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Our Labor Day Weekend Music Video Request 2010 | Kenny Lattimore - Weekend
The Labor Day Weekend of 2010! Why not share some good music to help get your plans, your family get-together, your neighborhood backyard party, your own personal & private space/time off with a few beat bangers to kick off the festivities!
The team at T.U.M.S. wants to help you with this matter! But before we 'set it off' with our fingertips to the keys, a word of love: please BE SAFE and CAREFUL on the Streets & Freeways this holiday.
Our 1st dig goes to Soul Music's Kenny Lattimore. Kenny, Ladies, is still keeping his flow going - whether it be in the studio: for he is recording and projecting a new album to hit in 2011 - or on stage: On Sept. 11th, 2010, he will join Vanessa Bell Calloway, & Dorien Wilson for the play, "Heaven Bound". Look it up by means of Google or sit tight & wait on us to add it to our Concerts & Festivals blog. No Doubt...
But for the finishing touches, this guy always had the right ingredients. And one of those hidden gems was a track from his album, "Weekend" - The same title track. Catch the hypnotic groove to this as we kick start your weekend!!!
Miki Howard Returns With New Teaser Video for "Favorite Time Of The Year" | Coming Sept 30th, 2010
This is a surprise for all fans of R&B. Especially the Old Schoolers still out there spinning the wax, still playing the solid quiet storm hits, still reminiscing on the artists that provided the nostalgia.
And one of them is slated to send you all a special reminder: Miki Howard. Ms. Howard is still here, still around & still ready to grab that microphone.
T.U.M.S. just found out that the musical legend is set to premiere a, according to our eyes, ...a sweet, jazzy black & white colored new video of a track from her current project, "Private Collection" entitled, "Favorite Time Of The Year". The video was just placed on YouTube as a teaser and according to the comments that accompanied the video, the whole version will be broadcast world wide come Sept 30th, 2010. Including a "Unsung" episode on TV-One.
So set up your TIVO's and check out the short set. Miki is coming back to you LIVE and in LIVING COLOR.
By the way, "Private Collection" has been reviewed by our main man - George Strand some years ago. Click here to see it again.
Chucho Valdés & The Jazz Messenger's | Chucho's Steps (Avail Now)
LEGENDARY PIANIST AND COMPOSER CHUCHO VALDÉS NEWEST RELEASE CHUCHO'S STEPS WITH THE AFRO CUBAN MESSENGERS
FIRST EXTENSIVE NATIONAL TOUR IN SEVEN YEARS
“Chucho Valdés, ' the pianist who is the dean of Latin jazz... has never been anything less than impressive when he has played in New York, showing magnificent power, clarity and speed in his playing." —New York Times
Chucho Valdés' newest release, Chucho's Steps, is as much of a discovery for the preeminent pianist as for his audience. In his first solo project since 2003's New Conceptions, Valdés speaks through his distinctive and extraordinary compositions and arrangements, reflecting upon his own evolution throughout the previous years.
Born in Quivicán, Cuba, in 1941, Chucho Valdés is one of Cuba's most famous pianists, bandleaders, composers and arrangers. Having began his music training with his father, famed pianist Bebo Valdés, when he was 3 years old, Chucho's style melds his diverse experiences and skills: classical, jazz, bop, Cuban and swing, all combined by his virtuosic dexterity on the piano. Perhaps best known for founding the influential Latin jazz band IRAKERE in 1972, Valdés continues to develop unique works of art, generating ideas for a change of style, orchestral format and concept, that nonetheless end up characteristically reflecting pure Chucho.
While exploring his own growth, Valdés, joined by the Afro-Cuban Messengers, pays tribute to those that have influenced him and aided his musical development. For example, the title track, a tribute to John Coltrane and his masterpiece Giant Steps, rounds off the harmonic structure in 50 bars without repetition. The improvisation and variations heard in this track create the illusion of a concert or suite, while exhibiting the virtuosity of Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers. The upbeat and funky opening track, “Zawinul's Mambo, " pays homage to Austrian keyboardist and composer, Joe Zawinul, whom Valdés cites as an integral inspiration to the development of his composition and technique.
“New Orleans, " a tribute to the musicians of New Orleans, specifically the Marsalis family, is a walk through the history of the “birthplace of jazz" beginning with Jelly Roll Morton's transformation of ragtime to jazz.
