Louis Jordan, New York, N.Y. July 1946

R’n’B

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Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated as R’n’B, is a genre of popular music that originated in African-American communities in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when “urbane, rocking, jazz-based music with a heavy, insistent beat” was becoming more popular. In the commercial rhythm and blues music typical of the 1950s through the 1970s, the bands usually consisted of piano, one or two guitars, bass, drums, one or more saxophones, and sometimes background vocalists. R’n’B lyrical themes often encapsulate the African-American experience of pain and the quest for freedom and joy, as well as triumphs and failures in terms of relationships, economics, and aspirations.

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Estère – Mad About Your Sea

If you’re one of our loyal long-time readers, you’re going to remember this rounded, mature voice by Estère…
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QUINZEQUINZE – Le Jeune

Today is my birthday, not that it matters at this point — friendly nudge and a cringy wink. What better way to celebrate than to put the spotlight onto the rather intriguing bunch of creative individuals members of the artistic collective QUINZEQUINZE based out of Paris.
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Asha Gold – Debut

Produced by @mitchjonesmusic , and written by @ashagoldmusic during the quarantine. Her third single "Debut" took its final shape as a clear therapeutical potion for wellness...