Nessa Barrett is a musician who keeps turning her scars into music. Due to her family constantly moving, she barely had any friends; thus, learned to keep to herself while dreaming of the day she would live on her own. Thankfully, her parents loved music and Barrett found solace in it. She hoped to pursue…
Bappi Lahiri will forever be remembered as the King of Disco whose songs traversed continents to be featured in Hollywood films. His introduction to music was at the tender age of three. By the time Lahiri was eleven, he was composing songs. He went on to have hit after hit, writing songs for various films,…
Usually, when people reminisce, particularly about 2008, the first thing that comes to mind is the Great Recession caused by the housing bubble. Still, many other historical events went down in 2008, such as the United States of America getting its first Black-American president. In the music industry, Britney Spears’ hospitalization after a meltdown and…
Love usually starts in the simplest of ways but ends in complicated scenarios. Sometimes, the breakup is nasty, other times it is mutual, but the bottom line is it is seldom a welcome goodbye. The heartache can wreck you for weeks and months before you finally dare to give love one more chance. It is…
Linda Viera Caballero, aka La India, is a popular Puerto Rican songwriter and singer, celebrated in Latin pop, house, and salsa music. Did you know she’s received nominations for Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards? Her album “Intensamente La India Con Canciones De Juan Gabriel” album won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album. Here…
A lot has been said about music; some believe that when words fail, music speaks while others opine that music is a language of the spirit. When it comes to country music, Waylon Jennings once said that it is not about the instruments or lyrics, but the feeling. Therefore, country musicians have been known to…
In a world where you are surrounded by naysayers and enemies, you have to keep proving your worth and fighting for your place. In relationships, sometimes love feels like a battlefield and when oppressed, you have to fight for your freedom. So, whether you are in love, in captivity, or going through a rough patch,…
It is said that the saddest thing about betrayal is that it does not come from enemies but from those you consider your friends. Once trust is broken, there is usually nothing left to fight for in any relationship. For creatives, the betrayal results in poems, songs, or blog posts to vent dark emotions. Of…
Arthur C. Clark said that magic is a science we do not understand. It is perhaps for this reason that we term whatever we cannot explain as magic. It could be falling in love in the most unexpected way or things falling into place in unexplainable ways. Songwriters have used the word “magic” to refer…