Real Music

Shakatak are legendary. For decades, they have spread sophisticated Jazz-Funk. Fortunately, they will be back on the road soon, including in Germany. Their tour had to be postponed countless times because of the pandemic.

Real music is alive. While many of its big masters died in the past years, their heirs are taking over. One of them is Jacob Collier. He is getting ready for a…

All over the world, people go for the 'Made in Germany' label when they purchase motorized vehicles, tanks, rifles, ice cream, bread, washing powder, cuckoo…

Making an amazing new album and promoting it in the middle of the Corona pandemic is a challenge. The Dutch Soul and Funk act Tristan is doing it anyway. "What Could Possibly Go Wrong?" will be released in April.

Sérgio Santos Mendes is the man who brought Bossa Nova, Samba and Musica Popular Brasileira to the world. But this is only the simple version of a story that…

Funk equals Kool & the Gang, and vice versa. They co-invented Funk, they have been delivering it for more than half a century and they are almost as active…

The legendary Temptations are almost as active as they were in the 1960s. One original member, 79-year-old Otis Williams, is still with them. The best part of the story is that they are coming to Europe.

Arturo Sandoval is the measure of all things having to do with the trumpet. His biography is quite a story too. 'Turi' is about to turn 70.

We know this whole pandemic thing will drag on for a long time. In spite of it all, breathtaking music was recorded this year. These are ten examples.

There are bass players and bass players. Mark King from the Isle of Wight in Britain is definitely part of the second category. The slap bass master founded the legendary band Level 42. Today is his birthday.