MAQMAN: Main Prounduction,engineering, keys and programming
Luman Child: Bass, Drums, Percussion
Raul Pages: Guitar
Influences
Phylis Hyman, Masters at Work, Jon Lucien,Mica Paris, Ola Onabule, Anita Baker Donny and Lalah, Rechelle Ferrell, Tuck and Patti, Fertile Ground, Will Downing, Al Jareau, Ed Motta, DeLata, Rosie Gaines, Seal Sade, Ledisi, Des ree, Omar, Osunlade, Marvin Gaye, Incognito and so many past and present .My aim is not to imitate these people but to draw inspiration from their amazing artistry
14 SOULFUL GROOVES from unsigned & independant artists
Performing with the beautiful SOUL UNITY @Bar King , Neuchatel, Switzerland:
MAQMAN : Keys, Raul Pages : Guitar, Luman Child: Bass, Alex Kudig: Bass percusion, Mr D: Congas, Alex: Drums, Vocals, Carie B, Krystal Hardwick, Pamela Perez, Cornelia
Yes I will try and keep this interesting for you..........
Its all about the music for me I am born of Nigerian origin as Joseph Okitikpi.....(complicated for you to pronounce too many consonants lol) so stick with Joseph Junior for now sometimes spell it together Josephjunior......hee hee_____________________________________
It started from two ......I cried and cried and cried cos I saw someone with a toy Piano and microphone. I cried cried sooooooo bad cos I wanted it I wanted it sooooo bad......I got it yes I did..... Then my Dad was always buying the latest vinyls back then , he always had a listening party round his house......(this is what my mum said)
Fast forward Teenage years I heard Anita Baker, George Benson, Al jareau, King Sunny Ade , Fela Kuti,Whitney (yes Whitney) and all the pop stuff when pop was good Blondie is the lick Adam Ant.....lol....... I lived in my imagination thought I was part of that movement wanted to be where they were.........
Grew up even more got into the 90s Brand New Heavies Omar Mica Loose Ends what has happened to British Soul......found jazz Ella, Sarah, Coltraine, Miles..........what happened to Jazz FM.........Then felt I needed help joined the Soul Experince Vocal Academy Thanks Patrick Jean Paul Denis he though me so much really he did.....I had to find my voice. I discovered Will Downing, wow!!! Miles Jaye, and Phyllis Hyman WOW she just turned it around 4 me ....again what happened to Jazz Fm lol..........
I took a bit bit of courage to step out there Jazz Café jazz jam......yeah .....some choir stuff and theatre SHADES........then backing vocals stuff.......some BIG stuff and small stuff. still do it..........then collaborations........then writing for other bands BIG stuff and small stuff.......(can't be asked with the name droppings....lol ...........then TV some BIG stuff lol............got gigs some BIG pay some small pay and some free.(but no more free lol).Vocal arrangements stuff one special one being the fantastic and unique QUEELEY (check top) we went to PHILLY yeah Larry Gold (he loved my stuff ) Gamble and Huff. wow what an experience!!! I am going back. I love u Queeley.the world will hear ur work.
It was BOON (check top) an amazing guy and musician, (please check his stuff he encouraged me to do an album seriously I did not think of that cos I didn't really believe in myself that far enough....
Here I am now working with some cool really cool people check my TOP including GUYNAMITE ...so talented and humble........MYERSLANE my other project and SILENT VOICE but the main one being the fantastic
MAQMAN (check my blog) I found some kind of home with this guy he just gets it..........u haven't even heard it all from this guy........Genius he really is I will be surprised if he does not go far)..........and I love myspace really do I met some fantastic people on here just the reall folks who leave comments encouraging me .I am still learning and always will to be better......wanna work with FRANCOIS and Slimline I will do........still trying to pay the bills sometimes I wanna give up sometimes I don't
Here is to the future........who knows will u buy the album in 2008?
