Introducing ‘StarStruck’, a feel-good track guaranteed to put a spring back into your two-step. Soneni’s soft and sweet vocals are wrapped up in warm melodies that melt over the blissful beats of production and live band outfit, Funk For The Soul. Described as ‘a sublime piece of soulful house’ by DJ Ras Kwame, ‘StarStruck’ has not only been broadcast on BBC 1xtra, but was also selected out of hundreds of tracks to be used as part of the BBC 1Xtra HomeGrown podcast (distributed to around 20,000 listeners). Subsequently, ‘StarStruck’ has gone onto receive support from numerous DJs and radio stations in the UK, to being spun on decks across the ocean in Atlanta, USA.
Multi-talented artist Soneni, is all at once a singer, songwriter, lyricist and poet. She says of her music; “it’s a cocktail of my life’s stories and journeys, of the poetry that’s come with that, and the lessons learnt”. London born with Zimbabwean roots, the artist has an array of musical influences, as diverse as Nas, Queen, Miriam Makeba, to Lauryn Hill and Richard Ashcroft. Soneni has even impressed the legendary Raekwon, from hip-hop’s Wu Tang Clan, who described her as “a combination of the early 70’s live music sound with some jazzy mean stuff”.
The Producer behind ‘StarStruck’, Elmo from the production and live band outfit Funk For The Soul, says “my aim is to make quality, classic music which is not restricted by musical boundaries”. Funk For The Soul are a fresh and dynamic collective that combine the musicianship of the old school with current music trends. Expect to hear afrobeat, soul, hiphop and everything in between, all with two crucial ingredients: Funk and Soul.
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