Another performance from our last Remedy Raw night a performance from the superb Chimene Suleymann listen and enjoy. Next Remedy Raw Wed April 25th more details to come.

UK Rapper Cage Lu drops the first track from his new EP “Slow Burn”. Teaming up with Kensaye again on production its a quality beat with Cage delivering dope rhymes as usual. Looking forward to the full EP dropping soon.

Obenewa dropped this a couple of weeks ago and if you haven’t seen it already definitley worth a watch. A wicked take on one of the highlight tracks from Chris Brown’s F.A.M.E album. Obenewa full of class as always enjoy!

A quick clip of the guys in action to remind everyone about the Divageek album launch this Thursday night @ C.A.M.P Shoreditch. I think i’ve made it quite clear on how much i love these guys and live there are very few better. Its £6 on the door and gonna be an UNBELIVABLE night if you love Soul music make sure you are there.

So there’s our final line up for the Music is Remedy Stage @ Streetfest. Our Art of Storytelling show will feature some of the best poets, lyricists and storytellers around. The names are all there not to mention the likes of Dean Atta, Bridget Minamore and Deanna Rodger who will all feature in the Rubix Collective set. Stage times have not been announced yet but we will have show throughout the day and let’s not forget there where will loads more going on on the day. Earlybird tickets are still available here and for more details about the day head to the website. Makesure you come join us!

A couple weeks back we had our firs Remedy Raw of 2012 opening the show was the inspirational Dean Atta. He closed his set with a performance of the poem that has seen him gain some richly deserved acclaim and exposure “Nobody’s Nigger”

Highlights from this months Wired featuring footage from Remedy Favourite Louise Golbey. The next Wired is May 14th @ Concrete should be another quality night.

UK HipHop royalty TY talks about his career in the music industry to date and his plans moving forward. The most amount of respect for this man he consistently puts out quality content that doesn’t conform to mass appeal but brilliant musicianship. His views are refreshing and inspiring to hear and anyone who does have anything they can contribute towards his forthcoming documentary get involved and reply to the links at the end of the video.

Last week we held our first Remedy Raw of the year down at The Ben Oakley Gallery Greenwich Market. It was an awesome night with some quality performances and a wicked atmosphere. Over the next week we’ll be dropping clips from each of the performers the first is a Remedy favourite from day. Lizzie Nightingale performed new songs for the first time from her forthcoming EP. Her vocals were sensational and the crowd loved it enjoy.
Big thanks to Omar Jennings for providing the visuals. Next Raw Weds April 25th Streetfest Preview more details to come!

Another singer that featured at Raw last week was the brilliant James Craise. He recently caught up with the guys at LinkUp TV to perform his version of Drake’s “Marvins Room”. It aint half bad keep your eyes on this guy.

Young man with plenty of wise words and thoughts that people should be listening too. Here is his latest offering quality stuff.

Music is Remedy is proud to be a curator at this years Streetfest.

Now in its fifth year, StreetFest is staging its biggest and most expressive event yet. The limit capacity has almost doubled to 5,000, through the successful acquisition of an additional warehouse, which will make this party a true ‘road block’.

We will be announcing our full line-up very soon.

Check out www.streetfest.net for other amazing updates of this years event.

Shakka and Vula on a video TOGETHER!!!!! OH MY DAYS!!!! THE HARMONIES!!! THE PERFORMANCE!!! Have I put enough exclamations marks in? Baddest Shakkapella yet Ridiculous this guy gets bigger and bigger. House of Alt on it again with the visuals.

New visuals from DivaGeek as we get to hear another track from their forthcoming Album. As to be expected its sounding SICK. Vula is just immense and the musicianship just next level BIGNESS! OH DEM HORNS can’t wait to get my hands on this record!

So there we were back at The Bedford. It felt good. The place has such a warmth about it, but I suppose that is more down to the atmosphere and vibes that are created when OneTaste are in the house on a Sunday. Its says a lot about an event and a team when the organisers greet you with the kind of embrace filled with love that you’d expect from your mum. But I guess that’s all part of the magic that keeps people coming back and makes One Taste so special.
That and the immense talent that fills their line ups and last night was no exception. It was Obvious that a huge portion of the crowd were there to see Tawiah. And rightly so despite some slight technical hitches her performance and energy was out of this world. Her vocals are on another level to a lot of the females out there and as much as everyone enjoyed the new songs the highlight was when she dropped “Every Step” (forgot how sick that tune was) from her first EP I think everyone loved hearing that again. Really hope the powers that be give her music the platform its crying out for.
The support cast were just as brilliant. Bear armed with his guitar and mellow vocals delivered an effortlessly cool calm and quality performance. Sabrinia Mahfouz had the places in stitches with her accents, charisma and love of gravy (every time I see a gravy boat I’ll be inclined to pick it up and drink it down). Extremely proud watching G.R.E.E.d.S making his debut on the One Taste stage. He has come a mighty long way and is now a master of his words and performance (despite dropping the mic) and its fantastic that his stories are reaching new audiences.
All in all a brilliant inspiring night if you’ve never been to a One Taste show you don’t know what you’re missing. Big luv to Stac Debbie Dani and the rest of the One Taste Crew!

