Joy Jones – “Be My Husband” (Nina Simone Cover) | Freeload

Californian soulstress Joy Jones delivers an updated, funky-fresh rendition of Nina Simone‘s 1965 “Be My Husband”. Loving this one! [Audio clip: view full post to listen] FREELOAD Head under the jump to listen to the original by the legendary Nina Simone.

Stop Waiting To Be Discovered: Interview with Joy Jones

Joy Jones is one of those artists who have seemingly come from nowhere and taken the soul scene by storm. Her debut project, Godchild, has received critical praise from some of the most influential soul magazines, e-zines and blogs on the internet, and is being hailed by many as one of the standout releases of [...]

FREE DOWNLOAD: JOY JONES – "BE MY HUSBAND" (Nina Simone cover)

Joy Jones. If you haven’t checked out this LA-based singer before, expect masterful Afro-beat lullabies, future jazz/soul, protest songs and electronic hymns from her 2009 album Godchild (Future Soul Records), co-produced by London’s own Daz-I-Kue of soulful broken beat collective Bugz In The Attic. “I have spent quite a bit of time thinking about what [...]