This guy, Donavon Frankenreiter, is really interesting! Before he became a musician in the age of 18, he was a professional surfer. His musical style is still influenced of these relaxed surfing sounds. Listen to his nice song “Shine”:
Category: North America
Music from the US – Breaking Benjamin // Alternative Rock
Formed in 1998, Breaking Benjamin, or also known as Plan 9, the alternative rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania released four albums so far. Listen to their great piece “The Diary Of Jane”:
Music from the US – Andrew Bird // Indie-Folk
Andrew Bird, born in 1973, is an US-American musician and songwriter from Illinois. Listen to his great piece “Take Courage”:
Music from the US – Joshua Radin // Acoustic/ Folk
Joshua Radin, born in 1974, is an US-american acoustic and folk musician from Cleveland. Listen to his great song “They Bring Me To You”:
Christmas Songs: Music from Nigeria/ the US – Tolu Akande
Tolu Akande is the 2nd child of Nigerian immigrants who made their way to Chicago, IL in hopes of securing a better lifestyle for themselves and their future children. Have a listen to his great christmas song “Wa,Ẹyin Olotọ”:
Music from Canada – Dan Mangan // Indie Rock
Dan Mangan, born in 1983, is a Canadian indie rock and folk musician. He already won the JUNO award twice. Listen to his nice song “Road Regrets”:
Music from the US – Otis Redding // rhythm & blues
Otis Redding (1941-1967) was one of the most popular soul and rhythm & blues musicians in the world. After Redding died in 1967 in cause of a plane accident, his single Sittin’ on the Dock of a Bay” became a #1 hit in America. He wrote the song a few days before…
Music from Canada – Coeur de pirate // Indie Pop
Coeur de pirate (engl. heart of a pirate) is an indie pop musician from Québec. Listen to her cover of “Mistra Gagnat”:
Listen to the original song by Renaud Séchan here
Music from the US – Honoka & Azita // Ukulele
“Composed of Honoka Katayama and Azita Ganjali, the young and dynamic ukulele duo Honoka & Azita first met at Ukulele Hale, a ukulele studio in Kaimuki, Hawaii founded by Jody Kamisato. Both girls garnered exceptional credentials as soloist, including individual awards in ukulele competitions throughout Hawaii. In late 2012, the girls combined their creative forces and began performing together as a duo. The two entered the 2013 International Ukulele Contest taking home 1st place in Group Division and were also awarded the highly prestigious title of MVP” (honokaandazita.com). Listen to their nice song “Bodysurfing”:
Music from the US – Dream Theater // Progressive Metal/ Rock
They were formed in 1985 and startet covering Rush and Iron Maiden: in the recent years Dream Theater, became very popular in the progressive metal and rock genre and won many awards so far. Have a listen to their nice song “This is the life”:
