Ottawa Diva: Mélissa Laveaux

I confess. I have a soft spot for female voices. Especially when their voice seems to come from some deep core or nucleus of energy. I'm sure your ears have perceived this from Billie Holiday, Nina Simone or Big Mamma Thornton, but I get them all together when I listen to Mélissa Laveaux. Born in Montréal from Haitian background, and raised in Ottawa in an anglophone environment, her music is a collage of soulful rhythms, mixed with folk, blues, pop, and root melodies. From covering pop star Beyoncé to singing Haitian lullabies, her soothing and raspy voice crowns beautifully a very impassioned songwriting that just makes my ears happy. For your beautiful senses: La voix de Mélissa Laveaux.

Mélissa Laveaux

Sunday Mix - Music for your beautiful ears: M-2011

Today I took some tracks I've been listening to lately and tried to mix them into a 1-hour compilation. I'm not a professional DJ, but I think it went pretty decent. I used Traktor Pro, and it worked like charm. Hope you enjoy this as much as I did doing it. For your beautiful senses: M-2011 Mix by The King of Senses. Enjoy!
PS: There's a limited number of downloads....so Hurry up!

Track List:

1.- Rain of Gold (French Horn Rebellion Remix) - Young Empires
2.- I Am The Beat (Treasure Fingers Remix) - Señor Stereo
3.- Invisible Light (House of Stank Remix)- Scissor Sisters
4.- Holidays (Sam Sparro and Golden Touch Remix) - Miami Horror
5.- I Follow Rivers (The Magician Remix) - Likke Li
6.- Spaceship (EDX Remix) - Benny Benassi Ft. Kelis & APL & Jean-Baptiste
7.-  Take Me Over (Flight Facilities Remix) - Cut Copy
8.- Inviters (Lipelis & Simple Symmetry Remix) - Pompeya
9.- You Can Dance (Gemini Club Remix) - Chilly Gonzales
10.- Hot Mess (Duck Sauce Remix) - Chromeo
11.- Metropol (Original Mix) - Christoph Andersson
12.- Bad Gal feat Robyn - Savage Skulls
13.- Don't Turn The Lights On (Christina Martin Remix) - Chromeo

Hip-Hop Flamenco: Ojos de Brujo...Un pokillo de HipHop Flamenkillo

This band from Barcelona, Spain, just turned 10 years old. They mix traditional Flamenco rhythms like Bulería, Soleá, and Martinete with Hip Hop lyrics, often involving social thematics like immigration, human rights, and discrimination.

They just released a new album called "Corriente Vital" or "Vital Flow," featuring collaborations with other Spanish and Latin American artists like Jorge Drexler and Los Pericos.

For your beautiful ears: Ojos de Brujo.

Ojos de brujo

Beautiful Blood: The Middle East

This Australian band just can't fit into a specific genre. Sounds like Indie mixed with Folk and Trip-Hop. Anyways, I just heard their song "Blood" and then went for the video...and I must say that the combination of visual and sound will make your heart pump blood faster than ever. For your beautiful heart: The Middle East.



http://www.themiddleeastmusic.com/