Joan Armatrading News

 
ZIZ Live
UWI Open Campus pays tribute to Kevin 'Masud Sadiki' Donovan
ZIZ Live
May 24 2012 -- Award winning singer, songwriter and musician Joan Armatrading is often quoted as saying of Masud Sadiki that his 'energy is just brilliant. His whole way of being is great, his character is great, his connection with the people is great ...

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Independent Online
See Zahara bloom in the gardens
Independent Online
Arie and Joan Armatrading, this unassuming superstar's debut album went platinum in just thirteen days. The catalyst was the overwhelming public appreciation of her hit 'Loliwe' (also the name of her album), a YouTube sensation that did exactly what ...

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Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Hannah to perform at acoustic festival
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
... Of Britain in Staffordshire is one of genre's biggest festivals. The three-day event will feature sets by Joan Armatrading, The Animals and Katrina & The Waves. Her debut album, entitled Ni Ni is out now from www.hannahfaulkner.com. Hannah Faulkner.


 
Buxton Advertiser
Buxton musician tops the bill at Club Acoustic showcase
Buxton Advertiser
Lucy, who has been hailed by Radio 1 DJ Tom Deacon as 'a fantastic writer with a bright future', is to support Joan Armatrading in November at the 02 Arena. Her debut album 'Top Room at the Zoo' is now available on iTunes. Lucy hasn't looked back since ...


 
New York Daily News
Ferguson of 'X Factor' now a contender for stardom
New York Daily News
Most of the first single, “Nothing's Real But Love,” features just Ferguson's voice and an acoustic guitar, creating something as stripped as a Joan Armatrading song. The spare sound grounds the often gaudy sound of pop-gospel with the intimacy of a ...


 
Telegraph.co.uk
2012 Summer Festivals preview
Telegraph.co.uk
Latitude (Jul 12-15, www.latitudefestival.co.uk, 0871 231 0821) has a stronger bill than ever, heavy on fashionable strummers like Bon Iver and Laura Marling, while Joan Armatrading, Billy Bragg and John Prine keep the more traditional flag flying at ...


 
AllAfrica.com
SAMA Winner Opens Old Mutual Music in the Gardens
AllAfrica.com
Arie, Joan Armatrading and the Nigerian singer Asa. Her debut album, Loliwe, sold out within 72 hours and went platinum 13 days after release. It has sold more than 800 000 copies and industry professionals now see her as the answer to the late great ...

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