11 DEC: CECILIA STALIN at Southbank Centre, London

Swedish vocalist Cecilia Stalin gained the attention of the public as part of nu-jazz duo Koop, whose song ‘Waltz for Koop’ featured in the soundtrack to Woody Allen’s Match Point. After playing at Sweden’s top jazz venues and making a number of recordings, she has been based in London since 2007. She has collaborated with [...]

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 [...]

NEW VIDEO: JOY JONES – "OVER" (DIRECTED BY COODIE & CHIKE + THE SOULFUL FUNDAMENTALIST)

Brand new video from Joy Jones! Pretty interesting visually.. “Over” is the second single from her album The Godchild, out now. The video was directed by Coodie & Chike (who were also responsible for Kanye West‘s “Through The Wire” video; ‘Video Of The Year’ winner at The Source Hip Hop Awards) and ‘The Soulful Fundamentalist’ [...]

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 [...]