Lauryn Hill returned to London’s IndigO2 reminding the masses why we all fell in love with her on that monumental Tuesday back in August of 1998. Over the past decade we’ve witnessed many resurrections of Ms. Hill, often lackluster and a bit off-kilter. But this past weekend’s set showcased a stronger Lauryn, looking great and sounding pretty darn good both rapping and singing. Watch Ms. Hill in action on her hits “I Used To Love Him,” “Forgive Them Father,” and “To Zion” from her classic debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, after the bounce.

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MusiqAve.Com Presents

Rhythm & Soul: 80s & 90s Soul Revival 2012

Strictly 80s & 90s Old Skool Soul + House Music

The Chapel Bar 29a Penton Street, Islington, London
N1 9PX

Nearest tube stations – Angel / Kings Cross

Doors Open 8pm – 4am

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 Mista Cee

Mujay

Swift T

  Marshall Neat

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This is yet another Musiqave.Com promotion who are in the frontline of preserving not only a way of life, but the timeless appeal of Classic Soul music.

Conya Doss has a voice that sounds like it’s both from the past and the future. She is classical-influenced, blues-influenced, R&B-influenced and rock-influenced, which herein lies the brilliance of how she collectively and seamlessly creates great music. Doss has built a solid reputation over the years as the modern benchmark for any young female artist and her forthcoming studio project Pocket Full of Purpose highlights that. With beauty, grace and confidence, the poised songstress has composed an 11-song compilation of warm and personal tracks that are full of soul with huge melodies. The skillful arrangement of horns, strings and piano riffs suit her finely crafted lyrics about love, life and pursuing your dreams.

Older and wiser, you can hear that Doss finds joy in doing music. On the first single “Don’t Change” a smooth, mid-tempo flow that syndicated radio host Michael Baisden has already deemed a “classic,” demonstrates the songbird’s emotional smarts and directness. The simple yet highly effective “Just Me” finds the songbird’s breezy voice twisting through candid sentiments of a young woman who is comfortable in her own skin, while “Where Do We Go From Here” provides imaginative songwriting with an engagingly conversational feel over a Conga-influenced beat. Frank McComb, Myron Davis and Rodney Jones serve as the main producers on Pocket Full of Purpose with the exception of newcomer Dre King.

Perhaps it was the birth of her son Landon Blu in 2010 that helped to provide inspiration for her fresh material, which is filled with bolts of newfound creativity. Since the release of Blu Transition, Doss has been juggling her responsibilities as teacher, mother and artist. “It’s been a challenge trying to effectively balance all of these things, but I’ve been patient with myself and this project,” explains the songbird. All of Doss’ album titles are authentically steeped in the spirit of growth and change and Pocketful of Purpose is no different. “Every aspect of this personal body of work has a purpose that I hope people will embrace and gain something meaningful from.”

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Tamia releases the title track from her upcoming new album Beautiful Surprise.  The single “Beautiful Surprise” was produced by Salaam Remi and written by Tamia herself along with Claude Kelly. The song reflects on the love of her life, her children, and how happy she is to have such beautiful surprises in her life. The video will be coming soon and features an appearance by Tamia’s long time husband Grant Hill.  Beautiful Surprise will be released via Tamia’s own label Plus 1 Music Group this June 2012.

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Welcome everyone to the 2^nd instalment of my mixtape journey, I must say with nearly 500 downloads the 1^st mix was a bigger success than I ever imagined and I thank everyone that jumped on it, so….. ON2DNXT1!!

After the last time I figure it’s only appropriate to get into the music and elaborate a little about what was swirling around in my head when I put this together. I want to give credit to Kelvin for some of the colourful language I’m about to use and nuff respect to the dude, been keeping it real from day one, eloquence personified, ONE LOVE KELVIN!

There are a few tracks on this mixtape that got me buzzing and when I slotted the Martine Girault track into the mix I remember thinking how I missed her live performance on one of the Avenue’s events and I am gutted, the lady is sheer class!  I’ve got my  two flavours of soul in this mix, notice how the beginning of the mix was mellow and soulful (for lack of a better word) and later on it picked up and got a little edgy (Rn’B edgy). From the soulful bit Myron, Keith Washington and Mario simply blew me away. That was music that made me wish I could sing but alas, like most of us, I am vocally inept, so thank God for these cats for putting the silky melody into the rather mundane words we might otherwise say to the special people in our lives. Check out III Frum Tha Soul, I dropped 2 tracks in there from their 1998 self-titled album, it’s tight so I figured if it’s that nice, drop ‘em twice! Nadanuf also slots in nicely with one smooth 90’s hip-hop cut Like It from their ’97 album Worldwide, the transition of that track into I Like from Shiro is the game changer, that track is one of those that stand out for me. This is when the mix shifts gear and picks up the bumping Rn’B edge to it. Mc Lyte spits an amazing verse in that song that launches it into the stratosphere of rare grooves…. she just kills it and it is mind-blowing, awesome track! Earlier I mentioned Martine, Been Thinking About You is a classic; don’t need to say more about that. If you are a bass addict then listen out for the bass dropping on the Whitehead Brothers SRT8 G remix, really got my juices going and I felt that one big time. The Das Diggity Remix from Blackstreet also has thumping bass that drops in the middle of that track; you might need to adjust your sets for that one. Lastly, it would be an injustice if I were to end this without mentioning Jessica, Get to know me, which is the last track on the mix and it is epic, that is the track that best encapsulates this mixtape, soulful and edgy. When you get to the nitty gritty, this mixtape will grow on you, as it has done on me.

Enjoy, and thanks to Mujay, Mister Cee, Kelvin, Swift and Musiq Ave for the pleasure, more soul to you….

Carlos.

Evolution is “key” in any journey through life. Singer/ Songwriter Kameron Corvet moves through a progression of evolutionary experiences by simply allowing life to chart its course. From first experiences with adulthood at Morehouse College, to linguistic and cultural disparities as a French speaking world traveller the depths of his heart have been both visited and tested. These experiences led him to release F_ck, Love an EP which documents the conversation between a Man and his Love as he figures “It” all out. His music tells us as he put it, “I don’t have all of the answers [when it comes to love] but my music reflects where I am at the time that I write it.” Sung through the ups and downs that hallmark an intimate relationship, the listener is taken on a voyage that includes many memorable stops along the way to the hope for a final destination. Sensual mid-tempo tracks, like the playful “Going Under” and gripping ballads, like “Good Habits” allow the listener to embrace Corvet’s emotion. Kameron’s music reflects the vulnerability a man must be willing to experience if he is willing to love. The intimacy of these songs tell a familiar story that we can all relate to while weaving their way through sounds that leave his listeners wanting more.

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