In the opening notes of “Yansa, " Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers deftly evoke Yoruba mythology's “Queen of the Wind and Storms." In conjuring this powerful Goddess, Valdés juxtaposes the powerful cacophony of violent storms with the melodic resolution found in the call and response of a chorus. His interpretation of this classic deity weaves the clave rhythm in and out of the composition in a very non-traditional manner, providing a fresh modern insight to an ancient religious belief.
“Julian, " a bluesy lullaby dedicated to Chucho's youngest son, is a melodic tune ranging from the lyrical to the playful. The beautiful melody, along with the saxophone and trumpet solos, contribute to the wonder of simplicity inspired by father-son tenderness.
Valdés' new album Chucho's Steps with the Afro-Cuban Messengers, which will extensively tour the USA in October 2010, marks Chucho's return to the US for the first time in 7 years. Full tour dates below.
Chucho's illustrious career has garnered him 7 Grammy wins and 16 nominations over the past three decades. His most recent wins, a 2010 Grammy and a 2009 Latin Grammy for the record Juntos para Siempre, saw him collaborate with his father, Bebo Valdés, a major player on the Cuban jazz scene in his own right. Chucho Valdés has recorded over eighty CD's and performed with everybody who is somebody in the world of jazz, from Herbie Hancock and Dizzy Gillespie, to Wynton Marsalis and Chick Corea. His reputation as one of the greatest living Cuban jazz pianists has earned him appearances on the greatest stages in music, including Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center and The Hollywood Bowl.
Chucho's Steps
Chucho Valdés/ Piano
Juan Carlos Rojas Castro / Drums
Lázaro Rivero Alarcón / Bass
Yaroldy Abreu Robles / Percussion
Carlos Manuel Miyares Hernandez / Tenor Saxophone (except “Begin To Be Good")
Reinaldo Melián Álvarez / Trumpet (except “Danzon")
Dreiser Durruthy Bambolé—/ Voice Leader & Drums Bata (on “Yansa")
Baira Fermina Ramirez, Yemi Menocal, Lázaro Rivero Alarcón, Yaroldy Abreu Robles / Chorus (on “Yansa")
CHUCHO VALDÉS CHUCHO'S STEPS TOUR DATES
October 9 Urbana, IL Tryon Festival Theatre @ Krannert Center
October 10 Chicago, IL Orchestra Hall @ Symphony Center
October 11 San Francisco, CA San Francisco Jazz Festival @Herbst Theatre
October 14 Irvine, CA Irvine Barclay Theatre
October 16 Los Angeles, CA The Luckman Theatre @California State University
October 18 Wilmington, DE Grand Opera House
October 19 Amherst, MA Fine Arts Center Concert Hall @ University of Massachusetts at Amherst
October 20 Utica, NY Stanley Theatre
October 22 & 23 New York, NY Allen Room @ Jazz at Lincoln Center
October 24 Burlington, VT Flynn Theatre
October 26 Hanover, NH Spaulding Auditorium @ Hopkins Center— Dartmouth College
October 28 Boston, MA Berklee Performance Center
October 30 Washington, DC The Warner Center
November 1 New York, NY Village Vanguard
Gabbie McGhee | Mississippi's Daughter (Avail Now)
Folks, Here's a heads up to consider: Take a good listen to a wonderful voice delivered soulful & preciously from newcomer, independent vocalist Gabbie McGhee. Ladies & Gents: She comes with it - with urgency & direction, in the new disc "Mississippi's Daughter". With musical influences drawn from such notables as Lizz Wright, Ella Fitzgerald, Rachelle Farrell, Lalah Hathaway & many more, the dynamic touch of soul & jazz brought on by Ms. McGhee shines bright on T.U.M.S. and into your earlobes!
And you really want to get a little taste (song sample) of what we are talking about? Alright - you got it. Cool. Take a whiff of this laid-back, smooth, lyrical flow coming from Ms. McGhee entitled, "Give It To Me", as featured on the new disc & see what we are talking about!
Available now on CDBaby!
Our Conversation with George Duke, as He Speaks About His New Release, "Deja Vu"!
There's nothing better in the world than to have one of the biggest jazz players in the game stop by for a visit to T.U.M.S.! And we are very elated to have Mr. George Duke stop by to chat about his new album from Concord Music - "Deja Vu"! Terrill & George spoke about the making of the CD, The artists involved, some very interesting ideas shared for the new independent artists and much more! Click here to gain access to the Interview!!
