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The programme for the 49th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival has been announced this week. From July 3-18, the charming city at Lac LĂ©man will host a diverse array of artists on the three main stages together with the popular train and boat events. Opening the festival on July 3rd at the Auditorium Stravinski…
4.“Peaceful Place” – Leon Bridges Leon Bridges has come a long way since his 2015 debut album “Coming Home”. His fourth LP “Leon”, which came out in early October, is clearly his most intimate, very personal and simply his best work to date. My favorite cut from the album is “Peaceful Place”, a song Leon…
No, this is not a new name for a girl group. Even though Gina loves playing in the pool, she didn’t really enjoy the little bath to cool her down in this current heatwave in Berlin. While many of the clubs are on a summer schedule or no schedule at all, we are currently listening…
Legendary singer Dionne Warwick, now 55 years in business, is still on the road and recently added a few dates in Europe. We still fondly remember her last concert here in Berlin where she moved half the audience to tears. We just wanted to let you know where she will stop during her European tour…
Lots of great new music out there from our favorites: Durand Jones & The Indications will release their new LP “Flowers” on June 27th. Two singles are already out in the spheres and both sound promising and refine their highly original sound: the easily flowing midtempo soul swayer “Flower Moon” and the equally soothing “Been…
Manu Dibango, saxophonist from Cameroon, best known for his 1972 worldwide hit “Soul Makossa”, has died from complications of Covid-19, aged 86. After forming his own band in Cameroon in 1963, he moved to Paris a couple of years later before he finally made his breakthrough. Manu released his first album “Saxy-Party” in 1969. Three…