Monday Morning Mixtape 026
Hopping from Brazilian Jazz to West African Folk, this week’s mixtape is golden.
Hopping from Brazilian Jazz to West African Folk, this week’s mixtape is golden.
New collaboration between London’s retro soul man Michael Kiwanuka and multi-talented Jack White…
To celebrate Michael Kiwanuka’s crowning as the BBC Sound of 2012 this Friday (who we wrote about back in May 2011, by the way), we thought we’d bring you another Soul singer who might have slipped under your radar.
Part-founded by Ben Lovett of Mumford & Sons, it’s no surprise that Communionare gaining quite a reputation for unearthing excellent folk and soul artists. Stamp The Wax has already featured Communion’s Michael Kiwanuka and Matt Corby, but two more are also deserving of our praise. In tune with the family feel of their label, Communion put on monthly music nights in unique venues around London. Given the success of the evening and the quality of music, it was therefore surprising to learn this was independently organised. Communion or no Communion, Monument Valley and Daughter are certainly worth taking note about.
Having recently supported Adele on her European tour, Michael Kiwanuka has…