Aja & Claire Simone's "Ketch A Vibe Show" Is Sponsored by 26th October "Astral22 together with Trans Phatt Records" www.transphattrecords.com
Autumn-Ganga (Havanti Minimal Mix) Big City Dreamers-J2 Fusion Ft Javonntte & Jenious Rythmn Of The Night-Corona V's Late Night Alumni (Neil T Mix) Just A Girl-Melissa Young Take It Back-Wrapt Up Ft Mica Paris Attack -Dj Blonde Bosche Ft Joseph Junior (Maqman Mix) Give Me A Sign-Black Zone Ensemble Patience-Annabell Lee & Richard e Weightless-Soul Persona Ft Deborah Jordan The Reasons-Rogiers 50/50-Lemar & Gordan Chambers (Neil T Mix) Feeling-Eric Roberson Sweet Suit-Wendy & Lisa (King Britt Remix) Little By Little-Groove Armada Ft Richie Havens Leave It All Behind-The Foreign Exchange Feeling Green-Quasimode Oo Long-Destruments Love From The Sun-Shibuya Tell Me A Bed Time Story-Herbie Hancock
Aja & Claire Simone's "Ketch A Vibe" is sponsored by Lemon Grass Music WWW.LEMONGRASSMUSIC.DE 7th September
Hey Hey Baby-Ben Sidran (Mc Solaar Mix) A Blues For Me-Fertile Ground Ft Navasha Daya Radio-Bradd Marquis Dollar-Steve Spacek Come Freak with Me-M-Swift Ft Marc Brighterday-DKD Ft Rasiyah & Tammariah lewis Time-M-Swift Ft Tony Momrelle Wild & Peaceful-Incognito (Remix) Breaking Waves-Alexandra Hampton Ft Jana Tavasenko (Lemongrass Remix) So Natural-Soul Persona Ft Kia Bennett Your'e All I Need-Kellie Sae Times Are Hard-Lenora Jaye Let's Stay Home Tonight-Joe 50/50-Lemar & Gordon Chambers (Neil T Remix) Smoke-Steve Spacek Imperial Theme-Stephanie Renee Black Is-fertile Ground Ft Nervasha Daya Devotion-Brown Baby Girl 31st July-Black Style Mood Ft Joseph Junior Can We Pretend-Bill Withers
Aja & Claire Simone's "Ketch A Vibe" is sponsored by Lemon Grass Music WWW.LEMONGRASSMUSIC.DE Starpoint show playlist 24th Aug Pidgeon Hole-Platinum Pied Pipers Ft Karma Stewart Bit By Bit-Beach Hoppers Home-Deborah Jordan Ft Replife Rythmo-Dusty Ft Carla Vallet Afrolps-Cesar's Salad Song For The Seasons-Nicola Conte LAFS-Lem Ft Lea Lorrien (Brazil Remix) Car Wash-Five Seasons So Pure-Konden Cuotas Pienas Ft Mill Sky Talks-Kira Neris What If I-Dawn Sessions Shadow Lands-Part Time Heroes Ft Llane Caroll Stay With Me-Platinum Pied Pipers (Groove Man Remix) A Silent Prayer-Lenora Jaye Ear Candy-Teena Marie Show Ya-Joseph Junior Let's Run Away-Darnell Kendricks
Aja & Claire
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Aja & Claire Simone's "Ketch A Vibe" is sponsored by Lemon Grass Music WWW.LEMONGRASSMUSIC.DE
Hey Love-SA-RA I Got You-Platinum Pied Pipers Ft Tiombe Lockhart Dirty Beauty-SA-RA Creative Partnership Ft Eryka Badu The Awakening-Stacey Epps Birds Of A Feather-Mocky City Lights-Five Seasons Imperial Theme -Stephanie Renee Shed Call-Soulpersona Ft Jocelyn Brown Nunca Sabras-Fernanado Cardo Al Centro De Cuba-Black Zone Ensemble Sundance-Illcutz Bossa Brasilia-Black Zone Ensemble Bubbles-Black Zone Ensemble Keep Dreaming-Beach Hoppers (Lemongrass Angel Mix) Gemini Rising-SA-RA Ft Rozzi Daime One Love-Beach Hoppers The Art Of Kissing-The Long Lost Higher Ground-Liquid Spirits Earth Wind & Fire (My Desire)-Black Style Mood Ft Joseph Junior Mistaken-Scrimshire
Aja & Claire
