NEW SOUL THREAD (NEW ARTIST, UNDERATED ARTIST THAT DESERVE SHINE, NEW MUSIC, Established Artist)

[king hassan]

Yall hip to I, Ced & Coultrain

 

[StillFaggyAF]

Just SZA

Hometown: St. Louis, MO/Maplewood, NJ

Top Dawg ENT affiliated SZA was born Solana Rowe in 1990. She was raised an Orthodox Muslim and lived in St. Louis, Missouri until she was ten, at which point her family moved to Maplewood, New Jersey. SZA was sheltered from culture until her teenage years, when she and her friends would sneak out. She attended an Ivy League school where she majored in marine biology. After university, she became a bartender in a strip club.

SZA began her music career in May 2012, and released her first EP, See.SZA.Run on Oct. 29th, 2012. On April 10th, 2013, SZA released her S EP, one of three releases that will spell out SZA. Her music has been described as electro-soul, haunting, and dreamy, and as similar to Purity Ring and The Weeknd. SZA personally describes her music as “glitter trap”.
http://soundcloud.com/justsza

"S" EP:
http://soundcloud.com/justsza/sets/s-ep/

"See.SZA.Run" EP:
http://soundcloud.com/justsza/sets/see-sza-run-ep/
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[king hassan]

Mara Hruby

Bay Area, California

Age: 25

Mara Hruby from Oakland, CA arrived on the scene at the start of 2010, playing shows throughout the Bay Area, and is releasing her debut EP, From Her Eyes (2010). Mara has worked on this album for the past nine months; she has applied her multi-talented dedication to recording, arranging, and engineering her own work. She has performed on stage, dancing and backing other artists in the Bay Area; unconsciously preparing herself for this path. She has chosen to speak through music in order to connect with those of us who love music.

During an interview with a local entertainment magazine, Mara was asked to describe her sound: “My sound/style comes from what I have experienced in life. I feel my sound is organic, distinct, melodic, eclectic, and filled with sensitivity. To say the least, I’d call my music a melodic melting pot.”

The current practice of recording “covers” of well known music by well loved artists, has led to some very creatively unique results. The surprise breakthrough of Les Nubians’ version of Sade's mellow and soulful ballad, "The Sweetest Taboo," helped their American debut album, Princesses Nubiennes, to achieve a higher position on the Billboard charts than any other French-language album had in the previous decade.

Mara Hruby is a mesmerizing artist who performs on stage with poise and grace. You will be surprised to discover how naturally her music will enter your heart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Jf5iHmApowk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WsRQ75kqn64

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=8jowQf5WThA

Fine with pretty feet, yeah bwoi!

 

[mrrealone]

Mara Hruby

Bay Area, California

Age: 25

Mara Hruby from Oakland, CA arrived on the scene at the start of 2010, playing shows throughout the Bay Area, and is releasing her debut EP, From Her Eyes (2010). Mara has worked on this album for the past nine months; she has applied her multi-talented dedication to recording, arranging, and engineering her own work. She has performed on stage, dancing and backing other artists in the Bay Area; unconsciously preparing herself for this path. She has chosen to speak through music in order to connect with those of us who love music.

During an interview with a local entertainment magazine, Mara was asked to describe her sound: “My sound/style comes from what I have experienced in life. I feel my sound is organic, distinct, melodic, eclectic, and filled with sensitivity. To say the least, I’d call my music a melodic melting pot.”

The current practice of recording “covers” of well known music by well loved artists, has led to some very creatively unique results. The surprise breakthrough of Les Nubians’ version of Sade's mellow and soulful ballad, "The Sweetest Taboo," helped their American debut album, Princesses Nubiennes, to achieve a higher position on the Billboard charts than any other French-language album had in the previous decade.

Mara Hruby is a mesmerizing artist who performs on stage with poise and grace. You will be surprised to discover how naturally her music will enter your heart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Jf5iHmApowk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WsRQ75kqn64

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=8jowQf5WThA

Never heard of her. Can't wait to hear more from her and did that new tape drop this year??

 

[mrrealone]

Ayah still doing her thang too. I was surprised to see someone else make a thread about her on here. Just recently, she started going under the name Merna Killed Ayah or something like that now. I think she supposed to be going through some sort of transition w/ her music or something..........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UU9xvHdZGE4

http://knownunknowninc.com/tag/merna-killed-ayah/

R.I.P Ayah, hello Merna.

Former Torontonian artist Ayah, who now goes under the moniker of Merna, has reinvented herself & sound. This record sort of reminds me of a R&B-influenced Florence & the Machine track.

Below is the audio for her debut single titled Better Run. Listen now! We’re feeling it over here at The Known Unknown blog. Brava!



But fosho' it ain't too much that can top that mixtape w/ her and Jazzy Jeff on the cover.

 

[generatemorefans]

It’s simple J Marie has “It” …you know that special something that you can’t create, only cultivate. J Marie’s beauty is without question its own billboard but to her credit when you take the time to enjoy her humble demeanor, serious work ethic, great stage presence and her rich voice it becomes clear that she’s rare. Imagine Mary J Blige’s rawness with Beyonce’s inflections and tone, the smile of Lena Horn and a body elegantly sculpted like a young Sanaii Lathan. She’s eye candy & ear candy with substance. This Spring 2013 you will be able to hear her work first hand from her upcoming album “New Beginnings” Take a look, take a listen and I’m sure you’ll enjoy the complete artist we call… J Marie
http://www.welovejmarie.com/

 

[rip.dilla]

Dope thread .. .

