May 17, 2024 melodicmuse

Mdou Moctar announce openers for tour, add Bowery Ballroom show

Mdou Moctar‘s new album Funeral for Justice came out last week, and they begin their tour supporting it in June. They’ve added a second NYC show, at Bowery Ballroom on June 25, the day before their sold out show at Warsaw on June 26. Tickets for the new show are on sale now.

They’ve also added BODEGA, Bat Fangs, Lia Kohl, and J.R.C.G. as support for the tour, varying by date. Both NYC shows are with J.R.C.G., and you can see updated dates below.

MDOU MOCTAR: 2024 TOUR DATES
Jun 5, 2024 Anchor Rock Club Atlantic City, NJ *
Jun 6, 2024 The Abbey Bar At ABC Harrisburg, PA *
Jun 7, 2024 Friday Cheers at Brown’s Island Richmond, VA
Jun 8, 2024 Haw River Ballroom Saxapahaw, NC ^
Jun 9, 2024 The Orange Peel Asheville, NC ^
Jun 11, 2024 The Charleston Pour House Charleston, SC ^
Jun 12, 2024 Saturn Birmingham, AL ^
Jun 13, 2024 Terminal West Atlanta, GA ^
Jun 14, 2024 Bonnaroo Manchester, TN
Jun 15, 2024 HI-FI Indy Indianapolis, IN #
Jun 17, 2024 The Empty Bottle Chicago, IL +
Jun 18, 2024 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL +
Jun 19, 2024 The Magic Bag Ferndale, MI +
Jun 20, 2024 Beachland Ballroom & Tavern Cleveland, OH +
Jun 21, 2024 Asbury Hall Buffalo, NY +
Jun 22, 2024 Green River Festival Greenfield, MA +
Jun 23, 2024 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA +
Jun 25, 2024 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY +
Jun 26, 2024 Warsaw New York, NY +
Jun 27, 2024 9:30 Club Washington, D.C. +
Jun 28, 2024 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA +
Jun 30, 2024 Glastonbury Festival Pilton, England
Jul 3, 2024 Electric Brixton London, UK
Jul 5, 2024 – Jul 7, 2024 Groene Heuvels Beuningen Gld
Aug 16, 2024 Paredes de Coura Coura, Viana do Castelo District
Aug 19, 2024 Festsaal Kreuzberg Berlin, Germany
Aug 20, 2024 UT Connewitz Leipzig, Germany
Aug 21, 2024 Ampere Munich, Germany
Aug 22, 2024 Magnolia Summer Stage Milan, Italy
Aug 25, 2024 Petit Bain Paris, France
Aug 27, 2024 Gebäude 9 Cologne, Germany
Aug 28, 2024 Paradiso Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aug 29, 2024 – Sep 1, 2024 End of the Road Festival Salisbury, England
Aug 31, 2024 Manchester Psych Festival Manchester, England
Sep 1, 2024 Moseley Folk Festival Birmingham, England
Sep 2, 2024 Saint Luke’s Glasgow, UK
Sep 3, 2024 Boiler Shop Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Sep 4, 2024 Brudenell Social Club Leeds, UK

with BODEGA
^ with Bat Fangs

with Lia Kohl

with J.R.C.G.

May 16, 2024 melodicmuse

Tems sets album release date, announces world tour (Radio City included)

Earlier this year, rising Nigerian Afrobeats star Tems revealed that her debut full-length album, Born in the Wild, was on the way. We’re still waiting for a tracklist, but she has announced the release date: it’s due out on June 7 via ’93/RCA Records. She’s also announced her first-ever world tour supporting it, with European dates in June and July and North American dates in August, September, and October, followed by shows in Africa, Asia, and Australia. Naomi Sharon and Lekan each open select shows, and you can see all dates below.

The NYC show is at Radio City Music Hall on September 5, with Naomi Sharon. Tickets to all shows go on sale Friday, May 17 at 10 AM local time.