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Blessed Souls UK IS ON TOUR.. & FOR THIS SESSION ON COMING SUNDAY 16TH AUGUST 2009 FROM 6PM TO 1AM - WERE BACK IN SOUTH LONDON BRIXTON!, AT THE HOOTANANNY, 95 EFFRA ROAD, BRIXTON WATERLANE SW2 1DF OPPOSITE THE CARPET RIGHT, 5 MINS FROM BRIXTON TUBE STATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Singers, Rappers, Mcs, Poets, Dancers, Comedians & Musicians requesting to perform just come down - Queries Great Event with Live Band or your Backing Track CD Come Early to sign up Also you can send queries and Guest performance request to email blessedsoulsuk@yahoo.com
Favorite Flava – Love Theophilus London – Aquamilitia Dâm-Funk – Eternally (short version) Nicky Lars feat. Brea – Blue Skies Reggie B – Belief Dr Who Dat? – Space Balls Machinedrum – Crime Reaper (Beat 2) Harmonic 313 – Cyclotron The Sa-Ra Creative Partners – Powder Bump Mos Def feat. Slick Rick – Auditorium Erik L – Soul Symphony Deborah Jordan feat. Replife – Home Kissey Asplund – Smokey Marcos Valle – Escape Skymark feat. Deva Mahal – The Shadow
You Know what This Lifeeez-Motor Metropolian Jazz City The Kat From Katmandu-Barbara & Ernie Keep It Raw-Dusty Congaleve-Quasimode On A Cloud-Pied Pipers Ft Karma Stewart Hammond-Smoove & Terrell Stare It Cold-The Belltones Sweeter Than You- Foreign Exchange If You Dont Love Me-Liquid Spirits See The Light-Masirah (Sun Circle Remix) Jazz Cool-Kissey Asplund Slipping Away-Deborah Jordan Show Ya-Joseph Junior Let's Run Away-Darnell Kendricks Who Knows-Stacey Epps I'm Okay-Lisa Shaw Our Time-Carmen Chiles In My Soul-Part Time Heroes Ft Laura Vane Good Love(Remix)-Darnell Kendricks Closer -Black Style Mood Ft Joseph Junior Music-Liquid Spirits He Is My All-Claire Simone (Richard e Solar Sermon Remix)
The new Guynamite 180 gram 12 inch -''Born in '82' 4 Track Soul Boogie EP is out now on Mukatsuku Records (Cat MUKAT 015 )featuring the amazing vocals of Shea Soul & Dee.
As played by Phil Asher,Simbad,Kyoto Jazz Massive,Tubbs,Kevin Beadle,Mr Scruff and more !
Trippin' on 80's Black music; funk, soul, jazz are all met on this classy EP that's deliberately risk taking too. Down tempo BPM's electro key pads and rustic synths inserts lead on 'Take My Dreams sung by Dee, while the beats are prominent on instrumental 'Patrice' dedicated to keyboardist Patrice Rushen. Inputting new wave forms and bonus beats in double time 'Space Elevator' has plenty of funk with the gorgeously sung headliner 'Set Me Free' from Shea Soul sweetly soul broken boogie u p ! 10 out of 10 (IDJ Magazine)
check the sound here...
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check all the labels releases at link below http://www.juno.co.uk/labels/Mukatsuku/
Debut album "Groovy!" out on June 16th! A fantastic review from the leading UK soul site Soulchoonz and airplay in San Fransisco, London, Vienna, Montenegro, Frankfurt... Ooh, groovy!
Aja & Claire Simone's Ketch A Vibe show Starpoint Radio May 1st I Cant Help It-Micheal Jackson Let's Be Friends-Kyra Simone Dance With Me-Ebony Evans Friday Night-Arianna Jane Stillness In Time-Jamiroquai Oceans Of Love-Vladimir Cetkar Mr Moon-Jamirquai Born For The Screen-Vladimir Cetkar Freedom-Syleena Johnson Rimshot (Live)-Eryka Badu Simple Things-Minnie Ripperton Mistaken-Scrimshire Asunder-Stee Downes Good Nyooz-Soweto Kinch Ft Eska This Is Not A love Song-Omar Patience (Maqman Mix)-Joseph Junior World Of You-Omar Run For Yourself-Joseph Junior Wild Child-Tony Toni Tone Joy-Blackstreet Tossing & Turning-Tony Toni Tone
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