Mudibu is a Burundian artist living in UK(Official Website: http://www.mudibu.com). Burundi is a small country in East Africa with a bloody history but a lot less attention on the World stage. Mudibu is no stranger to violence, he survived the infamous school massacre of Kibimba when he was 16 years old and just a few months later came within an inch of losing his life a second time in a gang shooting which left him seriously wounded. With the help of a scholarship from the 'The Hugh Pilkington Charitable Trust' based in Oxford, he came to the UK to study and has lived here ever since. But, Mudibu has not forgotten his homeland, and as time passes he is trying to make sense of the society he grew up in and Music helps him walk this path. 

You don’t need to know anything about Mudibu’s past, or even the language he sings in, to feel the message conveyed in his songs. Besides possessing a rich and powerful voice, and a charismatic stage presence, there is an intensity and passion to the melodies and the way he delivers them, which instantly captures the listener’s attention and reaches deep inside.

Mudibu is a self taught musician. From around 2002 armed with a guitar, he started gigging around London talent music venues. In 2003, Mudibu joined 10 piece “Mantilla Band” for a year and a half. In 2008, Mudibu recorded his own first solo EP "SLOW ME" http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mudibu12 . (Being Re-released again in 2015). In 2008, while in Africa, Mudibu recorded his only track in his native language Kirundi “Agahengwe” which has been a huge success in his home country. In the same year, Mudibu recorded “Laaady” with Tanzanian heavy-weight Bongo Music Producer P-Funk Majani. In 2009, Mudibu created “LOSTCHILD band” playing new material in festivals and rock music venues which got him in the semi-finals for EMERGENZA Festival (2010). End of 2010, Mudibu performed a solo gig for UNHCR 60TH Anniversary, Geneva. 2009, Mudibu joined forces with great British rock guitar players (Spencer Komodromou & Steve Kelly) to form a new classic rock music project under the name "Saints Patience". This project is still on-going with an album in store this year 2015. In 2013, another soul music project came on the horizon, to curator the full sound and music of "The Love man” himself, Otis Redding. With Jezebel Sextet band, this project has seen Mudibu performing at the legendary and prestigious music venue, Jazz Cafe in Camden, for two years consecutively and they are booked to play again in 2016. 2015 has seen the birth of Mudibu's solo endeavour to produce an Album "Inzatsa” (meaning Fireflies) - an album almost entirely in Kirundi, Mudibu's mothertongue from Burundi. It is a tribute to the peace much needed in Burundi. Stay tuned for the album's digital release. At the moment, Mudibu is back in the studio recording for Saints Patience's eagerly awaited album.

Multi platinum selling, grammy nominated country duo Thompson Square's first podcast episode. In this episode Keifer and Shawna give a little back story to how they got started and introduce themselves to those who might not know who they are.

A trusted troubadour for hot summer nights and cold beers, Owen is now in his forties, tangling with separations from lost lovers, raising kids, and growing out of the fresh-faced kid that headed down to Nashville 20 years back with a six-string and a dream.  Case in point: Dreams to Dream, Owen’s long-awaited, Shooter Jennings-co-produced foray into classic, honky-tonk country, out November 7 via Good Company Entertainment. Dreams to Dream, Owen’s first independent studio album, featuring 10 original tracks and two stellar covers, tells the tale of a man at a crossroads — and what it takes to set out a new path. 

Owen wasn’t expecting much when he commented on one of Shooter Jennings’ Instagram posts, half-jokingly suggesting that they make a honky-tonk record, but the producer called his bluff. Two days later, Owen’s manager had Jennings on the line and, soon, Owen was on his way to L.A. and Jennings’ Sunset Sound. It was a cozy yet electric scene: Jennings and Owen cracking jokes in the sepia-toned studio, creativity crackling as they collaborated with the likes of songwriters Ben Chapman and Kendell Marvel, as well as long-time shooter pal, guitarist/harmonic player Leroy Powell. 

“All my friends who have heard my stuff have gone, ‘Dude, Jake, this is you man. This is who you've always tried to be,’” Owen says. “Sometimes you need to get outside what's comfortable, what people think you are, or think you should be, and take a risk.”

It’s gonna be a long summer. July 12. #TipOfMyTongue

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