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Sun by Mario Biondi – Musicvein Album of the Year!
I’ve been privy to a lot of albums this year and thoroughly enjoyed listening to them all, but the album that I’ve played almost weekly and yet it still hasn’t died a death, is ‘Sun’ by Mario Biondi. So why have I left it months after the release to review this album? well in short…
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Global Music Contest for 2014 FIFA World Cup
Global Music Contest for 2014 FIFA World Cup Do you have a song burning inside of you? the song that will become an anthem of glory for the FIFA World Cup in 2014? Then head on over to the FIFA website for details on how to enter this competition – judged by Ricky Martin. Closing…
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Mandela Tribute by Luca Dimoon and Daniel Kolle
2013 could not pass for me without a post dedicated to Nelson Mandela. The man who fought tirelessly to bring racial equality to many and after much injustice rose to become the first black president of South Africa, he sadly passed away earlier this month. Thousands of tributes have been written but I had to…
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Review Jon B and Juliette Ashby
The era of 90’s RnB was my era and the best one at that for music! I grew up listening to everyone from K-Ci & Jojo, R Kelly and Mariah Carey to Erykah Badu and Lauren Hill but the one man who’s lyrics always had me in a dream-like state was Jon B! It was…
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Paul Walker Tribute feat Skylar Grey
The Fast & Furious team have released a tribute video to the late star Paul Walker who was tragically killed earlier this month. The video accompanied by the song ‘Coming Home‘ by Skylar Grey is a most fitting song to showcase clips of Paul and the cast in action throughout the franchise. With the songs marching drums running…
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Investment Opportunity with Music Gateway
15% equity share of the Music Gateway business for musicians to share Jon Skinner, CEO & Founder of Music Gateway is looking to musicians for investment in the company which launched earlier this year. Since Music Gateway began in August, the company has seen a 62% growth with registered users now recorded at over 10,000. Their…
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Honey Wine by Rajdulari
I love the debut album ‘Honey Wine‘ released earlier in the year by US artist Rajdulari. ‘Honey Wine‘ serves up a blend of Jazz, Latin and Soul, making for a potent, sweet and intoxicating album. Rajdulari’s voice enchanting the listener as she sings of Love and Empowerment. There’s something about this album that reminds me of…
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The Secret History of Bossa Nova
BBC World Service documentary on the influences behind Bossa Nova music. “Presenter Monica Vasconcelos, herself a bossa singer, travels to Rio to meet musicians that were part of the original bossa scene – Joyce and Marcus Valle, Eumir Deodato and music writer Ruy Castro.”
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