TEMS: 2024 TOUR DATES
JUN 12 – EVENTIM APOLLO London, United Kingdom
JUN 15 – L’OLYMPIA Paris, France
JUL 04 – SENTRUM SCENE Oslo, Norway
JUL 08 – TEMPODROM Berlin, Germany
JUL 10 – CARLSWERK VICTORIA Cologne, Germany
JUL 12 – PARADISO Amsterdam, Netherlands
JUL 16 – MONTREUX Montreux, Switzerland
AUG 22 – THE FILLMORE MIAMI BEACH Miami, Florida
AUG 24 – HARD ROCK CAFE Orlando, Florida
AUG 26 – GILLEY’S SOUTH SIDE BALLROOM Dallas, Texas
AUG 28 – 713 MUSIC HALL Houston, Texas
AUG 30 – COCA-COLA ROXY Atlanta, Georgia
SEP 01 – THE ANTHEM Washington, District of Columbia
SEP 03 – THE MET PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SEP 05 – RADIO CITY HALL New York, New York
SEP 07 – HISTORY Toronto, Canada
SEP 11 – AGGANIS ARENA Boston, Massachusetts
SEP 13 – L’OLYMPIA Montreal, Canada
SEP 15 – BYLINE BANK ARAGON BALLROOM Chicago, Illinois
SEP 17 – THE MISSION BALLROOM Denver, Colorado
SEP 22 – QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE Vancouver, Canada
SEP 25 – SHOWBOX SODO Seattle, Washington
SEP 27 – THE WARFIELD San Francisco, California
SEP 29 – THE THEATRE AT VIRGIN HOTELS Las Vegas, Nevada
OCT 01 – THE GREEK THEATRE Los Angeles, California
NOV 09 – MARGARET COURT ARENA Melbourne, Australia
NOV 12 – FORTITUDE MUSIC HALL Brisbane, Australia
NOV 15 – THE HORDERN PAVILION Sydney, Australia

May 15, 2024 melodicmuse

Sophie Powers announces new EP & tour, shares “Woah!!” ft. kets4ek

Alt-pop artist Sophie Powers announced a new EP, Glitch: Lvl 1, due out on July 12 via Atlantic Records/TAG Music. “If Vanellope Von Schweetz from Wreck-It Ralph had a playlist, it would be this EP,” she says. “Full of fast paced hyperpop, industrial and pop-punk sounds, it’s the perfect record for summer ’24! The listener needs to be ready to hear this EP, as it tackles topics such as ARFID, depression, anxiety, breakups, ADHD, love, and navigating life as a teen today. With technology having changed so much in the past 15 years, the visuals and aesthetics tie in nostalgic and pixelated graphics from my childhood, alongside the tech we see today. That’s where the player ready? pixelated video-game storyline fits in. The listener should be ready for a blast from the past, and launch into the future. This is my last year of being a teen. I might as well go out with a bang!”

She’s shared a new single from the EP, frenetically-paced pop track “Woah!!”, which features Kets4eki. “I’m a romantic,” she says. “I believe that true love at first sight is real. And honestly, that’s what this song is supposed to represent: The initial ‘woah’ moment. But I’m also a realist. I know that sometimes, no matter how special you think someone is, life can get in the way. Kets4eki does an awesome job discussing relatable current day relationship struggles. He really brings that real factor to the song. I meanwhile am in a fantasy world of my own on the chorus. Luckily, reality hits me hard on the bridge. I guess my all in or nothing personality has really done a number on my dating life… oh well ! I get to write songs like this because of it :)”

Sophie is also going on tour starting later this month, with headlining North American shows in August, including an NYC show at Mercury Lounge on August 8. Tickets to all new shows go on sale Friday, May 17 at 10 AM local, with various presales starting Monday, May 13 at 10 AM local.

SOPHIE POWERS: 2024 TOUR DATES
MAY 12 – Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse *
MAY 13 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy Glasgow *
MAY 15 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy Birmingham *
MAY 16 – London, UK – Troxy *
JUN 1 – Fort Worth, TX – So What?! Music Festival
AUG 2 – Los Angeles, CA – The Moroccan Lounge
AUG 3 – San Francisco, CA – Brick and Mortar
AUG 7 – Philadelphia, PA – The Lounge at World Cafe Live
AUG 8 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
AUG 10 – Toronto, ON – The Drake Underground

w/ PVRIS and Scene Queen

May 14, 2024 melodicmuse

Róisín Murphy announces ‘Hit Parade Remixes’ album, shares “The House (System Olympia Remix)”

Róisín Murphy has announced Hit Parade Remixes which will be out May 24. The album features nine remixes of tracks from last year’s Hit Parade album by Moodyman, Eli Escobar, Baba Ali, Payfone, and more.

You can listen to the System Olympia remix of “The House” which turns one of the more overtly disco tracks on the record into synthy/housey territory. “I’ve known System Olympia for a couple of years having reached out directly to her because I fell in love with her music,” Murphy says. “We have collaborated on coming music for her project and she put together an incredible DJ mix for my BBC 6music residency and curation last year. She’s a producer and songwriter of immense class, her work is deeply funky and sexy and cool. She’s Italian with all to cool stuff that goes along with that, she’s a sister.” Listen to that below.

