Nneka - Lost Souls (Live in Philly)

To regular visitors to MusicLoad, Nneka needs no introduction. For those who do not know her, yet, she is a powerful quiet storm who will blow your mind if you can take the time to sit back and ponder her lyrics. One word can be used to describe her: "DEEP". One word can describe what her music has: "IT".

Most of her music has deep political undertones, but songs often start out with lyrics that may sound like trite love songs, before the depth of the political undertones take shape.  So, pay close attention!

This song in particular, Lost Souls from her album TO AND FRO, has a little of that for a moment and might even invoke listeners to ponder thoughts of how they themselves have grown older and changed... our inner light that can begin dimming toward darkness because of life's harsh realities.

When I look into your eyes, all I see is your lost soul...
You Use to Shine… in The Darkness… You were a star...
You… it was always you, you used to shine
Overnight, you shine no more…
In this world of darkness…. racism, prejudice, of guns and war.. you need to give love... In my world of selfishness, in my world of wickedness, in this world of guns of war… you need to give love… Please, Please…

Nneka is from Lagos, Nigeria. Most of her political angst is based in the political corruption in her own part of the world, but she is well aware of the global political scene and how imperialist powers have played a role in the corruption of even her own politicians in Lagos. Nneka is a voice that speaks truth to power everywhere, whether she names names or not. She once told me in a one on one meeting that she never names names. I love her music for it's substance and feel she shares the same activist spirit that was emitted from Bob Marley's soul and music. All of her music going to back in time to when she was getting started musically is worthy of a long dig through. It's as fresh and meaningful today as it was when it was all originally made.

Nneka - Lost Souls (Live in Philly at World Cafe Live)

Hear more Nneka at MusicLoad.com/2013/01/nneka.html

Connect direct with Nneka at NnekaWorld.Com, Facebook.Com/NnekaWorld, Instagram.com/nnekaworld and on Twitter.Com/NnekaWorld

Special thanks to filmmakers Craig Carpenter and Mike D. of ReelBlack Productions for posting the above live performance of Nneka.

More from CSS

One of the most fun rock bands anywhere in the world, Brazil's CSS, also known as Cansei de Ser Sexy always has great crazy fun music videos that can put smiles on sad faces. Below is their most recent video to their song titled Hangover from their album titled Planta.

CSS - Hangover


Get the digital version of CSS' Planta album on iTunes or the vinyl at Amazon.

Hear a fantastic handpicked list of classic CSS songs with videos at http://www.musicload.com/2012/12/css-cansei-de-ser-sexy.html

When in Los Angeles not long ago, CSS rocked it big time! They are super excellent live and a must see if in your town.

CSS is presently on the European leg of their 2013 world tour. Please see dates below and visit the official CSS website for the best direct link to tickets.

SEP 21 Sheffield, GB
SEP 22 London, UKHeaven
SEP 23 Paris, FRTrabendo
SEP 24 Amsterdam, NLParadiso
SEP 26 Berlin, DEBerghain
SEP 27 Copenhagen, DKRust
SEP 28 Hamburg, DEReeperbahn Festival
SEP 29 Brussels, BEOrangerie
OCT 01 Conegliano, ITApartamento Hoffman
OCT 02 Zürich, CHRote Fabrik
OCT 03 Vienna, ATWaves Vienna Festival
OCT 04 München, DEBackstage Club
OCT 06 Barcelona, ESBikini
OCT 07 Madrid, ESCírculo de Bellas Artes
OCT 08 Lisbon, PTTMN AO Vivo
OCT 09 Santiago de Compostela, ES

Connect direct with CSS at https://www.facebook.com/CSSSUXXX

Tricky (featuring Nneka)

Tricky, one of the world's great musical collaborators, managed to pull off a nice track with the great Nigerian songstress known as Nneka. Enjoy!

