7
Mar, 2026
Mikah Maquá | IndiePop/Rock (NL)

Mikah Maquá | Quirky Alt-Pop Rock (NL)

Mikah Maquá

Quirky Alt-Pop Rock | NL

AVAILABILITY FOR EUROPE

2026-2027 | July 1st, 2026 to December 31st, 2027

Line-up

Mikah Maquá | Voice
Fay Arapatsani | Drums
Federica Fornaro | Guitar
SiYu Liu | Keys

Shortly about Mikah

Mikah Maquá stands out for her sharp songwriting, turning vulnerability, irony and neurodivergent self-awareness into catchy, emotionally direct indie-pop. A two-time finalist of the European Music Contest in the singer-songwriter category (2018 and 2021), she was also selected for the Hedon Beurs 2025 development trajectory. In 2026 she released her debut EP people pleaser with support from Music Support Overijssel, confirming her as a rising voice with both personality and momentum.

Style

Confessional indie-pop with the nerve of alt-rock and the bounce of spring-loaded guitars. Retro-leaning keys and sharp backbeats keep the songs moving between irony, tension, and release. The band DNA is intimate but not soft: melodic, emotionally direct, and built for dynamic live lift.

Profile

Mikah Maquá sits where diaristic indie-pop meets wiry alternative rock. The center of gravity is a voice-first songwriting identity shaped by confession, irony, and emotional overshare, then pushed outward by a rhythm section that favors momentum over polish and by guitar work with a rougher art-rock edge. Fay Arapatsani brings physicality and dark-toned dynamic contrast from an art-pop and heavy-alt background; Federica Fornaro widens the harmonic field with psych, prog, and jazz-adjacent color, adding grain, tension, and movement rather than decorative texture. With keys functioning as both glue and counterpoint, the project lands in a sweet spot between catchy hooks and nervous energy: retro synth flashes, springy riffs, abrupt emotional pivots, and a live interplay that turns vulnerability into impact.

Details

Mikah Maquá
Dutch-Canadian singer-songwriter Maaike Girardin fronts the project with a writing voice built on self-exposure, humor, and emotional contradiction. Public profiles consistently frame the material around neurodivergence, people-pleasing, awkward love stories, and revenge-fantasy wit, but the songs stay hook-led rather than purely confessional. Production and release history point to a collaborative studio axis with Lennert Klaui, giving the project a polished but still elastic alt-pop frame. Live, the material is built to scale from intimate confession to sharp collective lift.

“Her relatable yet catchy pop songs let vulnerability collide with brutality.” (Hedon Zwolle event text, 2026-01-22)

Fay Arapatsani
Athens-born and based in Utrecht, Fay Arapatsani brings a drummer-songwriter sensibility that favors weight, contour, and dramatic pacing. Her public bio maps a path from early piano study into drums, composition, and darker art-pop writing, with threads of ethnic jazz, pop, fusion, and electronics. That background translates well inside Mikah Maquá’s frame: she can support hook-based material while adding urgency, asymmetry, and a harder emotional undercurrent.

“The Greek artist carries the set with her powerful rock voice, which she can take impressively high.” (Rogier van Nierop, 3voor12 Leiden, 2025-12-23)

Federica Fornaro
Federica Fornaro adds the project’s rougher guitar grain. Her documented work with Basiliscus P points to a player comfortable with psych rock, prog structures, 1990s alternative edges, and jazz-adjacent openness, which makes her especially useful in a band that needs songs to move beyond pure singer-songwriter framing. She is less about ornamental lead lines than about shape, texture, and expansion: widening choruses, introducing friction, and giving hooks a more physical body.

“A talented and eclectic Messina band.” (Nadia Cornetti, Off Topic Magazine, 2022-12-21)

SiYu Liu
SiYu Liu is the keys chair in this lineup. In band-DNA terms, the role is important: keys soften transitions, reinforce hooks, and connect the project’s retro-pop sheen to its more nervous rock edge. Public-facing January 2026 band posts identify the keys position as Sharon Liu under the handle @cactusinpoppy, so this profile keeps the role in the lineup while avoiding unverified biographical or discographic claims beyond its ensemble function.

 

Biography

Mikah Maquá is the project of Dutch-Canadian songwriter Maaike Girardin, building songs around awkward honesty, pop immediacy, and emotional whiplash. Public-facing bios and event texts consistently frame the act as a mix of retro synths, springy guitars, and catchy songwriting that turns vulnerability, humor, and instability into hooks built for the stage rather than the diary page.

Discography

Mikah Maquá
Singles: something to remember (2025), wish you were dead (2025), ADHD (mental break-up) (2025), someone else (2026), HELLO?! (2026). EP: people pleaser (2026).

Fay Arapatsani
Single: Hardpill (2024). EP: will I go under (2024). With Amalphi: album Acheron I (2019), EP Valley – Serpent – Womb (2023).

Federica Fornaro
With Basiliscus P: album Placenta (2017), singles Urban Safari (2022) and Magenta (2022), album Spuma (2022). Feature: Giadar, Mirror in the Mirror feat. Federica Fornaro (2022). Additional credited appearance: La Stanza della Nonna, Dove gli occhi non possono arrivare (2019).

SiYu Liu
No public discography could be independently verified under the supplied name.

Quotes

  • “Her relatable yet catchy pop songs let vulnerability collide with brutality.” Hedon Zwolle, 2026-01-22
  • “The Dutch-Canadian artist makes a mix of retro synths, springy guitars and catchy pop songs.” Poppunt Overijssel, 2026-01-22
  • “This band has the most unique sound of the evening.” Rogier van Nierop, 3voor12 Leiden, 2025-12-23
  • “The Greek artist carries the set with her powerful rock voice, which she can take impressively high.” Rogier van Nierop, 3voor12 Leiden, 2025-12-23
  • “A talented and eclectic Messina band.” Nadia Cornetti, Off Topic Magazine, 2022-12-21
  • “A more mature, experimental, complex and enveloping sound.” Laura Lipari, LetteraEmme, 2022-10-13

