I started writing this blog coz i felt generally disgruntled with the state of Soul Music in this country...or should I say the LACK of it
There's never been as much UK " Urban " music in the charts but personally if I hear any more Tinchy's,Tinie's or Taio's I will be forced to contemplate a covert operation against HMV ...enough already !!
However since I started writing lots of good people have been in touch to tell me about music they are making or new music that I might not be aware of and it is clear that the Soul of Soul lives on ...Hallelujah and pass the turntables !
I said in one of my earliest blogs that I continue to work with music today and that one of the things I do is manage a couple of great new artists ....and that I would write about them as and when I felt it appropriate because ,let's face it ,if a Soul Music A&R Legend manages an act they have to be not just good but GREAT .
So it is my great pleasure to tell you about Rahma - an incredibly talented female Soul artist whose album " Darkness Into The Light " will drop next spring.There is very little of her music to be found anywhere as we are just finalizing new myspace and facebook but if you go to youtube and search Rahma you will see a brief cameo appearance on the first Naughty Boy single and just a snippet from her beautiful " Be Speak & Do " .The video to this has just been finished and once I get the OK I will post in on my Facebook page.
Rahma represents everything that is vital to me about Soul Music ..she writes her own songs ,great ,strong lyrics and sings amazingly ...comparisons have been made to India Arie and Erykah Badu ,I understand and appreciate them but she is very much a new unique voice for British Soul Music.......I predict great things for her !
I've been told that it is very hard to sell quality music nowadays....THAT IS JUST BULLSHIT SPREAD BY INCOMPETENTS AT MAJOR LABELS
People don't just want X-Factor/JLS/Cheryl.........music is still important to cool people.....Let me hear you say" Yeah " !!!
Have A Good Day x
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