George Duke's New Project is currently in the Top 20 of Billboard's Jazz Albums Charts!
Lizz Wright | Fellowship (Coming Sept. 28th, 2010)
FELLOWSHIP
OUT SEPTEMBER 28 ON VERVE FORECAST
FEATURES ME’SHELL NDEGÉOCELLO, ANGELIQUE KIDJO,
DR. BERNICE REAGON AND OTHERS
Listen to "Imagination" by Clicking Here!!
New York, NY - Verve Forecast releases the new album Fellowship by acclaimed singer Lizz Wright on September 28. The 12-track gospel-tinged record features a number of traditional songs long held sacred by Wright alongside originals by guest performers Angelique Kidjo, Me’Shell Ndegéocello, Joan as Policewoman and social activist and Sweet Honey in the Rock founder Dr. Bernice Reagon, among others. Produced by Brian Bacchus, Fellowship is the follow-up to Wright’s 2008 record The Orchard, which “CBS News Sunday Morning” declared “one of the best albums of the year” while the Los Angeles Times called it “a creative breakthrough for Wright, whose smoldering, sensual voice now has a vision to go with it.”
Fellowship continues Wright’s celebrated collaboration with acclaimed singer-songwriter Toshi Reagon, who co-produced the new album and wrote/performed on a number of tracks on Wright’s previous release. The record features several traditional songs that Wright grew up with in church including “Amazing Grace,” “Sweeping Through the City,” and a gospel medley featuring “I’ve Got a Feeling” and “Power Lord.” Wright also covers a number of songs by noted writers including “Presence of the Lord” by Eric Clapton and “In From the Storm” by Jimi Hendrix. Dr. Bernice Reagon performs on two tracks, including “I Remember, I Believe” which she composed.
Lizz Wright, whom The Wall Street Journal calls “a thoughtful, sensitive soul,” has received critical praise from Time Magazine, NPR, Ebony, Essence, New Yorker and Billboard, and her music is featured in several major television shows. Wright was born in the small town of Hahira, Georgia, to a local minister. She grew up traveling through the South singing with her parents and siblings. She first came to national attention in 2002 when she performed in a series of Billie Holiday tribute shows. Since then, she’s released Salt (2003), Dreaming Wide Awake (2005) and The Orchard (2008), all three critical and fan favorites.
Lizz Wright
Fellowship - In Stores and Online 9/28
Pre-Order: http://www.amazon.com/Fellowship-Lizz-Wright/dp/B003Y9KKJU
Verve Forecast
www.lizzwright.net
www.myspace.com/lizzwright
ThinkTank
R. Kelly Continues His Musical Run In Africa...
R. Kelly Can't Get Enough of Africa — and Vice Versa
R&B Superstar Makes Third Trip This Year; Performs for President of Angola, Gives Benefit Concert for Special Olympics
CHICAGO, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Riding off the momentum generated by his stunning performance at the opening ceremonies of last June's FIFA World Cup in Johannesburg, R&B superstar R. Kelly returned home to Chicago this weekend after his third trip to Africa this year, this one including a special surprise performance for President Jose Eduardo dos Santos of Angola.
In addition to his June trip to Johannesburg, where he performed his stirring ballad (and official World Cup anthem) "Sign of a Victory," Kelly visited Uganda in January (performing before more than 40,000 fans at Lugogo Cricket Oval in Kampala), and Angola last week.
"Visiting Africa is always exciting and inspiring for me, both musically and personally," said Kelly. "Even though I hate flying, I'm always willing to get on an airplane if the destination is Africa."
While in Angola last week, Kelly performed for 20,000 fans at a benefit concert in Luanda for the Special Olympics of Angola, after which he attended a basketball game at the Special Olympics and donated several specially-designed wheelchairs. He also serenaded President Eduardo dos Santos at a surprise party celebrating the longtime leader's 68th birthday. "Robert was the most accommodating and warm artist to ever visit Angola," said Karina Barbosa of STEP Productions, which produced the benefit concert.
Kelly will be returning to Africa in December to perform in several countries.
In the meantime, Kelly is getting ready for the release later this year of his eleventh studio album, Love Letter. The first single off the album, a soulful R&B ballad in the vein of Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye called "When A Woman Loves," drops on Sept. 7 and is already making waves. It will debut at No. 24 on Billboard's Urban Adult Contemporary chart — the most powerful debut by a male vocalist since Michael Jackson's "This Is It" debuted at No. 16 last year.