Róisín kicks off her summer North American tour in less than a month at NYC’s Brooklyn Paramount on June 7. All dates are listed below.

roisin-murphy-hit-parade-remixed
Hit Parade Remixes:
The House (System Olympia Remix)
The House (Ruf Dug Remix)
Can’t Replicate (Baba Ali Remix)
Can’t Replicate (Hernan Cattaneo & Mercurio Remix)
CooCool (Club Mix)
CooCool (Suricata Remix)
You Knew (Payfone Remix)
You Knew (Eli Escobar Remix)
What Not To Do (Moodymann Remix)

RÓISÍN MURPHY – 2024 TOUR DATES
May 29 – Primavera Sound Festival – Barcelona, Spain
May 31 – Mailfeld Derby – Mannhein, Germany
June 7 – Brooklyn Paramount – Brooklyn, NY
June 8 – MTELUS – Montreal, Canada
June 10 – HISTORY – Toronto, Canada
June 11 – Rivera Theatre – Chicago, IL
June 13 – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival – Manchester, TN
June 15 – The Fillmore Miami Beach – Miami, FL
July 4 – Rock Werchter – Rotselaar, Belgium
July 5 – Montreux Jazz Festival – Montreux, Switzerland
July 11 – Montreux Jazz Festival – Montreux, Switzerland
July 26 – Crystal Palace Bowl – Bromley, UK
August 20 – Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide – Berlin, Germany
August 21 – Stadtpark Hamburg – Hamburg, Germany
August 22 – Rock En Seine Festival – Paris, France
August 24 – Wythenshawe Park – Manchester, UK
November 1 – Roseland Theater – Portland, OR
November 2 – Moore Theatre – Seattle, WA
November 3 – Vogue Theatre – Vancouver, Canada
November 7 – The Shrine – Los Angeles, CA
November 9 – The Warfield – San Francisco, CA

May 13, 2024 melodicmuse

Montreal Indie Mavericks Debbie Christ Topple Our Collective Inhibitions on Debut Album Tower

No one would ever mistake singer-songwriter/guitarist Clara O’Page as the shy type. As the mastermind and frontwoman behind the genre-bending Montreal mavericks Debbie Christ, O’Page rifles through an array of musical styles, topics, moods and perspectives like a stage actor going through costume changes. Now, with their thrilling full-length debut Tower, O’Page and her bandmates stand poised to topple our collective inhibitions around shame, sexuality, and trauma with a theatricality and fashion sense that hits hard while also making the subject matter more palatable.

“I’m the youngest of six,” O’Page explains, “so I was encouraged to be funny and outgoing — I love to be goofy and make people laugh — but vulnerability was foreign to me. I grew up in an Evangelical household where you just don’t talk about the icky bits. You save those for God. On top of that, my dad’s side is English. It’s a very repressed cultural mindset. So, where I’m typically a clown day to day, music is my place where I can be more serious. Getting into punk music, I gradually got more comfortable disclosing my feelings. I learned that it can be revolutionary just to simply say what you’re actually feeling. That’s very profound for someone like me. Like I’m not someone who cries very easily, so music is how I do my crying. And it evolved to the point where there’s now a definite shock-value element.

The video for the single “Lust!” is the ultimate case in point. Suffice it to say you’d be hard-pressed to find another example of sexual violence portrayed with such stylishness and verve. “Stylish” isn’t a word we typically associate with assault, but Debbie Christ and director Aaron Nadal have somehow managed to pull-off the impossible in their portrayal of physical violation as a metaphor for addiction.

“I’m not trying to piss people off,” she adds with a laugh, “but I feel like people need to be shaken up. There are too many ways that we’re all just so… bound-up. And it would benefit us all to just be able to break free and have room to breathe. My favorite photographer, for example, is Robert Mapplethorpe. I’m really inspired by his ability to make people question what art is versus what’s just vulgar and over-the-top. And I like dwelling in that place where you’re kind of squirming in your uncertainty. If you do that with a conscience — if you actually have a point — I feel like that can be very useful. Especially if the music underneath really grabs you. And that’s where all the different styles come in. We’re trying!”

