Alecia Chakour & The Osrah - Loomi (EP)

http://aleciachakour.com

Origine du Groupe : North America

Style : Soul , Blues , Psychedlic

Sortie : 2010

From Official Site :

Brooklyn-based singer Alecia Chakour is a soul siren. Armed with a bellowing voice, she wraps her vocal chords around weighty issues of love, heartbreak and struggle with the timelessness of an
old soul reincarnate. Using soul’s great arrangement styles of yesteryear as fodder, Alecia coalesces punchy horns, gospel harmonies and an ardent R&B sound to make remarkably honest
music.



Backed by a stellar band, Alecia keeps it all in the family. Alecia Chakour & the Osrah (family in Arabic), brings together Alecia’s closest friends and family – all serious forces on the
music scene. Alecia’s brother plays guitar, her close hometown friends play drums, bass and keys, and the other guys are like brothers from another mother. This isn’t the Jackson 5, and there are
no choreographed dances (yet), but man, is there soul.



Born in the small town of Amherst, MA, home to five colleges and a quirky musical community, Alecia grew her musical roots within an intellectual and nurturing environment. Her father, Joe
Cocker’s former musical director, and an influential soul and blues musician in his own right, opened Alecia’s world to the soul greats. Alecia spent time with her father at sessions and shows
taking in powerhouses such as Ray Charles, BB King, Matt “Guitar” Murphy and Bonnie Raitt. At home, Alecia found comfort listening to artists like Candi Staton and Otis Redding on her family’s
record player. “In soul, you never feel like folks are trying to be too slick or sexy or too anything. They are just singing to let it out,” says Alecia.



Deemed a vocal wunderkind, Alecia was nearly signed to a major label at age 16. When asked to sing gimmicky pop songs instead of the gritty soul she loved, Alecia realized their intentions were
more rooted in sales than music. With her big dreams dangling seemingly within her reach, Alecia made the difficult decision to forgo a major label relationship and instead forge her own
path.



Alecia went on to become an educator, teaching tap dance and music at Brooklyn schools and programs throughout the Northeast. She collaborated with musicians across all genres– from rappers to
psychedelic rockers, Broadway divas to legendary blues crews, crooners to jazz heads and opened for the legendary James Brown and KRS-One. She has been featured on Fader.com, BlindifortheKids,
SoulCulture, Nu-SoulMag and more.



Out of the spotlight, Alecia is strongly informed by her cultural heritage. “I come from a very mixed background,” says Alecia. Particularly when speaking about her father’s Arab background and
her mother’s Jewish background, “I feel so connected to all sides of myself, and I think it’s beautiful to be able to celebrate these two very similar yet distinct cultures. I feel compelled to
step out and be proud of my heritage and represent our powerful diversity.” (NR)

Tracklist :   

1.Walk On 03:47

2.Ghost 05:16   

3.Down 03:26   

4.Hard Times 03:34   

5.Like You Me 04:11   

6.Giving Up 06:58

released 18 October 2010

Alecia Chakour (vocals)

Alex Chakour (guitar)

Sam Cohen (guitar, pedal steel, percussion)

Makaya McCraven (drums)

Jaron Olevsky (bass, guitar, rhodes)

Igmar Thomas (trumpet)

Darby Wolf (organ, wurlitzer, clavinet)



Special guest appearance by papa Mitch Chakour (piano)



Engineered at Bank Row Recording by Justin Pizzoferrato

Additional recording by Sam Cohen at Bozo's and Alex Chakour at The Chak

Mixed by Justin Pizzoferrato and The Osrah

Mastered by Ian Kennedy at New Alliance East