R. Kelly
The Top 100 R&B Slow Jams - #54 | Jade - One Woman
Remarkable.
When you have a team effort going on with the writers of T.U.M.S., it will be a classic junction of all time! All together as we go...shall we?
...as to which Shelly A. comes back again to surrender another addition to an otherwise fine collection:
"R&B Sista group Jade with those black boots, Tonya, Joi & Di, got down with their 1st cut, "Don't Walk Away" (Boy). OK, Whatever. But when they showed their soft sides to seeking a one man love, they gave it all they got in a "One Woman" love song! And I did believe it hit the charts too!"
Find it on the "Jade To The Max" signature album back in 1993. It spawned the hits we mentioned and a few more! By the way, WHO WROTE AND PRODUCED THIS SLOW JAM?
The video remains to be a CLASSIC.
Drift back with us as we give you our #54 prime pick for the Top 100 R&B Slow Jams! Give it up to Jade and "One Woman"!!!
To access our current countdown list of Top 100 R&B Slow Jams, please click here!
Shakira | 'Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)' Single Makes World Cup & YouTube History
'Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)'
From Shakira's Forthcoming New Album Sale el Sol/The Sun Comes Out --
Makes World Cup and YouTube History
SHAKIRA SET TO RELEASE NEXT SINGLE "LOCA"
NEW YORK, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Shakira's (Epic Records) global hit "Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)" has become the best-selling World Cup song in history. "Waka Waka" will be available on her forthcoming album Sale el Sol/The Sun Comes Out, scheduled to be released on October 19th. After selling an astounding two million singles, "Waka Waka" is the biggest World Cup song ever released, however its success goes far beyond its popularity as a song, the song and accompanying dance has become a cultural and viral phenomenon.
The official video for "Waka Waka" has seen over 170 million YouTube hits making it the #4 most watched video of all time and the #3 most watched music video. Including unofficial "Waka Waka" videos, the total cumulative views are over 350 million. The track was also the soundtrack to Shakira's hugely successful 1Goal campaign in which Shakira devised the now-famed "Waka Waka" dance and tasked her fans around the world to "dance for 1Goal" and upload their "Waka Dance" videos to spread the word for education. Fans in overwhelming numbers made videos and uploaded them to YouTube with flash-mobs popping up across the world - together gathering more than 400 million views and helping to promote 1Goal's campaign for universal education. Check out some of the "Waka Waka" dance highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ek8hBNgUOU.On the heels of the momentous success of "Waka Waka," Shakira is set to release her new single "Loca" in Spanish and English featuring UK phenomenon Dizzee Rascal and Dominican hip-hop artist El Cata (on the English and Spanish respectively). Recorded in the Dominican Republic, Shakira brings her signature fusion of musical identities to this production of "Loca" by blending the horn-heavy elements of meringue with a synthesis of techno percussions laid out to a dance back beat. "Loca" is Shakira's interpretation of El Cata's song "Loca Con Su Tiguere."
For the "Loca" video, Shakira took to the streets of Barcelona, with Dizzee Rascal and a handheld camera, as the backdrop for "Loca." In an attempt to capture the true interpretation of the song, Shakira opted to go away from the traditional big production music video to portray a spirited, fun-filled day being 'loca' in the streets with the people of Barcelona.
"Barcelona is one of my favorite cities and has become a second home to me," said Shakira. "The video is just about having fun and being real in this amazing place with real people."
Epic Records
Bruce McKenzie | After Dark - Part II (Avail Now)
Following the release of his recent urban-flavored jazz disc, "After Dark" comes another chapter to the same title, "After Dark - Part II". This 14 track consideration guitarist Bruce McKenzie takes off where the last disc left, continuing the smooth vibe of Bruce's sensual approach of the guitar. Opening up & creating more new music for jazz fans who appreciate that kind of flavor on the airwaves. Song Samples & purchase are now made available on CDBaby. If you dig the sounds of George Benson, Norman Brown or Peter White, then this one is waiting for you.
Check out "Starlight" from Bruce's new album, on YouTube!
