[Derrick Hodge\Color of Noize]
Color of Noize reflects a melting pot of influence and experience with jazz flow, hip-hop groove, soulful depth, spiritual uplift, and creative fire — but the concept is best described in more abstract terms.
Photo: Missing Piece Group
Article: Music
Music
GRAMMY WINNING MUSICIAN DERRICK HODGE ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM “COLOR OF NOISE”
WAILERS REGGAE BAND RELEASES “ONE WORLD, ONE PRAYER” FEATURING SKIP MARLEY AND SHAGGY
[The Wailers\“One World, One Prayer”]
Produced & Written by 19x Grammy winner Emilio Estefan and recorded at Crescent Moon Studios in Miami, FL, “One World, One Prayer” mixes Jamaican reggae with the sounds of the urban Latin genre.
Photo: The Wailers
SKIP MARLEY HITS #1 ON BILLBOARD R&B ADULT CHART WITH “SLOW DOWN” FT. H.E.R.
[Skip Marley\”Slow Down”]
Island Records President/CEO Darcus Beese: “Skip not only continues to build on the success of the Marley legacy but has carved out a unique lane for himself in this business. As the first Jamaican artist to reach #1 on the Adult R&B Songs chart.”
Photo: Cheyenne Beam
WATERS: MUSIC ICON ANDRE HARRELL WAS “A BRILLIANT AND HIGHLY RESPECTED VISIONARY”
[Andre Harrell Passing]
Waters: “There are few individuals who fully embody the undeniable impact of our community on music, entertainment, the arts, and the global economy. Andre Harrell is one of them.”
Photo: YouTube
ROCK AND ROLL ORIGINATOR AND ARCHITECT LITTLE RICHARD HAS PASSED AT 87
[Little Richard\Rock & Roll]
Little Richard: “I created rock ‘n’ roll! I’m the innovator! I’m the emancipator! I’m the architect! I am the originator! I’m the one that started it!”
Photo: YouTube
BASSIST/COMPOSER JOSHUA CRUMBLY RELEASES NEW SINGLE “FOR VICTOR”
[Joshua Crumbly\“For Victor”]
Joshua Crumbly: “’For Victor’ is a dedication to the late Victor Bailey, whom I was fortunate enough to have as a mentor of mine. He’s a huge influence on me as both a bassist and composer.”
Photo: David Brisco
MALIAN SUPERSTAR SINGER OUMOU SANGARÉ ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM “ACOUSTIC”
[Oumou Sangaré\Acoustic]
The eleven songs that Oumou revisits in this pared-down fashion across Acoustic consolidate her position as Mali’s leading opinion-maker, established with her defining 1989 debut Moussolou.
Photo: YouTube
WATERS’ STATEMENT ON PASSING OF “MUSICAL GENIUS” BILL WITHERS
[Bill Withers]
Waters: “Bill Withers’ heartfelt and soulful music is a part of the soundtrack of our lives.”
Photo: YouTube
