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Artists like Jalen Ngonda come around once in a lifetime, so it is our privilege and distinct pleasure to announce the release of his debut album Come Around and Love Me. Anyone who has had the pleasure of seeing Jalen perform live knows that he is one of the most captivating performers on today's soul scene. His voice, equal parts raw feeling and elegance, exudes confidence and charm—disarming packed rooms of rowdy concert goers, leaving them silent as they hold fast to every syllable sung. Plans for the album were struck just months before the COVID 19 pandemic shut the world down. Notwithstanding, Jalen eventually made it to Hive Mind Studios in Brooklyn, NY where he began writing and recording with the help of producer/arrangers Mike Buckley and Vincent Chiarito (both members of Charles Bradley's Extraordinaires) and a crack team of a-list musicians from the Daptone family. The team skillfully blends heavy arrangements and introspective lyrics with motown sophistication, leaving the listener in a blissful wash of wonderment. 

Jalen has been writing songs since he was 14, and his compositions are also very much of these times. He explains,  “I love music from the 20th century— I listen to it all the time, but I’m in this world and the 21st century. ...to a stranger, I’d describe my music as modern soul and R&B, while trying to fit in the Beach Boys and the Beatles somewhere in between.”  Come Around and Love Me reveals how he creates a classic approach that is rooted in the sounds of revered pioneers, without falling into imitation–leaving no doubt that Jalen will continue to shine within the superlative, timeless musical tradition that is Daptone’s hallmark. Now it's your turn to come around and love one of the finest soul albums of the decade.

Jalen Ngonda - Come Around And Love Me

From Jalen Ngonda's Daptone Debut Album - Come Around and Love Me.

Recorded at Hive Mind Studios in Brooklyn, Jalen wrote and recorded his debut album with the help of producers/arrangers Mike Buckley and Vincent Chiarito (both members of Charles Bradley's Extraordinaires). Jalen's approach to music, and his debut, centers on his deep reverence of the Motown records he grew up with and his appreciation for the timeless soul music of the 20th century, while recognizing that he's able to bring a distinctly 21st-century point of view to those sounds. Come Around And Love Me distills those two timelines into a stunning debut record of modern soul and R&B from one of the powerhouse new voices in the genre.

Come Around and Love Me

Jalen Ngonda - That's All I Wanted From You

I Miss You Baby Pt. 1

Nothing At All

A Chance For Peace - Lonnie Liston Smtih Slowed

my first love (paul jackson)

Steely Dan - The Second Arrangement (JM's Restoration Mix)

Any stroll down the Northern Balearicshire district of the Manchester Ship Canal brings memories of broken bottles, shopping trolleys glinting in the water and dog shit hanging from trees in bags. 

Paper Recordings has the perfect soundtrack with some of the label's finest sodium sunset moments. 

The Secret Soul Society brings his disco wonk, Tonaruner, MAde and Private Agenda deliver some Scandi soul, whilst BCB and Aniso Tropics take things subterranean. There are exclusives from Mr Tea with his alternative version of Crazy P's Last Knockers and the brand new Venus Beach, plus an extended ambient mix of Colours from Sommerfeldt. 

Who needs Ibiza?

Alice Palace: "Great collection!"

James Rod: "Sublime, thanks for the music!"

Rayko: "Fantastic stuff again. Difficult to pick only one. Yes!!!"

Yam Who: "It's a Crazy P thang!!"

Canal Del Mar, Volumen 3

Ache All Over

The Secret Soul Society - Ache All Over (Original Mix)

"The Thrill Is Gone" by BB King is a timeless blues classic that encapsulates the raw emotion of lost love. With BB King's soulful vocals and masterful guitar playing, the song paints a poignant picture of heartbreak and resignation. The haunting melody and expressive lyrics evoke a sense of longing and melancholy, making it a powerful anthem for anyone who has experienced the pain of a fading romance.

Tony Lee King Early Years London

The Thrill Is Gone

Nearly a year after the release of the album 'A Million Faces', Cayetano returns with the single 'To Be Your Friend'.
 
Electronica, fusion, blaxploitation... once again, he manages to blend many elements in less than four minutes.
 
Playful and bright within its own darkness, 'To Be Your Friend' seems to have come from a different era. Ironically, not from the past!
 
The cover was designed by Ioannis Varytimidis.`

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Jalen Ngonda - That's All I Wanted From You

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