Reviews

  • Mikah Maquá brengt met hulp van MSO debuut EP uit – Poppunt Overijssel – 2026-01-20 – https://poppuntoverijssel.nl/mikah-maqua-brengt-met-hulp-van-mso-debuut-ep-uit/
  • Van zangles in De Meerpaal naar eigen muziek: Mikah Maquá’s muzikale reis – FlevoPost – 2025-12-24 – https://flevopost.nl/dronten/van-zangles-in-de-meerpaal-naar-eigen-muziek-mikah-maqua-s-muzikale-reis-47898303.html
  • MIKAH MAQUÁ – Hedon Zwolle – 2026-01-22 – https://www.hedon-zwolle.nl/voorstelling/32766/mikah-maqua
  • Formula Indie Schedule 5th to 11st January 2026 – European Indie Music Network – 2026-01-05 – https://euroindiemusic.info/2026/01/05/formula-indie-schedule-5th-to-11st-january-2026/
  • Euro Indie Music Chart 3.26 – European Indie Music Network – 2026-01-27 – https://euroindiemusic.info/2026/01/27/euro-indie-music-chart-3-26/
  • Douze points voor Griekenland – 3voor12 Leiden | Rogier van Nierop – 2025-12-23 – https://3voor12.vpro.nl/lokaal/leiden/artikelen/overzicht/2025/december/Nobel-Award-2025-finale.html
  • Basiliscus P – Spuma (Tuma Records/The Orchard, 2022) – Off Topic Magazine | Nadia Cornetti – 2022-12-21 – https://offtopicmagazine.net/2022/12/21/basiliscus-p-spuma/
  • Urban Safari: il nuovo singolo dei Basiliscus P in uscita il 13 ottobre 2022 – LetteraEmme | Laura Lipari – 2022-10-13 – https://www.letteraemme.it/urban-safari-il-nuovo-singolo-dei-basiliscus-p-in-uscita-il-13-ottobre-2022/
  • Interview – Basiliscus P – Indie-Roccia | Smoking Area – 2022-09-08 – https://www.indie-roccia.it/interviste/interview-basiliscus-p/
WHAT’S GOING ON

https://www.coralriff.biz/events/

BOOKING REQUEST

5
Mar, 2026
Mugre | PostPunk, Rock (AG)

MUGRE | PostPunk, Rock (AG)

Mugre | PostPunk, Rock (AG)

AVAILABILITY FOR EUROPE

MAY 7th to 29th

Line-up

Jazmín Esquivel | Guitar & vocals
Lucy Patané, Paula Maffía, Los Alces, Leo Sujatovich, Juanito El Cantor, Pol Nada

Sofía Naara Malagrino | Drums & vocals
Lucy Patané, Mariana Michi, Tomás Viola, Valentín Basso, Eugenia Sasso

Mariana Michi | Bass & vocals
Julieta Venegas, Lito Vitale, Nahuel Briones, Axel Krygier, Michelle Blades, Barbie Williams, Axel Mark, Tweety González

Style

Post‑punk/punk‑rock power trio with three interlocking lead vocals. Dry, driving groove; angular guitar and melodic bass push songs from sweetness to abrasion in seconds. Everyday lyrics with a political undertow and sharp humor—built for the live room, recorded like it.

Profile

MUGRE is a Buenos Aires-based post‑punk/punk‑rock power trio formed in 2015 by Jazmín Esquivel, Sofía Naara Malagrino and Mariana Michi. Three voices share the lead: hooks arrive as a chant, an argument, or a punchline, always riding tight drums, angular guitar and a bass line that refuses to stay in the background. Their 2024 full‑length SOMOS PROFESIONALES (Twitin Records), produced by Tweety González, captures the band as it works: close to live, with arrangements kept lean and decisions made fast. Across ten songs, everyday scenes open into a political undercurrent—humor, desire, break‑ups and boundaries—without losing the adrenaline of the underground rooms where they grew up. On stage, MUGRE reads as one compact instrument: rhythmic precision, hard stops, and sudden turns from sweetness to abrasion, built for sweat, pogo and sing‑along.

Details

Jazmín Esquivel
Songwriter-guitarist with a pop instinct sharpened by post‑punk economy: short forms, tight melodic curves, and lyrics that turn the everyday into subtext. Her phrasing favors contrast—soft lead lines against hard edges—so the guitars can both cut and sing. Outside the trio she moves through acoustic and producer-led contexts, feeding MUGRE with new harmonic “toys” and vocal colors. In the band, she anchors narrative direction: voice, riff and scene-setting in one gesture.

(“Mariana Michi and Jazmín Esquivel rock hard without losing the glamour.” Rolling Stone en Español, 2024-10-12)

Sofía Naara Malagrino
A drummer-vocalist who thinks like an arranger: she controls density with silence, accents and sudden accelerations. Her playing stays dry and forward, giving the trio’s three voices a clean grid to lock into. In the studio and on stage she treats timbre as structure—pads, textures and dynamic shifts as part of the song. In MUGRE she is the cut: the decisive pulse that makes the band feel compact and volatile.

Mariana Michi
A bassist-producer whose lines carry melody as much as weight, pushing songs forward without losing shape. Her sound favors groove with intention: tight repetition, then one turn that changes the whole picture. She brings a production ear to the trio—how a part sits, how a chorus lifts, how the low end tells the story. In MUGRE she balances impulse and control, making the band’s contrasts feel deliberate rather than accidental.

(“Mariana Michi and Jazmín Esquivel rock hard without losing the glamour.” Rolling Stone en Español, 2024-10-12)

Discography

MUGRE

  • Emocionando a la gente (EP, 2018; Bandcamp release 2020)

  • FURIA BEBE (single, 2019)

  • No te perdono (single, 2019)

  • Gracias por cuidar el Equipo (album, 2019)

  • La santísima trinidad (EP, 2023)

  • SALTEMOS MOLINETES (single, 2024)

  • SOMOS PROFESIONALES (album, 2024)

Jazmín Esquivel

  • EP (EP, 2016)

  • Las Historias (EP, 2017)

  • Púrpura (album, 2018)

  • Puñal (single, 2020)

  • Medianoche Radio Club (album, 2021)

  • y regalamelo (single, 2021)

  • Misiones (Dos Lobas Remix) (single, 2022)

  • yo no trabajo para nadie, solo trabajo para mí (single, 2022)

  • RELÁMPAGOS (single, 2025)

  • la forma (single, 2025)

  • LA HORA NARANJA (album, 2025)

Sofía Naara

  • Uno [OHDIOSA] (EP, 2017)

  • Rápido [OHDIOSA] (EP, 2018)

  • Raíz (Mi propio invento) (album, 2021)

  • Las Torpezas (album, 2022)

  • Las Torpezas en la Intimidad (Acoustic) [feat. Eugenia Sasso] (single, 2024)

  • Las torpezas en la intimidad (album, 2024)

  • Vértigo (album, 2025)

Mariana Michi

  • Cayó el Valiente (album, 2018)

  • Baile Inaugural – Sesión en Vivo (single, 2019)

  • No Somos Reyes – Sesión en Vivo (single, 2019)

  • Ruidos Programados en vivo en La Tangente (single, 2020)

  • LA PAZ OBLIGADA (EP, 2020)

  • LA PAZ OBLIGADA II (EP, 2020)

  • HIJO DE CAMPEONES (album, 2021)

  • No Sentir Nada (single, 2021)

  • NUNCA DA IGUAL (album, 2023)

  • Atada (single, 2023)

  • Admiración (single, 2023)

  • Repatriarme (single, 2023)

  • Sombras y Noches (single, 2024)

  • Sesión ⚔️ en Vivo (EP, 2024)

  • El Derrumbe (single, 2025)

  • Poesía completa (single, 2025)

  • La noche interminable (album, 2025)

  • Vos no sos uno de ellos (album, 2025)

 

Quotes

 

Reviews

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https://www.instagram.com/bochademugre/

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13
Jan, 2024
Daraa Tribes

DARAA TRIBES | Tribal Fusion & Saharan Blues (MA)

DARAA TRIBES Tribal Fusion & Saharan Blues (MA)

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Line-up

Rachid Berazougui | Electric guitar, vocals
Playing For Change (Live Outside); international festival circuits (EU/UK/NA)

Mustapha Aqermim | Rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Collective songwriting; linguistic/organizational bridge in international collaborations

Abdelkebir Saadi | Bass, backing vocals
Grounding rhythm section between Regaga and desert‑blues groove; full‑band live set

Abdelhafid “Hafid” Ami | Percussion (cajón/krakebs), backing vocals
Polyrhythms and ritual patterns (Lkaaba) integrated into an electric set

Mohamed Sabir | Drums
Drummer in the band’s amplified live configuration; adds a more driving full-kit pulse to the groove

Balkhir Razgui | Vocals, percussion (founder, in memoriam)
Founding voice of the project (2014–2024)

Style

Tribal Fusion and Saharan Blues from the palm groves of Tagounite: desert‑guitar riffs, trance percussion and call‑and‑response that turn the stage into a shared rite.

Profile

Daraa Tribes formed in 2014 in Tagounite, an oasis town in Morocco’s Draa Valley: a group of friends from different tribes translating their home’s coexistence into sound. Their “blues of the desert” intertwines Gnawa, Sahraoui, Amazigh and Regaga idioms into a contemporary language—dry, hypnotic electric guitars, a pulsing bass, polyrhythmic percussion and multilingual chorus lines (Darija, Tamazight, Hassani). On stage the band builds by accumulation: circular grooves, minimal variation and tight interplay that draws the audience into a collective dance. After consolidating an international trajectory across festivals and clubs, Daraa Tribes have just wrapped up a UK mini‑tour (Bristol–London–Manchester), reaffirming the project’s high‑intensity live dimension.

Details 

• Rachid Berazougui writes and sings part of the repertoire with a desert‑tone electric guitar that leads the set’s hypnosis. (“Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of sound that is the heartbeat of Daraa Tribes.” Playing For Change, 2025-04-01)

• Mustapha Aqermim is a rhythmic and narrative engine: the band’s identity grew “in a circle,” without hierarchy, from sharing traditions. (“We didn’t plan to start a band. We just started playing together…” Matt Ross, Arab News, 2020-08-16)

• UK mini‑tour (just concluded): Jam Jar (Bristol, 2026-01-03), Hootananny (Brixton, 2026-01-07), Band on the Wall (Manchester, 2026-01-11).

• Sound imprint: desert‑guitar groove with a Gnawa edge—a writing approach that stays danceable even at its most ritual. (“…incorporate their Moroccan roots into a lilting groove… the edge of the North African Gnawa sounds.” Tony Benjamin, Bristol24/7, 2026-01-02)

Discography

  • Alwan (EP, 2017)

  • Igharman (LP, 2018)

  • Zamane (EP, 2019)

  • Lakbayl (single, 2021)

  • Sahara (single, 2022)

  • Torat Vol. 1 (EP, 2024)

MUSIC REVIEWS

Listening Now : Daraa Tribes – Bshara | 2024-02-02
https://lastdaydeaf.com/listening-now-daraa-tribes-bshara/

Torat Vol. 1, au fil du nouvel EP des Daraa Tribes | 2024-01-29
https://djolo.net/torat-vol-1-au-fil-nouvel-ep-daraa-tribes/

BSHARA REVIEW: The Vitality of North African Pastoral Life | 2024-01-25
https://music.coralriff.biz/bshara-vitality-north-african-pastoral-life/

Daraa Tribes Evoke the Vitality of North African Pastoral Life in the Traditional and Saharan Blues Fusion of “Bshara” | 2024-01-24
https://queencitysoundsandart.wordpress.com/2024/01/24/daraa-tribes-evoke-the-vitality-of-north-african-pastoral-life-in-the-traditional-and-saharan-blues-fusion-of-bshara/

Daily Discovery: Daraa Tribes – Bshara | 2024-01-17
https://rhythmpassport.com/daily-discovery-daraa-tribes-bshara/

Daily Discovery: Daraa Tribes – Sahara (Official Video) | 2022-10-18
https://rhythmpassport.com/daily-discovery-daraa-tribes-sahara-official-video/

Joli moment de convivialité dans le Sahara avec la Daraa Tribes | 2022-10-10
https://djolo.net/joli-moment-convivialite-dans-sahara-avec-daraa-tribes/

LAKBAYL | BLOGS’ REVIEWS | 2021-10-17
https://music.coralriff.biz/lakbayl-blog-reviews-single-release/

Toutes les Daraa Tribes se réunissent sur Lakbayl | 2021-10-08
https://djolo.net/toutes-les-daraa-tribes-se-reunissent-sur-lakbayl/

All the Daraa Tribes meet on Lakbayl | REVIEW ON DJOLO | 2021-10-08
https://music.coralriff.biz/all-daraa-tribes-meet-lakbayl-review-on-djolo/

Globalism //4 | 2021-10-04
https://lastdaydeaf.com/globalism-4/

UltraRadar. Nueva música alternativa mundial – Octubre 2021 | 2021-10-01
https://planarteria.com/2021/10/ultraradar-nueva-musica-alternativa-mundial-octubre-2021/

Quotes 

“…incorporate their Moroccan roots into a lilting groove… the edge of the North African Gnawa sounds.”

Tony Benjamin, Bristol 24/7, 2026-01-02) — https://www.bristol247.com/culture/music/bristols-month-in-world-music-january-2026/

“We are delighted to welcome back Daraa Tribes as the celebratory closing act of our first digital festival.”

Liverpool Arab Arts Festival, 2020-07-18) — https://www.arabartsfestival.com/events/daraa-tribes/

“The track… fusing ancient rhythms with contemporary flair… offering listeners a sonic journey.”

Last Day Deaf, 2024-02-02 — https://lastdaydeaf.com/listening-now-daraa-tribes-bshara/

Reviews / articles / profiles

Profiles & bio

UK tour (just concluded)

Live reviews

WEBSITE

https://www.daraatribes.com/

WHAT’S GOING ON

https://www.coralriff.biz/events/

BOOKING REQUEST
31
Dec, 2023
Electric Lady Tereza Rais

ELECTRIC LADY | Rock (CZ)

ELECTRIC LADY | Rock (CZ)
Guitar shredder and singer

AVAILABILITY FOR EUROPE
2026 | Upon request (EU resident band)
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Line-up

Tereza Rays | Guitar, voice

Kenney Jones, Paul Bond, Nigel Lowis, Ivan Král, Kirk Covington, Rytmus

Cayman | Bass

Canaima, Lucie “Vigly” Jeníčková, Jan “Nedy” Nedoma, Richard “Rítcha” Karel, Marcel “Marco” Kříž

Robin Evans | Drums

PROSE (UK), Kyle Francis Falc, Neeve Zahra, Twelve24, Blinding Talent

Style

Riff-first rock trio built for the stage: short-fuse energy, big hooks, no filler. Blues-rock grit with arena-ready choruses, Hendrix-era swagger, and modern punch. A locked rhythm engine under a frontwoman who writes, arranges, and drives the narrative.

Profile

Electric Lady are a lean, high-voltage trio fronted by guitarist–vocalist and songwriter Tereza Rays. Their sound sits where blues-rock muscle meets modern hard-rock immediacy: tight, riff-driven verses that open into melodic choruses built to travel. The band’s DNA is all about articulation and impact—crisp guitar attack, a bass line that stays warm and physical, and drums that hit with straight-ahead authority while leaving space for vocal phrasing.

On record and on stage, Electric Lady move like a single unit: the rhythm section locks into a punchy pocket, while the guitar alternates between dirty groove and bright, singing leads. References to classic rock icons are present in the tone and swagger, but the writing keeps the focus on direct storytelling and cathartic release.

Details

Tereza Rays | Guitar, voice Writer-arranger at the center of the project, shaping songs around riff clarity and vocal urgency. A blues-rock foundation with a modern, radio-ready sense of structure and hook placement. Known for an assertive stage presence where lead lines stay melodic even at full distortion. Recent studio and live work connects her to high-profile UK production and legacy-rock circles. “Vocalist and guitarist Tereza Rays is a tour de force… Her vocals soared and dipped with effortless control.” (Sara Harding, MetalTalk, 2025-09-11)

Cayman | Bass A bassist who prioritizes weight and glue: round low-end, steady drive, and quick dynamic shifts. Brings a band-player mindset—supporting riffs, reinforcing choruses, and tightening transitions. Comfortable in power-trio arrangements where every note has to hold the room. A background in rock projects beyond Electric Lady feeds a grounded, performance-forward feel. “Cayman on bass and Robin Evans on drums match Tereza’s energy and power… share the same undeniable love for creating music.” (Mariam Atef, Rock Era Magazine, 2025-07-13)

Robin Evans | Drums A drummer built for forward motion: firm backbeat, confident accents, and clean, driving fills. Keeps the groove anchored while staying responsive to vocal phrasing and guitar pushes. Balances punch with economy—no excess, just momentum and control. Active across multiple UK rock contexts, bringing a seasoned live sensibility to the trio. “Riffs blasted through this venue, while Evans and Cayman locked into the groove.” (Sara Harding, MetalTalk, 2025-09-11)

Discography

Tereza Rays Storm (single/EP, 2013) Electrical (album, 2015) Wicked (EP, 2018) Trilogy (project, 2020–2021): Rebelia, Politica, Influenza (singles) Stand Up (single, 2022) I’m Done (I’ve Had Enough) (single, 2025-06-27) One Way Ticket (single, 2025-07-25) I Must Let You Go (single, 2025-09-12)

Cayman Go Down The Way (Canaima, album, 2011-05-01) Storm (Electric Lady, single/EP, 2013) Electrical (Electric Lady, album, 2015) Wicked (Electric Lady, EP, 2018) Trilogy (Electric Lady, project, 2020–2021) Stand Up (Electric Lady, single, 2022) I’m Done (I’ve Had Enough) (Electric Lady, single, 2025-06-27) One Way Ticket (Electric Lady, single, 2025-07-25) I Must Let You Go (Electric Lady, single, 2025-09-12)

Robin Evans Storm (Electric Lady, single/EP, 2013) Electrical (Electric Lady, album, 2015) Wicked (Electric Lady, EP, 2018) Trilogy (Electric Lady, project, 2020–2021) Stand Up (Electric Lady, single, 2022) I’m Done (I’ve Had Enough) (Electric Lady, single, 2025-06-27) One Way Ticket (Electric Lady, single, 2025-07-25) I Must Let You Go (Electric Lady, single, 2025-09-12)

 

Members Quotes

Tereza Rays

  • “Vocalist and guitarist Tereza Rays is a tour de force.” — Sara Harding, MetalTalk, 2025‑09‑11.
  • “A rousing rock energy dazzles… Tereza Rays’ vocals stir with a dynamic appeal.” — Mike Mineo, Obscure Sound, 2025‑08‑07.
  • “A middle finger in the air… a reminder of why rock and roll will never die.” — Natalie Patrick, EARMILK, 2025‑07‑11.
  • “With ‘I’m Done’, she doesn’t just perform the song—she lives it.” — Music‑News (Underground), 2025‑08‑08.

Robin Evans

  • “…propelled by Robin Evans’ relentless drumming…” — LOCK Magazine, 2025‑07‑07.
  • “Cayman on Bass and Robin Evans on Drums match Tereza’s energy and power.” — Mariam Atef, Rock Era Magazine, 2025‑07‑13.

Cayman

  • “…and Cayman’s grumbling bass lines.” — LOCK Magazine, 2025‑07‑07.
  • “Cayman on Bass… match[es] Tereza’s energy and power.” — Mariam Atef, Rock Era Magazine, 2025‑07‑13.

Reviews & Interviews

• “Electric Lady, Dylan Gers & Bitchin’ Hour — A Tantalising Triple At The Black Heart” • MetalTalk • Sara Harding • 2025‑09‑11

https://www.metaltalk.net/gig-review-electric-lady-dylan-gers-and-bitchin-hour-a-tantalising-triple-at-the-black-heart.php

• “Five Artists You Need to Hear” • Rolling Stone UK • Alex Ford • 2025‑07‑29

https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/culture/five-new-artists-to-watch-52472/

• “Electric Lady return with their explosive new single ‘I’m Done (I’ve Had Enough)’” • LOCK Magazine • Lock Editor • 2025‑07‑07

https://www.lockmag.co.uk/electric-lady-return-with-their-explosive-new-single-im-done-ive-had-enough/

• “Electric Lady Drops Fiery New Single ‘I’m Done (I’ve Had Enough)’” • TotalNtertainment • Jo Forrest • 2025‑07‑07

https://www.totalntertainment.com/music/electric-lady-drops-fiery-new-single-im-done-ive-had-enough/
• “Electric Lady shares a uprising with ‘I’m Done (I’ve Had Enough)’” • EARMILK • Natalie Patrick • 2025‑07‑11

https://earmilk.com/2025/07/11/electric-lady-shares-a-uprising-with-im-done-ive-had-enough/

• “Electric Lady — ‘I’m Done (I’ve Had Enough)’” • Obscure Sound • Mike Mineo • 2025‑08‑07

https://www.obscuresound.com/2025/08/electric-lady-im-done-ive-had-enough/

• “Electric Lady drops fiery new single ‘I’m Done (I’ve Had Enough)’” • Music‑News (Underground) • Staff • 2025‑08‑08

https://www.music-news.com/news/Underground/183584/Electric-Lady-drops-fiery-new-single-I-m-Done-I-ve-Had-Enough

