Imagine taking the Afro-Latin rhythms from the Caribbean of salsa, merengue, bachata and los romanticós and then fusing them with the soulful harmonies of R&B and Sunday Gospel. What you get is a beautiful mix of “Spanglish” sounds that is COASTCITY! The eclectic two-man team of Jean Rodríguez and Danny Flores have coined their style of musicá as “Caribbean Soul” – ..it’s such a satisfying sound fusion they serve up.. it’s like food to your ears!..sabrosó!! Ceek VR has provided the opportunity to see COASTCITY live! As they take the stage on a magical night to help raise funds for The Playing For Change Foundation at The DAER Nightclub in Miami, Florida. COASTCITY blesses us with a first-time performance of their newly released single “Purple & Prince” off their Wild Americanos album. They also get you dancing to a festive bachata tune called “Besame” then absolutely crush it with a soulful performance of “Nada es Para Siempre” CEEK VR takes a special moment to sit down with COASTCITY to talk about the influences in their lives, their music and how they have been inspired to create the amazing unique sound of theirs. Make sure to get a taste of Caribbean Soul and check out COASTCITY !!Solo en CEEK VR! Un Neuvo Realidad!!
Thu, Jan 1, 12 AM
Yvette Twagiramariya is a BBC bilingual broadcast journalist. She first joined the BBC as a bilingual trainee and continued as a freelance reporter before securing a permanent position in the organisation as one of the TV presenters for the BBC Africa Youth programme called BBC what’s New/BBC Actus Jeanes.
Thu, Jan 1, 12 AM
Grammy-winning R&B legend Ashanti shares her journey to stardom on the Debut Live with Carl Lamarre. Find out how Ashanti got her name, Irv Gotti tainting the murder inc label, writing songs about her exes from a real place, getting Biggie for the Foolish Remix, how “Always On Time” was originally from Brandy. There are so many layers to Ashanti’s story, and the Debut Live Season 1 finale peels back on signing to Bad Boy at 13, choosing music over college (she had scholarship offers in track from Hampton and Princeton) getting her feet wet with features on tracks with Big Pun, Fat Joe and Ja Rule to becoming a superstar with incredible longevity.
Thu, Jan 1, 12 AM
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