Well here we have it, a big band version of Ola Onabule's 2015 modern soul smash "Soul Town". Several versions were flying around including Drizabone, Mike Maurro
and CW (Colin Watson) mixes, but the 'in-demander' was the Nigel Lowis
Remix coupled with the CW Remix (a more 'traditional' mix) which saw a
7" vinyl release. There are currently none available for sale on Discogs
and the last one to sell, sold for £50 with £75 being the highest price
paid which gives an indication of how in demand it is on vinyl.
Ola has a new album due soon on SWR Music "Soul Encounter" with SWR Big
Band and one of the tracks is the new 'big band' version of "Soul Town".
Silky smooth vocals on a mellowed down version of a great song with real
musicians, what's not to like?
Three tracks from the album have been drip fed as singles for the last
three months consecutively "Swinging Wide" (Feb), "Let Love Alone" (Mar)
and "Every Prey" (Apr).
Ola was born in London, relocating to Nigeria for his secondary school
years before returning to London at 17. He began his recording career in
1995 and the new album will be his tenth.
Click icons below for further information or to connect with the
artist.
Rating: | 8.7 |
Explicit: | N |
Genre/Style: | New Soul |
Format: | Album Track / Single |
Media: | Digital |
Label: | SWR Music |
Cat No: | None |
Date: | 05/2022 |
Key/BPM: | N/A |
Value: | £1 |
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