• “Electric Lady Reigniting Fire in the Rock N Roll Scene” • Rock Era Magazine • Mariam Atef • 2025‑07‑13

https://rockeramagazine.com/electric-lady-im-done/

• Event: Electric Lady — The Black Heart, London (hosted by Elles Bailey) • Our Black Heart (venue listing) • 2025‑09‑09

https://www.ourblackheart.com/events/2025/9/9/electric-lady

• Czech Centre Recommends: Electric Lady @ The Black Heart • Czech Centre London • 2025‑08‑12

https://london.czechcentres.cz/en/blog/2025/08/electric-lady

• Artist page / releases • Apple Music • 2025

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/electric-lady/424289152

• Single page: “I’m Done (I’ve Had Enough)” • Apple Music • 2025‑06‑27

https://music.apple.com/gb/song/im-done-ive-had-enough/1816434462

• Single upload: “One Way Ticket” (audio) • YouTube Music • 2025‑07‑25

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4ROksdsClg

• Ibanez Artists: Tereza Rays • Ibanez • profile

https://www.ibanez.com/eu/artists/detail/1662.html

• Electrical (album) — release note • MusicGlue • 2015‑04‑01

https://www.musicglue.com/electric-lady/products/electrical

• Electrical (album) — Bandcamp about • Bandcamp • 2015

https://electric-lady.bandcamp.com/album/electrical

BIO

Tereza Rays (ELECTRIC LADY) is a guitarist and singer who was born in the Czech Republic on February 6, 1987 in the Czech Republic. She is the exclusive author of her compositions, lyricist and music arranger, she participates in the current production with producer Roman Rossi – manager. She recorded her debut album in Texas in 2014. Tereza is currently a corporate player of Ibanez and Blackstar, in the past she represented Fender. She has collaborated with many Czech and foreign artists.

She started playing the guitar thanks to the music of Jimi Hendrix. Tereza was born in Kladno and at the age of 15 she started playing the guitar and singing, her parents didn’t support her music much. However, Tereza went her own way and after the founding of the band Electric Lady she recorded many musical successes not only at home, but also abroad. Even this year, 2022, we announced concerts around the world, not only in the USA, but also in Poland, England, Norway, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Tereza also performed at VIP private events in Russia, at the announcement of music awards “REALNA PREMIE”, etc.

The band was founded in 2013 with the emergence of the single “Storm”, which also reached the European MTV or Russian Music Box, where they even placed 3 clips in monthly rotations. The band plays guitar, bass, drums Tereza flew to New Orleans the same year, where she performs on the streets in small clubs for 3 months, after returning to the Czech Republic she wins the international blues competition Blues Aperitif for young talents. Subsequent years later, as a winner, she performed at Blues Alive in the Czech Republic and Poland. In 2015, she released her debut album “Electrical”, which she went on to record at the invitation of drummer Kirk Covington to the USA in Texas. She completed and released musical material in the Czech Republic and became a corporate player of the world-famous brand Fender.

In 2016, the band went on tour with the Czech popular band Mandrage and performed across Czech Republic and Slovakia. That same year, Tereza collaborated with Ivan Kral on the song “A Part Of My Heart.” That same year, the band performed in front of American bassist NIK WEST and Eric Gales.

In 2020, Electric Lady releases her largest and most expensive musical, Trilogy 2020, under the auspices of the Nemoros Agency and a collaboration with KOBALT, on which Tereza collaborated not only with English producer Nigel Lowis.In 2021, Tereza became a corporate player of the IBANEZ and BLACKSTAR brands, several concerts around the world, participation in the USA at this summit and other events in the USA are planned.

Website: https://en.electriclady.cz/

EPK: https://www.blindingtalent.com/epk/electric-lady

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17
Aug, 2023
Al Alma

AL ALMA | Indie-songwriter (NL)

AL ALMA | Indie-Songwriter (CA)

AVAILABILITY FOR EUROPE

2025 | Upon request

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Line Up:

Maaike Girardin | Vocals, Author
Dutch-Canadian singer-songwriter with a dreamy timbre and poetic lyrics

Alberto Ammendolia | Guitar
Sicilian guitarist, arranger, sound designer

Alba Vivaldi Huuse | Violin
Norwegian-Spanish violinist, emotional and cinematic melodies

AL ALMA is an international folk-pop trio that combines a taste for travel, storytelling and sonic intimacy. The voice of Maaike Girardin, a Dutch-Canadian singer-songwriter with a nomadic sensibility, intertwines with the rhythmic and dreamy guitars of Alberto Ammendolia (Sicily) and the vibrant and cinematic melodies of Alba Vivaldi Huuse’s violin (Norway-Spain).

Since 2024, the group has been performing under the name *AL ALMA* – “To the soul” in Spanish – offering an immersive live experience, made of evocative soundscapes and lyrics that tell emotions while traveling.

Their music evokes the desire to get in a car without knowing where you will go.

For those who love Lizzy McAlpine, Maro, Phoebe Bridgers.

MAAIKE GIRARDIN

Maaike Girardin is a Dutch Canadian singer and songwriter who travels the world with her music. Her signature voice, full of feminine sensitivity, discusses hidden thoughts, confessions and broken hearts, which she conveys with charm to her listener as an expert by experience.
Maaike invites you to relive her physical and emotional journeys, but this time through her poetic lyrics and folky guitar playing. In recent years, Maaike has played on stages all over the world, including in Israel, Vietnam and Australia. She collaborated with many musicians of different nationalities and genres. Performances at the Swedish embassy in Hanoi and the Blue Note Jazz Club in Milan are moments she can look back on with pride.
She has something personal. She introduces you to her world. She is naked and shares her emotions. She shares who she really is. It doesn’t sound like anyone else. She is only Maaike Girardin. This is what an artist does. – Dariana Koumanova Conductor of the Sanremo Festival Orchestra.
Maaike Girardin has won multiple awards at the Artist Voice Music conference in Italy. In the summer of 2019 she returned to the Netherlands to devote herself full-time to her music in combination with her Songwriting studies at the Rock Academy. Maaike is currently working on her debut album with Italian guitarist Alberto Ammendolia, which will be released in 2022. This year she is in the national final of Tour Music Fest (Rome, Italy) for the second time. She also played at the Circolo Festival, KRANG festival in the Netherlands, and Wonderest festival in Hungary this year. Her ambition is to touch as many souls as possible with her music and to relive the connection between people.

LINKS

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/maaikegirardinmusic/

FB –https://www.facebook.com/maaikegirardinmusic/

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@maaikegirardin2710

Soundcloud –https://soundcloud.com/maaikegirardin

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13
Jan, 2022
Fanck Biyong

Franck Biyong | Afrobeat/Electronic/Jazz/Rock

FRANCK BIYONG

Afrobeat, Electronic, Jazz, Rock

AVAILABILITY FOR EUROPE

2026-2027 | April 1st, 2026 to December 31st, 2027

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Franck Biyong is available with two different amazing projects:
Franck Biyong & Lipombe Jazz (Afrobeat-AfroJazz) and Afrobrainz (Electronic-Funk-Rock)

LIPOMBE JAZZ (Afrobeat-AfroJazz)

Lipombe Jazz is the more organic, Afro-jazz oriented branch of Franck Biyong’s creative universe: a project built around African groove, ensemble writing and a strong narrative impulse. Conceived as a meeting point between Afrobeat, Afro-jazz and Cameroonian musical memory, it develops a warm, ritualistic and cinematic sound, blending tradition with a contemporary outlook. On Ibolo Ini, that identity comes into focus through layered rhythm, rich timbral depth and a distinctly pan-African sense of motion.

