GFM fam wanted to put you on to a great mix that came to us by way of one of our family members and followers Priceyall. The mix has been receiving some well-deserved love and it is Priceyall is offering it as a free download, so make sure to hit that download button to add it to your collection. Also, make sure to checkout the tracklisting after the jump.
High Cotton by Priceyall (more…)
(FAME ENT CO) WASHINGTON, DC (October 12, 2011)—Neo-soul artist and Louisiana native, Greg Banks officially releases latest and highly anticipated single, “Soul”, from his forthcoming independent mixtape, A Gentleman’s Journal. Crafted with classic neo-soul sounds and a sensual vocal style, “Soul” offers an authentic, passion-heavy masterpiece and leaves listeners in a swoon—stricken with the sultry intimacy of the modelesque crooner. (more…)
Check out the new video for Adele’s single, “Someone Like You”.
Don’t you just love when you have a great day? Check out the new video from soul singer and M.C. Aloe Blacc called “Green Lights“.
Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Maya Azucena recently released her newest album, Cry Love, on iTunes back in late June. The official, physical release is slated for September 13th. Below is “Cry Love” the title track and first single release from the album.
Maya Azucena – Cry Love by MayaAzucena
“Cry Love” is the perfect thread that binds the collection together. Maya may be Brooklyn based but this is music that finds its way to destinations throughout the Diaspora. I don’t know if a Summer release was intentional, but this music is hot and I don’t mean hot in the Diddy use of the word, I mean hot as in when you listen to it you imagine being in a place where the temperature is hot, that warm breeze that you feel coming off the water at 8:30pm type hot. (more…)
From N’dambi’s latest project Pink Elephant some video goodness…
After hearing the first track of Kawan DeBose’s mixtape, Exposed, trepidation set in about where he was going with it. On “Wish I Would’ve Hit It” , he sings uninspiring lyrics straight over Trey Songz’s “Can’t Be Friends” track and at first listen it seems that the mixtape is going to be more of the same old, same old…
But… Exposed gets better. Although it’s not clear where DeBose was going with the first track, he heads in the opposite direction with the rest of the mixtape. On “Adore You” ,the first of four cover songs, he covers Prince’s “Adore”. Although Prince is an artist who, in the opinion of die-hard fans should never be covered, DeBose’s effort is not offensive. He does not try to imitate Prince. He sparingly uses falsetto and he does not use the exact same track or lyrics. The track is acoustic with some added some finger snaps and light keys and it’s actually not bad. He soulfully and clearly delivers Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” acappella and it helps bring the message of the song’s lyrics out. The slowed down, piano arrangement of Tears For Fears’ “Everybody Wants To The World” is good and his jazzy rendition of Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy” works, unlike Brian McKnight’s jazzy, slow, cover of “Careless Whisper” on his current project.
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This might be a record for our series. This has to be the fastest that a song has ever been featured for you see “Hey” by King was released in February… 2011! But as I always say a great song makes the job of covering quite easy. Which leads us to Jessica Johnson’s cover of “Hey” where she has successfully created her own vocal universe. Please listening to this aural painting below and please let me know if your day is better afterwards.