This week Szjerdene dropped her long awaited Patchwork EP. To accompany its release  Szjerdene keeps up her track record of quality visuals with the video for the EP’s lead track “Blue Lullaby”. As always there are thought provoking images to compliment her lyrics and stunning vocals. The EP itself is very special, she sounds simply awesome and the overall feel of the EP can’t be put into any box its fresh and full of quality. You can listen and purchase the EP here check it out and invest in some real UK quality.

Last month the good people at Lyrix Organix launched their first compilation EP. Its features a vast range of different artists who have performed at their events over the last couple of years and acts as good taster as to what to expect from one of their events. The album is filled with lots of caribbean and African rhythms as well as some more soulful numbers and a couple of spoken word gems. Highlights would of course be G.R.E.E.d.S and The Remedies “We Are” and Dean Atta’s “Revolution” whilst the standout tracks for me would have to be Ayanna Witter-Johnson’s “Sometimes” and Ayah Marar’s “Dandelion Tea”. This is not available on download just physical CD it is however just £5 and a solid investment with all proceeds going to various charities. There is something for everyone here and as i said some real gems have a listen below and follow the links to purchase!

If there is one thing you can say about The Stow its that they never fail to deliver when it comes to visuals and their latest offering is no exception. The Moonrunners deliver simple quality again that works so well with probably the best track from their Covers EP. Good Tune, Good Vid, Good Work!

Whilst the sun was shining and the air smelt positive in the heart of Shoreditch, KM Scribbles managed to catch up with the lovely Kersha Bailey a few days before her highly anticipated album launch, over some sweet tasting juice.  See the exclusive interview below

So Ms Kersha let’s get straight into it! Let’s cover some background How long have you been singing? Did you know this was what you always wanted to do?

 Funnily enough I did want to be a Fashion Designer at one point but I realised that wasn’t really my passion. My mum is a singer and singing is in my family so when I started singing it just felt right. I actually did some acting for about 5 years but that was not my passion either. I have been singing from the age of 5 and that is where my heart belongs.  

 Your guitar skills are very impressive and I know you taught yourself how to play right? How long did it take you to teach yourself?

Thank you, I do teach myself yeah. I have been playing the guitar for 5 years but I did lose motivation for a while and lost patience of teaching myself so I have been consistent with playing and learning for 2 years. I am still learning though, I would probably say I am a bit better than a basic player but I want to increase my skills with reading music especially. How I actually started playing the guitar was whilst I was at a friend’s house. Her guitar was just sitting next to her radiator and I picked it up and started humming. I teach myself by humming a melody and writing it down really fast and then trying to find it on the guitar. I also had a few guitar lessons from Michael Kiwanuka & N Dubz’s guitarist Martin Anderson.  I used to play keys and the drums but I didn’t really feel a connection to them.

 I had the pleasure of getting a sneak peak of your album and I love thelyrics in your songs. Are they all written from your personal experience? Where do you get your inspiration from?

The majority of the album is from my personal experiences and my journey so far or I sometimes createstories which I think stems from the acting that I did. The song “Ain’t gonna waste my time,”

..{Interupption} Yes is that the first track? I love that song! Sorry continue lol…

 Aww thank you, the song is about a guy I was with; my first boyfriend. I was a virgin, as I am now and it’s like he couldn’t wait! He was a typical bad boy and I thought I could change him and help him but I realised that really was not the case. He cheated on me and it really hurt. I even put down my guitar for a little while and I did not realise that I had fallen away from my music. It’s crazy how when something like that happens you don’t actually realise how much it affects you and your everyday living. So yeah that is the story behind that song. The track ‘Beyond the Stars’ which is the album title is about when I was younger and wasn’t really confident. I would  sometimes do things that would go against what I believed in. A few years in I slowly started to gain confidence and accepted who I am….I’m still a working progress but i know I’m loved  Other inspiration I get is from people around me and things that may have happened to them but mainly my own experiences.

