Camera+soul

CAMERA SOUL is a powerful jazz-funk ensemble, produced by Mr. Marco Rossi of Azzurra Music (Verona) and released and marketed in the Americas by Kathryn Ballard Shut of TIMKAT Entertainment (Denver, Colorado). Inspired by legendary horn line, soul, R&B, and jazz-fusion artists such as Earth, Wind and Fire, The Commodores, Tower of Power, and Stevie Wonder, as well as neo-soul grooves by Incognito, Erykah Badu, and Jamiroquai, the group is based out of southern Italy (Bari), and led by veteran composer-arranger brothers Piero and Pippo Lombardo.

Camera Soul continues to thrill fans of jazz-funk and neo-soul with their third stellar studio album, 'Dress Code'! Maria Enrica Lotesoriere, lead vocalist and co-composer of Camera Soul: "To receive the call of the Lombardo Brothers with the request to become the new voice of Camera Soul was like touching the realization of a dream I had always; to make the music that I've always loved [and] to work with some of the best jazz-soul musicians on the Italian scene. It is from this life-long dream, shared with great artists, but especially great souls, that 'Dress Code' was born. We worked hard and long to put in this, our third album, every single part of us, our path, and our maturity. Because the songs are like clothes, tailored for those who compose, but also for the listener. These songs today are our best clothes, those we have chosen to wear. This is our way of dressing the soul of our listeners."

Camera Soul is a powerful jazz-funk ensemble, produced by Mr. Marco Rossi of Azzurra Music (Verona) and released and marketed in the Americas by Kathryn Ballard Shut of TIMKAT Entertainment (Denver, Colorado). Inspired by legendary horn line, soul, R&B, and jazz-fusion artists such as Earth, Wind and Fire, The Commodores, Tower of Power, and Stevie Wonder, as well as neo-soul grooves by Incognito, Erykah Badu, and Jamiroquai, the group is based out of southern Italy (Bari), and led by veteran composer-arranger brothers Piero and Pippo Lombardo. Camera Soul’s distinctive sound is further defined by the sweet and soulful voice of lead vocalist Maria Enrica Lotesoriere (Dress Code – 2015 and Connections – 2017) and formerly by Serena Brancale on the group’s first two albums (Words Don’t Speak – 2011 and Not For Ordinary People – 2013).

Existence is the fifth studio from Italian jazz-funk supergroup, CAMERA SOUL! Camera Soul is an original jazz / soul / funk project created by Lombardo Bros Productions. The band realized 5 albums that received an amazing international response. The last album “Existence” is an explosion of emotions and conquers again all the achievements of the previous albums but now the attention of the world on Camera Soul is definitive and the continuous requests for interviews prove it (the Tour of radio interviews recently of Maria Enrica in London), the continuous request for participation in concerts but above all the interest of international record companies and the appreciation and interest of the experts.

Grace Jones' flamboyant outfits and statuesque looks made her one of the most unforgettable characters to emerge from New York in the late '70s. Teaming the singer/model with Chic mainman Nile Rodgers was a musical marriage made in heaven. Rodgers' sleek and funky production wrapped around Jones' deadpan and powerful delivery created some of the most memorable music of her career. With former Camera Club leader Bruce Woolley on keyboards and songwriting chores, this was a perfect blend of New York sass and New Wave sauce. 10 tracks including 'I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)'. Inside Story would become one of Jones' greatest album successes, making the top 40 in a number of European countries.

Scottish solo artist, songwriter, composer and performer Wily Bo Walker is noted for the cinematic storytelling in his work, his characterful vocals and swaggering ‘live’ performances. With a career spanning more than 40 years, not only has Wily Bo been inducted in the U.S. Blues Hall of Fame as a ‘Master Blues Artist’, but he also works in, and is recognised across, many other genres; Rock, AAA, Americana, Blues, Gospel, Soul, Classic R&B, Soundtrack and Jazz. The new double album ‘The Roads We Ride’ by Wily Bo Walker & E D Brayshaw releases on 15th March 2019 featuring beautiful artwork by Zhana D’Arte, who also created the wonderful cover for ‘Moon Over Indigo’, Wily Bo’s release from 2015 which was the first album in his ‘Der Steppenwolf’ trilogy. Three people - two paths - one story ‘The Roads We Ride’ is a film noir script. A storyboard. A concept album. Cinematic theatre. A cheap novel in a dime-store. A story of three people and the paths they take…

The long stretches between albums that had become standard for indie pop heroes Belle and Sebastian made their 11th studio LP, Late Developers, even more of a surprise, as it was released without much lead-up just eight months after 2022's A Bit of Previous. Recorded during the same self-produced sessions, Late Developers feels like a companion piece to its predecessor, reaching just as inspired heights and continuing the band's inspection of aging and existential dread that always comes wrapped in soft, reassuring melodies. These songs also flit playfully between styles and delivery, turning in more of the band's Motown-fixated sunshine soul on tracks like the swaying "The Evening Star" or "Give a Little Time," which finds them sneaking in another of their long-term musical fascinations with some very subtle Thin Lizzy-style lead guitar harmonies.