An explosive mix of surf, garage, psychedelia, shoegaze, glam, punk, folk, and spoken-word, Tower jolts the “confessional music” stereotype into an all-new, decidedly assertive artform, even as O’Page’s songs reveal softness and unguarded disclosure as a superpower. At times, Tower echoes the stylish minimalism of The Velvet Underground. At other times, Debbie Christ channels an avant-glam sensibility that would’ve made the likes of David Bowie and The New York Dolls proud. Elsewhere, serrating bursts of naked emotion split the difference between Patti Smith, PJ Harvey and contemporary art-pop experimentalists like Sasami.

Indeed, Tower allows us to imagine what it would be like if pop mavens like, say, Debbie Harry or Pat Benatar had been born a generation later and fronted the Canadian folk-punk trio And The Kids. Or, for instance, if Angel Olsen had been born a generation earlier and joined Alice Cooper at the height of their druggy eccentrism.

Speaking in a prayer-like cadence at the beginning of Tower, we hear O’Page incanting the words “Elixir of life, I ask for light… I am given sound”.

For O’Page, one form of expression can always swap places with another. “For me,” she explains, “the act of making music is more like mixed media. My journals are very tactile, and I see slow fashion almost as like a new punk movement. I almost can’t help but see all of these things as going hand in hand — melodies, phrases, visuals, and fabric are always sloshing around in my head. When people listen to the album, that’s the sense I want them to get.

tracks:

Sound
I’ve Got Time
Lust!
11/19/18
2 Lil Birds
Spell
We Carry On
Come Back Home
I Love You Bob
Surrender
Tower
Heathen

May 11, 2024 melodicmuse

Interview: Harbor & Home

Have you ever found yourself revisiting a particular dream more than once?

I really haven’t had the same recurring dream before, but themes can be consistently brought back depending on the season of life that I am in. If I’m carrying a lot of stress in a moment, I generally will have my dreams match that.

In your opinion, what is an essential life experience that every individual should undergo at least once?

I feel like experiencing and even living in another culture should be high on the list for people. There is something amazing about being immersed in the way that someone else does life.

What’s currently playing in your ears?
A corporate conference is on the speakers in front of me 🙂

What is one book that changed your life?

The book “Atomic Habits” is one of the most practical books that I have read in the past few years. I found the writer’s logic to be extremely compelling and the advice to be easy to implement and understand.

If we’re treating, what beverage would you choose?

An ice cold Pamplemousse LaCroix if from the can, Soda water with a lime over ice from a fountain or bourbon on the rocks.

Share with us a significant dinner memory that stands out for you.

I remember visiting a restaurant called Ohana at the Polynesian Resort in Disney World as a young boy. The restaurant was immersive and well themed to match the vibe of the Island food that was being served. My eyes widened at the sight of the giant skewer of Tiger Shrimp that the server paraded around and we ate to our heart’s content.

Can you recount a challenging work experience that you consider to be the least enjoyable?

I find that being the one in charge of any event or business venture can carry the most amount of stress. I had a point in time where I was not only responsible for the band, but also another company’s top clients. The amount of stress I carried weighed on my mind and my relationships until I finally had to drop the full time job.

Reflect on the day that brought you the most joy in your life.

I remember a day when I was in my early teen years or even younger and I was having a birthday party at a small amusement park in Minnesota called Valley Fair. This trip was special because I was surrounded by my school friends, but more importantly my grandpa was able to come with us. He always added an energy and a sense of humor and fun to all things he was involved in. I remember him joking around with me and my friends on the car ride down while we all barked out our laughter.

If you had the chance to jet off anywhere right now, where would your destination be?

Probably some lakeside cabin in the northern woods with my family where we could spend the day fishing, hiking in the woods, and maybe venturing into town to go visit the small boutique and antique shops.

Who holds the title of your favorite fictional hero?

My favorite fictional hero is probably Iron Man. My favorite villain is either Magneto or Darth Vader.

How would you like people to remember you?

I think this has changed over the years. A long time ago, I really wanted to be remembered for my work ethic. As I’ve grown older and even lost others that I loved, I’ve realized that relationships are far more important to be remembered for. Love well and pour into others, engage in humor, feel what each other feels and be there for those you love.

May 10, 2024 melodicmuse

Belfast Singer-songwriter NADIA Makes Anthemic Return New Single, ‘Catch Me If You Can’

Belfast singer-songwriter NADIA is set to delight audiences with the euphoric new single, ‘Catch Me If You Can’. Scheduled to drop on 3rd May, this alluring dance-pop anthem is anticipated to be an immediate club hit. Produced by Spike Milliken in Mojo Recording Studios, Bangor NI, this number combines hypnotic melodies with an irresistible chorus, poised to launch the artist’s career to electrifying new heights.

