NICOLE PEREZ

Nicole Perez est une chanteuse, auteur, compositeur de talent qui a fait ses classes dans la scène jazz londonienne et qui a gagné le respect de nombreux musiciens et arrangeurs de réputation au fil de plusieurs collaborations.

Dés son arrivée à Londres, elle crée un groupe de bossa nova ‘Les Six’ et hante tous les clubs de jazz du moment: le Bassclef, WAG club, WKD, etc…Elle tape des boeufs avec des musiciens connus (Culture Club, Prefab Sprout & Imagination) et méconnus qui se retrouvent pour ‘jammer’.

Après plusieurs collaborations de musique house avec des DJs et arrangeurs tel que les Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (connus pour leur bootleg numéro un de Lisa Stanfield), un single house qui tourne dans les clubs et des rencontres clés avec Armand Van Halden et Masters at work, Nicole collabore avec l’équipe Full Crew qui a construit une solide réputation avec des artistes comme George Michael, Mariah Carey et Mary J Blige.

Cette rencontre décisive l’amène à écrire hors de son répertoire habituel; du style pop rock à la soul, la famille Full Crew l’aide à développer son talent d’auteur/compositeur avec Michael Daley, Everis Pellius (SuperFunk) et Wayne Law.

Nicole compose ‘Plus de temps à perdre’ et ‘Attendre’ et s’ensuit une collaboration exceptionelle avec Rickardo Reid un talentueux musicien, compositeur et arrangeur qui comprends immédiatement sa démarche et son approche.

Rickardo Reid de Full Crew a un CV en béton et une expérience Acid Jazz essentielle qui va de Simply Red à Omar, de Loose Ends à Incognito & Raw Stylus, de Craig David à Destiny’s Child & Mica Paris pour lesquels il a joué, composé ou remixé.

Le résultat est un album contemporain et sophistiqué, léger et profond dans son style, ses mélodies et ses textes.

Dans la lignée des albums Acid Jazz ‘Attendre’ offre un tempo à la fois funky and jazzy, diffèrent et sympathique, plein de bonne humeur et de douceur de vivre.

SEAN. C BIOGRAPHY

Wayne Lawes, Rickardo Reid & Sean Cummings are the former band members of Kreuz, and the urban collective/Full Crew Productions. Wayne is an excellent bass player with in excess of 15 years engineering experience. Rickardo is a classically trained pianist and midi technician. Sean is an extremely talented singer songwriter who is well respected within the music industry.

They have developed their unique musical skills from experience as live and session musicians, and have evolved as a dynamic writing and production Trio. Their reputations as musicians and producers has caught the attention of many big names including the likes of Mariah Carey, George Michael, and Mary J Blige, who they have worked with on numerous occasions. Their writing and production skills resulted in what became the uniquely recognisable first single, ‘Fill Me In’, by Craig David in the US.

Wayne, Ricky & Sean developed their production and writing skills whilst in the Motown signed, UK act, Kreuz. Their second album, ‘Kreuz Kontrol’, saw them further define a distinctive sound, resulting in a top 40 album in the UK’s official album charts and a succession of top 20 singles in Europe. Their final project, a re-production of selected material released as a remix album, successfully encapsulated the dance floor flava of the moment. The albums dance floor success led to an external demand for their newfound talent as remixers, in addition to those of musicians, producers and writers. Kreuz not only provided a vehicle for Wayne, Ricky & Sean to develop a unique musical chemistry, but also a platform for their showmanship, which saw them support some of the worlds leading contemporary entertainers on respective tours around the globe. They supported: R Kelly, Whitney Houston, Boyz II Men, Kool & The Gang, Tony Toni Tone and Silk. Furthermore, they received the accolade of being the first UK R&B act requested to perform at Jamaica’s Reggae Sunsplash.

Capitalising on the success of their singles in Europe, productions were forthcoming in Germany from BMG for the Czechoslovakian presenter Dara Rollins, and CNR for Awesome, who’s debut single sold more than 250,000 copies. In France, they were commissioned by Polydor to produce Delavoix. In the UK, productions ensued for the G Spot man, Wayne Marshall, Vanessa Simon and the legendary Shirley Jones & The Jones Girls.

