REVIEW: MADJO – EP (2009)
This originally appeared in the fall issue of The Journal of a Musician, run by George Lepauw, a world-renown classical pianist in Chicago. A renaissance man when it comes to music, the Journal seeks to provide remarkable insight into culture and music. I still am humbled to have been asked to
INTERVIEW: MADJO (FRANCE)
Back in 2009, a little EP appeared out of the middle of nowhere. Half in English, half in French, including a gently haunting cover of “Where Did You Sleep Last Night?” made popular by Lead Belly and Nirvana. The singer’s voice left an imprint that carried on through her excellent debut a
REVIEW: MADJO – TRAPDOOR (2010)
I won’t lie. When I love something, I tell everyone around me about it. Parfois, it includes a post on Facebook with an accompanying link or video. When I truly love something, I tell everyone around me in a more casual manner. Perhaps a video, perhaps well-placed shuffle plays when they’re rid
MADJO AND PUGGY TAKES ON LUCY, THE SKY, AND DIAMONDS
Paris-based singer/songstress Madjo will be releasing her debut album later in the year, following up her stunningly elegant EP released late last year. She visited Taratata to help out the fellows of Puggy for an uplifting, rambunctious romp of a cover of The Beatles’ “Lucy in the Sky with
ON THE HORIZON: THE SOULFUL, MAJESTIC MADJO
In December, an email landed in my inbox from France with a gratuit MP3 from this unheard of singer. Free and French? Sign me up! Her voice shook me, akin more to North American songstresses of late than the likes of Camille, Charlie or Nolwenn Leroy. Madjo is an île of soul-infused