Ruth & Unlimited
Ruth & Unlimited
Genres: soul, jazz, funk
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About Ruth & Unlimited
"The birth of a genius is a rare occurrence, this is a fact everybody knows. Ruth Koleva is such a fact. She began singing and playing the piano before she started talking and walking. Now, at the tender but extremely productive age of 18, she is about to drop her golden, soulful vocals on a debut album with the up-and-coming jazz innovators from Unlimited . Her four octave vocal range, in combination with the funky jazz vibes by Unlimited, melts with the lyrics into an eclectic neo-soul nectar that has you sipping until the last drop. For Ruth, music isn't just a hobby, it's her way of life. She starts traveling around the world at the age of 9, having her first official stage appearance in Thailand. At 15, she flies to New York to enchant Joe Fletcher, a top manager and concert promoter who has worked with a wide range of musicians (BB King, James Brown, Tori Amos, Black Eyed Peas), the result of which is singing up with him and recording her first original demo with Martin Briley, who is famous for successfully producing, writing and co-writing songs for gold record artists such as *NSYNC, Elton John, Daughtry and Marc Anthony. In 2007, Ruth is chosen among hundreds of candidates to spend five months in the capital of show business, Los Angeles, training at the Hollywood Pop Academy where she performs in front of the soul music pioneer Stevie Wonder. Meanwhile, she meets Carlos Neal from Universal Music and records four tracks which are to be released later this year. Loaded with experience and energy for new musical challenges, she joins the hip hop label ILLmate . Ruth's one-of-a-kind voice has also brought her into duet performances, on- stage with Bobby McFerrin, and dub legend Mad Professor, who admits to being fascinated by her ability to experiment fluidly with several musical idioms at only 17 years of age. Ruth's versatile voice alone may give your ears the impression of an old school jazz diva, but paired up with the fresh beats by Teodor Petkov (piano), Simeon Petrunov (bass), Teodor Ivanov (drums) and Stoyan Dzhaferov (guitar), her sound takes its place at the fore of the contemporary jazz funk scene. Even though two of the members are still wrapping up their studies at Sofia's Music Academy, they have all reached a level of artistic expression where they can build passionate grooves out of the simplest of improvised phrases. And they make your feet happy. Comprised of both covers and originals, this promo album is a raw experiment of what young music- lovers are capable of in Bulgaria." Ruth & Unlimited LIVE Promo Album Review by Iva Mechkunova and Kevin Lubrano
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