JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates George Benson’s 83rd birthday.
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Throwback: Happy 68th Birthday, Anita Baker!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Anita Baker’s 68th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 67th Birthday, Sade!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Sade’s 67th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 82nd Birthday, Grover Washington, Jr.!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 82nd anniversary of Grover Washington, Jr.’s birth.
Throwback: Happy 80th Birthday, David Sanborn!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 80th anniversary of David Sanborn’s birth.
Throwback: R.I.P. Chuck Mangione
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the life and music of Chuck Mangione.
Throwback: Happy 67th Birthday, Anita Baker!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Anita Baker’s 67th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 66th Birthday, Sade!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Sade’s 66th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 81st Birthday, Grover Washington, Jr.
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms belatedly celebrates the 81st anniversary of Grover Washington, Jr.’s birth.
Throwback: R.I.P. David Sanborn
JOVM’s WIlliam Ruben Helms pays tribute to the life and music of David Sanborn.
Throwback: Happy 65th Birthday, Sade!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Sade’s 65th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 64th Birthday, Sade!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Sade’s 64th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 63rd Birthday, Sade!
JOVM celebrates Sade’s 63rd birthday.
Live Footage: Emerging French Multi-instrumentalist, Composer, and Producer Hugo De Luca Performs “Yelsi Hill”
Hugo De Luca is an emerging French multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer. Starting off as a guitarist, De Luca later learned to play bass and to produce music. And by 2017, he started composing and producing his own original material, material that found him meshing several different genres — in particular electronica, jazz, hip-hop and ambient electronica (all of which have influenced him and his work) while focusing on creating moods and telling stories.
The emerging French multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer has collaborated in a number of projects across a variety of different genres, including rock, funk, jazz, reggae and soul: in 2018, he was featured on Oxmo Puccino’s “Un rien.” Last year, De Luca released his debut EP Unexpected Ending.
De Luca begins 2020 with “Yelsi Hill,” a sultry instrumental jam indebted to Quiet Storm-like soul and smooth jazz and centered around shimmering, bluesy guitar work and shuffling beats. “The aim was to create a relaxed atmosphere with a bit of a sexy vibe,” De Luca explains. “The title is a reference to a band I like, The Isley Brothers for their famous ‘Between the Sheets.'”
