The South London-based vocalist Ego Ella May has developed a reputation for an effortlessly and easy-going vocal style that uncannily channels Erykah Badu. Her latest single, “How Far” produced by Wu-Lu and Reiss G features a […]
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So if you’re a return follower to JOVM, you might remember a post from a few weeks ago about the Cameroonian Dutch singer/songwriter Ntjam Roise. Born in Cameroon, Roise spent the formative years of her […]
Born in Milwaukee, WI and currently located in Chicago, the 23 year old singer/songwriter Lili K. began performing in church and school choirs and started writing original material when she had turned 10. As a […]
Afropunk Festival Day 1: 8/23/14
Afropunk Festival Commodore Barry Park, Fort Greene, Brooklyn August 23, 2014 As I mentioned in a previous post, throughout the bulk of JOVM’s history, I essentially ran the site full-time and as a side project, […]
The Rotterdam, Netherlands-based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentals Lisa van Viegen who writes, records and performs under the moniker of iET (pronounced “eet”) was born into a musical family and has been writing songs since she was […]
http://www.nbc.com/assets/video/widget/widget.html?vid=n41394 Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner is the latest in a long run of funky bass playing virtuosos, and earlier this year, he released his latest effort, Apocalypse, which was produced by Flying Lotus to critical praise as it offers listeners a […]
Album Review: Sky Hi Funk Band’s Reality Check EP
Sky Hi Funk Band Reality Check EP G.E.D. Soul Records Release Date: May 7, 2013 Track Listing 1. Reality Check 2. Numero Uno 3. Funk ‘til Dawn 4. Plan B 5. Your Body […]
Album Review: Cody ChesnuTT’s Landing on a Hundred
Cody ChesnuTT Landing on a Hundred One Little Indian Records Release Date: October 30, 2012 Track Listing ‘Til I Met Thee I’ve Been Life That’s Still Mama What Kind of Cool (Will We Think […]
Afro-Punk Festival Day 2: 8/26/12 featuring Flatbush Zombies, Gordon Voidwell, Reggie Watts, Toro Y Moi, Janelle Monae and TV on the Radio
The second day of the Afro-Punk Festival back in August was incredible as it featured Flatbush Zombies, Gordon Voidwell, Toro Y Moi, Janelle Monae, and festival headliners TV on the Radio. I was impressed the […]
Afro-Punk Festival Day 1: 8/25/12 featuring Ninjasonik, Sinkane, Oxymorrons, Cerebral Ballzy, DJ Roofeo, Supersonics, Das Racist, and Erykah Badu
It took forever to edit these photos. The actual shooting and capturing the event at hand is the fun part. However, when you’ve somehow managed to take over 900 photos over the course of a weekend […]
As one half of the Los Angeles based electronica/soul act J*Davey, Jack Davey has been a part of a response against over-produced, pre-packed pop pabulum. Her talent is obvious if you consider the fact that […]