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Mixtape Of Lizz Wright Live

echristoperj — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:41:08 +0000

I was just discussing Lizz Wright on twitter this morning, and after doing my morning routine, I find this nugget of Lizz Wright goodness. This is actually a combination of three live performances from around 2008. I’ve never had the pleasure to see her live, and so far it won’t happen this year. She released her updated tour schedule for 2010. Anyway, this mixtape is 15 songs from the three performances. One caveat is that, it’s all on one mp3, so no skipping from song to song. It actually works out, and you get a great experience with since it makes you feel you are really here.

Lizz Wright Mixtape Playlist

The first four selections are from a WXPN radio broadcast of a daytime concert at the World Café in Philadelpia.
01 Band Introductions
02 “When I Fall”
03 “Thank You”
04 “Hey Mann”

Tracks five and six are from a concert in Switzerland. Marvin Sewell is featured on guitar.
05 “Blue Rose”
06 “Dreaming Wide Awake”

The last nine songs are from a October 29, 2008 concert at the Paradiso venue in Amsterdam.
07 “My Heart”
08 “Stop”
09 “Walk With Me”
10 “Hit The Ground”
11 “Leave Me Standing”
12 “Speak Your Heart”
13 “Peace Flows”
14 “Salt”
15 “MIA”

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Yahzarah asks “Why Dontcha Call No More”

echristoperj — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:36:50 +0000

Yahzarah has released the first single “Why Dontcha Call No More”, from her upcoming album “The Ballad Of Purple Of St. James“. The album will be released on May 4th. This album is seems it’s like a rising of a phoenix. It started with her EP, “The Prelude” that she released in 2008. It was the catalyst of the fire., that set it apart from her previous two albums. The upcoming album which was made in collaboration with Foreign Exchange Music, will be the gasoline on that fire. Check out the single, which reminds me a little of the spirit of Prince’s “How Come U Don’t Call My Anymore”.

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Food For The Soul: Adriana Evans ~ Walking With The Night

Lady Vee — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:31:52 +0000

I remember when I first discovered Adriana Evans…it was years ago and I was at a downtown music store. I stumbled upon a listening station in the R&B section with her CD and decided to check it out. Within 15 minutes, I was at the cashier buying her self-titled CD. Since then, Adriana Evans has released a few more albums: El Camino, Kismet and Nomadic; the first album being my absolute favorite. This year, this California based singer brings us her latest work, Walking With The Night.

I thoroughly enjoyed this album. From the sound of Adriana’s voice to the production and instrumentation, it’s just great. This 14 track album is loaded with feel good music that makes you feel like cruising in your car or hanging outside in some warm sunshiny weather.

Track Listing:

Waiting

Suddenly

Midnight

Love Me On The One

Never Thought

Surrender

Astral Project

Let You Get Away

Sooner Or Later

Walking With The Night

Weatherman

El Sol

Set In Stone

Weatherman (Extended 12 inch version)

Personal favorites include Never Thought, Surrender and Weatherman. The main song I have on repeat is El Sol. If you are familiar with Adriana’s first album, you may recognize it as In The Sun. El Sol is basically a re-working of In The Sun from her self titled debut album and what a piece of work it is! Besides live instrumentation, a little Latin flavor is added to the mix which I assume led to the title change.

My opinion on Adriana Evans’ Walking With The Night: It really is food for your soul, it certainly fed mine. But don’t take my word for it, listen for yourself! You can find it on Amazon.com.

Vivian Green set to release “Beautiful”

Alba — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:09:14 +0000

Official website / MySpace

This is the cover of the new Vivian Green’s project. After two albums (the last one, titled simply ‘Vivian’, was released on 2006), she returns with ‘Beautiful’, that will be out on April 6. On 2009 Vivian Green signed a three-album deal with the label E1 Music and ‘Beautiful’ is the first one. She has recorded it in her own home studio. Real r&b lovers like myself will be impatiently waiting for this album to drop.

‘Beautiful’ is also the name of her first single, which you can listen below

Please Listen When Jill Scotts Sings “Hear My Call”

echristoperj — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:14:22 +0000

At the 41st NAACP Awards, Jill Scott unleashed a powerful song from her upcoming album “The Light Of The Sun”. Basically she breaks it down, and puts it in a way that no one else has been able to previously. That’s powerful. This song is also available for download via the NAACP for $.99. All proceeds go to help Haiti.