Gawd damn!!!! I’m so happy he did a video for this song. This is one of the R&B chunes that got the most burn for me last year for sure. Hopefully the video will help get it out even more now. Shouts to the boi!
Toronto artist/producer Kavale has been continuously dropping music since his “Genius” EP which received great views and response by accredited blogs. Kavale recently released singles called “I Know” and “Hold On”. He is prepping to release his new project titled “Carpe Diem” which drops very soon! The first single/visual off “Carpe Diem” is “West Drive”. Below is the link to the animated visuals which Premiered today on Noisey. If you can post it that would much appreciated.
Born in 1991, KAVALE grew up in Toronto at a time when the city itself was coming of age. Kavale’s musical start was in a school choir, but he was a kid raised on, Tupac, Nas and Jay-Z. That vocal contrast, that mixture of melody and rhythm, classic and modern, infused his work from the start. His music aims to inspire, to translate his emotions and implant them in the listener. Kavale is riding the crest of another wave of young artists itching to prove themselves, hungry to take the next step and bring their songs to the world. His new project “Carpe Diem” drops mid 2016.
“The past has gone and tomorrow has not come – so where we at?”
Toronto emcee, producer and songwriter, Xolisa (pronounced koh-lee-sah) releases the 2nd single off of her full-length album debut, “And Gaps Do Lead To Bridges” entitled, “Here”.
Written and produced by the Trinidadian-Canadian, the single stands as a declaration to both humanity and to self, offering the emcee’s observations on our society’s current state with the message that, “we cannot cross this bridge until we realize that it needs crossing, ‘matta fact. We cannot cross this bridge until we realize just, just where we at – we here.”
Over a landscape of progressive drums, abstract synths and dusty, psychedelic piano chords, Xolisa delivers to her listeners a message that unapologetically commands us of what we need to do in order to move forward as a human race, all the while offering a sense of humility as she simultaneously admits to her own internal conflicts and battles to overcome, in order to move forward just the same. “How can we move forward as a people if I can’t look at myself? How can I look at myself without admitting I need help sometimes?”
“Here” stands as yet another mark of Xolisa’s signature production and lyrical delivery – melding the worlds of Hip Hop’s boom bap past with an energy that has yet to come, and fits as another piece to the overall story of humanity’s exodus from where we are, to where we need to be.
Written & Produced by Xolisa From the album, “And Gaps Do Lead To Bridges” www.xolisamusic.com
And this isn’t just the one joint. Tanika did like a whole concert at the CBC studios! There’s actually 11 videos of her performing new joints from Soul Run as well as older songs like “Think of You” (bom bom) and “SillyHappyWild” (blap blap). Here’s a link to the YouTube playlist:
Watch Tanika Charles perform her song Love Fool from her new album Soul Run in this CBC Music First Play Live session. Subscribe for new videos: http://bit.ly/cbcmusicYT
It is hard to believe that Soul Run is Tanika Charles’s debut full-length record. Over the past several years, Charles has become a a staple of the Canadian music festival scene, performing at North by Northeast, Pop Montreal, TD Toronto Jazz Fest as well as our very own CBC Music Festival.
For her First Play Live session, Charles and her band, the Wonderfuls, were dressed to the nines, as any true soul group should be. The set was tight — this is a top-notch band, and Charles is a top-notch singer.
If you have seen her live over the past few years, the songs will be familiar, so hit play on the videos below and sing along
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To accompany the live performance, Chris Stylez chops it up with Jon Chattman.
R&B artist Chris Stylez is a fresh, unique voice whose rapid success in the music world has been thus far unstoppable. His recently released EP, “Who Is,” has been featured on Spotify United States Viral 50, the UK’s Viral 10, and Snapchat Discover’s “Under the Ghost” Channel. It has more than 50 million total plays, topped by use in more than 10,000 clips on Vine, and has charted in 14 countries on Spotify’s Viral Charts, including France, Portugal, Spain, Poland, and Austria.
About A-Sides with Jon Chattman: Jon Chattman’s music series features celebrities and artists (established or not) from all genres performing a track, and discussing what it means to them. This informal series focuses on the artist making art in a low-threatening, extremely informal (sometime humorous) way. No bells, no whistles – just the music performed in a random, low-key setting followed by an unrehearsed chat. In an industry where everything often gets overblown and over manufactured, Jon strives for a refreshing change.
R&B artist Chris Stylez is a fresh, unique voice whose rapid success in the music world has been thus far unstoppable. His recently released EP, “Who Is,” has been featured on Spotify United States Viral 50, the UK’s Viral 10, and Snapchat Discover’s “Under the Ghost” Channel. It has more than 50 million total plays, topped by use in more than 10,000 clips on Vine, and has charted in 14 countries on Spotify’s Viral Charts, including France, Portugal, Spain, Poland, and Austria.
About A-Sides with Jon Chattman: Jon Chattman’s music series features celebrities and artists (established or not) from all genres performing a track, and discussing what it means to them. This informal series focuses on the artist making art in a low-threatening, extremely informal (sometime humorous) way. No bells, no whistles – just the music performed in a random, low-key setting followed by an unrehearsed chat. In an industry where everything often gets overblown and over manufactured, Jon strives for a refreshing change.
