Zune Featured Artists: Ryan Shaw, Angelique Kidjo & No Luck Club
April 24, 2007 | Filed Under Angelique Kidjo, News, No Luck Club, Ryan Shaw, Zune Artist, featured artists | 1 Comment
Ryan Shaw
Sounds like: Pop/ Rock/ Soul
From: Brooklyn, NY
Listen @ Myspace music
For full bio and wallpapers visit the Zune page
Snippet Bio: Born in Decatur, Ga., Ryan Shaw grew up in a deeply religious Pentecostal family. He began singing in church at the age of five and later formed a family group with his four brothers called the Shaw Boys.
“We didn’t listen to secular or pop music either in or out of our house,” Shaw explains. “So my early musical influences are all from the gospel world−singers like Darryl Coley, Keith Brooks, James Moore, and the Pace Sisters.”
Angelique Kidjo
Sounds like: Afro beat
From: Africa /NYC
Listen @ Myspace music
For Full bio and wallpapers visit the Zune page
Snippet Bio: Angelique Kidjo is a four-time Grammy-nominated singer, composer, and performer. Born in the West African country of Benin, she launched her career at the age of six in the port village of Cotonou, relocated to Paris in 1980 due to political turmoil, and then ultimately to New York City where she currently resides.
As a child, Kidjo was mesmerized by an iconic album cover of Jimi Hendrix , which led her to follow the African roots of music from the United States, Brazil, and Caribbean. The results were the Grammy-nominated trilogy of albums, Oremi, Black Ivory Soul, and Oyaya!.
No Luck Club
Sounds like: Hip Hop/ Electronica
From: Canada
listen @ myspace music
For full bio and wallpapers visit their artist profile page at zune.net
Snippet Bio: Based out of Vancouver, B.C., No Luck Club is an instrumental hip-hop trio founded by brothers Matt Chan (Turntables) and Trevor Chan (Laptop and Sampler). The group combines turntable improvisation with sample-based grooves to create beat-driven soundscapes that have been compared to the works of RJD2, DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, Kid Koala, Coldcut and Handsome Boy Modeling School.