AFROBRAINZ (Electronic-Funk-Rock)

Afrobrainz is Franck Biyong’s alternative Afro-electro-rock project, where electronic funk, guitar-driven rock energy and African rhythmic language meet in a consciously crossover form. Built within his broader Afrolectric vision, the project pushes toward a sharper, more urban and more amplified sound, combining groove, distortion, hooks and pan-African pulse. Afrobrainz presents Biyong in his most electric mode: forward-looking, rhythmically charged and designed to connect club energy with live-band intensity.

ABOUT

Franck Biyong’s solo project turns Afrobeat lineage, Afro-rock guitar language and futurist production into one highly individual signature. It moves between makossa pulse, electric funk, psychedelic rock and jazz-minded arrangement without losing dance-floor intent. The result is Afrolectric: historically rooted, rhythm-forward and sonically restless.

Profile

Franck Biyong is a Cameroonian composer, guitarist, bandleader and producer whose work bridges African rhythmic memory with an adventurous electric language. Raised across Gabon, Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire before settling in the UK as a teenager, and trained at the National Institute of Arts in Abidjan, he developed a musical identity shaped equally by West and Central African traditions, rock guitar culture and forward-looking studio experimentation. As the creator of the Afrolectric sound, Biyong has built a catalogue that stretches from the early Massak records to recent releases such as Moonwatching 2, Radio Masoda and Struggle 4 Money. His artistic profile combines the historical awareness of an archivist, the instinct of a groove architect and the appetite of a sonic explorer. The result is music that can sound ceremonial, urban, psychedelic and political at once, while remaining unmistakably African in pulse and perspective.

Details

Franck Biyong stands out for the way he treats the electric guitar as both lead voice and textural engine. His writing often connects African rhythmic structures to rock tension, jazz openness and cinematic arrangement. Across albums, singles and collaborative projects, he has built a language that is as concerned with memory and lineage as it is with modernity, distortion and motion. That balance makes him a compelling proposition for festivals, theatres, listening venues and editorial platforms looking for an African artist with a clear signature rather than a generic crossover profile.

“The way Franck Biyong composes is unlike any other musician you will find.”
(Sinusoidal Music, review of Moonwatching 2*, 2023-12-19)*

Releases

Albums 2006 — Realms of Atlantis
2007 — Haiti Market
2008 — Spirits into Sounds
2009 — Rhythms of Our Memory
2010 — Visions of Kamerun
2010 — Voodoolectric Ground
2011 — Jazz & Africa: Knowledge Identity Reconstruction
2011 — Meeting the Basic Needs of the People
2012 — Ki I Ye Yi
2015 — Moonwatching
2017 — Afro Bikutsi Live!
2018 — Evening Prayer
2019 — The Lamp, Light and Eye of God
2019 — Afro Galactic Spaceway
2019 — Ibolo Ini (with Lipombe Jazz)
2021 — Celestial Navigation Suite
2021 — The Afrovision Secret
2022 — Kunde
2023 — Moonwatching 2
2024 — Radio Masoda

EPs and singles 2011 — Power of Brain
2012 — C.F.A Music
2012 — 21.12.2012 (Truth or Lies?)
2015 — I.T.T. (International Thief Thief)
2015 — End of the Road
2015 — Liyomba Church
2020 — Trouble
2023 — Silence Is Music (with Florie Namir)
2024 — Oladipo (feat. Chief Udoh Essiet & Tony Allen)
2024 — Lipanda (feat. Mary May)
2024 — Jela Kubwa Na Viboko (feat. Aint4perfect) [Aint4Perfect Remix]
2024 — Radio Masoda (Remixed)
2025 — Struggle 4 Money

Citations

“We are delighted to be presenting ‘Radio Masoda’, the brilliant new album by the Cameroonian master musician and composer Franck Biyong.”
Tangential Music press text, mirrored on EthnoCloud
2024-06-22
https://ethnocloud.com/Franck_Biyong/?blog=2256

“Franck Biyong’s album, Radio Masoda is a remarkable tribute to the classic era of African music.”
Tyler Bennet, World Music Central
2024-11-15
https://worldmusiccentral.org/franck-biyongs-radio-masoda-a-tribute-to-african-musics-golden-era/

“The way Franck Biyong composes is unlike any other musician you will find.”
Sinusoidal Music
2023-12-19
https://sinusoidalmusic.com/reviews/franck-biyong-shows-us-his-afroelectric-mould-taking-shape-with-his-album-moonwatching-2/

“Now delving into the world of electronic rock with a definitive African flavour, Franck’s spectacular electric guitar riffs and modern sound mean he’s certainly one to keep an eye on.”
Music In Africa
2015-05-29
https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/cameroon-guitarist-releases-new-video

“But most of the album is upbeat and ‘Diamane Abele’ is another dancefloor killer and ‘Elephant Rumble’ is exactly what it says on the tin.”
Gerry Hectic, You and the Music
2024-07-29
https://www.youandthemusic.com/2024/07/review-franck-biyong-radio-masoda.html

Reviews

Franck Biyong: “I just want to tear down the barrier that separates African music from the mainstream”
Songlines
Daniel Brown
2024-06-13
https://www.songlines.co.uk/features/franck-biyong-i-just-want-to-tear-down-the-barrier-that-separates-african-music-from-the-mainstream

Review: Franck Biyong – Radio Masoda (Tangential Music)
You and the Music
Gerry Hectic
2024-07-29
https://www.youandthemusic.com/2024/07/review-franck-biyong-radio-masoda.html

Franck Biyong’s Radio Masoda – A Tribute to African Music’s Golden Era
World Music Central
Tyler Bennet
2024-11-15
https://worldmusiccentral.org/franck-biyongs-radio-masoda-a-tribute-to-african-musics-golden-era/

Review: Franck Biyong – Radio Masoda Remixed (Tangential Music)
You and the Music
Gerry Hectic
2024-10-15
https://www.youandthemusic.com/2024/10/review-franck-biyong-radio-masoda.html

Franck Biyong shows us his afroelectric mould taking shape with his album, “Moonwatching 2”
Sinusoidal Music
2023-12-19
https://sinusoidalmusic.com/reviews/franck-biyong-shows-us-his-afroelectric-mould-taking-shape-with-his-album-moonwatching-2/

Cameroon guitarist releases new video
Music In Africa
Music In Africa
2015-05-29
https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/cameroon-guitarist-releases-new-video

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19
Dec, 2021
Pedro Makay

Pedro Makay | World Music/Folk/Songwriter (ES)

Pedro Makay

Songwriter, World Music, Folk (ES)

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Pedro Makay was born in Bilbao. In childhood he received his first musical experience in piano lessons and at 13 he started playing Spanish guitar. In a trip to Jamaica with his family, while visiting a friend in Negril he’s introduced to Caribbean rhythms, reggae and calypso which would become inspirational to his music.