 

[mahpublishing]

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[StillFaggyAF]

Sango is a hip-hop producer who was born in Seattle, Washington, and currently resides in Grand Rapids. Sango released his first instrumental mixtape titled Unfinished & Satisfied in December 2010.
http://soulection.bandcamp.com/album/north

The long-awaited first official LP from Michigan-based producer Sango, North, will release digitally on Soulection July 23, 2013 with vinyl to follow.

Sango’s North brings forth a new sound, one that pulls from soul, rnb, future bass, hip hop and broken beat fusing them together with seamless vocals chops and grooves. North features collaborations from a diverse group of artists like Australia’s Ta-ku, cinematic downtempo producer Atu, nu-soul singer JMSN, story-telling rapper WALDO, newcomer vocalist Brea and Dpat who produced ‘Remember You’ for Wiz Khalifa and The Weeknd.

Following major worldwide support for his refixes, EP’s and beat tapes from the likes of Brownswood’s Gilles Peterson, KCRW’s Aaron Byrd, and Noisey (VICE) to name a few, Sango is poised to elevate the definition of what “future” music is.

10+ casual releases later, North combines the best of Sango over the last few years into one seamless musical journey. North is a love story of two people, on a journey, who find better things in themselves when they are with each other. North in Hebrew as noted visually in the album art [that Sango designed himself], representing a sense of “heaven” or “glory” are symbolic to Sango, as he sees everything he does an artist for the greater glory, the greater good, as something bigger than himself.

North is also on all primary digital markets such as iTunes, Juno, Amazon, Beatport, ect.

 

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[J. Rob]

Kelela

Location: Rockville, MD

Releases: Cut 4 Me
http://fadetomind.net/KELELA

 

[luke1733]

Cody Chesnutt. This guy is from ATL and should really get a lot more pub than he receives.Great musician

 

[mrrealone]

I be watching some online black tv series and they sometimes got good neo-soul and what not on em.....

Kira Haze (I think she like 19-20)

 

[diminished_chords]

Nikki Jean

Absolute travesty she doesn't get the shine she deserves, song writer, singer, and pianist who could easily rival A.Keys continues to be under the radar.

Vocalist and songwriter Nikki Jean, a native of St. Paul, Minnesota, was a member of Nouveau Riche, a Philadelphia-based group featuring Roots affiliate Dice Raw. The group released a pair of EPs and never achieved lift-off, though Nikki did some outside work during that time, including the lead vocal on a cover of Sting’s “Be Still My Beating Heart,” recorded with ?uestlove of the Roots' Randy Watson Project for Ubiquity’s Rewind! 5 compilation. She gained wider exposure in late 2007, when she contributed vocals to two tracks on Lupe Fiasco's The Cool -- “Little Weapon” and the single “Hip Hop Saved My Life,” the latter of which she also co-wrote. The following year, she performed with Fiasco as one of the opening acts on Kanye West's Glow in the Dark Tour. She subsequently focused on her solo career and forged a close alliance with producer Sam Hollander; she sought him specifically for his work on Carole King's Love Makes the World. Hollander and Nikki conspired to gain songwriting input from a a number of legends, most of whom peaked during the '60s and '70s. Though Columbia signed Nikki, the label didn't see the project through and dropped her in October 2010. S Curve swept her up and released the album, Pennies in a Jar, in July 2011. The diverse set of throwback-oriented songs, all custom built by Nikki Jean's light yet powerful voice, counted King, Thom Bell, Lamont Dozier, Paul Williams, Burt Bacharach, Jeff Barry, Jimmy Webb, and Carly Simon among its staggering list of co-composers. The album also featured “Steel and Feathers,” a song intended for Bob Dylan's 1981 album Shot of Love that had been left incomplete and unrecorded for three decades. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi

https://www.facebook.com/nikkijeanproject
https://twitter.com/nikkijean

 

[StillFaggyAF]

Hailing from the Eastside of Toronto, Singer/songwriter Rochelle Jordan has been making some major waves in the music scene since the drop of her first official effort ROJO in August of 2011.

Garnering 90,000 downloads, world wide acclaim including accolades from MTV UK, VIBE, Okayplayer, and many others; Rochelle Jordan proved to be in an elite class of emerging talent. Her Nostalgic 90’s vibe mixed with futuristic sounds, songwriting & energy cultivated a passionate & diverse fan base. Her instant global appeal lead to BBC radio airplay, plus tour dates in the U.S., Canada and Paris, France.

Constantly creating, Rochelle’s follow up release “P R E S S U R E”; certified Rochelle Jordan as the next rising super star. Written entirely by Rochelle with production by KLSH, the project has been deemed by many as the R&B debut of 2012, with critical acclaim from MTV, Sirius XM, Pinboard, Okayplayer, etc. The Global attention was recognized by London’s Interscope recording artist JESSIE WARE, who invited Rochelle to serve as main support on Jessie’s first US tour in 2013. Rochelle has since relocated to Los Angeles to further develop her craft and deliver on the undeniable promise she is - a defining figure on the future of R&B.

 

[T. Sanford]

Dope Thread Waterproof

I've been sleeping on this thread