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CMU Approved
Approved: Leonie Evans
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 3 November 2016
A performing musician since childhood, Rae vocalist Leonie Evans has spent recent years in a state of perpetual touring. Reflecting this on her debut solo album, ‘Collaborations Vol 1′, she spent a year travelling around the UK, recording with groups made up of some of her favourite musicians.
Members of Syd Arthur, Cocos Lovers, Yama Warashi and others feature across the album’s nine tracks, giving it an eclectic sound that straddles folk, blues, jazz and more, not to mention multiple languages. It’s all then drawn together by Evans’ impressive songwriting and astonishing voice.
The tour in support of the record begins tonight at North London’s Styx Bar. She’ll then travel the country again between now and Christmas, visiting the places where each musician on the album is based and performing live with them.
Listen to ‘Mi Balcon’ from the album here:
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