Tricky - 'Nothing Matters' feat. Nneka


Connect direct with Nneka at NnekaWorld.Com, Facebook.Com/NnekaWorld, Instagram.com/nnekaworld and on Twitter.Com/NnekaWorld

Connect direct with Tricky at TrickySite.Com

Hear more Nneka at the following links:

http://www.musicload.com/2013/03/nneka-restless.html

http://www.musicload.com/2013/03/nneka-focus-live-featuring-babatunde.html

http://www.musicload.com/2013/02/more-nneka.html

http://www.musicload.com/2013/01/nneka.html

Lady - More sweet sounds from the fabulous U.K. soul duo

I love everything about the songs on the debut record from R&B/soul duo known as Lady featuring vocalists Nicole Wray and Terri Walker. The songs are fresh and original, but fortunately, the group is not afraid to find a special sweet spot inside a sound that is classic in the nicest of ways. Last April, Musicload featured their video to their very tasty song titled Get Ready. Revisited the other songs from their debut album this morning with a big smile. Enjoy!

Lady - Tell The Truth


Lady - Please Don't Do It Again


Lady - If You Wanna Be My Man


Lady - Good Lovin


Lady - Karma


Get the new album direct from Truth & Soul Records at: http://truthandsoulrecords.com/albums/lady/

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Mazzy Star - California + Fade Into You (Official Music Videos)

Unless you've lived under a rock, Mazzy Star needs no introduction. After nearly two decades, Mazzy Star has been long overdue for a release. Here is the latest song titled California which is from the upcoming release titled Seasons of Your Day.

Mazzy Star - California

Originally released in 1994, the song below is the highest charting Mazzy Star song so far, and the song that made them stand out most as the ethereal cult classic group that they are to this day.

Mazzy Star - Fade Into You

Connect direct with Mazzy Star at Facebook.com/MazzyStarOfficial

More from the great Bettye LaVette

One of the baddest soul funk R&B artists the planet has ever seen or heard, Bettye LaVette has that "it" thing that will rock your world. Never contrived or jive, she is always believable and authentic.

This particular live performance of Bettye, featured below, happens to be a cover of a Lucinda Williams song titled Joy which Lucinda wrote for her own 1998 album titled Car Wheels On A Gravel Road. In 2005 Bettye LaVette recorded Joy for her own album titled I've Got My Own Hell To Raise. This particular live performance is solid, just like everything Bettye sings. Enjoy!

Bettye LaVette - Joy


Connect Direct With Bettye LaVette at BettyeLaVette.Com and Facebook.Com/BettyeLaVette and Twitter.Com/BettyeLaVette

Hear/see more from Bettye LaVette in our previous posts:

http://www.musicload.com/2011/08/bettye-lavette-stories-from-segregation.html

http://www.musicload.com/2011/01/bettye-lavette.html

http://www.musicload.com/2009/01/who-is-bettye-lavette-she-is-someone.html

Jac Stone - Trying To Be Sorry + Someone With You (Audio Streams)

When MusicLoad first wrote about the beautiful sounds of Jac Stone in 2008, she spelled her name with a capital C as JaC, but appears that it's just Jac Stone these days with a small c.

What has not changed is that Jac still has that "it" thing. She may remind many listeners of artists from years gone by such as Joni Mitchell, Lisa Loeb, Jewel, Natalie Merchant, Edie Brickell and Suzanne Vega. But Jac is all original, not trying to cop someone else's groove. She has one of those great believable story telling voices that makes minds wander. The kind where you get lost and need to replay the song again, only to get lost again.

Recently, she has been having a successful run on Australia's version of the TV program, The Voice. MusicLoad, and the network it is part of, keeps hoping that we will see her here in LA sometime.

Jac Stone - Trying To Be Sorry


And... this live recording below from 2009 is one of her original tracks you will love!
(the video has a visual glitch - but the audio does not - please enjoy!)

Jac Stone - Someone With You


Connect direct with Jac Stone at Twitter.Com/JacStoneMusic

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This post was originally created on July 3, 2013, with subsequent edits and updates by The Indies Network at TheIndiesNetworkCom, Facebook.Com/TheIndiesNetwork and Twitter.Com/indies