Vibe – a word that always seems to crop up when describing music, but what does this term really mean? What does it feel like? and how can we explain it? According to many sources ‘vibe’ is interchangeable with ‘energy’ and ‘atmosphere’, something we can’t see but feel instinctively. The reason why ‘vibe’ is hard…
Category: MUSIC CULTURE
Into the Ritmo Latino
When we think of music it always associated to a place, location and a group of people. This is the first post of my Diasporic Sound series – mapping the influence of the African diaspora. I’ve always been a fan of Latin music from Central to South America where the music originates from three different…
A summer in London Sound:
Remembering you belong and feel at home in a city is so refreshing when you come to revisit it. Home is always home no matter how far you branch out, for myself home is London Town and for every music lover out there it’s the perfect place for experiencing live music/ concerts and events in…
A Mood: Hype chill
Hype chill zone is for songs that mask themselves as mellow tunes but lowkey go hard. These tunes have a lower frequency sound to the hype of the tunes you listen to in the club, that bang better when you’re in the mindset to accomplish everything you set out to do. Whether it be in…
A mood: Lounge Relaxation
With summer coming to an end the feel good chill season is almost over. My Lounge relaxation playlist is for those good moments in the sun, alone time and letting the positivity surround you; reminisce on that event you went to or tune out the noise of the day. With so many things that plague…
What’s special about true artists?
Ever wonder if you are walking on the path you are called to and how to really level up to your own expectations for yourself? Pursuing your dreams involves riding a creative roller coaster in order to make them come alive. If music is sound that feels and something that shapes identity, allow it to…
Video appreciation post
It’s all about the visuals!! There are some amazing videos out there, pieces of audio-visual art which leave you speechless, in awe and sometimes a little confused. Here are a couple of videos that I was inspired by. Energy – Sampa the great This compelling visual, transports the viewer to Sampa’s creative abyss which celebrates…
A mood: Neo Soul zone
Going to Neo-Soul night at the Jazz Cafe early last week has really re-ignited the spark for the genre, similar to the first time discovered Neo-soul as a young 13 year old. Listening to ‘On & On’ by Erykah Badu on repeat, I cultivated a love for lyricism and spoken truths, different from the hum…
A mood: Early Hip Hop chill zone
Hip hop has taken on many shapes and forms in the last 40 years and we are going back to the early stages of the era with a collection of chill songs and some new tunes that have captured the vibe of a time that went before. These old school tunes never get old for…
The cure to musical boredom…
Everyone has experienced that time when your favourite songs you would always listen to lose their special spark. Initially the listening experience is amazing, there’s nothing like the feeling of experiencing something for the first time, but as time passes the spark fades away. This effect of musical boredom arises in a number of ways;…