Thursday, March 29, 2012

Indie Review welcomes WAYNA !



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WAYNA


Ethiopian-born, singer/songwriter Wayna possesses a voice that is as sweet and pure as it is honest and passionate. This young talent’s love for music started as a child, when she starred in theater productions like “Annie,” and “Damn Yankees” and toured with a children’s musical review company. Wayna went on to hone her vocal talents as a young adult by absorbing the works of her favorite artists, including Minnie Riperton, Billie Holiday, Stevie Wonder, and Donny Hathaway.
While in college, Wayna was crowned Miss Black Unity of the University of Maryland in 1995, earning a one year tuition scholarship and special honors for “Best Talent” and “Best Response to Question” at the 17th annual pageant. The following year, she founded a gospel quartet and performed with the group at the World Famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, NY, where they placed as finalists in the Amateur Night competition. She traveled with the critically acclaimed University of Maryland Gospel Choir and regularly performed at churches and gospel showcases throughout the East coast. After earning a Bachelor’s degree with a double major in English and Speech Communication from the University of Maryland, Wayna began her professional career as a Writer in the White House for the Clinton administration. But soon, the pull to realize her dream as a recording artist would prove too great. She left to concentrate on her music full-time. Since then, Wayna has collaborated with legendary studio icon/producer Bill Laswell, with critically and comercially hailed producer Eran Tabib, Jive Records producer, Veit Renn, and former Touch of Jazz standout, Kev Brown. She is a featured vocalist/co-writer on on the Sly and Robbie album, Version Born released by Palm Pictures and also featuring contributions from Killah Priest, Black Thought, and N’dea Davenport. She’s also served as a featured vocalist and writer on a number of independent projects for artists, including W. Ellington Felton, Kenn Starr, Kev Brown, Cy Young, and Tamara Wellons. Wayna has recently opened for a number of internationally recognized artists on the DC leg of their respective tours, including Fantasia, Amerie, Common, Bobby Valentino, Jaguar Wright, Kindred, and Chuck Brown. She’s performed and headlined at renown venues such as the White House (DC), the Temple Bar (CA), the Apollo Theater (NY), the Lincoln Theater (DC), Joe’s Pub (NY), Dream Nightclub (DC), the Black Cat (DC), the 9:30 club (DC), Bohemian Caverns (DC), Takoma Station (DC), the Ashford and Simpson Sugar Bar (NY), and the Georgia Dome (GA).


Thursday, March 22, 2012

Indie Review welcomes Corey Henry !


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COREY "BOE MONEY" HENRY


Henry himself is perhaps best recognized around the world as the sweet toned trombonist featured in the Rebirth Brass Band, Galactic, and trumpeter Kermit Ruffins’ band, The Barbecue Swingers.  He has also recorded and played with the Dirty Dozen, Treme and New Birth Brass Bands. He has imparted his fiery melodies on stages everywhere from New Orleans neighborhood barrooms to far away festivals before hundreds of thousands in Canada, Japan Australia, Brazil, Hungary, Spain and Thailand and command performances for the ambassadors of Senegal, Morocco, Egypt and Kuwait.
Long before teaming up with any these vanguard ensembles however, Henry, now 36, had been leading his own band for over twenty years.   Like so many other eager young musicians in the Crescent City, he hung around older musicians to build his skills and develop his style.  In 1985, the legendary musician, Anthony “Tuba Fats” Lacen, encouraged the 10-year-old prodigy, suggesting he put a band together.  The Lil’ Rascals Brass Band has been together now for 26 years, still challenging second liners and rival bands with its hot beats.  The ensemble has released two fine, very diverse albums.  In 1998, they demonstrated their respect for traditional brass band music on We Shall Walk Through the Streets of the City  which includes such classic numbers as “Paul Barbarin’s Second Line.” And in 2001 they released Buck It Like a Horse, a disc filled with sizzling original material, redefining a new era of brass band music. 
Since 2008, Henry has been touring with Galactic and has recorded 3 albums with them.In 2011, Henry started a new venture, establishing the Treme Funktet. It’s a funky sextet that’s comfortable moving from jazz to R&B and hip-hop, with an occasional visit to the second-line brass band style.  “I wanted to explore something different—do some of my own material and share some of my own ideas,” Henry says of the freedoms offered by Treme Funktet. In 2012, Henry is a Grammy Winner with the Rebirth Brass Band for the album Rebirth of New Orleans in the Best Regional Roots Category. 
Now working on his solo album, Corey Henry plans to pay tribute to all the veteran New Orleans musicians from whom he learned his craft, absorbing all they had to offer.  As a kid, he’d spend hours listening to trombonists like Trummy Young, J.J. Johnson, Al Grey and Jack Teagarden.  He hails Fred Wesley as being especially influential to his musical approach.  But no matter their style, these masters remain with Henry contributing to his wonderfully uncommon sophistication and tone.  “Jazz has been my whole life,” Henry admits with sincerity. “What I love about it most is it always a work in progress.  It has brought me a lot of happiness, comfort and fun.”

Saturday, March 17, 2012

New video from Avery Sunshine "Ugly part of me"


A new video from Avery Sunshine one of our favorite artist we have had
 on the show, 
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Enjoy the video below



Video from Darien "Composure"

A video from Darien, he is one of the great artist we have had on the show, 
If you missed that show listen here: Darien on Indie Review 
Enjoy the video below




C.Truth with Big Ced of Industry Cosign

What Big Ced looks like in live action


Friday, March 16, 2012

Indie Review welcomes Big Ced and John Rene Sandy !


