Mo Brandis contributes singing and songwriting to the new Incongnito album, Surreal. You can hear him on “This Must Be Love,” “Don’t Wanna Know” and the first single “Goodbye To Yesterday.” Below he tells Zane Tate about working with Incognito, his own music, and his charitable work serving orphans.

Incognito has just released a fantastic new album called Surreal. Bandleader Jean-Paul “Bluey” Maunick took time out of his busy schedule to tell Zane all about it. This is part one of that interview.

Lady Alma has not just one, but two new albums on the way. The first is a live album called Lady Alma Live, and it drops in a couple weeks. The second is a full-length, studio LP. I asked Lady Alma if she would fill me in on some of the details.

The new album from Dudley Perkins, called Holy Smokes, is a sizable endeavor at over an hour long with 26 tracks, all of them inspired and thought-provoking. I asked Perkins (also known as Declaime) where he found his inspiration. He responded that, “a record titled Umsindo inspired me to reach further and embrace my African [...]

Below, Zane speaks with Simon Harrison, of the Basic Soul Show, which is broadcast on FM radio, podcast and various web-stations across the globe. You can also hear Simon’s Nu-World DJ mixes on Samurai FM. Both feature the best in Soul, Jazz, Nu Jazz, Broken Beat, House, Drum and Bass, Funk, Hip Hop, and just [...]