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I confess that I am a big Tim Minchin fan, so I am naturally biased in his favour. He is a consistently brilliant songwriter and entertainer, whatever existential or comedic theme he tackles... However, I also know how good and broad his mastermind musical material is, so, did his...

This edition of Kess' Cozy Music Corner shines a spotlight on doozy Aussie beat-maker Ta-Ku, who's combining of swirling bass lines with vibrant visual effects have made him a force to reckon with in the R&B/Hip-Hop scene....

Stripped back Alicia Keys has just dropped her sixth studio album ‘Here’. This album is a very daring comeback, four years since Keys’ last album, it appears to be a revelation and each melody is a prayer – openly discovering the raw and influential nature of identity, growth, opportunity...

Singer songwriter Norah Jones is back with a bang. After a 4-year wait, the 9 time Grammy award winning artist returns with her sixth studio album Day Breaks which I assure you is well worth  a listen. Jones’ sparkling career began with 2002’s Come Away With Me, arguably her most well-known...

Nina Simone is a unique voice in the annuls of soul history. Trained as a classical pianist in segregated North Carolina, and retaining a desire to perform such material while upholding one of the most acclaimed vocal jazz careers of the sixties. Her war-like persona is almost as famous...