Genesis – an exclusive look for Jamati readers
Matthew Shell of ‘Freedom’ fame shares his latest work with us. This time, ‘Genesis’, ropes in a very talented young man, Arun Shenoy, a GRAMMY® nominated record producer and songwriter with a social conscience whose company donates 100% of revenue from albums sold direct through his company’s website to milaap.org, a micro finance organization that educates and empowers the underprivileged in India.
Matthew Shell releases us with Freedom
Matthew Shell, the son of a Zimbabwean mother and American father, is acutely in tune with the elements of a great song. This talented producer was featured on Grammy.com and has produced several artists including Marcus Johnson, Kenny Wesley, D2D, Carolyn Malachi, Kolten Perine (‘Secret’), Greg Adams, Paul Jackson, Jr., and Trey Eley. He has also engineered & mixed for DJ Flexx, Free, Jeff Lorber, Marcus Mitchell, and Gerald Albright, among others.
Matthew Shell (Photo: Jeff Vespa/WireImage)
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‘THE COLOR: BLACK’ RELEASE PARTY
The talented and super beautiful Monique Kabuye a rising musical talent in Kenya is set to release her new album ‘The Colour: Black’ this Friday, October 7th at Tamambo Tapas, Village Market.
Monique Kabuye
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David Mensah shares his ‘Food of Love’
David Mensah is an upcoming soul RnB artist whose stars look like they are written in the sky. The star whose “Music is the Food of Love” has been topping the charts, to much critical acclaim, is always passionate about expanding his music horizons.
David Mensah
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Meklit Hadero – ‘On A Day Like This’
The vocals serenade your innermost being as you are drawn into the emotion of the words that are streaming through the air.
Green October III is finally here!
Tribe X Entertainment has made it, it’s mission to promote the positive side of Nigerian culture. Harrison “Harry Baba” Nwozo states that ” The negative stereotypes that are rampant in reference to Nigeria need to be addressed and changed.” With that idea in mind, his company, Tribe X Entertainment, has worked to re-brand Nigeria through a marketing and promotional campaign that would project to the world a more positive image of the country and it’s people by sharing the extraordinary creative talents that Nigeria has to offer in music, culture, fashion, and art.
Green October Volume 3 Cover
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SALIF KEITA: ‘La Difference’
Today’s marks the release of Salif Keita’s new studio album, ‘La Difference (The Difference)’, one of his most anticipated album . The course behind this album is to benefit a charitable foundation that raises awareness against the Albino fight. Money raised from this album will go towards the pursuit of strengthening the support system for Albinos and the changes needed to be made in support to allow them to be treated like other people. It also calls for an end to the discrimination towards them.
In a press release statement Salif Keita asks all nations to support him in this quest by buying the album and not resulting to piracy and bootleg materials. ‘La Difference‘ is a twelve track album from Salif’s previously recorded tracks, and a few new ones. Some of the songs are meant to take the listeners on a journey towards what it really means to be an Albino, but it is a celebration for humanity and equality. Very moving !
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Iyanya – Love Truly
West Africa’s Project Fame winner, Iyanya, is not only a very handsome gentlemen with a body so ripped it has female fans heart’s pounding, and guys jealous.
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P-Square has done it again!
This Nigerian sensational duo has done it again! Paul and Peter Okoye, famously known as P-Square, have released a new album titled “Danger” and, as we know, the boys delivered. Their energy and love for their craft and, more importantly, their fearlessa to ability to experiment with their craft, can be heard in this new album.
Up Close and Personal with Mpho Skeef
This UK-based, South African-born singer and producer, Mpho Skeef, is currently the gem within the UK music industry. Born in the apartheid era to a South African music legend, Sipho “Hotsticks” Mabuse, and a school teacher mother, Mpho has a full story to tell, from her hard journey in SA to her new beginnings in the UK. Now signed to a top British recording label, Parlophone Records, Mpho’s hard labor as a striving artist is finally paying off.
Michael Olatuja takes time to ‘Speak’
Michael Olatuja is no stranger to the stage. He has been performing for years and has played with Stevie Wonder, Lisa Stansfield, Chaka Khan, Patti Austin, Terence Blanchard, The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, and The Lighthouse Family, to name a few.
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