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Tina Carr: Moon Over Mildmay
by Neil Duggan
Though jazz has been woven through Tina Carr's life since childhood, she came to performing later than most, launching her career after decades in another profession. Yet she has swiftly established herself on the scene, collaborating with respected musicians across the circuit and earning widespread acclaim for her debut album, Songs For Curly (Self Produced, 2023). She returns with Moon Over Mildmay, her second release. The album centers on reimagined standards, each shaped to fit her distinctive voice, ...
Continue ReadingJuanita Euka: Mabanzo
by Geannine Reid
Juanita Euka is a Congolese vocalist, raised in Buenos Aires, who has recently immersed herself in London's vibrant world music scene. Euka's influences range from soukous, son, and soul to hip hop and jazz. She has fronted top UK Afro-Latin bands, London Afrobeat Collective, Animanz, and Wara, and is also the niece of Congolese rumba legend Franco Luambo. Moving to the UK when she turned fourteen, she joined the Afro-Peruvian band Malambo and immersed herself in London's music scene. After ...
Continue ReadingYoung Pilgrims: We're Young Pilgrims
by Gareth Thompson
Based in Birmingham, England, the record company Stoney Lane is named after a street where soccer team West Bromwich Albion once played. Thus, each of the label's releases is numbered with a glory year from the club's past, whether a promotion or a cup win. However, so often have West Brom yo-yoed between England's top leagues that its fans sing a famous 'boing boing' chant which involves much jumping, bouncing and arm-flailing. Should those fans invest this energy in a ...
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