Contrabass Conversations
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La Lucha releases new album "La Lucha Plays the 80s"
La Lucha releases their newest album “La Lucha Plays The 80s”, a collection of arrangements of songs from the 1980s featuring Ona K, James Suggs, J-ME, Jeremy Carter, Guianna and Songbird Shella. All tracks were filmed and recorded live.
La Lucha releases new single "Do You really Want To Hurt Me"
La Lucha is joined by vocalist, Allison Nash and sax player, Jeremy Carter on this soulful take of an 80s classic. Recorded live, the song evolves from a sparse, heartfelt introduction to a soaring finale, showcasing a melodic conversation between Nash and Carter. This minimalist, neo-soul arrangement of the Culture Club hit allows for the lyrics to take on a deeper meaning. This single will be promoted with an accompanying video of the live performance that showcases the uncanny chemistry La Lucha and guests have. This is the 7th single released in the series of “La Lucha Plays the 80s.”
Ona K releases Full, New, Luna
On January 22. 2024, Ona K released the follow-up to 2022’s “Mirage” entitled “Full, New, Luna”. The new album features 12 songs, most of which are original compositions by Ona. This recording also showcases her chops as an arranger with very creative takes on American classics like “What A Wonderful World” and the Mexican standard “Cucurrucucu Paloma”. In addition to multiple potent combinations of rhythm sections featured on different tracks throughout the album, there is a wonderful string quartet that adds lush textures to Ona’s sound. This album is truly a testament to Ona’s immense talents as she composed, arranged and sang on every song. “Full, New, Luna” was produced by Ona and co-produced by Alejandro Arenas who served as bassist, recording engineer and mixing engineer. Check it out on Spotify!
La Lucha releases new single "Nothing Compares 2 U" featuring J-Me & Ona Kirei
La Lucha joins forces with J-ME on powerhouse lead vocals with Ona Kirei singing lush harmonies on this slow jam take on Prince's Nothing Compares 2 U. The doctor told her that fretless bass, big drums, and denim would cure this heartbreak...and he's no fool. This song will be promoted on all media outlets with an accompanying performance video.