Tag: Ricardo Martínez

• J.P. Bimeni releases first single with his trusty Black Belts band from his forthcoming second soul album of same name: ‘Give Me Hope’ on Lovemonk Records

  

  Burundian soul singer J.P. Bimeni – the royal refugee who escaped death more than once and has now found fame in the UK – has dropped the first single from his forthcoming album of the same name, Give Me Hope. As before, JP’s amazing voice channels Otis Redding in his prime, while musing about ambition,…

  WTM

  November 26, 2021

  East Africa, Europe

  “Two Guns”, 2018 BBC 6 Music Album of the Year, Afro-funk, Alex Larraga, Black Belts, Burundi, Fela Kuti, Fernando Vasco, J.P. Bimeni, Lovemonk Records, Motown, Pablo “Bassman” Cano, psychedelia, Rafael Díaz, Ricardo Martínez, Rodrigo Diaz “Niño”, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Stax soul