The list of artists to have worked with the trio is boundless; amongst them are: Destiny's Child, Craig David, Beverly Knight, Miss-teeq, Mica Paris, Andrew Roachford, Shola Ama, Romina Johnson, Marvin and Tamara. In addition to this they have worked with Rimes, one of the UK’s finest rappers, on his Universal album; the highlight being his collaboration with Killah Priest of the Wu Tang.

As well as producing and writing, Wayne, Ricky & Sean’s musical and technical skills have been utilised by: Omar, Jean Carne, All Saints, Kirk Franklin, Simply Red, Raw Stylus, Incognito, Beverly Brown, Sounds of Blackness, Sly Dunbar, Amy Stewart, Juliet Roberts, Cleveland Watkiss, Maxi Jazz, Loose Ends, George Howard and a retrospective treatment of work by Marvin Gaye.

Wayne, Ricky & Sean have further developed their dynamic sound encompassing urban beats with lush and live instrumentation, meticulously crafted with a unique vision and foresight. It is with great pride they present the fantastic new sound…SEAN.C.

Chanson De La Coupe Du Monde

Official French Version - Degage! J'veux Plus Te Voir

Luis Haseth

French latin sound with a crazy salsa club twist from the Latino king. From Paris to Cali, from salsa to reggeaton, Luis Haseth is giving us all his love of music. Heat and Latin spirit are melting with afro-Caribbean rhythm. Esclavo Moderno is full of Latin lyrics and Latin culture and from real life in South America.

It’s a hymn about tolerance and sharing. Luis invites us to go into a new musical world. Luis Haseth, a young Columbian salsero (arrived in France aged 17) shared the scene with the greatest Latin artists.

He began with Yuri Buenaventura, then became a member of bands as famous as the Paris Latin salsa, Raul Paz, Orlando Poléo, El barrio, and learned how to be a complete artist. He’s regrouping in Esclavo moderno, with the richness of his experience and history; he has managed to create his own unique style.
Luis Haseth’s music is an expression of his outlook on actual society.

Live salsa is an engaging music about social, political, and economical realities lived by all people around the world. An explosive and revolted salsa, inspired by his childhood and the treatment received by black people in his city: Buenaventura. Inspired by his life and his father’s experience, Luis’ strong and protesting lyrics express, before all, a message of hope.

Esclavo Moderno was made by traditional Colombian musicians, with the colour and the particular sound of bands Grupo Niche and Guayacan for the rhythmic parts. You can feel the friendship between Luis Haseth and his group when you hear the album, but much more on stage. Luis gives a new feel to Latin music led by a hot rhythm section and strong horns!

MAKAiA

Philippe Makaïa, tambour battant

Faithful towards the ancestral tradition Sitting on his Ka drum, Philippe Makaïa is gifted with an exceptional sense of rhythm and improvisation. He belongs to those, whom, by their intimate knowledge of the Gwoka music, can lighten your daily burden. His music tugs your body and soul.

He remains faithful to the Gwoka, although he mixes tradition and modernity. This complete art invented at the Guadeloupean sugar cane and coffee plantations by the slaves dragged out of Africa.

Philippe Makaïa didn’t choose the drum, it was literally imposed to him. In the 70th, at his fourteen’s, he could be seen at Morne-à-l’Eau,(his place of birth) beating the seven fundamental rhythms of the Gwoka on a Ka, for hours and hours.

During his youth, he met, played and sang with masters such as: Lambert Milon, Robert Loyson, Gérard Pommer, Marceau, Linlin and, in particular, Vélo, who he accompanied several years at Point-à-Pitre. With others of his age, he created the group Gwo Siwo, with who he makes the album “Ka Fraternité” while looking for new sound exploring the deepest mysteries of the Gwoka that they recompose according to their imagination.

Thierno Koite

Thierno is a saxophonist with a career stretching well over three decades – half of that time with Youssou Ndour’s band ‘Le Super Etoile de Dakar’. Their many hits include ‘7 seconds’, the well known duet with Neneh Cherry.During that period Thierno also joined the James Brown Senegalese tour and jammed with Maceo Parker.

He went on recording two albums with another great Senelgalese artist: Cheikh Lo. His hits compromise of ‘Ne la Thiasse’ and ‘Bambay Guedj’ on which Thierno plays a duet with saxophonist Pewee Elis.At the dawn of the new Millenium, Thierno decided to give the world a brand new insight into Senegalese music. For this, he gathered musicians and artists from every part of Senegal and formed a new band ‘Toxoro’.

