Zonke meets YORK [2023] - Take Me There [Upper Level Records]

The latest track from the forthcoming "the early tapes" album by Zonke & YORK is a more jazzy and  mellow number titled "Take Me There" released today.

The album is due in a couple of weeks on 27 Oct and so far that's five singles drip fed from it. As we stated previously, the album is essentially a re-issue of Zonke's 2004 debut album, "Soulitary" which  only had a limited release in Germany, Italy and Japan.

The song starts off in a classical vein with violin before the soulful vocals of Zonke and YORK's saxophone take it into soulful jazz territory. We weren't too sure about it at first but it's a real grower.

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Rating:	8.3
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Soul Jazz
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Upper Level Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	13/10/2023
Key/BPM:	5A/73
Price:	£1

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Zonke meets York [2023] - Only You [Upper Level Records]

We came across Zonke and YORK a couple of weeks ago who are dripping tracks from a forthcoming album "the early tapes" (due 27 Oct) which consists of tracks from Zonke's 2004 debut album "Soulitary".

We posted all three tracks released so far, "It's Love" (15 Sep),  "Wena Wedwa" (1 Sep) and "Someday" (18 Aug) and a fourth, "Only You" has been released today.

Zonke Dilana is a South African singer/songwriter/producer from Johannesburg who met German saxophonist/flautist YORK from Bremen whilst working in Germany. They began working together on her debut solo album "Soulitary" which was only released in Germany, Italy and Japan.

YORK's flute is quite prominent on "Only You" which might just be the best track so far, although we have enjoyed them all as they have a timeless quality with Zonke's smooth and soulful vocals.

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Rating:	8.6
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Upper Level Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	29/09/2023
Key/BPM:	7A/94
Price:	£1

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Zonke meets YORK [2023] - It's Love [Upper Level Records]

A single, "It's Love" ,by Zonke & YORK from a forthcoming album "the early tapes" due on 27 Oct. The album is essentially her first album "Soulitary" recorded in Germany and released by Columbia in Germany, Italy and Japan in 2004.

Two other singles have already been released, "Wena Wedwa" (1 Sep) and "Someday" (18 Aug) which we have also included below.

Zonke Dikana is a South African singer, songwriter, producer, who debuted in 2006 and rose to fame with her third album "Ina Ethe" in 2011. Both her parents were musicians, her father a drummer and mother a singer. To date she's released five albums, her last being "L.O.V.E."  in 2018.

YORK is York Ostermayer a saxophonist / flautist from Bremen who has worked with Randy Crawford and Phil Collins and was a member of Jazzkantine (later named Culture Clan) for who Zonke wrote a song "Africa My Motherland" for their 2003 "Africa" album. They went on to write together from Zonke's "Soulitary" album.

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Rating:	8.6
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Upper Level Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	15/09/2023
Key/BPM:	7B/110
Price:	£1

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