Blues and Soul Music Magazine

Issue 1101

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BRINGING YOU THE STORIES BEHIND MUSIC + ESSENTIAL NEWS, REVIEWS AND INTERVIEWS

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Say She She: The Village Underground London 31/08/23

It’s a banging, uptempo belter bolstered by nimble bass with operatic touches courtesy of the angelically dressed Sabrina...

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Sean Paul: Reggae Land, The National Bowl, Milton Keynes 7/8/23 REVIEW Protoje: Reggae Land, The National Bowl, Milton Keynes 7/8/23 REVIEW Barrington Levy: Reggae Land, The National Bowl, Milton Keynes 7/8/23 REVIEW Tippa Irie: Reggae Land, The National Bowl, Milton Keynes 7/8/23 REVIEW

Reggae Land: National Bowl, Milton Keynes 6/8/23 (DAY 2)

After a damp but very successful first day, Reggae Land's standout artist lineup turned up the heat on a glorious 2nd day of must-see Reggae action...

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Beenie Man: Reggae Land, The National Bowl, Milton Keynes 5/8/23 REVIEW David Rodigan: Reggae Land, The National Bowl, Milton Keynes 5/8/23 REVIEW General Levy: Reggae Land, The National Bowl, Milton Keynes 5/8/23 REVIEW Desmond Dekker: Reggae Land, The National Bowl, Milton Keynes 5/8/23 REVIEW

Reggae Land: National Bowl, Milton Keynes 5/8/23 (DAY 1)

In the notoriously hard-to-crack festival market, plenty of people will be paying attention to Reggae Land. Its rise has been pretty meteoric considering it only launched in the troubled summer of 2021...

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Aaron Liddard: Pizza Express, Holborn, London 10/08/2023

Sax colossus Aaron Liddard, continued his onslaught this time at the plush and purpose-built branch of Pizza Express in Holborn...

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Bill Frisell Four ! Ronnie Scott’s 21/072023

Frisell has quietly gone about building his own mythic universe and by segueing the tunes, the nuances were extremely powerful, bathed in swathes of dreamy tenderness.

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Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentleman : Ronnie Scott’s 10/07/23

It’s always good to catch Jon Cleary and his band, the Absolute Monster Gentlemen at Ronnies. He is without doubt a popular regular and on tonight’s performance, it’s easy to see why.

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Harold López-Nussa : Ronnie Scott’s 4/07/2023

The ensemble work is off the chain and deep rooted.The symbiotic relationship the brothers have is a treat to behold, two world class players in one family forging displacement battles

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Love Supreme Festival : Glynde Sussex 30/06 - 2/07/2023

Sunday saw the festival swell even further with day trippers filling the field. Tower Of Power delivered some neat Oakland strokes with ‘You Gotta Funkify’ and ‘What Is Hip’

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B Cool-Aid album launch: The Cause, London 9/4/23 REVIEW Goya Gumbani @B Cool-Aid album launch: The Cause, London 9/4/23 REVIEW Demae @B Cool-Aid album launch: The Cause, London 9/4/23 REVIEW Fly Anakin @B Cool-Aid album launch: The Cause, London 9/4/23 REVIEW

B Cool-Aid album launch: The Cause, London 9/4/23

It's fitting that in order for B Cool-Aid - a longstanding collaboration between rapper Pink Siifu and producer Ahwlee - to launch the album in the UK, they invited some big hitters for a party in East London... 

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