Gina and I recently talked about a cover version of Anita Baker’s classic “Sweet Love”, which can be found on singer Gretchen Parlato‘s newest album “Flor”, her first for UK-based Edition Records. The review will follow soon – I’m still waiting for the vinyl version of the album which has been postponed. We talked about…
I remember the final days of 2020 when we all thought that things can only get better in 2021. So far, we’ve lost my mother-in-law at the very beginning of this year. Also, Mary Wilson left us recently and now it was time for Chick Corea to pass on. My earliest memory of hearing the…
During my studies of American History and Journalism in the mid 90s at Berlin’s Freie Universität, I was also working as a bartender at one of Kreuzberg’s Mexican restaurants until a friend of mine one day told me about a new, small, commercial radio station playing Jazz 24/7 and if that’s something I wanted to…
Gina enjoys the snow. She is burying her little ball in the snow only to dig it up again as fast as she can. She especially seems to enjoy those snow spots where nobody has walked before. There is also no danger at all that she’s getting lost during the current winter weather. At home,…
French-Caribbean singer Adeline whose EP “Intérimes” and its subsequent remix album (“Intérimixed”) were among last year’s highlights, has come up with a new song: the warmth of her voice on the beautiful midtempo love poem “Whisper My Name” reminds me of one of my alltime favorite singers in Soul and R&B: the deeply missed Teena…
Canadian singer, producer, multi-instrumentalist Michael Milosh a/k/a Rhye founded the collective back in 2012 and after “Woman” (2012), “Blood” (2017), and “Blood Remixed” (2018), has now come up with a new set of mysterious, ethereal, haunting tunes on “Home”. His signature falsetto vocals, sort of a trademark, at times just come across as a whisper,…
BBE Music are back with what seems to be one of the highlights of this upcoming spring’s releases. Masterminded by label head Peter Adarkwah and Drew McFadden, the Bowie tribute “Modern Love” will be available from May 28th. First single off the album, and a new recording from our beloved We Are KING since a…
We’re finally back and ready to go after a devastating loss at the very beginning of the new year. And once again, music has proven to be a healing force. Thanks to Ralph Tee, a new chapter in the Luxury Soul series has been opened, with 35 new quality indie soul cuts on a luxurious…
Gina turns 11 today. Now more than ever, we’re happy to have her in our lives. She’s still enjoying her daily routines, playing ball, chasing mice in the neighborhood, going for walks several times a day (more walks than usual during these strange times), checking out if everything’s OK in the garden, and listening to…
Dionne Warwick turns 80 today. Just a few years ago, she was performing at Berlin’s Admiralspalast where she moved half the audience to tears. And she has just added a few European tour dates for the latter part of 2021 when hopefully, concerts are back again as part of our daily lives. Meanwhile, Dionne is…