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INDIE REVIEW BOARD 2
BIG CED and JOHN RENE SANDY

On this show we bring back our Indie Review Board. The Indie Review Board will address current trends and happenings in today's entertainment world as well as important business tips to help you move along your projects. We will be joined by 2 board members: John Rene Sandy and Big Ced. John is an artist and tour manager, satellite radio program manager and music marketing consultant who was born in Harlem, USA. He managed Pharoahe Monch for 6 years, has worked/toured with Mos Def, Common, Talib Kweli, Dead Prez, Jungle Brothers, De La Soul, Kanye West, J-Live & Dave Chappelle. Big Ced is the creator of The Industry Cosign, a community for people working or interested in the urban entertainment industry and The 5 W's a popular networking event held weekly in New York City.

Friday, March 9, 2012

Indie Review welcomes NUWAMBA !


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NUWAMBA

Demetress ‘Nuwamba’ Cook isn’t your average neo-soul artist. Hailing from Fort Worth, Texas, the singer/songwriter is fully aware of what the industry’s expectations are- he’s just totally unaffected by them. Nuwamba has been following his own rules since the second grade when he started singing in his grade school’s glee club. Growing up in one of the largest cities in Texas, his personality is a mix of pragmatism, sensibility, and down home comfort. The latter especially, is reflected in his music. His vocal presence is weighty over instrumentals, weaving itself throughout soft lyrics about love and relationships. For Nuwamba to never have been classically trained, he succeeds in holding listeners captive with a single note. 
In his younger days, Nuwamba took note of his parents’ love for music. At home, music had always been a major part of life, but it wasn’t until he decided to join the chorus at school, when he saw and felt a true personal connection to it. It was his participation in glee clubs and church choirs where Nuwamba gained the confidence to claim singing as his destiny. By his senior year of high school, he was writing songs as well, but it wouldn’t be until his meeting with Atlanta-based entrepreneur William Griggs when Nuwamba began realizing the necessary development in becoming the best artist he could be. 
Nuwamba had begun traveling back and forth between Atlanta, Dallas and abroad, taking his career to the next level. It was at the top of the millennium that he’d started working closely with Griggs, who had been building his own connections within the industry as a special project manager for Warner Brothers Records. Griggs had been promoting an event series called Chocolate Soul that was immediately beloved by the bohemian set in Atlanta. Nuwamba took advantage of the opportunity to perform every chance he could. Once the buzz for Chocolate Soul grew, Griggs started producing compilation albums by the same name, showcasing the artists who were crowd favorites (Raheem Devaghn, Eric Roberson, Cee Lo, Kindred the Family Soul) at the weekly festival. Nuwamba was featured on the Chocolate Soul’s Deluxe CD compilation. His “Take Me Away” is an ethereal ode to taking a moment away from the hustle and bustle of this fast-paced world and finding peace. His song “Forever” was a part of the This Is Soul 2006 compilation released by SoulBrother Records in London. Nuwamba’s music was also on the Soul Lounge compilation released by Lightyear/Warner. His work appeared alongside talented major artists such as Common, Mint Condition, Omar, and Conya Doss on the Luire Presents RELAxY Pocket compilation (Japanese release). By then, Nuwamba had become Griggs’ primary artist on his fledging Chocolate Soul imprint, and while he worked on the label compilations, he was constructing his own debut album Above the Water (2006). Above the Water was a joint venture release between Griggs’ Chocolate Soul as well as Nuwamba’s imprint, BornSoulful Entertainment. Nuwamba’s talents were well-received by the public after the album’s official release. He’s been onstage in LA and New York. He’s blessed the microphone from Baltimore and D.C. to Atlanta and has even gone overseas with his talents to Kaiserslautern, Germany.


Thursday, March 1, 2012

Indie Review welcomes *B~Free* !


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*B~Free*

When you're first introduced to the soulful and artistic sound of *B~Free*, it is but a mere taste of all that this young lady is capable of. From the pureness of her voice to the depth of her lyrics, there is no doubt that the 24 year old singer, songwriter, producer and musician is sure to leave her mark on music scenes throughout the Midwest and beyond. Born in Chicago and raised in Milwaukee the inheritance of a musical family lead her to discover her love for the art form by the age of 2. She began singing and playing piano in her early years and has been writing and composing music since the age of 13. She majored in music throughout high school and college and has been thoroughly trained in a multitude of genres including jazz and classical flute, voice and piano. Since then, she has been able to hone her craft and develop a multifaceted sound. Now armed with a B.A. in Music Performance and working towards a Masters in Music Education, her main purpose is to share her gift with the world. She's performed in a number of venues throughout the East Coast and Midwest, including the Kennedy Center, Pabst and Riverside Theaters, The Metro, etc. She recently opened at the Double Door in Chicago for Slum Village and Dwele alongside Lili K. and The Secret Garden (which she is a notable member of.)
March 1st 2012 marks the release her first independent project "Open Mic, Open Heart." It is a seven track studio album compiled of all original material composed, produced and performed by *B~Free* herself (along with a bonus track featuring production by Peter Cottontale.) Infused with traces of past and present generations of Soul, Hip Hop and R&B, It is an honest and passionate representation of all that is soon to come from the up and coming songstress.