Source: CDBaby
Mavis Staples | You Are Not Alone (Coming Sept 14th, 2010)
Mavis Staples Delivers Raw Joy On New Album 'You Are Not Alone'
Produced by fellow Chicagoan Jeff Tweedy at Wilco’s studio The Loft,
the intimate and textured production showcases the iconic singer at her
most powerful and fervent. ‘You Are Not Alone’ mixes traditional
gospel numbers with two new songs written for Mavis by Tweedy, plus her
unique interpretations of songs by Pops Staples, Randy Newman, Allen
Toussaint, John Fogerty, Rev. Gary Davis and Little Milton.
The album features Mavis’s touring band of the last three years: Rick Holmstrom, guitar, vocals; Jeff Turmes, bass, vocals; Stephen Hodges, drums; Donny Gerrard, background vocals; plus special guests Jeff Tweedy on guitars, bass, and vocals; Wilco’s Patrick Sansone, keys, vibes; Mark Greenberg, vibes, keys; with additional background vocals by frequent Neko Case collaborators Kelly Hogan and Nora O’Connor, and Richard Parenti.
‘You Are Not Alone’ is Mavis’s second studio release for Anti. It follows her 2007 critical triumph, “We’ll Never Turn Back,” produced by Ry Cooder, which revisited the great songs of the civil rights era and prompted her hometown paper The Chicago Sun-Times to hail her as “an American treasure.” In 2008, Anti- issued a rapturously received live album, ‘Live: Hope at the Hideout,’ which was named one of the Best Live CDs of All Time by Amazon.com’s editors and earned Mavis her first Grammy-nomination as a solo artist.
Mavis Staples is enjoying a major career resurgence, having become a festival favorite in recent years. This summer she will play Lollapalooza on August 6, and the Wilco-curated Solid Sound Festival at Mass MoCa on August 14 with additional US and European tour dates to be announced soon.
Track listing for Mavis Staples, ‘You Are Not Alone’
1. You Don’t Knock (Pops Staples/Wesley Westbrook)
2. You Are Not Alone (Jeff Tweedy)
3. Downward Road (Pops Staples)
4. In Christ There is No East and West (traditional; arranged by Jeff Tweedy)
5. Creep Along, Moses (traditional)
6. Losing You (Randy Newman)
7. I Belong to the Band (Rev. Gary Davis)
8. Last Train (Allen Toussaint)
9. Only the Lord Knows (Jeff Tweedy)
10. Wrote A Song for Everyone (John Fogerty)
11. We’re Gonna Make It (Little Milton)
12. Wonderful Savior (traditional)
13. Too Close To Heaven / I’m On My Way to Heaven Anyhow (Prof. Alex E. BradfordJr./Brad Pathway)
The Top 100 R&B Slow Jams #55 | Janet Jackson - Let's Wait Awhile
Let's get into something that carried a real message for love & was memorable at the same time.
Janet Jackson's "Lets Wait Awhile".
This single climbed all the way up the charts back in 1986, right off the hit album "Control" - the mastermind from prodigy producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. The LP sold well over 14 Million copies plus...& maybe some more after reading this article.
The video made for the track tapped into the conversation of what it means to wait in the aspect of making love in a heartfelt relationship. With meaningful lyrics & a helpful participation from Martial Arts/Actor from hit movie, "The Last Dragon", Tiamak, this slow jam is STILL being rotated on modern radio & satellite stations all over the globe. Speaking of Tiamak, what is he up to these days? Anyone care to share?
That's why T.U.M.S. had to bring this baby back one mo time!
We drop a love gem for today on you: We present our #55 Top R&B Slow Jam from Janet Jackson | Let's Wait Awhile!!
To access our current countdown list of Top 100 R&B Slow Jams, please click here!
Cassandra Wilson | Silver Pony (Coming Nov. 9th, 2010)
NEW CASSANDRA WILSON ALBUM, “SILVER PONY,”
SET FOR RELEASE NOVEMBER 9 ON BLUE NOTE RECORDS;
FEATURING SPECIAL GUESTS RAVI COLTRANE & JOHN LEGEND
Silver Pony, the stunning new album from multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz-pop chanteuse Cassandra Wilson, will be released by EMI’s Blue Note Records on November 9. Wilson, whose remarkable, husky-tinged vibrato has created a trademark sound for her as an artist, will be touring worldwide in support of the release which features special guests saxophonist Ravi Coltrane (“Silver Moon”) and R&B singer-songwriter John Legend (“Watch The Sunrise”).