Wow, yea trust me it’s a hard lesson learning you can’t change someone! Do you have a favourite spot you like to go and write songs? What’s the craziest thing you have written a song about?

 Not really, I write songs ANYWHERE! The song ‘Minotaur and Me,’ may be confusing to people when they hear it as they may not understand what it is about. It is actually based on a bad dream I had which made me wake up in a cold sweat. In the dream the Minotaur was chasing me and there was a voice telling me to run. The dream seemed crazy at the time but I wrote a song about it and it was only years later that I realised the true meaning of the dream and the song. The Minotaur represented the male figures in my life who weren’t there, one of which being my dad who is non-existent and when I did come into contact with him it wasn’t anything positive. Also the guy I spoke about earlier – both of them are male figures that didn’t bring any positivity to my life. They appear all nice in the beginning but then you realise it’s not really what it seemed.

Wow it’s funny how life can work out sometimes. In your own words how would you describe your style?

Ah, I’ve asked my band they don’t even know, lol. My manager says I don’t need to confine myself to a genre or box; my music is just my music. For me I would say I am a mixture of genres with mainly Jazz and parts of Indie and Acoustic Soul. But I mean what section would that be placed under in HMV? LOL

What do you think about the UK music scene at the moment?

I think it’s heathly – we’re getting some recognition and I think it’s great. Whilst the focus is somewhat out here now I think it’s the time for the deserving artists and musicians to make their platform. We all know there are a lot of great artists in the US but I think it UK’s time now.

 How would you describe your journey as a solo artist so far?

It has been eventful and very interesting. When I was exposed to venues with the buzz around me I didn’t have the right people by my side to keep me grounded and to help me. I had people approach me who made a lot of false promises which obviously never worked out. I then lost my buzz slightly because when nothing is heard from you people automatically think you aren’t doing anything and I didn’t want people to forget about me. That was my low point. Also being unsigned is a struggle especially financially as you have to fund everything independently yourself. My album is going to be digitally released and I will be saving money from the guest list from my launch to hopefully print hard copies. This industry can be really stressful but I have had some high points too. Beverley Knight invited me to one of her gig rehearsals which was a really nice night – it was good to get an inside feel of what the industry is like and to learn from someone already in it. I got to just chill with her as well and buss’ joke which is always nice. I also had my tracks played in L.A and I headlined at Ronnie Scott’s and recorded a track with Labrinth – good times.

So the launch is fast approaching! Tell me about that – how is the preparation going?

It’s been a crazy one and because I am unsigned and not working I don’t have all the financial backing to support me and get the venue I really wanted to. Luckily enough though DJ Supa Fine offered to help me out with securing a venue and that’s how I managed to get The Hideaway. I will be honest and say it is not the ideal venue I had hoped for but I am really grateful. I am just stressing about trying to change the décor to put my Kersha Bailey twist on it and make it feel more homely. I would love to have some carpet, big lamp shades and cupcakes present at my launch. The decor the venue has at the moment includes skulls on the wall which definitely isn’t me but I am working with it. I am excited about the launch and nervous at the same time. I did not expect to see the amount of numbers that I have seen on the list to attend but for that I am so grateful, excited and nervous!

If you was not singing what would you be doing?

I would either be teaching music/singing or teaching how to play the guitar. I also like the idea of developing artists too with their singing voices as well as song writing.

Okay to finish up, describe what music is to you in one sentence.

Oh, it’s not just one thing for me. Music is a form of release no matter how you feel whether it’s happy or sad you can relate to it. It allows you to be yourself – you can be whacky, crazy sometimes strange. You can just be you and not be judged.

KM Scribbles

Kersha Bailey’s debut album ‘Beyond The Stars’ will be released on iTunes on Friday 30th March 2012.

The album launch will be held on Thursday 29th March 2012 down at The Hideaway, 114 Junction Road, London N19 5BL from 8pm!

 
This Tune has been making so much noise since the video dropped at the start of the year and today it is finally released! To go along with the release of “This Groove” Incisive has edited together some video clips of himself Shakka and TE1 (producer) putting the tune together. If you love the track then definitley worth and watch and as always when Incisive and Shakka get together there’s plenty of jokes.
Can’t say enough how much I respect not just these guys talent and quality but their work ethic is incredible. This tune deserves success get behind and download today.
This Groove is available to download NOW right HEREEEEE get downloading this and leave that smile let it grow