Soul | Musicosity

WILSN

Australian singer/songwriter WILSN has always known a thing or two about being assertive and standing up for herself and others; she’s proved it time and again over the past seven-plus years. Yet never before have we heard the artist quite as confident, as unapologetic, or as astoundingly self-assured as she is on her latest single. Cinematic and smoldering, “If You Wanna Love Me” is a searing rush of raw passion channeled through a timeless soul-soaked rock sound.

Last.fm Tags:

Tags:

Link:

Kier Stevens and Friends

A trio of tasty troubadours for your 2nd June Sunday sesh for free in the Tote front bar. A solo set each from alt-country amoré Sidney Rex, soul screamer Ebi Nori, and blues bastardiser Kier Stevens.

Tags:

Link:

Relax with Max

Relax With Max are a ten piece Melbourne outfit formed in 1984 by band leader Max Vella. The group presents a unique blend of funk, soul and afro-beat, along with elements of R&B and gospel. Relax with Max are notorious for their high-energy live performances and their ridiculously entertaining ability to get the crowd moving. The band consists of a selection of high calibre musicians including an explosive rhythm section, percussion and a four piece horn section.
Relax with Max has performed to crowds exceeding 90,000 at the MCG in the mid 90's as well as lending support for several international artists including Wilson Picket, Maxi Priest, The Chimes and The Commitments. More recently, the group has shared the stage with Seun Kuti's Egypt 80's band at Fitzroy's 'The Night Cat'. Several of the band's past members include well-known Australian musicians Ross Hannaford (Daddy Cool), James Black (Mondo Rock/RocKwiz), Greg Ham (Men at Work), Gary Young (Daddy Cool) and Lance Ferguson (The Bamboos).

Tags:

funk

Soul

Women of Soul

Women of Soul is Australia’s premier collective of soulful female artists. Since 2011 Women of Soul have presented live original music written and performed by female artists from across Australia including Clairy Browne; Stella Angelico; Kylie Auldist; Chelsea Wilson; Mojo Juju; Shirley Davis; Rita Satch; Thando; Shannen Wick (Fulton Street); Raleigh Williams (Cookin’ on 3 Burners); Randa and the Soul Kingdom; Tara Lynch (The Transatlantics); Talei Wolfgramm; Candice Monique; Alphamama; May Johnston; Milan Ring and many more. Backed by their incredible house band made up of musicians from acts such as SPIRE Ensemble, Deep Street Soul and more, the show is a high octane, energetic soul review designed to get the crowd up and moving.

Performance highlights include sell out appearances at Melbourne Recital Centre, Federation Square, The Corner, Meeniyan Town Hall, Castlemaine Theatre Royale, Brunswick Music Festival, Stonnington Jazz Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Perth Fringe World and PBS 106.7FM’s Soul a Go Go New Years’ Eve party. In 2014 their debut self-titled album ‘Women of Soul’ featuring 10 new recordings was nominated for Best Soul/R’n’B Album at The Age Music Victoria Awards.

Women of Soul have been featured on ABC Radio National, PBS 106.7FM, RRR 102.7FM, and were guest hosts on triple J’s Roots ‘N’ All program. They also performed a live set broadcast from the M- Pavillion for Australian Music Week ABC Radio.

Women of Soul started in 2011 as a collaboration between Randa Khamis (Perth), Chelsea Wilson (Melbourne) and Candice Monique (Adelaide). The series has grown exponentially over nearly a decade of live shows and recordings with over fifty artists involved in the series. Curated by Chelsea Wilson (vocalist, broadcaster, DJ and Australian Music Prize Nominee), expect new releases and a national tour to celebrate 10 years of the collective in 2021.

Tags:

Soul

Link:

Website

Bek Jensen

Hailing from Sydney, Bek Jensen emerges as one of the city's most dynamic artists, bringing forth a fusion of retro-soul, funk, and RnB that transcends genres and invites audiences on a euphoric voyage. With an innate ability to delve into the intricacies of love and vitalising her story as an empowered woman, Bek captivates with her raw authenticity and glittering songcraft.

On her latest album, ‘Energy,’ Bek offers a glimpse into the uncharted territories of her life's new chapters on ‘It’s Gonna Be Okay’, and ‘Take Me There’ while simultaneously weaving in self-reflections on tracks ‘Coming Home’, and ‘This Love’.

Tags:

r&b

Soul

Link:

Website

Carl Panuzzo

Carl Pannuzzo, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist autodidact. From Bob Sedergreen, Opera Australia, Mia Dyson, Stephen Magnusson, Paul Grabowsky, Vika and Linda Bull, Kavisha Mazzella, Cirque du Soleil, Fred Smith, Tripod, Checkerboard, Acapelicans and Music Outback. As a creator, interpreter and improviser, Carl is recognised as a sensitive, dynamic and fearless singer, a quickfire musical mind.

Tags:

Link:

Tyson Yoshi

Ben Cheng Tsun Yin (Chinese: 程浚彥; born 17 July 1994), better known by his stage name Tyson Yoshi, is a Hong Kong independent singer, songwriter, and MV director. He made his debut in 2018 with his single To My Queen.

