"3 Kingdoms" by DaMaDa (World Artist from San Francisco, CA)

The talented group, DaMaDa, release their excellent Asian/World music CD, "3 Kingdoms." This album is comprised of songs featuring the styles of Chinese Folk/Pop music and offers the vocal talents of Luo Danna who is accompanied by free style Jazz guitarist, Marc Schmitz, and drummer, Dave Mihaly. Danna sings with a soft and delicate clarity as she easily hits the upper register notes. The superb talents of Schmitz and Mihaly and their free style performances complement Danna's wonderful voice. Starting the CD, the song, "Good Morning Miao Mountain," is uplifting as it has a bouncy beat and grooves with a fun loving vibe. Another song, "Wan Wan De Yue Liang," is a softer song and has expressive lyrics which Danna sings with emotive sensitivity. This group also explores the musical styles of Middle Eastern intonation as you will hear on the song, "Sun Drum." Fans of Asian World music will find the terrific album, "3 Kingdoms," overflowing with a wonderful collection of Chinese Folk/Pop music.

-Diane and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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"I Love Myself When I Am Laughing" by Lenora Zenzalai Helm & The Zenzalai Project (Jazz Artist from North Carolina)

Lenora Zenzalai Helm releases a spectacular Jazz single, "I Love Myself When I'm Laughing." Helm, who is a highly talented vocalist, composer, lyricist, arranger, and teacher, based this single on the writings of Zola Neale Hurston. This inspiration creates a song that is soft and charming as Helm's silky voice sings the poetic lyrics with a polished style and grace. She projects her strong vocals with expressive qualities that gently float above the relaxed instrumentation. You will find the lyrics will be etched in your mind as they speak of Hurston describing a photo with an amusing flair. This song will have you wanting to hear more from this fabulous Jazz artist. If you like smooth Jazz that moves with sophisticated style, then you will enjoy the single, "I Love Myself When I'm Laughing."

-Diane and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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"I Need Smooth Jazz" by Dennis Angel Band (Jazz Artist)

"I Need Smooth Jazz," is the recently released Jazz CD by the talented group, Dennis Angel Band. This group does a fantastic job in creating an album that has strong vocals and complementary instrumentation. Opening up the album, the title track, "I Need Smooth Jazz," features rich vocals that sing the charming lyrics with a well polished style and grace. The song, "Clandestine," has a sweet, rhythmic beat as the bright and crisp horns plays the melodic melody with a relaxed and expressive form. You will like how they take the trials and tribulations of Wall Street and spin tasty lyrics on the song, "The Wall Street Recession Time Blues." "From Bebop To Hip-Hop," is a great song that has excellent vocals interwoven with dynamic instruments. Fans of original and well performed Jazz music will really enjoy the smooth grooves on the album, "I Need Smooth Jazz."

-Diane and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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