For his 60-minute set on Tuesday night at Berlin’s Frannz Club in the bubbling Prenzlauer Berg area, singer, songwriter and guitarist Jalen Ngonda basically played the tracks from his brilliant 2023 Daptone Records LP “Come Around And Love Me”. His 60s/70s soul sound with tight and crisp arrangements and short 3-minute stories worked explicity well…
Like the early 80s Charles Earland treat “Coming To You Live” from the album of the same name, we’re excited and looking forward to some much anticipated concerts in the next couple of weeks. First up, this Thursday, Manhattan Transfer singer Janis Siegel and Swedish pianist Mattias Nilsson will perform at King Georg in Cologne….
We already wrote about Jalen Ngonda back in early July and witnessed his captivating performance at this year’s North Sea Jazz Festival. His debut album is out since two weeks now and we continue to play it almost every day. At this point, we just want to remind you to check him out on his…
It was even hotter on Saturday than the day before and there were a lot of weather warnings on and off stage. But I had a good shot of freshly squeazed juice out of spinach, celery, fennel, lemon, and cucumber which easily got me through the day. Newcomer Jalen Ngonda opened the Congo tent in…
Here is another artist to watch out for: singer Jalen Ngonda, originally from Maryland in the US and who moved to Liverpool in 2014, has already had headline shows in London and Geneva and supported Lauryn Hill, Martha Reeves, and Laura Mvula. His voice both rich and tender, with a falsetto sound reminiscent of Russell…