As well as their musical experience (some have played with Manu Dibango, Cesaria Evora, Toure Kounda…) each of these artists put his own ethnic style into the album.As a result, it is the first time ever that an album features all the different Senegalese musical styles along with a balanced mix of traditional and contemporary songs.It is not surprising, therefore, that Thierno was nominated at the World Music Awards, in London in February 2002, for his part in the Orchestra Baobab. The Orchestra Baobab went on to win two World Music Awards in March 2003: the Africa category and the critics’ award for the album of the year.

This is a live studio performance that will take you on a journey through Senegal, starting with the name of the album ‘Teranga’, which means ‘Welcome’.

Gregory Isaacs

Gregory ‘The Cool Ruler’ Isaacs is probably the most famous reggae artist alive today. It was in 1973, when he set up his own record label ‘African Museum’ with fellow singer Errol Dunkley, that he released ‘My Only Lover’, which was an immediate success.

Between 1973 and 1976 Isaacs released more material than most artists do in a lifetime and nearly all of these works became classics. He soon became too big a talent to ignore and in 1978 joined the Virgin ‘Frontline’ label, where he released two more distinctive albums, namely the brilliant ‘Cool Ruler’ and ‘Soon Forward’.

After his departure from Virgin, circa 1980, Isaacs cut several tracks with Sly & Robbie for their ‘Taxi’ label. It was around this time that Island Records signed the star and recorded some of his biggest hits to date. In his long and distinguished career, Gregory has worked with every great producer and fellow artist. ‘The Cool Ruler’ he remains.

Slic One

Debut album from U.S. rapper Slic One beautifully produced by OD Hunte. Sean or ‘Jyawn’ as he’s known to his friends has delivered a heavy debut album, which separates itself from the pack with it’s sticky hooks, musical diversity and (unheard of in this day and age of hip hop) lack of samples on the album.

The hit single “ Private Gansta” however borrows famously from the Tina Turner classic “ Private Dancer” written by Dire Strait’s Mark Knopfler. But before you dismiss Slic One as another wannabe G you need to listen to the tales of finding love after a show “Raindropz”, warnings to hustlers “Wake Up Call” and of the dream-story of figuring a way to make ends on the Jodeciesq “Black Out”.

The track 'Crook Dancin' was this year commissioned by EA Sports game 'Fight Night Round 3' at ringside with the likes of Obie Trice & Akon.

Born to Nigerian parents, Slic One grew up in the US. Mr Bello expected much from his son and perhaps it was all these pressures that caused Slic to drop out of High School and leave the family home at an early age. Slic touched on many states and cities, staying with friends and relatives and eventually found his feet in New York. Although Slic missed his home life and listening to his mother’s James Brown, the late Fela Kuti and many 60s and 70s records, Slic was on his way to becoming self-made. But things switched dramatically one night when one of Slic’s closest friends was gunned down.

Slic hints of these and other events all though the 14-track album “My Mind State”. In the opening skit “Ironic” Slic speaks on how he used to live versus how his aspiring rapper peers were living and how it’s now flipped. Now a full time rapper, Slic recorded a mix tape album with Kapoo (who features on “From The Start” with JSteel.

Unfortunately the mixtape never came out but Slic’s luck was about to change as by chance he walked into the studio of Producer/ writer/remixer/engineer OD Hunte who was looking for an Urban act to launch his Southern Cuba
Records label in joint venture with Christian Jean-Francois’ of JFC Records. The album “My Mind State” is a first glimpse into the fascinating, sometimes dark life of Slic One.

Everis

In 1992 Everis supported “The Jones Girls” comeback and first ever London gigs at the Dominion Theatre and has appeared on the same bill as Kym Mazelle, Don-e, Kenny Thomas, The Escoffereys, Omar, Mica Paris Gabrielle and many more (2 much 2 mention).

In 1989 Everis joined up with Soul Town Records, where he released several singles including a cover of "Closer I Get To You" with the cult underground artiste Maxeen. In 1990, Everis released his debut album "Back To Basics" which gained the respect of the hardened soul massive's. During his time at Soul Town Records he had “Smash Hits” such as, “Summer Time” “Stay” and “Better Love”. Everis is a well-respected vocal coach and arranger in the music industry and has worked along side artists such as The Beat Masters, M Beat, Nazlyn, D-Influence, The Jones Girls, Aswad, Soul II Soul, Benz and Rozalla and sang on the Carl Cox track “Planet of love”.

