The new album from singer-songwriter Kwabs is one of the most anticipated of the year. Soul singer, jazz man, dance artist - it is hard to pigeonhole him, and that is just how he likes it.
Kwabs (pronounced Kwobs) is the stage name of Kwabena Sarkodee Adjepong, of south London. Brought up in the care system, he joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, whose former vocalists include Carol Kenyon and Amy Winehouse, as a teenager and spent three years as its lead singer. He then went on to study jazz at the Royal Academy of Music. Kwabs's rich baritone was further noticed when, in 2011, he appeared on the BBC's Goldie's Band: By Royal Appointment programme. The UK nationwide search for young talented musicians culminated in Kwabs performing at Buckingham Palace. Last year, after signing to Atlantic Records, he released the slow-burning soul and hip-hop infused single Walk. Although something of a minor hit in the UK, it topped the chart in Germany. The video has since been viewed on YouTube about 80 million times. "I don't check any more, but it makes me feel good," says the self-deprecating singer on his tally of views. "You don't really expect it to happen, but then you don't know what will happen and that's the beauty of it. "You make music thinking, 'This will fly somewhere,' and you don't really know where." Kwabs's growing reputation also led to a sold-out night at London's Koko venue, a feat often reserved for artists with more than a couple of modest EPs behind them. If he was nervous before the crowd of London industry types and hipsters, it didn't show. "Often, I don't really go out to see how big the venue is or how big the crowd is until I go out and sing a note," he says. "I prefer it that way because throwing caution to the wind can sometimes be good in those situations.
อัลบั้มใหม่จากนักร้องนักแต่งเพลง Kwabs เป็นหนึ่งของคาดว่าส่วนใหญ่ของปีนี้ นักร้องจิต มนุษย์แจ๊ส แดนซ์ ศิลปิน - มันเป็นหนัก pigeonhole เขา และเป็นเพียงว่าเขาชอบKwabs (pronounced Kwobs) is the stage name of Kwabena Sarkodee Adjepong, of south London. Brought up in the care system, he joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, whose former vocalists include Carol Kenyon and Amy Winehouse, as a teenager and spent three years as its lead singer. He then went on to study jazz at the Royal Academy of Music. Kwabs's rich baritone was further noticed when, in 2011, he appeared on the BBC's Goldie's Band: By Royal Appointment programme. The UK nationwide search for young talented musicians culminated in Kwabs performing at Buckingham Palace. Last year, after signing to Atlantic Records, he released the slow-burning soul and hip-hop infused single Walk. Although something of a minor hit in the UK, it topped the chart in Germany. The video has since been viewed on YouTube about 80 million times. "I don't check any more, but it makes me feel good," says the self-deprecating singer on his tally of views. "You don't really expect it to happen, but then you don't know what will happen and that's the beauty of it. "You make music thinking, 'This will fly somewhere,' and you don't really know where." Kwabs's growing reputation also led to a sold-out night at London's Koko venue, a feat often reserved for artists with more than a couple of modest EPs behind them. If he was nervous before the crowd of London industry types and hipsters, it didn't show. "Often, I don't really go out to see how big the venue is or how big the crowd is until I go out and sing a note," he says. "I prefer it that way because throwing caution to the wind can sometimes be good in those situations.
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