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We are Cruisin with Ol’ June…

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On October, 20th 2023, up and coming soul music artist, Ol’ June, released his third single with the sophisticated sound of “Cruisin”. On “Cruisin”, Ol’ June’s voice is reminiscent of Marvin Gaye. His tone and ability to hold beautiful notes is only matched by his vocal range and seemingly effortless breath control. He layers his own background harmonies like a veteran. This song is written by Ol’ June, whose birth name is Julian Wilcoxson; with music production by Antoine Franklin. Ol’ June’s vocal performance is flawless as he sings about love, hope and compassion for his people. While this song may seem like just another smooth groove, it does speak to social injustice and encouragement for social change. In a world where today’s R&B music I lacking in heart and soul, “Cruisin” delivers what true soul music should sound like. Ol’ June is the beginning of a resurgence of pure soul music.

When asked about what inspired him to write “Cruisin”, he responded “When I first heard Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” I thought to myself, what has changed since 1971? Although I was not even born, the same trials exist. Similarly, when I heard , “Someday We’ll All Be Free” by Donny Hathaway, my people in 2023 are still not free and being disregarded and abused. In “Cruisin”, I expand upon how these subjects are still relevant today. Socially charged and aggressive, “Cruisin” displays the pain of being a black person in 2023.”

Cruisin” is available on all music streaming platforms!

YouTube Clip: “Cruisin

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Julian Wilcoxson
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Babé Sila returns with ‘Forever (Bhebbak)’, a soulful meditation on intercultural love

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Budapest-born, London-based singer-songwriter Babé Sila is back with a luminous new single, Forever (Bhebbak), now available on all platforms. With this track, she proves her ability to turn deeply personal moments into something universal. Rooted in a timeless Middle Eastern folk melody made famous by Fairuz, Forever (Bhebbak) (which means “I love you” in Lebanese dialect) is both a love letter and a reflection, on intimacy, memory and the quiet hope that love can outlast the moment it’s born in.

The song takes us on a cross-continental journey, musically and emotionally. From its bossa nova rhythms and Spanish guitar to the hypnotic jazz piano and floating flutes, the soundscape carries the weight of shared heritage and fragile longing. Babé Sila explains how the melody’s legacy, heard across Arabic, Persian, Hebrew and Andalusian households, mirrors her own experience of loving across cultures and identities. “As someone with ties to parts of this heritage, in love with someone who shares parts of it too, I felt an instinctive pull towards it… It carries a legacy that has connected communities for generations—just as it connected us, despite our different backgrounds. It’s a shared melody that could act as a reminder how music and culture can build bridges, bringing us back to the common human experiences we all share” she says, and it shows.

Familiar yet foreign, delicate & magnetic, Forever (Bhebbak) feels like a delicious memory you haven’t lived yet. Succeeding to Summer Sings, it continues to introduce us to Babé Sila’s upcoming EP, I Told The Sun About You, dropping June 20. If this single is any indication, the project promises to be an intimate exploration of love in all its emotional complexity.

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