A unique hybrid live/studio album, Silver Pony moves seamlessly between live recordings from a European tour and studio recordings laid down at New Orleans’ Piety Street Studios. The album features a mix of jazz/pop classics as well as songs newly-written by Cassandra and her band.
Silver Pony draws its title from an experience which Cassandra had as a child and which left an indelible mark in her memory bank, and thus on her career itself. “A man came around my neighborhood in Jackson, Mississippi, with a pony and camera,” she recalls. “You could pay to get your picture taken.” Her brothers declined, but Cassandra was eager. Her mother hesitated-“there were certain things young ladies just didn't do,” Wilson adds. But Cassandra seized the moment, got the picture. “I'm so happy she let me ride the pony,” she says now. “I was fearless, and I guess she wanted to encourage that in me.” That priceless photo is now featured on the cover of “Silver Pony,” and such fearlessness now fuels Wilson's work. “I prepare for each recording but you can never truly prepare,” Wilson says. “Because you don't really know what's coming. You just place yourself in the circumstances that will allow the project to reveal itself.”
Silver Pony was produced by Cassandra Wilson and John Fischbach (owner of Piety Street Recording Studios) and features Cassandra on vocals and synthesizer, Marvin Sewell on electric guitar, Jonathan Batiste on piano, Reginald Veal on electric bass, Herlin Riley on drums, and Lekan Babalola on percussion. Ravi Coltrane adds saxophone on “Silver Moon” and “Watch The Sunrise” features both vocals and piano by John Legend.
A complete track listing is as follows:
1. Lover Come Back To Me 6:51 (Hammerstein/Romberg)
2. St. James Infirmary 7:12 (Traditional)
3. A Night in Seville 3:00 (Wilson/Sewell/Veal/Riley/Batiste/Babalola)
4. Silver Moon 6:41 (Wilson/Sewell/Veal/Riley/Batiste/Babalola)
5. Pony Blues 9:32 (Patton)
6. If It’s Magic 4:34 (Wonder)
7. Forty Days and Forty Nights 4:58 (Roth)
8. Silver Pony 0:36 (Wilson/Sewell/Veal/Riley/Batiste/Babalola)
9. A Day in the Life of a Fool 7:35 (Bonfa/Sigman)
10. Blackbird 6:43 (Lennon/McCartney)
11. Sunrise 3:32 (Laird/Jones/Stephens)
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New R&B Singer from Toronto, Divine Brown, is Making Some Noise!
Toronto’s R&B Diva Divine Brown Plots US Invasion
Former #1 Canadian song “Sunglasses” is Billboard Club Play Breakout song for R&B Powerhouse Divine Brown who is taking an alternate path to stardom south of the border.
Los Angeles,California,United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) August 30, 2010 --
Toronto’s R&B Diva Divine Brown has designs on taking over America.For some artists that might seem like a far fetched pipe dream, but when you posses the pipes of this Juno® Award winning powerhouse it doesn’t seem out of the question, at all. Ladies and Gentlemen, prepare for the Divine Invasion.
Leading the Divine Invasion is a retooled version of “Sunglasses,” a former #1 Canadian Pop smash that logged months on the charts north of the border. The tune pays homage to the80’s opus by Corey Hart “I Wear My Sunglasses At Night” now cloaked in aTribal Dance beat courtesy of Remix producer Cajjmere Wray. “Sunglasses” is a Top Breakout on the Billboard Club Play chart this week.
Fans of Female R&B singers first became familiar with Divine from limited US airplay and video play of her breakthrough single “Old Skool Love.” Brown, a Toronto native of Jamaican heritage, became a fan of American R&B while listening to broadcasts from Buffalo NY’s R&B outpost WBLK. Any lingering perception that the accomplished vocalist is anything but a legitimate artist due to her sharing a moniker with the infamous street-walker caught in flagrante delicto with actor Hugh Grant in 1995 is immediately put to rest upon hearing her sing. Just ask actress Sheryl Lee Ralph who invited her to participate in her annual AIDS benefit “Divas Simply Singing” after watching a video on YouTube.
With “Sunglasses” heating up the Billboard chart, recording of the highly anticipated follow up to the Juno® Award winning “The Love Chronicles” underway, and a reality series in development detailing Divine’s takeover of America, music fans should get prepared for the Divine Invasion!
“Sunglasses” Cajjmere Wray and WORMS remixes are available now from iTunes.
Website: Divine Brown