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JFC Recordings Podcast

16/02/2008

Nicole Perez - Rendez Vous

NICOLE PEREZ Nicole Perez est une chanteuse, auteur, compositeur de talent qui a fait ses classes dans la scène jazz londonienne et qui a gagné le respect de nombreux musiciens et arrangeurs de réputation au fil de plusieurs collaborations. Dés son arrivée à Londres, elle crée un groupe de bossa nova ‘Les Six’ et hante tous les clubs de jazz du moment: le Bassclef, WAG club, WKD, etc…Elle tape des boeufs avec des musiciens connus (Culture Club, Prefab Sprout & Imagination) et méconnus qui se retrouvent pour ‘jammer’. Après plusieurs collaborations de musique house avec des DJs et arrangeurs tel que les Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (connus pour leur bootleg numéro un de Lisa Stanfield), un single house qui tourne dans les clubs et des rencontres clés avec Armand Van Halden et Masters at work, Nicole collabore avec l’équipe Full Crew qui a construit une solide réputation avec des artistes comme George Michael, Mariah Carey et Mary J Blige. Cette rencontre décisive l’amène à écrire hors de son répertoire habituel; du style pop rock à la soul, la famille Full Crew l’aide à développer son talent d’auteur/compositeur avec Michael Daley, Everis Pellius (SuperFunk) et Wayne Law. Nicole compose ‘Plus de temps à perdre’ et ‘Attendre’ et s’ensuit une collaboration exceptionelle avec Rickardo Reid un talentueux musicien, compositeur et arrangeur qui comprends immédiatement sa démarche et son approche. Rickardo Reid de Full Crew a un CV en béton et une expérience Acid Jazz essentielle qui va de Simply Red à Omar, de Loose Ends à Incognito & Raw Stylus, de Craig David à Destiny’s Child & Mica Paris pour lesquels il a joué, composé ou remixé. Le résultat est un album contemporain et sophistiqué, léger et profond dans son style, ses mélodies et ses textes. Dans la lignée des albums Acid Jazz ‘Attendre’ offre un tempo à la fois funky and jazzy, diffèrent et sympathique, plein de bonne humeur et de douceur de vivre.

2 min
24/01/2008

Sean C - Lonely

SEAN. C BIOGRAPHY Wayne Lawes, Rickardo Reid & Sean Cummings are the former band members of Kreuz, and the urban collective/Full Crew Productions. Wayne is an excellent bass player with in excess of 15 years engineering experience. Rickardo is a classically trained pianist and midi technician. Sean is an extremely talented singer songwriter who is well respected within the music industry. They have developed their unique musical skills from experience as live and session musicians, and have evolved as a dynamic writing and production Trio. Their reputations as musicians and producers has caught the attention of many big names including the likes of Mariah Carey, George Michael, and Mary J Blige, who they have worked with on numerous occasions. Their writing and production skills resulted in what became the uniquely recognisable first single, ‘Fill Me In’, by Craig David in the US. Wayne, Ricky & Sean developed their production and writing skills whilst in the Motown signed, UK act, Kreuz. Their second album, ‘Kreuz Kontrol’, saw them further define a distinctive sound, resulting in a top 40 album in the UK’s official album charts and a succession of top 20 singles in Europe. Their final project, a re-production of selected material released as a remix album, successfully encapsulated the dance floor flava of the moment. The albums dance floor success led to an external demand for their newfound talent as remixers, in addition to those of musicians, producers and writers. Kreuz not only provided a vehicle for Wayne, Ricky & Sean to develop a unique musical chemistry, but also a platform for their showmanship, which saw them support some of the worlds leading contemporary entertainers on respective tours around the globe. They supported: R Kelly, Whitney Houston, Boyz II Men, Kool & The Gang, Tony Toni Tone and Silk. Furthermore, they received the accolade of being the first UK R&B act requested to perform at Jamaica’s Reggae Sunsplash. Capitalising on the success of their singles in Europe, productions were forthcoming in Germany from BMG for the Czechoslovakian presenter Dara Rollins, and CNR for Awesome, who’s debut single sold more than 250,000 copies. In France, they were commissioned by Polydor to produce Delavoix. In the UK, productions ensued for the G Spot man, Wayne Marshall, Vanessa Simon and the legendary Shirley Jones & The Jones Girls. The list of artists to have worked with the trio is boundless; amongst them are: Destiny's Child, Craig David, Beverly Knight, Miss-teeq, Mica Paris, Andrew Roachford, Shola Ama, Romina Johnson, Marvin and Tamara. In addition to this they have worked with Rimes, one of the UK’s finest rappers, on his Universal album; the highlight being his collaboration with Killah Priest of the Wu Tang. As well as producing and writing, Wayne, Ricky & Sean’s musical and technical skills have been utilised by: Omar, Jean Carne, All Saints, Kirk Franklin, Simply Red, Raw Stylus, Incognito, Beverly Brown, Sounds of Blackness, Sly Dunbar, Amy Stewart, Juliet Roberts, Cleveland Watkiss, Maxi Jazz, Loose Ends, George Howard and a retrospective treatment of work by Marvin Gaye. Wayne, Ricky & Sean have further developed their dynamic sound encompassing urban beats with lush and live instrumentation, meticulously crafted with a unique vision and foresight. It is with great pride they present the fantastic new sound…SEAN.C.

