Fringe-concert: Rita Ray & Lexsoul Dancemachine European Jazz Conference 2021
Friday 17. September 23:00
15.-
Erinevate Tubade Klubi
Members:
Rita Ray is a young Estonian singer-songwriter whose strengths are blue-eyed soul, classic R’n’B and disco. She melts the audience’s hearts with her powerful yet touching voice and lyrics that carry an unusual dose of sincerity. Behind a shy small-town girl there is actually a femme fatale singing about life’s experiences. Rita Ray’s solid musical foundation is evidenced by the way she writes her music and lyrics and co-produces her tracks with her close-knit band and the production team of Solid Gold Sound. Her truly soul-stirring live concerts are performed with a four to eight member band. Rita Ray’s this year’s performance will also include music from her new album, to be released in autumn 2021.
Members:
Raw street funk on one side and sweet soul on the other, Lexsoul Dancemachine is a seven-man groove band known to tear venues apart with their stage presence. Active since 2013, the group aims to hypnotise the lovers of feel-good music with thumping bass lines, syncopated rhythms, repetitive grooves and soulful vocals. It is the kind of music you can break dance to, although you will also find some more tender grooves between their hard-hitting sounds. The band has released three LPs, toured Europe and the UK and received critical acclaim both locally and internationally. They have been continuously supported by the grandmaster Craig Charles and have also won the Band of the Year at the 2021 Estonian Music Awards. Lexsoul Dancemachine is gearing up to release a new EP this autumn.