wongieFM: repeat offenders mixtape volume 2

Surprise! Another mixtape of some of my fave songs that have come out since the beginning of the year. These repeat offenders will hopefully bring you some of your fave songs of the year (so far) and maybe even introduce you to some of your future faves of 2021. Subscribe cause we have more of these mixtapes coming!!!
Tracklist:
SG Lewis x Nile Rodgers - One More
Jessie Ware - Please
Years & Years - Starstruck
CHVRCHES - He Said She Said
Laura Mvula - Church Girl
Griff - Black Hole
Rag'n'Bone Man - All You Ever Wanted
Kings of Leon - Echoing
Paul McCartney x Dominic Fike - The Kiss of Venus
Flying Lotus x Thundercat - Black Gold
The Weeknd x Ariana Grande - Save Your Tears (remix)
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CHILL MIX: naughty boy feat professor green, laura mvula, wilkinson & ava lily - pardon me

naughty boy feat professor green, laura mvula, wilkinson & ava lily - pardon me (lynx peace edit)
to be perfectly honest, the original version on naughty boy's album 'hotel cabana' is much better than this curiosity collaboration brought together by the deodorant brand lynx. but as it is a wacky gathering, just give it a check out before falling in love with the original below.


naughty boy feat tanika & ava stokes - pardon me

WONGIE SONG OF THE WEEK: laura mvula - little girl blue (ost: 12 years a slave)

laura mvula - little girl blue (ost: 12 years a slave)
with music inspired by the powerful '12 years a slave' film, the john legend curated soundtrack features alicia keys, alabama shakes and a beautiful duet between chris cornell and joy williams (civil wars), but this gently heartbreaking number by laura mvula uses the opening notes of the christmas carol "good king wenceslas" and brings us to a time where this kind of celebration would basically be a young girls pipe dream. throw in laura's jazzy vocals and you've got something incredibly special for the week. just brilliant.

WONGIE VIDEO OF THE WEEK: laura mvula - she / tiny desk concert (live @ npr music)

laura mvula - she
what a glorious video to accompany this beautiful laura mvula album highlight! hitting on a young girls milestones in life, the video is just wonderfully visual thanks to director alex southam and without giving anything away, just promise you'll stay til the end. just lovely!

UPDATED: want more? check out this beautiful mini concert laura did at npr music a few weeks back!:

laura mvula - tiny desk concert (live @ npr music)
SETLIST:
"father, father"
"diamonds"
"she"

LIVE PERFORMANCE: laura mvula - green garden (live @ glastonbury 2013)

laura mvula - green garden (live @ glastonbury 2013)
laura is such a gorgeous talented beauty!

LIVE PERFORMANCE: laura mvula - that's alright (live @ alan carr chatty man)

laura mvula - that's alright (live @ alan carr chatty man)
oh my god, this woman is AMAZING live!!!

WONGIE SONG OF THE WEEK: laura mvula - that's alright

laura mvula - that's alright

my fave act of 2013 returns with another single off her debut album 'sing to the moon'. from the empowering lyrics to the art direction of the video, it's simply fabulous in all forms!

LIVE WONGIE: laura mvula - green garden (live @ the graham norton show)

laura mvula - green garden (live @ the graham norton show)
making her live tv debut on friday, the ever awesome laura mvula shows that she can surely bring the energy of her wonderful song to a live audience! LOVE her!!!

WONGIE SONG OF THE MONTH: laura mvula - green garden

laura mvula - green garden
we've already claimed our total love for laura mvula for the past month, called her out as our song of the week and now we're going to raise her status to song of the month. i simply cannot wait to see this dynamic singer in the next few months (PLEASE stop NYC by after sxsw this year!)

WONGIE SOUL SONG(s) OF THE WEEK: laura mvula - green garden / father father (live @ hunger tv)

we fell in love with laura just under a month ago and proclaimed big things in 2013 for the debut soulful singer. with her album all mixed and ready, laura is primed to release her catchy official single 'green garden' very very soon. throw in the beauteous 'father father' and you have a wonderful idea of what you'll be listening off her album 'sing to the moon'. i cannot wait!!!
laura mvula - green garden
i can't help but nerd out when i listen to this song! reminds me of nina simone's 'sea line woman' but throws in some serious joyousness into the mix. just brilliant actually!
laura mvula - father father (live @ hunger tv)
just pure and simple. the best song you'll hear today, i promise.

2013 ONE TO WATCH: laura mvula - she / like the morning dew

how do you describe the joyous sound of laura mvula? telling intricate stories while piling on interesting vocal harmonies that swirl around you like magic. laura's music is not soul, but extremely soulful, not jazz, but the seemingly randomness of the way each song is written is almost LIKE jazz. it's as if she's created a whole new category of future jazz soul indie songwriting for a new era. it's glorious and i'm geeking out to her!!
laura mvula - she

laura mvula - like the morning dew

laura mvula - she (live @ hunger tv)
check her out stripped down and acoustic. just as beautiful!