MUSIC NEWS

Clara, Hill, Sonar Kollektiv, Jazzanova By John C. Tripp Clara Hill has been a seminal figure in the urban-electronic-soul scene since her teens. A the tender age of 17 the… Read more.

The Dining Rooms By J.C. Tripp Milan, Italy’s The Dining Rooms defy categorization, challenging you to listen beyond labels like “lounge” and “downtempo”. Unlike much of today’s new music, it’s… Read more.

Mark de Clive-Lowe: the Tide is High Half Japanese half New Zealander musician/producer Mark de Clive-Lowe has been on the music journey since starting piano when he was four. Classical… Read more.

Vanessa, Freeman, 4, Hero, BY J.C. TRIPP To soul seekers and house heads around the world Vanessa Freeman’s chocolate-rich voice is a blessing from the heavens. She’s graced dozens of… Read more.

By Rose Parfitt “High! Quality! Jazz!” A tired and hungry Italian promoter put his head back and howled and it echoed round the dank and freezing Old Street brickwork. It… Read more.

San Francisco’s Brazilian Music Scene Peter Nicholson reports on the Latin-Brazilian meltdown There are many stories about the origins of house music, but all accounts acknowledge the influence of black… Read more.

Boozoo, Bajou, Dust, Broom Boozoo Bajou Hit the Bayou BY JOHN C. TRIPP It should come as no surprise that four years passed before Boozoo Bajou followed up their first… Read more.

Jerome, Derradji, Still, Music, Patchworks, Delano, Smith, Seun, Kuti Jerome Derradji — Still Music By John C. Tripp French Algerian born, Jerome Derradji moved in the America six years ago.… Read more.

Baka, Beyond, Pygmies, Martin, Cradick, Hart Baka Beyond — Rhythms of the Forest By J.C. Tripp Music has been a passage to many cultures for Su Hart and Baka Beyond’s… Read more.