Afro Soca Love Marketplace and Live Music
Afro Soca Love’s journey is to protect and connect the African Diaspora with live music shows and black-owned products and goods marketplace. Below are some of the next events in 2022.
July 15th - 16th - Charlotte
July 16 - Atlanta
July 23 - Los Angeles
July 20 - Detroit
August 6 - Houston
August 13 - Reggaefest
August 26 - Durham
September - Sacramento
Check out their experiences and styles available worldwide on Instagram @afrosocalove.
Live music tour and marketplace, visit afrosocalove.
Get into the deep, sultry, sensual vibe of Kwaku Asante
Kwaku Asante, a London-based artist, has a deep, rich, sultry, and sensuous tone that calms you and excites your mind all at the same time. According to New Wave Magazine, Asante says he refuses to be locked down into a singular genre. His music has influences from Rock, Indie, Blues, and Jazz, and he pulls in a bit from each realm of music.
“I've learned to embrace all sides to me, I want people to know that one is not exclusive to the other and they can all exist within another.”
Asante explores the idea of transforming an outdated narrative of what black men should be, hyper-masculinity, and what masculinity should look like. One thing we do know is, Asante has a vibe that is undeniably irresistible. Get into singer, songwriter, Kwaku Asante.
The sultry melodic sound of Cleo Sol
Cleo Sol: ‘Mother’ album
Cleo Sol: 'Rose in the Dark' album
West London, Cleo Sol, is the daughter of a musically inclined Serbian/Spanish mother and Jamaican father. Sol’s has been inspired by music ranging from Motown, Reggae to Acid Jazz. Growing up, Stevie Wonder’s song, ‘Don’t You Worry Bout a Thing’ was one of her biggest influences that moved her closer to discovering music. Sol has appeared on multiple songs since and have released several albums. Some of our favorite tracks are on her 2020 album, Rose in the Dark. Her latest melodic masterpiece is called Mother.
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Who actually wrote the “I'm Lovin' It” jingle for McDonald's?
According to Rolling Stones Magazine The famous “I'm Lovin' It” jingle for McDonald has been long attributed to Pharrell and Justin Timberlake, but in actuality Pusha T wrote the famous jingle, which may make the rapper the composer of the fast food chain's longest-running marketing campaign.
Pusha T. (Terrence LeVarr Thornton), born in May 13, 1977, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record executive. He initially gained major recognition as half of hip-hop duo Clipse, alongside his brother and fellow rapper No Malice, with whom he founded Re-Up Record. Pusha T states he has a new album coming out soon and he promises it will be better than his last album, Daytona.
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Swindle explores love, grief and race in his new album
According to swindleuk.bancamp.com, THE NEW WORLD is Swindle’s first solo release since his 2019 critically acclaimed album No More Normal, which was praised widely by the likes Loud & Quiet, The Wire, Q and CLASH. THE NEW WORLD has had early nods from Highsnobiety, The Line of Best Fit, The Independent, Annie Mac, DJ Target and more. The album will explore themes such as love, grief, fatherhood, life, race in Britain, aspirations for their future selves and other personified ruminations experienced by these artists during Lockdown #1. Described by Swindle and all those involved as a healing process written in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, this project brought together an incredible community of artists who found the most simplistic emotion of joy together in collaboration - unapologetically ushering in introspection, community and liberation into the ether.
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This song by TEMS is infectious - Crazy Ting
Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer, Tems New EP - 'If Orange Was A Place' is available and one of the hottest new tracks is ‘Crazy Tings’. Tems have been called the future of music by Rolling Stones. With duets like 'Fountains’ with Drake and ‘Essence’ with WizKid, Tem is positioned to continue topping the charts. As the hits top the charts Tems is also hitting the stage with touring dates thru to 2022.
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