His talent is a great shrine to British Black Music, and respected for keeping the UK Soul Scene alive and coming back to us.

King Daddy Yod revient !!!

Avec son style et sa technique inimitables, ses paroles conscientes et son humour, ses registres vocaux et musicaux très larges, Daddy Yod s’est imposé dès les années 80 comme le père du reggae dance hall à la française, inspirant plusieurs générations de jeunes artistes.

Depuis des dizaines de milliers de disques vendus, Daddy Yod a continué à produire et diffuser ses disques, mixtapes et dubplates, à tourner sans arrêt sur toute la France et les Antilles avec son sound system ‘Lion’s Light’, à partager des titres, des compilations ou des scènes avec le ban et l’arrière-ban du reggae, du ragga, du zouk ou du hip hop. Résultat, King Daddy Yod a affûté sa technique, approfondi son inspiration et renforcé son équipe.

"Fraîche" King Daddy Yod

This debut album is in a class of its own, taking the listener on a musical journey from blissful dubbed-out soulful grooves to more cinematic scores.

Having met through mutual friends in their native Hornchurch, Jointventure’s Mat Hoxby and Mark Crooks found common ground with their interests and musical backgrounds (both having been reared on a stable diet of Reggae and Ska), it was only a matter of time before they ventured into the studio.

Their first joint project was the cult underground six-piece band Sound Cartel – fusing electronic funk and punk with a touch of psychedelia or to quote Mark’s “skunkdupgangsterpunkfunk”. Eventually the members of the band started to drift; yet Mat & Mark decided to continue as a duo and Jointventure was born.

This debut album ‘Headshop’ is in a class of its own, taking the listener on a musical journey from blissful dubbed-out soulful grooves to more cinematic scores. The name ‘Headshop’ was inspired by the 1960’s term ‘heads’ which was used to describe people who shared similar
recreational activities and also from “these mad headshops in Amsterdam that display an amazing array of goodies, everything from crisps to crack pipes.

Things you’ve never seen before and things that you can’t do without, so we thought it would be a great name for the album as it isn’t just one style of music – it’s an array of Joint venture’s musical influences and inspirations”. The Dam theme even made its way into the music itself from a genuine Customs Officer who attempted to bust Mat on his way back to the UK, “You’re not under arrest and you are free to leave at any time!” Let that be a warning to you!

Thierno is a saxophonist with a career stretching well over three decades – half of that time with Youssou Ndour’s band ‘Le Super Etoile de Dakar’.

Their many hits include ‘7 seconds’, the well known duet with Neneh Cherry.During that period Thierno also joined the James Brown Senegalese tour and jammed with Maceo Parker. He went on recording two albums with another great Senelgalese artist: Cheikh Lo.

His hits compromise of ‘Ne la Thiasse’ and ‘Bambay Guedj’ on which Thierno plays a duet with saxophonist Pewee Elis.At the dawn of the new Millenium, Thierno decided to give the world a brand new insight into Senegalese music. For this, he gathered musicians and artists from every part of Senegal and formed a new band ‘Toxoro’.

As well as their musical experience (some have played with Manu Dibango, Cesaria Evora, Toure Kounda…) each of these artists put his own ethnic style into the album.As a result, it is the first time ever that an album features all the different Senegalese musical styles along with a balanced mix of traditional and contemporary songs.

It is not surprising, therefore, that Thierno was nominated at the World Music Awards, in London in February 2002, for his part in the Orchestra Baobab.

The Orchestra Baobab went on to win two World Music Awards in March 2003: the Africa category and the critics’ award for the album of the year.This is a live studio performance that will take you on a journey through Senegal, starting with the name of the album ‘Teranga’, which means ‘Welcome’.

SYKLONE PRODUCTIONS consists of Wayne Lawes & Rickardo Reid, formerly of Kreuz, and the urban collective, Full Crew Productions. Wayne, a bass player par excellence with in excess of 15 years engineering experience and Rickardo a classically trained pianist and midi technician, have developed from being both live and session musicians, to a dynamic writing and production duo. Their musicianship has constantly stood them in good stead when working for the likes of Mariah Carey, George Michael, and Mary J Blige. Their writing and production skills resulted in what became the uniquely identifiable first single “Fill Me In”, by Craig David in the US.