The Game
© Copyright-YOLANDA CHARLES
(5036865004483)
Record Label: MAMAYO
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MamaYo is the inspiration of Yolanda Charles. She has played bass for Paul Weller, Aztec Camera, Marcella Detroit, Incognito, Robbie Williams, Mick Jagger and Dave Stewart and more recently, BB King.
Her love of early blues/funk and 80's soul have been brought together in the form of MamaYo. Entitled The Game, this is an album of her songs performed by guest vocalists, Carleen Anderson, Shaun Escoffery, Mandy Lecointe and Vanessa Freeman, with poet/rapper The Liegeman.
The idea behind the project is to have taken part in "An album recorded today that has some of the qualities of old, where you can hear the people on those records, giving the songs real character and a place in time."
Most tracks feature the basic band line-up, drums, bass, guitars, keyboards with occasional horns. She has used it as "An opportunity to work with people whom I really admire for their spirit and their love of music"
For more information about Yolanda, the Mamayo project and other music, please go to www.groove4dayz.com
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author: Angie Giles - LIFE PROJECT
The more I listen to this album, the more I find to love about it. Everyone involved in this project is a true artist in their own right and the respective skills they contribute make this a very special album. Honest and authentic, it's the musical embodiment of a host of deeply talented musicians and singers being great at what they do best - and enjoying themselves in the process. 11 out of 10!
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author: Keith Ames Musician Magazine
Wishing to create a recording where character comes first and technology plays a supporting role, Yolanda - together with husband Miles Bould on drums - hits the listener with a raw mix of dance-floor funk, soul and blues.....If your heart lies in the grooves of hand-crafted music, your whole body will be moved here. Top class.
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author: Bass Guitar Magazine
...The Game is a remarkable album, conceived, written, arranged and produced by bassist Yolanda Charles. Yolanda has assembled a band populated by some of the best musicians and vocalists in the business, including drummer Miles Bould.....In these times of over-produced girl and boy bands clogging up the charts, albums like this truly are a breath of fresh air. Highly recommended....
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author: Blues & Soul Magazine
...It's a refreshingly eclectic brew, blending funk, soul and rock flavours. Carleen Anderson fronts the strident title track, which is powered by muscular funk-meets-rock dynamics. Shaun Escoffery also contributes a couple of impressive vocal performances. Yolanda Charles's....funky bass...is an ever-present feature that gives "The Game" real cohesion. Well worth checking out.
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