Jitwam
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Hailing from Assam in northeast India, Jitwam, the self-proclaimed “psychedelic soul savant”, has steadily carved out his own lane and cemented himself as a global sector and live performer and label front at The Jazz Diaries.
With a signature style that moves across an array of genres, Jitwam's music bounces between dance-floor tempos, jazz influences and soulful beatscapes that burst with a palpable rhythm section, drawing in listeners time and time again. Incorporating sounds from across the world, Jitwam marries incisive political commentary with deep introspection to create work that is, at once, wrenchingly intimate and sweetly playful.
Jitwam’s career in music has always felt predestined. The first record he bought - a $2 blank white-label vinyl - turned out to be a Moodymann track, a discovery he made around the same time he found out his music would be featured on Moodymann’s DJ Kicks compilation. Finding success through two LPs, ‘ज़ितम सिहँ’ and Honeycomb, and acclaimed tracks including ‘WhereYouGonnaGo’ and ‘busstop’ Jitwam has become a mainstay of the underground.
Releases
Third (2022)
Brooklyn Ballers (2022)Videos
Stranger Danger (In The Streets Of Life)
Hey Papi
Confidence
Brooklyn Ballers
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Jessica Winter
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Jessica Winter distills raw emotion and compelling melodies through a prism of electronic, indie and pop music. Her debut EP Sad Music encapsulated this perfectly, and set the tone of what feelings the listener can expect to hit. In 2021, Jessica followed up with her second EP, aptly titled More Sad Music - six new songs that expand her sound further.
Not only a gifted singer/songwriter, Jessica is also a producer who self-produces her own solo music whilst also collaborating with other producers and musicians to realise her vision. Jessica was heavily involved with the writing and production of Jazmin Bean’s debut album, Worldwide Torture. Her work has been supported by the likes of Dazed, Wonderland, Annie Mac & Jack Saunders BBC Radio 1, Mary Anne Hobbs BBC 6 Music, KEXP ‘Song of the Day’, KCRW as well as touring with Death Grips and Pumarosa.
In 2021, Jessica was enrolled in Vevo’s DSCVR Artists to Watch class of 2022, joining previous alumni Billie Eilish, Pop Smoke, Sam Smith and Jorja Smith.
Releases
More Sad Music (2021)
Funeral (2021)
Psycho (2020)
Sad Music - Comanavago Remix (2020)
Sad Music - Chambermix (2020)
Sad Music (2020)Videos I Think You’re Going To Hurt Me (So Bad)
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Petite Noir
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Petite Noir is the Congolese musician and artist Yannick Ilunga. Born in Belgium, raised in South Africa, Ilunga is the architect of Noirwave – a musical and cultural movement that draws creative energy from punk aesthetics and the fragmented identity of today’s African diaspora. Championed by Solange, and a collaborator with Danny Brown, Saul Williams and Yasiin Bey amongst others.
It is through the lens of Noirwave that his mini-album La Maison Noir / The Black House was created, along with . Diverse yet instant, La Maison Noir six tracks are imbued with a spirit that leave an indelible memory.
Releases
Simple Things (2022)
Numbers (2022)
CoeurWorld (2020)
Blame Fire - TALA Remix (2019)
La Maison Noir / The Black Houseaison Noir Mind 2 (2019)Videos
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Redinho
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Tom Calvert aka Redinho was the key player in the creation of Roya. It all began with his infectious double single ‘Mmm mmm (feat. Vula)’, and ‘Square One (feat. Kimbra)’ - both hit so hard that it inspired us to start this new label so we’re eternally grateful to this talented multi-instrumentalist producer for being the catalyst.
Redinho went on to collaborate with Blimes on ‘Snake Skin Boots’, crowned Annie Mac’s “Hottest Record In The World” on BBC Radio 1 at the time, and his earlier collaboration with the Grammy award winning artist Kimbra ‘Square 1’ was featured in Michaela Coel’s hit TV series I May Destroy You. Other gems that Redinho has released with Roya include ‘Sheriff’, featuring the soulful king of falsetto Joel Culpepper, as well as the melodic 80’s tinged ‘Nova Special’ and the funk infused ‘Bullet’ with San Soucis.
Releases
Bullet (2021)
Sheriff (2019)
Nova Special (2019)
Snake Skin Boots (2019)
Mmm Mmm (2018)Videos
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Emira
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South London artist Emira steps gracefully into a rich lineage of soulful songstresses to have emerged from the UK capital’s southern boroughs, and blends r&b with pop influences. Emira's previous collaborations with Slick Don, Walter Ego & Doctor Jeep have had support from Fader, Complex & Mixmag, featured on acclaimed Comedy Central TV show Broad City as well as radio play on BBC Radio 1Xtra.
Releases
Front Page (2021)
Drunk Texting - Remixes (2020)
Drunk Texting (2020)
Midnight Request (2019)
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