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‘Confidence is the keyword for letting go of the constraints that inhibit us from true expression’. Colonel Red has learnt on an undulating journey that has taken him from his Birmingham birthplace, the second of four sons born to a Jamaican father and an English mother in the 60′s to the independent artist he is today. In an atmosphere of racial unrest that had him ‘locked up’ at the age of 15, he emerged inspired by the rich music culture he grew up with and combined with Rastafarian philosophy saw a young rude boy Redz sporting a natty Afro as...

After Kaporal Maïky, Admiral T, Jeune Sergent and Caporal Nigga, Colonel Reyel is the new soldier of the Antilles dancehall army. The 26-year-old artist owes his success to his single "Celui", a title that immediately won over fans of ragga zouk. A native of Guadeloupe, Colonel Reyel spent his childhood in Paris, France. Before entering the reggae dancehall scene, Reyel had a passion for rap. In the early 2000s, he sang in a band of deejays known as the Septentorial Crew. The group's line-up has changed several times since then. Septentorial Crew now consists of Mad Mike, Mäster Mägnum, Twente...

1) Partly electric, partly synthetic,Colone’s a combination of trusted and refreshing elements. Colone is a project by multi-instrumentalist, singer and producer Roel Adrian Sobel (living in The Netherlands) Largely inspired by the British musical heritage there are also some American influences. The British feel could be attributed to the fact that Adrian lived in England when he was young. You can hear influences from Joy Division, The Smiths and New Order but Colone actually just sounds like Colone. Often you hear something new even after listening repeatedly. Colone has had attention from Dutch radiostations calling Colone ‘Serious Talent’ in 2007(3FM...

The Kentucky Colonels were a bluegrass band that was popular during the American folk music revival of the early 1960s. Formed in Burbank, California in 1954, the group released two albums, The New Sound of Bluegrass America (1963) and Appalachian Swing! (1964). The band featured the influential bluegrass guitarist Clarence White, who was largely responsible for making the acoustic guitar a lead instrument within bluegrass, and who later went on to join the Los Angeles rock band the Byrds. The Kentucky Colonels disbanded in late 1965, with two short-lived reunions taking place in 1966 and 1973. In 1954, the three...

Jason Anderson's Wolf Colonel specialised in absolutely spot on lo fi nuggets of beautifully observed pop, they recorded three albums for K between 99-2002, before Jay dropped the wolf colonel moniker and went on to record some more smashing stuff that's slightly more polished, but just as touching still for K. If you get the chance, and you probably will, go and see this guy, let him stay at your house, give him a lift somewhere in your car, and talk to him about Steely Dan. Ian Scanlon .