Victorious – Definitely a triumph of music
Matthew Shell (MTS Music) is at it again. His song ‘Genesis’ is but a glimpse into the promise that is to be his latest album, ‘Victorious‘.
In ‘Victorious’, one is introduced to great music production, in part due to the talent that he manages to amass for each song. Take ‘Genesis’, for example. He produces this with Grammy-nominated Arun Shenoy and showcases the talents of various musicians. In ‘Another Way To Get To Heaven’, he teams up with Kenny McNeil, a vocal artist/producer from Northern Virginia (he has written for Rob Mercer on his hit single “Amazingly” and has also written for Free, from BET’s 106 & Park) to put together a song highlighting the piano keyboard-caressing skills of Vahagn Stepanyan.
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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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Zewdy introduces us to ethio-soul fusion
We don’t hear enough of the contemporary artists of Ethiopian descent who do an excellent job of blending contemporary western genres with a traditional Ethiopian rhythm. There is Nhatty Man who melds rap and ethio-beats into a funky hip-hop dance/rap genre which is both unique and exciting. Wayna Wondwossen is more contemporary R&B, and very talented in her own right.
Zewdy
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Selasi joins Kandi Burruss on Bravo TV reality show, The Kandi Factory
We were first introduced to Selasi when he appeared on several episodes of ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta‘. He shared some of his experiences with Jamati in 2009.
Selasi (Bravo TV screenshot)
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Sousou and Maher Cissoko performed at Kennedy Center
Swedish/Senegalese couple Sousou and Maher Cissoko share a destiny shaped by music. Sousou grew up in southern Sweden and fell in love with the kora, a western African stringed instrument, when her father started playing with the Gambian griot Alagie Mbye in the early 1990s. Maher Cissoko was born into a well-known griot family from Casamance, Senegal, and learned to play the kora at an early age.
Sousou and Maher Cissoko
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Mic Check: Hip-hop from North Africa and the Middle East
The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is producing a hip-hop show with several prominent rappers from the North Africa and Middle East, including Amkoullel of Mali. The show, Mic Check: Hip-hop from North Africa and the Middle East is scheduled for March 9, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at BAM.
Brahim Fribgane
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Sauti Sol release new video
Sauti Sol is a Kenyan band that has been performing professionally since 2005.
Band members, Bien-Aime Baraza, Willis Chimano, Delvin Mudigi and Polycarp Otieno met in high school and were inspired from Fadhili Williams, Daudi Kabaka, Salif Keita and Lokua Kanza.
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Ahmed Soultan releases new video
We last told you about Ahmed Soultan in 2007 when he released his album, ‘Tolerance‘.
Since then he has appeared on Ne-Yo’s song ‘Amazing You‘ in 2010.
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Miriam Chemoss releases new video
Miriam Chemoss has released her first music video, ‘(Self) Love in Reverse’ off of her upcoming album, “Lovebird’ which will be available in store on January 7, 2013.
Yvonne Mwale – Sings from poverty to fame
Yvonne Mwale’s tale is one that may make you pull out a handkerchief and dab your eyes. The daughter of Honorable MP, Michael Mwale of Zambia, and singer Jelita Mwanza, her life seemed like it would be a charmed life.
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