The esoteric beats of Tez Nubian Queen’s latest hit single, ‘Voodoo’, hit you right in the chest and force you to wake up and truly listen to the sounds coming out of your speakers. Combined with Tez’s hauntingly beautiful voice, the melody carries you down a smooth flow, reminiscent of that old school blues and R&B. A true, thoroughbred love song, ‘Voodoo’ makes you feel a wide array of sentiments – from her Tez’s own private insecurity, to the arduous, all-consuming adoration and devotion for the person she’s serenading. ‘Voodoo’ also has a really pleasant way of pairing Tez’s soft, melodious voice with a hip hop beat and a male voice, rapping in the background, thus giving it the perfect balance between mellow and rough, making it a fast favourite for both the ‘lighter’ crowds, as well as those who prefer a tougher, street-edge to their music. The Nubian Queen’s song, ‘Voodoo’, true to its’ name creates an overall mystical atmosphere for the listener, while at the same time carrying old-school ‘80s and ‘90s vibes, but putting a more modern span on them. It’s Whitney Houston meets Alicia Keys meets… well, you, right this second, because Tez’s music has that […]
Cold War Spy’s Pseudonym same as New Pop Dancehall’s Elena Miller’s Real Name
Elena Miller is a spicy singer-songwriter with a bright, fun and fresh sound. She was born in Kingston, Jamaica and now lives in the UK. She has been exposed to music her whole life, which gave her a passion for it and she started writing her own songs very young. This fun-loving Jamaican pop dancehall artist shares her full name with a former Russian spy who changed her name from Yelena Borisovna Olshanskaya to Elena Miller, who is believed to have started work in Canada in 1990, just before Gorbachev fell from power, bringing the Cold War to an end. Married in Jamaica in 2000 and now with three children, Elena is also completing her medical degree, while pursuing her music, as she says: “everything was a challenge, but anything in life that is worth your love is worth fighting for.” Her influences range from Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey with RnB rappers Jay Z, Tupac, Eminem and Snoop Dogg, producer and rapper Tımberland and reggae’s Elephant Man and Beenie Man. Bashment Ladies, Elena’s pop, reggae and RnB single was well received when released in US in 2013 and has already been aired all over the world and featured on […]