Selah Sue, real name Sanne Putseys, was born in Leefdaal, Belgium on 3rd May 1989. She started playing classic guitar when she was 15. When she was 17, she participated in an open mic night in ‘Het Depot’, a small venue in Louvain. Milow,  real name Jonathan Vandenbroeck, a successful Belgian singer, being the organiser of the event, saw her performance and asked her whether she wanted to be his support act. She accepted, wrote more songs  and is steadily gaining fame and respect.

Soulife interviewed her for you…

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“Anything great always starts with love,” says soul-music aficionado Vonnie “Honey” Woods, whose means of expressing her sincere, simple passion for the music and its artists, has grown from a small mailing list about new music finds, to an internet show called Soul 2 Soul (projectvibe.net, rawcast.com), a morning radio show called Honey Soul’s Sunrise (90.1 FM, KPFT Houston), and HoneySoul.com. The site has ranked as highly as #15 of out 198 million “soul music” searches on Google, and it has been referenced and/or acknowledged by Prince’s official site, Vibe.com, Eurweb.com, Capital Records, Okayplayer.com, AOL Black Voices, and Philadelphia Weekly - all in only two years.

She was kind enough to let us interview her. Check it out…

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In a city of singing legends, from Elvis Presley and Otis Redding to Al Green and Aretha Franklin, Memphis vocalist Susan Marshall proudly holds her own, an award-winning paragon of hometown talent.

While she might not be a household name yet, anyone who has listened to Lenny Kravitz, the Afghan Whigs or Lynyrd Skynyrd has heard Marshall’s impressive singing chops, a gift that never fails to stop people in their tracks.

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As an add to their City Stories campaing, Banana Republic interviewed the artists in the City Sounds Compilation. They asked their favourite places and personal style. Here’s the result…

Question 1. What are your 3 favorite music venues to hear music and why?

Ayo
1.Olympia, Paris, France - I was lucky enough to be able to play at the Olympia (13 times by the end of February 09)! It is a mythical place where the greatest artists of all times have performed and it is located in a mythical city. Paris has my heart and Olympia keeps me humble.
2.Sylvia’s, Kohln, Germany - Very cool venue in a city that is omnipresent in my life. I grew up partly around Kohln. It is also a place filled with music and opened to non-traditional type of artists. Big Reggae music scene as well.
3.Hiro, New York, NY - I had a great show there last summer. Great vibe and setting. You get a warm feeling in there and the audience is very close to you while you perform.

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This summer Banana Republic celebrates the inspiration of urban life with the release of City Sounds, a new digital album featuring never-before-heard tracks from the nine music artists appearing in the ‘City Stories’ national ad campaign, including exclusive first tracks from OK Go and Liz Phair’s highly-anticipated new albums, as well as songs by Sara Bareilles, Ayo, Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba, Tommy Torres and more.

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Antiguan born Jeremy James, the son of a singer and the grandson of a guitarist, is continuing the family tradition of providing music for all to enjoy as a singer, songwriter and performer.

Jeremy’s style is organic and can be described as smooth and soulful, yet edgy. His lyrics are dressed with melodies that leave lasting impressions that all listeners can easily relate to. When Jeremy is armed with a guitar, he fills the air with colorful, yet complex, chords.

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A few weeks ago we featured Kameron.

“…The Atlanta-based singer/songwriter that is Kameron Corvet proves that there is always room in rock music for a young man with soulful vocals and compelling lyricism.  Corvet’s mix of light rock and smooth soul combine the sweet sultry vocals of Maxwell, the literate class of Sting, and the undeniable flare of Prince.  Despite the many comparisons make no mistake about his individual uniqueness…”

Now it’s time for the interview.
Enjoy…

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Soulife is proud to present A Summer Night with Gil Scott-Heron. This event will happen this Wednesday, June 10 and is hosted by Sounds of Brazil (S.O.B.s).

Together, we are giving a pair of tickets to the person that answers correctly the 2 following questions first.  Answers must be added as a comment of this post. You must leave an -mail so we can contact you with details on the prize. Answers to the questions can be found in this text and at Sounds of Brazil (S.O.B.s) website.

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I was browsing some videos on the web, when I came across this Dwele masterpiece.

Watch him as he takes you in a journey through some classics.
Special reference to the special guest

Enjoy…

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After 9 years, Sade finally returns with a new work.
Her new album will be released November 24, 2009. The title of that album is yet to be known.

The message that revealed this update also shows some other interesting information, like why November was picked for the release “…Sade loves the Holidays…” and fans are assured Sade will continue to avoid trend-hopping  “…We haven’t ever adapted to fit in and even right at the very beginning we didn’t really fit in. We have our own kind of course and that’s the route we go…”

If you wish to view the full story, please visit her official website.