In this seductive single, NADIA fuses her signature powerful vocal delivery with a glimmering wall of synths, tantalizing rhythms, and deeply engaging lyrics that will resonate with young fans across the UK and beyond. Illustrating the emotional whirlwind of infatuation, ‘Catch Me If You Can’ explores the unpredictable nature of love, set to fill dancefloors everywhere.

Revealing the inspiration behind the soul-stirring single, NADIA shared: “I’m so excited for my brand new single ‘Catch me if you can’ to be out! It’s a fun disco pop track, and was written about being so infatuated with someone you feel like your head is spinning!”

NADIA broke into the mainstream in 2023, marked by a string of successful releases. The lineup included ‘Every Step’, the hypnotic earworm ‘Push the Button’, and ‘Figure It Out’, produced by the legendary Arden ‘Keyz’ Altino (renowned for his work with Jay Z, Mary J. Blige, and Justin Bieber). Notably, NADIA explored the emotional rollercoaster of love in previous releases, such as ‘Love Victim’, where she delved into raw emotions of pain, confusion, and betrayal as she sang over captivating dance rhythms in collaboration with fellow Northern Irish artist Jordan Adetunji.

In February 2024, NADIA revealed her previous single ‘Buzz’, which displayed the versatility of her sonic palette with its luscious pop melodies and imagery-led lyricism. Renowned for her soulful sound and mainstream sensibilities, the artist has garnered recognition and acclaim throughout her music career, featuring in the likes of Music News, CLOUT and The Irish Post.

Since making a live debut in London supporting D3LTA at Paper Dress Vintage, NADIA is set to embark on her first mini tour, supporting Irish pop sensation Lyra. The singer-songwriter will join Lyra for four dates, gracing iconic venues The Deaf Institute (Manchester) King Tuts (Glasgow), The Globe (Cardiff) and the Omeara (London).

NADIA’s discography has showcased her eloquence and self-confidence, commanding the attention of listeners with her passionate neo-soul sound. Since refocusing her career in 2018, she has continuously impressed, releasing a series of noteworthy singles and joining forces with Sound Ballistics Music & Publishing.

NADIA’s ability to effortlessly charm with her smoky soul voice and evocative songwriting solidifies her status as one of the most exciting new voices in pop. Coupled with a gorgeous soul sound that revels in electro-pop anthemics, NADIA is ready to charm audiences once more with ‘Catch Me If You Can’.

May 9, 2024 melodicmuse

DECCA CLASSICS SIGNS THE OFFICIAL ROYAL HARPIST ALIS HUWS

“As an artist, I feel that you have a responsibility to reach people who can’t reach you” – Alis Huws

Decca Classics is thrilled to announce the exclusive signing of Alis Huws, the Official Royal Harpist, who was personally selected by His Majesty King Charles III to perform at his Coronation at Westminster Abbey a year ago.

Alis, who grew up on a farm in the rural and picturesque hills of Montgomeryshire, Wales, now graces palaces with her enchanting harp melodies. She describes going from working in sheep pens in the morning to performing in front of royalty in the evening: “I had a day last year when I was at home in mid-Wales helping with the sheep and lambs from about six in the morning until lunchtime, then I hopped on a train to London and spent the whole evening playing in St. James’s Palace.”

Growing up, there was a harp in the family home, so it was inevitable that one of the four siblings would learn to play it, although she did not immediately fall in love with the instrument, and it ended up being Alis. Alis’ raw talent eventually led her to the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and it was there, in 2019, that the then-prince (the college’s President) appointed her as the Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales. Last year, when Charles III became King, Alis’ became the Royal Harpist.

At the Coronation of King Charles, Alis played ‘the gold harp’ (the official royal harp, made by Salvi Harps and embellished with intricate gold leaf decoration featuring the Welsh dragon), alongside the specially formed Coronation Orchestra in a performance of Sir Karl Jenkins’ ‘Tros y Garreg’ (Crossing the Stone). She recalls the coronation as the “pinnacle” of her five years in the role: “Watching history happen in front of my eyes felt surreal; it was such a privilege and honour”. She has also performed for countless heads of state and Prime Ministers worldwide.

Alongside her work performing for the royal family, Alis is passionate about bringing music into communities, giving regular interactive concerts in care homes as well as working with children with additional needs: “My life is full of contrasts but I wouldn’t have it any other way” she says. During lockdown, the harpist performed for shielding families and has worked extensively with community-based charities Live Music Now!, and Music in Hospitals and Care. She is especially interested in how music can affect those living with dementia. One poignant memory for Alis is performing in a care home where a woman cried tears of joy as her husband remembered her name after listening to Alis play. “These are the reasons I do what I do,” Alis reflects.