In Bilbao a reputed gypsy guitarist, Jose Cortes, introduces him to flamenco and teaches him the repetition and discipline necessary to improve and perfect his technique on flamenco guitar. Then he started composing.

In 2007 he recorded his first album by the name of Pedro Makay with Carlos Velasco, Teddy Baxter and Daniel Amat. That same year he traveled to Buenos Aires where he lived the following 4 years. He studies harmony/composition with Rino Rafanelli, singing with Silvia Gaddi and acting with Lito Cruz. In BA he presents his album playing gigs in night clubs, cabarets, theaters and cultural centers in the Buenos Aires scene, promoting his music in radio stations and television.

In 2010 he records in Argentina his second album, Ojos Negros, with the producer Andres Mayo and musicians Gustavo “El Polaco” Goyeneche, Gabriel Costa, Daniel Leis, Ervin Stutz, Alejo Von der Pahlen and Juanjo “El Chaqueño” Martinez. The record was listed in the Latin Grammy Awards, under the categories of “Album of the year” and “Best New Artist”.

In 2012 he returns to Spain, where he continued his musical career in Madrid, offering concerts in mythical halls such as Sala Barco, El Juglar, Café la Palma, the Berlin Café and Sala Clamores with the participation of Mali, griot Fousseni Fakoly, Abba Suso, griot from Gambia and Cuban singer Lazaro Armenteros, grandson of Benny Moré, as well as appearing in European venues, Beograde, Seville, Bologna, Milan, Venice, Rome and many more.

In Lavapies, an intensely active cultural and multi ethnical neighbourhood of Madrid, where he lives (a European Greenwich Village where all cultures of the world converge) is an important source of inspirational influence in his music.

Since 2016 he has participated in prestigious Italian Music Festivals: The Riccia Folk Festival, The Fiesta Global of Montefabbri Festival and the Bertinoro Festival, amongst others. In 2020 he played at Alkantara Fest – international Folk & World Music Festival, in Sicily, and in 2021 he signed with the Italian label Caligola Records and releases his new album “Colores”, presenting it in various events and Festivals such as the Ravenna Festival of Cultures and the Songwriting Festival in Venice.

“Colores” is an eight song album of own compositions inspired by popular roots and born through musical encounters, experiences and intense collaborations with musicians of diverse cultures. Recorded live in collaboration with, amongst others, Norman Hogue, Miron Rafajlovic, Abba Suso, Roberto Lorenzo, Aboubakar Syla, Pancho Brañas, “Colores” could best be described as offering a “World Music”style.

REVIEWS

“Colores, an accomplished album full of vibrant rhythms, great for dancing, which we could include in the WORLD MUSIC genre and is crossing beyond our frontiers with Pedro and his band participating in different Music Festivals and International Events”.

Tato Puerto, En Un Mundo Feliz.

“A cheerful and fresh job; different from most of the records in circulation today … Spain, Africa, Caribbean, North America, all the “Colores” of world music in a work that to ascribe to the “world music” genre would perhaps be an understatement: listen to it, there are eight hypnotic songs and engaging, which will not leave you indifferent!“.

Jazz It.

“Original and brilliant mix of: afro-cuban, jazz, funk, blues and rock…with taste and talent, injection of sunny joy“.

Eugenio Mirti, Jazzespresso.

“Colourful album, vital, fresh and greatly optimistic”.

Sonia Frias, Entrelares. Círculo de Bellas Artes

“Bright and fresh music is greatly danceable and in favor of the public”.

Lola Martinez, Artesfera. Radio 3.

“A high level show with great compositions”.

La Noche en Vivo.

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Oct, 2021
Max The Sax - Funky, Electrionic (AT)

Max The Sax | Funky, Electronic (AT)

Max The Sax | Funky, Electronic (AT)

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MAX THE SAX – who rose to fame as the former sax player of the Parov Stelar Band – is taking the club scene by storm with his new and fresh solo project: a funky saxophone, drums and the extra portion of electronic beats.
December 18th 1985, Markus Ecklmayr was born to take the stage and face the crowds all around the world by blowing generously in his golden saxophone. He started to practice at the age of 11 years and studied at the Anton Bruckner University in Linz.

MAX THE SAX presents himself now afresh with his very best own material. He is a person full of power, energy and love for what he does. And this infects the crowds and his thousands of fans and followers around the world. He sets himself apart with his unique saxophone improvisations and explosive shows, which transport his authenticity and genuine passion across well beyond the stage.

CAREER

Max The Sax was born as a child of a family of musicians; his father is a tubist and electric bassist, his older brother drummer, who studied music in Vienna, In the family music has been played almost every day, stylistically between big band – and Funk a la Tower of Power, At 17, he became a member of the band “Soulpower”.

While studying at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz, Harry Sokal and Florian Bramböck, who plays for many years in the Vienna Art Orchestra, provided him with the necessary tools. His role models ranged from Ray Charles and James Brown to Bruno Mars, dr. Dre and Mr. Scruff; saxophonists like Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Hank Mobley, Maceo Parker and Michael Brecker influenced him, Through the encounter with drummer Hans Jürgen Bart Ecklmayr came to the funk formation “Düsenfried and the Stuffgivers”. At this time Ecklmayr also took on the stage name “Max The Sax”. 40 tracks and three albums were created, in 2017 the band split up. In parallel, Max The Sax 2005 began his collaboration with Parov Stelar, Together, the project toured throughout Europe, Asia, America and at well-known festivals such as the Glastonbury Festival, the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Sziget Festival, the Danube Island Festival Vienna, the Chiemsee Summer, the Gurtenfestival, the Hurricane Festival, theSouthside Festival or the Batumi Festival. For ten years, Max The Sax was a saxophonist, frontman and co-composer of some of Parov Stelar’s tracks shaping the project.

The Parov Stelar project at Voestalpine Klangwolke came about on his initiative. In addition, Max The Sax also played with many other, very different bands and musicians, including La Rochelle Band, Hubert Tubbs, Hot Pants Road Club, Cleo Panther, Dorretta Carter, Basement Freaks, Lee Anduze, Timothy Auld, Jerry di Monza, Anna F, Raphael Wressnig & The Soul Gift Band, Bart & Baker, LMT Connection, Grant Laszlo, Nick Hollywood (White Minsk), Gabriel & Castellon, Ryan Zoidis (Lettuce), Bruckner Orchestra Linz, Ben Rodenburg ( Bakermat), Peter Cruseder, Tyrrell, Roland Schwarz, DJ Maestro (Blue Note Trip) and Cayetano. Since 2014 came the work with The Max Boogaloos, here was played only with acoustic instruments.

In the summer of 2016, Max The Sax played as support for Maroon 5 in Georgia, 2017 at festivals with Bad Religion or Cro in Austria and Germany, In early October 2017, he opened the musical season of the basketball league in Munich’s Audi Dome for FC Bayern Munich.

