Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Blue Eyed Soul

So today I'm giving you a 2-In-1 with two extremely talented, underrated singers. They are Toby Lightman and Nikka Costa. If you've never heard of either of them, it's your loss. Lucky for you I'm here.

Nikka Costa, is an American singer whose music combines elements of funk, soul, and blues, among other genres. Frank Sinatra, a close friend of her father's, was her godfather. Although she was relatively well known to the rest of the world, audiences in the United States had not yet been exposed to her until her song "Like A Feather" was featured in a Tommy Hilfiger television advertising campaign. That exposure coupled with the track's music video quickly helped launch her crossover into the United States music market. The album Everybody Got Their Something managed to garner another radio hit with the title track. For your listening pleasure, here's "Like A Feather" and "Push & Pull".

Toby Lightman is a critically-acclaimed American singer/songwriter. Her first album, Little Things, was released in 2004 on Lava/Atlantic, featuring the hit single Devils and Angels, which enjoyed considerable airplay in the summer of 2004. Her second album, Bird on a Wire was released in 2006. Check out "Don't Wake Me" and "Slippin" from "Bird On A Wire" and a fantastic cover of the Mary J. classic "Real Love" from the album "Little Things". (source: Wikipedia)

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