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ANDREW ROACHFORD Andrew Roachford didn't come to music. It came to him. At the tender age of four years old, he woke up in the middle of the night and found himself sitting at the piano, "I just started playing, I didn't know what it was, it was just music, and it sounded beautiful to me". Born into a family of musicians, Roachford, spent his early childhood and formative teenage years, on the road with his uncle, Bill Roachford, a virtuoso jazz saxophonist, who was at the centre of the European Jazz scene at that time, "It was great, I got lucky enough to start gigging early on, and being in the middle of that whole rootsy vibe, around people like Femi Kuti, was a real interesting education. It taught me musically, how to listen and how to entertain. My uncle always told me that you always had to give people a really great show". That advice would prove invaluable to the young Andrew Roachford, as he was the first artist to sign a staggering seven-album deal with Columbia Records, and all on the strength of a small live showcase. He has become Columbia's biggest selling UK act for ten years, and all of his four albums, have reached Gold status in Britain, spawning a string of hit singles. It's no coincidence that Roachford has been compared to the likes of Al Green and Donny Hathaway - hearing is believing!. Roachford has a sound that truly encompasses all of those Classic Old Skool flavours, and as a profound singer-songwriter he is constantly evolving, infusing his own organic Soul experience, with the raw energy of Hip Hop. "Hip Hop to me represents funk, rhythm and attitude and those things are important in my music". Roachford's lyrics flow like a true poet, "My lyrics deal with issues such as relationships and spirituality, in a way that's not common in a lot of RnB or Hip-Hop music today, although artists such as D'angelo, Mos Def and Gill Scott are coming from a similar place, and people relate to it, because it's reaching just that little bit deeper". Check out the artist's website: http://www.roachford.co.uk Track List: 1. The pressure 2. Take U High 3. Love Games 4. Was it Love 5. Ordinary Life 6. In and out of my life 7. Walk on 8. Heaven is (live) 9. Ghetto of the world 10. Making Money 11. Heart of the Matter 12. The music Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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