LINKS

http://www.maxthesax.at/home/

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https://www.instagram.com/maxthesax_records/

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Sep, 2021
Camera Soul | Soul, Funky, Jazz (IT)

Camera Soul | Soul/Funky/Jazz (IT)

Camera Soul

Soul, Funky, Jazz (IT)

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Pippo Lombardo (Piano)

Alex Milella (Guitar)

Fabio Delle Foglie (drums)

Beppe Sequestro (bass)

Maria Enrica Lotesoriere (vocals)

CAMERA SOUL is a powerful jazz-funk ensemble, produced by Mr. Marco Rossi of Azzurra Music (Verona) and released and marketed in the Americas by Kathryn Ballard Shut of TIMKAT Entertainment (Denver, Colorado). Inspired by legendary horn line, soul, R&B, and jazz-fusion artists such as Earth, Wind and Fire, The Commodores, Tower of Power, and Stevie Wonder, as well as neo-soul grooves by Incognito, Erykah Badu, and Jamiroquai, the group is based out of southern Italy (Bari), and led by veteran composer-arranger brothers Piero and Pippo Lombardo.

Camera Soul’s distinctive sound is further defined by the sweet and soulful voice of lead vocalist Maria Enrica Lotesoriere (Dress Code – 2015 and Connections – 2017) and formerly by Serena Brancale on the group’s first two albums (Words Don’t Speak – 2011 and Not For Ordinary People – 2013). The group features a world-class lineup of studio and live performance musicians, including Pippo Lombardo (piano), Beppe Sequestro (bass), Antonio Tosques (lead guitar, 2015-present), Francesco Palmitessa (lead guitar, 2011-2013), Gianluca Cardellichio (rhythm guitar, 2011-2014), Liviana Ferri (percussion), Fabio Delle Foglie (drums, 2014-present), Mimmo Campanale (drums, 2011-2013), Daniele Scannapieco and Bruno Tassone (tenor sax), Gianfranco Campagnoli and Alberto Di Leone (trumpet), and Piero Dotti and Elio Arcieri (background vocals). Camera Soul has released four studio albums – Words Don’t Speak (2011), Not For Ordinary People (2013), Dress Code (2015), and now, Connections (2017). Each album delivers powerful jazz-funk, neo-soul, progressive Jazz, and a mixture of genres that have earned the group international critical acclaim, as well as worldwide distribution in Europe, America, and Japan. 2016 proved to be another explosive year of growth for Italian jazz-funk supergroup CAMERA SOUL, which kicked off with the band’s debut at the internationally famous Umbria Winter Jazz Fest #23 in Orvieto, Italy, in the province that shares its name — and in the same mountainous province which this past summer would experience mass devastation thanks to several major earthquakes.

The festival, which showcased Camera Soul alongside jazz greats such as Kurt Elling and Big Band, as well as Portland-based neo-soul star Jarrod Lawson and The Good People, ended on January 3, 2016. Once complete, the group headed into the studio to begin recording its fourth studio album, “Connections” (Azzurra Music), set to release worldwide on both CD and digital versions on January 25, 2017. With each effort since 2011, the group’s leaders, composer-brothers Piero and Pippo Lombardo, strive to raise both the musical and story bar. With “Connections”, their longest and most robust album to date, Camera Soul offers 18 tracks that feature five instrumental interludes and thirteen full-length songs, all in deep tribute and memory of one of the composers’ unquestioningly pervasive influences: producer, musician, and co-founder of Earth, Wind and Fire, Mr. Maurice White, whom the world lost this past year. In addition to honoring Mr. White, the Lombardo brothers chose the album’s title and theme, “Connections”, to be a continuous story arc of human interaction that reaches into every track and delves into the various ways that we affect each other daily. For example, on dance anthem, “Help Yourself”, lead vocalist Maria Enrica Lotesoriere encourages her mate to ‘Help yourself to find your happiness’, as she refuses to be the sole source of it. “Black Cat”, a darkly funky trip, evokes a Stevie Wonder-esque mood of people bowing to old superstitions – “A black cat / Under the ladder … / A broken mirror / On Friday 13 …” And while there are certainly tales of various “love connections” about, “No Such Thing” specifically relates an unwanted, first-date connection who cannot seem to “take the hint” that there is no future relationship to be had. After a month of pleading, the driving chorus finally demands, “Hey! / Leave me ‘lone / Shuffle off! / Find a home!”

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Diego Ramirez | Latin Jazz

Diego Ramirez Trio | Latin Jazz (MX)

Diego Ramirez Trio

Latin Jazz (MX)
Diego Ramirez Trio | Latin Jazz (MX)
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Diego Ramirez – Piano

Juan Ramos – Double bass

Fernando Caballero – Drums

Diego Ramirez is a Mexican latin jazz pianist and composer. His recent original compositions, available in both CD and vinyl, are entitled “Sketches of Mexico”. Described as musical paintings of Mexico, the album is a tribute to Diego’s homeland.
His last original piano CD “El Ultimo Chilam Balam” was named Best Jazz Album by the LA Music Awards, and it featured his Mayan jazz and latin jazz pieces. Diego has also released other recordings featuring classic piano jazz, “Jazzonia” and “Ramirez Plays Legrand”.

The press acknowledged the talent of this composer:

“Solo Pianist Diego Ramirez played his U.S. debut and simply mesmerized the audience. His skill and composing abilities are exciting and extraordinary, and full of passion.” – Jazz USA online.

“Diego Ramirez was spectacular…His pianistic brilliance and staggering creative energy were a joy to behold.” – Flavors of Festival (PDX JAZZ)

Diego Ramirez “demonstrated impeccable technique, a broad emotional and dynamic range, and an understanding of the jazz and latin jazz tradition. ”His performance “demonstrated Ramirez’s ability to traverse considerable territory, from a delicate touch to great power.” -John Kelman, from All About Jazz online.

This latin jazz pianist studied at the prestigious National Conservatory of Music in Mexico City for 10 years before branching out on his own to study and perform jazz. He has extensive performance experience, participating in many jazz festivals, clubs, hotels and concerts from the USA and Mexico to Berlin and Europe. He currently performs in Los Cabos, Mexico, with singer, Daline Jones. Often on tour together, they also have several albums.

Diego’s piano and classical music teachers include Maestra Irina Lieberman from Czechoslovakia, Maestros Jose Luis Arcaraz, Guillermo Salvador, Christina de la Vega, Adrian Grand and jazz/harmony with Juan Millan. Diego’s music and compositions are influenced by his admiration for Mexican classical composers Silvestre Revueltas, Manuel M. Ponce, and Carlos Chavez. He was also influenced by improvisational musicians such as Miles Davis and by Leonard Bernstein.

His latin jazz style, full of groove and colours, culminate into his last fantastic album “Sketches of México”, available at the following links:

http://www.diegoramirez.net

https://diegoramirez.hearnow.com/

https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/diegoramirez5

Diego Ramirez – Take Five (Dave Brubeck) – Latin Jazz cover On a Bechstein grand piano from late 19h century
Cantaloupe Island (Herbie Hancock) played by Diego Ramirez on a Bechstein grand piano

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