leaders, the selfishness of Western countries that come and exploit Africa.” But she believes “Nigerians are also beginning to take responsibility for themselves.” To see more, read here Studio 360  

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Jesus Can You Help Me Now

At least one good thing I keep getting out of Mob Wives is the songs. Once again, I discover yet another great singer yeay! Jesus can you help me now is a great song from Singer-songwriter, guitarist.... Amos Lee

Listen Below and be touched by this sultry, bluesy, folksy voice.
Amos Lee - Jesus (Can You Help Me Now!)

Also Big ups to our Naija Soul singers Bez and Nneka, they recently showcased at the SXSW 2012 at Austin Texas.

Nneka 'My Home'

Bez 'That Stupid song'

Also to MI and the Chocolate City Boyz who also showcased at Beso Cantina in Austin Texas, Lots of Love.

xx.L

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Linda is excited... and no I didn't win the lottery...

...I am excited about the kind of music (my kinda music) I am hearing these days and surprisingly I don't have to go digging, some are becoming mainstream. Once in a while I just want to turn on the radio or go into a store and not listen to Rubbish music. As we all know, music gets stuck in your head whether you like it or not.

Raphael Saadiq


So the other day I was in TK Maxx and I was surprised to hear Nneka and I got really excited. Then I turn on the TV and its Raphael Saadiq's Good Man... and good thing Adele is on the radio 24-7 around here so you hear cars blasting 'Rolling in the Deep' or 'Set Fire to Rain'  on their radios...then you get into a local pie shop and that is what you hear. And while Nigerian soul singer, Asa can be heard too internationally in retail stores across the UK, I am happy that music from alternative soul singer Bez is being played on the radio in Nigeria. The first time I heard his song was on the radio and I was like whoa!!! His album 'Super Sun' which have songs that I absolutely love comes out soon, and I will write about it here on this blog.


Aloe Blacc



I like old soul musicians like Otis Redding; my favourite old school artiste of all time. I still listen to his songs and get emotional and always wonder why music is not like that any more. Then I listen to Nina Simone's music and also wonder what happened to people making good music. But if you are like me, you will get excited once more because good music is back!! Songs like Aloe Blacc's 'You make me smile' and 'I need a dollar' are beginning to come into our lives and we don't have to go searching anymore...

Listen to Raphael Sadiq's 'Good Man' below

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A dedication: To our Naija Soul Sistahs...(part 1)

Nneka

Nneka: is the daughter of an Igbo Nigerian father and a German mother. Nneka is an Igbo name from the Eastern part of Nigeria and means “Mother is supreme, mother is the best”. Nneka was born and grew up in Warri, in the Delta region of Nigeria.

Nneka names hip hop as her primary musical root and most important source of inspiration, while citing artists such as Fela Kuti and Bob Marley as well as contemporary rappers Mos Def, Talib Kweli and Lauren Hill as key influences in her own pursuit of musical recognition.

  

In addition to music, Nneka has also modeled a bit. She has graced the cover of Nigeria’s Dressence and Hint magazines. In 1997 Nneka was nominated Nigeria’s most promising female vocalist. Other nominations include, one for the Channel O awards and two for the MOBO awards.

Her lyrics reflect much of her history and life in Nigeria as well as her time spent in Western Europe. Her songs stress the issues of Capitalism, poverty and war and are often loaded with moral and biblical messages and references.
Nneka is an international musician whose music is not restricted to Nigeria and Germany alone. Her album Victim of Truth was released in England, France, Netherlands and Japan.

Her newest album Concrete Jungle was released in the U.S February 2, 2010

To listen to her music and know more about Nneka-, view her Website @

http://www.nnekaworld.com/us/home


Listen to Nneka's  'Uncomfortable Truth' below:

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