Alis also recalls performing in New York and flying back to London the next morning to perform in a high school for students with special needs where she is a musician in residence: “As an artist, I feel that you have a responsibility to reach people who can’t reach you rather than expect them to come and find you in a concert hall. Often, my most rewarding and uplifting experiences come from bringing music into the community and finding the people who can really benefit from hearing live music.”

Now London-based, Alis has recently been selected as one of the 30 under 30-year-old Classic FM rising stars in 2024. Today Alis releases her own arrangement of her favourite Welsh folk song, ‘Tra Bo Dau’ (As long as two remain), for solo harp.

Her debut EP, which is in progress, will be released later this year

May 8, 2024 melodicmuse

The Earthly Frames Sing the Body Robotic with New Single Cicatrise Dud

Musical mad scientist Gabriel Walsh is back with “Cicatrise Dud,” the latest offering from his ever-shapeshifting project The Earthly Frames and the first single from the new full-length Infranyms, out June 3rd.

With “Cicatrise Dud,” Walsh delves into robotics and the human-technology interface while giving us a taste of his new direction: a retro-futuristic barrage of rock and pop, Infranyms sees Walsh finding the ecstatic sweet spot between new wave and no wave while balancing synthetic sounds with careful, introspective songwriting.

One of most captivating experimentalists on the contemporary indie landscape, Walsh has switched genres over the course of the last six Earthly Frames albums, from electronic to classical to what Walsh himself describes as “deeply weird rock.” And, as his body of work expands, Walsh increasingly resembles a kind of missing link between classic American eccentrics like R. Stevie Moore and modern YouTube outsider artists like Louis Cole.

Infranyms is the seventh album in Walsh’s series The Rainbow Table — a decade-plus endeavor to create an LP for each color of the classic ROYGBIV mnemonic. Infranyms occupies the much-debated indigo spectrum of The Rainbow Table. Many speculate Sir Isaac Newton only added this half-way color to align with a grander pattern he saw in observation and the occult. Infranyms celebrates this gloriously unverifiable assertion in measure and mystery.

The Earthly Frames is the current musical incarnation of Gabriel Walsh. (Walsh derived the name from the almost-disturbingly trippy children’s puppet program Magic Star Traveler.) For twenty-five years Walsh has been producing experimental pop recordings. He’s played in bands such as sad-songers Timesbold, freaky-improvers Wooden Wand & the Vanishing Voice, and Hebrew space-rockers The Solillians.

With The Earthly Frames, we can hear the through-line of layered, warped sounds that Walsh has been honing for a quarter century join up with a fixation on disjointed, fictional worlds. For example, the first Earthly Frames release was a USB drive with a one-of-a-kind narrative fragment. Owners of the devices had to choose whether or not to share their particular artifact with the others to complete the story or keep it to themselves – flipping the notion of music file sharing on its head. The following release came with a card game and short film all set in the world of a billboard salesman who’s having a nervous breakdown

May 7, 2024 melodicmuse

Olivier Cheuwa Shares New Track “MAMALE”

Cameroonian born Olivier Cheuwa star in the music industry, has just released his newest single, “MAMA LE”, a soul-stirring ode to love. With captivating melodies and poignant lyrics, Cheuwa’s latest creation pays homage to the unconditional love and sacrifices of a love so unique.

Olivier Cheuwa discovered music in his teens, joined the choir, and went on to perform in music festivals and concerts across the world.

He premiered Maggie Blanchard , a pioneer of French-speaking Gospel, in concerts in France and Belgium and also participated in The Voice of Switzerland in 2014.

“MAMA LE” resonates deeply with listeners, blending heartfelt vocals with the emotive musical direction by SEYSEY, creating a powerful musical experience.

With several awards and albums, this masterpiece in his second official language showcases Olivier Cheuwa’s versatility as an artist, cementing his position as one to watch in an afrobeats music scene completely new to him.

Speaking about the inspiration behind the song, Cheuwa expressed, “I wanted to create something that could connect with the afrobeats audience, tap right into the wave of the world with the right messages not only celebrating love so unique but serve a message so powerful.”

The music video was shot in Lagos, Nigeria by the outstanding Tariebi Joel.

“MAMA LE” is now available on all major streaming platforms, offering fans a chance to experience Cheuwa’s compelling artistry firsthand.