2 min
23/01/2008

La Banda Paga

Chanson De La Coupe Du Monde

2 min
23/01/2008

J-Brane - Degage! J'veux Plus Te Voir

Official French Version - Degage! J'veux Plus Te Voir

12 min
20/01/2008

Luis Haseth - LLego Candela

Luis Haseth French latin sound with a crazy salsa club twist from the Latino king. From Paris to Cali, from salsa to reggeaton, Luis Haseth is giving us all his love of music. Heat and Latin spirit are melting with afro-Caribbean rhythm. Esclavo Moderno is full of Latin lyrics and Latin culture and from real life in South America. It’s a hymn about tolerance and sharing. Luis invites us to go into a new musical world. Luis Haseth, a young Columbian salsero (arrived in France aged 17) shared the scene with the greatest Latin artists. He began with Yuri Buenaventura, then became a member of bands as famous as the Paris Latin salsa, Raul Paz, Orlando Poléo, El barrio, and learned how to be a complete artist. He’s regrouping in Esclavo moderno, with the richness of his experience and history; he has managed to create his own unique style. Luis Haseth’s music is an expression of his outlook on actual society. Live salsa is an engaging music about social, political, and economical realities lived by all people around the world. An explosive and revolted salsa, inspired by his childhood and the treatment received by black people in his city: Buenaventura. Inspired by his life and his father’s experience, Luis’ strong and protesting lyrics express, before all, a message of hope. Esclavo Moderno was made by traditional Colombian musicians, with the colour and the particular sound of bands Grupo Niche and Guayacan for the rhythmic parts. You can feel the friendship between Luis Haseth and his group when you hear the album, but much more on stage. Luis gives a new feel to Latin music led by a hot rhythm section and strong horns!

2 min
20/01/2008

Makaia - Ki Chimen

MAKAiA Philippe Makaïa, tambour battant Faithful towards the ancestral tradition Sitting on his Ka drum, Philippe Makaïa is gifted with an exceptional sense of rhythm and improvisation. He belongs to those, whom, by their intimate knowledge of the Gwoka music, can lighten your daily burden. His music tugs your body and soul. He remains faithful to the Gwoka, although he mixes tradition and modernity. This complete art invented at the Guadeloupean sugar cane and coffee plantations by the slaves dragged out of Africa. Philippe Makaïa didn’t choose the drum, it was literally imposed to him. In the 70th, at his fourteen’s, he could be seen at Morne-à-l’Eau,(his place of birth) beating the seven fundamental rhythms of the Gwoka on a Ka, for hours and hours. During his youth, he met, played and sang with masters such as: Lambert Milon, Robert Loyson, Gérard Pommer, Marceau, Linlin and, in particular, Vélo, who he accompanied several years at Point-à-Pitre. With others of his age, he created the group Gwo Siwo, with who he makes the album “Ka Fraternité” while looking for new sound exploring the deepest mysteries of the Gwoka that they recompose according to their imagination.

3 min
20/01/2008

Thierno Koite - Kouma

Thierno Koite Thierno is a saxophonist with a career stretching well over three decades – half of that time with Youssou Ndour’s band ‘Le Super Etoile de Dakar’. Their many hits include ‘7 seconds’, the well known duet with Neneh Cherry.During that period Thierno also joined the James Brown Senegalese tour and jammed with Maceo Parker. He went on recording two albums with another great Senelgalese artist: Cheikh Lo. His hits compromise of ‘Ne la Thiasse’ and ‘Bambay Guedj’ on which Thierno plays a duet with saxophonist Pewee Elis.At the dawn of the new Millenium, Thierno decided to give the world a brand new insight into Senegalese music. For this, he gathered musicians and artists from every part of Senegal and formed a new band ‘Toxoro’. As well as their musical experience (some have played with Manu Dibango, Cesaria Evora, Toure Kounda…) each of these artists put his own ethnic style into the album.As a result, it is the first time ever that an album features all the different Senegalese musical styles along with a balanced mix of traditional and contemporary songs.It is not surprising, therefore, that Thierno was nominated at the World Music Awards, in London in February 2002, for his part in the Orchestra Baobab. The Orchestra Baobab went on to win two World Music Awards in March 2003: the Africa category and the critics’ award for the album of the year. This is a live studio performance that will take you on a journey through Senegal, starting with the name of the album ‘Teranga’, which means ‘Welcome’.

2 min
20/01/2008

Gregory Issacs - Warning

Gregory Isaacs Gregory ‘The Cool Ruler’ Isaacs is probably the most famous reggae artist alive today. It was in 1973, when he set up his own record label ‘African Museum’ with fellow singer Errol Dunkley, that he released ‘My Only Lover’, which was an immediate success. Between 1973 and 1976 Isaacs released more material than most artists do in a lifetime and nearly all of these works became classics. He soon became too big a talent to ignore and in 1978 joined the Virgin ‘Frontline’ label, where he released two more distinctive albums, namely the brilliant ‘Cool Ruler’ and ‘Soon Forward’. After his departure from Virgin, circa 1980, Isaacs cut several tracks with Sly & Robbie for their ‘Taxi’ label. It was around this time that Island Records signed the star and recorded some of his biggest hits to date. In his long and distinguished career, Gregory has worked with every great producer and fellow artist. ‘The Cool Ruler’ he remains.

2 min

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Christian Jean-Francois
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14
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Explicit
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