Lighting up the space with euphoric afro rhythms and gentle vocal melodies, Nigerian-born artist Jaylon, more recently based out of an ever-eclectic and creative Bristol, delivers an uplifting six-track EP that’s both stylistically relevant and artistically fresh.

AfrobeatAfropopRnB

This fusion of the upbeat and the delicate is key to this project, and continues throughout the more EDM-driven pace of Pass The Beach. If you want the music to energise you, turn it up loud, and it will. Conversely, if you need to relax or gather your thoughts, the familiarity of the rhythm and the essential pulse of the music provides the perfect ambiance.

DanceEDMElectronicaProducer

Prior to the upcoming Gifted N Blk event at Windsor’s iconic Other Space Arts CIC, we caught an interview with organiser and host Faith, to find out more about the inspiration for the shows, the booking process for artists, the ideas behind it, the venue choices, and plenty more. Here’s the conversation in full. * … Continued

AfricanAfro fusionAfrobeats

Funky guitar rhythms and riding bass lines, a female vocal distantly mixed for a kind of pop-rock meets shoegaze recording aura, later evolving through something of a traditional folk to rock fusion of styles – Lady King & The Aces roll with the creative punches, for Smooth Sailing.

AlternativeFunkPop Rock

Originally penned for a stage play exploring a 1960’s folk musician who falls in love with an actress, Butterskies makes note of Martin Leroux’s influences amidst James Taylor and Joni Mitchell, following the singer’s equally vulnerable and evocative voice, through a slowly evolving soundscape of subtle additional strings and peaceful summer imagery.

AcousticFolkFolk PopSongwriter

A breath of fresh air – organic and heartfelt, intimate and unplugged; the authentic sound of folk music and storytelling with purpose, pain, and possibility all scattered throughout its makeup. Roy’s Orb present a beautifully nostalgic, stylistically simple yet conceptually complex account of the human experience, with Phosphate.

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