Unsurprisingly, when you listen to her sound,
Dana Masters was born and raised in the deep south of
the US. She is the granddaughter of a celebrated Civil Rights Movement
activist of the 50s and 60s, Johnnie Ruth Jenkins .
At 17 she left South Carolina to pursue her musical ambitions in
Minneapolis and worked with Prince's guitarist. Four years later she relocated to L.A.
where she met an an Irishman which led her to live in Lisburn,
Northern Ireland.
Whilst in NI she was introduced into the jazz scene and for the last
7 years has toured and recorded with Van Morrison as a featured
vocalist. Morrison says of Dana: "Dana's wide-ranging musical
influences are evident through her own unique sound. Her vocal
dexterity spaces the spectrum from deeply meditative to soaring,
soulful resonant highs".
Her new single, "Waste Your Time", is the third already this year and is from a forthcoming debut
album, "Real Good Mood" which she launches in May with three
dates in Belfast (4th), Dublin (9th) and London (10th). The first
single, "Rising" she performed live with the Ulster Orchestra (video
below).
Although her recorded material is rather scant (two EPs and now four
singles) she is a seasoned performer, having performed for the Pope,
President Clinton and Tony Blair and of course 7 years with Van The Man!
Last year she presented a BBC documentary "My Name Is Ottilie" which traces the history of Ottilie Patterson, a little known white
blues/jazz singer from County Down, NI, who was a member of the Chris
Barber Band who performed at Muddy Waters' club in Chicago in 1959
receiving a rapturous response.
If you like the sound of Acantha Lang then you should love Dana's new single as it's very similar sounding to our ears. (Note Dana is pronounced as Dayna rather than Darna).
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| Rating: | 8 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | New Soul |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Camden Studios Records |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 08/03/2024 |
| Key/BPM: | 10B/90 |
| Price: | £1 |
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