Career
Tyson Yoshi attended Sedbergh School in the United Kingdom and later studied interior architecture at the University of Brighton. In 2018, he started producing music in Taiwan and debuted with the single, To My Queen. In July 2019, he became famous with Christy, a song written to his girlfriend. Christy went on to accumulate more than one million views on YouTube, the first of his songs to do so.

The name "Tyson Yoshi" derives from his first name's initialism, "T.Y". "Tyson" was one of his middle-school nicknames, and "Yoshi" is from Yoshinoya, a food chain found widely across Hong Kong.

Tyson Yoshi started as an independent singer in 2018. His first album, 1st, was released in 2019. He is one of Hong Kong's best-known hip hop artists and rappers, with over two million streams on Spotify in more than 100 countries in 2019. In 2021, his popularity surged again after his performance in Music is Live with Terence Lam, Keung To and Jer Lau. As of 2022, Christy has garnered more than 20 million views on YouTube.

Tags:

Link:

Stylus

Stylus were an Australian blue-eyed soul group formed in 1975. They were the only Australian act to be released by Motown Records in the USA. Stylus toured supporting George Benson, Average White Band, Ike & Tina Turner, and Little River Band. According to rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, Stylus "scored a number of hit singles and became very popular on the Australian pub and concert circuit". The group disbanded in 1979 and subsequently had various reunions. In 1998-99 Japan's Toshiba-EMI re-issued three Stylus albums on CDs (For the Love of Music, Best Kept Secret and Part of It All). Their reunions have resulted in a live album, Still Alive (2003); and a new studio album, Across Time (2010).

Tags:

Link:

Sweethearts

Sweethearts revive and enliven Soul, Funk & Blues with their trademark Sass that has afforded them return appearances at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Jazz à Vienne & the Porretta Soul Festival with music legends!

“Sweethearts are keeping the music of soul alive and I feel confident that it’s in great hands” Vivian Sessoms, Vocalist, USA.

Having just returned from their 7th Europe Festival tour, Sweethearts once again showed the world why they are a must see act. What other band commands the attention of music greats including Bernard Purdie, Gil Askey, Maceo Parker & Vivian Sessoms? This time around it was the one and only Alfred ‘Pee Wee’ Ellis, former member of the original James Brown Band and co-writer of soul classics including ‘Cold Sweat’ and ‘Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud’. He had heard about the talent of Sweethearts so he showed up at one of their sound checks. It only took half a song until he agreed to jump up and perform his original Cold Sweat with the band.

“The Sweethearts once again provided the best entertainment of the whole weekend at the Porretta Soul Festival.” Tony Rounce, Ace records, UK

Such is the talent and drawing power of this unique band. For 30 years Sweethearts have delivered explosive energy with their exuberant live shows. Comprising up to 30 members, this all female soul band continue to develop young female musicians on some of the worlds best stages. Performing a mix of classic soul covers and dynamic originals Sweethearts are sure to get you moving.

Bernard Purdie loves Sweethearts so much that in 2018 he returned to Australia for the first time in over 20 years specifically to perform with the band again.

“There is nothing like this band in the world. These girls need to be heard.” Bernard Purdie, Drumming legend, USA.

Experience Sweethearts for yourself and see why artists/music lovers around the world are talking about this band.

“Sweethearts will always be welcome at Montreux Jazz Festival.” Claudia Regolatti, Festival Programmer.

Tags:

Soul

indie pop

Link:

Website

Children of Zeus (UK)

Astral People & Handsome Tours proudly present the return of Children Of Zeus.

The return of Manchester’s finest. Cool out n get lifted as Children of Zeus deliver their smoothed out, future-leaning brand of British street soul across Australia and New Zealand this November.

The dynamic duo of Konny Kon and Tyler Daley have carved out their own distinct lane of r&b and hip hop. The formula - a strong flavour of gritted soul described no better than themselves: “We make classic soul for Hip Hop heads”.

Both storied journeymen in their own right, the combination of Children Of Zeus burst into the public eye following the release of their debut album Travel Light in 2018. Dropping via cult UK imprint First Word, the album perfectly gives both referential nods of nostalgia while also looking forward, featuring in numerous 'Album of the Year' lists. After two years extensively touring the UK, Europe, Australia and South Africa - then came the pandemic.

With shows on ice, Children of Zeus took the time to mature their sound. The result - 2021’s brilliant sophomore album Balance. Taking the blueprint of their debut and evolving it into a deeper, more refined body of work. Konny’s laidback flow and Tyler’s buttery vocals return with a masterful piece encompassing hip hop, neo-soul, gospel and r&b. Balance has cemented the duo as one of the world’s most compelling hip hop / soul acts attracting a legion of fans.

Over the past few years, they’ve garnered praise far and wide; from Jazzie B to Jazzy Jeff. They've done performances for the likes of Soulection, BBC, and Colors in addition to hosting their monthly NTS Radio show and collaborating with artists like Beat Butcha, Black Milk and Goldie.

The Children of Zeus sound is now fully grown. It's time to bring 'Balance' into the universe. This is unashamedly big people music to be played out of big speakers. Catch headline shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Auckland, Wellington plus a special appearance at Strawberry Fields this November.

Tags:

Link: