Minga
Debuts In Amazon.com Top 20 Chart
SEATTLE, WA -- Just over two weeks after the release of her
debut CD, Flipside, jazz/neo-soul recording artist
Minga hit the charts on Amazon.com's "Early Adopter Indie"
Top 20. Minga placed ahead of chart fixtures such as Pearl
Jam and SoCal indie favorite Alexi Murdoch. Minga's ranking
in the chart is based on Flipside's sales through
Amazon.com. "Early Adopters" -- America's most coveted
consumers -- are defined by the dominant role that music and
technology plays in their daily lives. On average, these
tastemakers attend concerts and night clubs four nights a
week; they also purchase significantly more new music, tech
gadgets, software, and magazines than the average
consumer.
Minga Captures "Best
Jazz Album" Nomination
SAN DIEGO, CA -- Flipside, the critically-acclaimed debut
from jazzy, soulful singer/songwriter Minga, has been
nominated for a San Diego Music Award (SDMA) in the category
of "Best Jazz Album." Minga, one of the freshest voices on
the Southern California music scene, will compete alongside
well-known jazz veterans Jaime Valle, Peter Sprague and
Robert Walters of the Greyboy All-Stars. "The SDMA
nomination is fabulous," said Minga recently from San
Diego’s DLI Studios. "I’ve been blown away by the
enthusiastic response to my music. I’m especially happy for
my band and my label, FUA Records, who have helped make
‘Flipside’ such a successful project."
Minga Hits
Radio In 80+ Markets Across The US
BOSTON, MA -- Minga, the
jazz-soultronic singer, songwriter and producer has hit
the airwaves in over 80 radio markets across the US, and
internationally on Radio Scilly in the UK. Minga is a
featured artist on the nationally syndicated radio program
"Women in Music with Laney Goodman," and all of the songs
from Flipside will be spotlighted on the show's upcoming
broadcasts. "Take cool, sensual beats, add one part velvet
voice, mix it all together and you get a lush, tripnotic
groove called Minga… I picked all of her cuts. I love her
style and groove," said Goodman of her decision to add
Minga's music to the radio show's spring and summer
playlists.
Minga's
Music Charts in 54 Radio Markets on Radio Laser RENNES,
FR -- Minga's music is being featured on Radio Laser's
syndicated "Black Swing Radio Show" in 54 markets in
Europe and the US. Flipside moved from #15 to #3 in its
first week on the French broadcaster's R&B playlist,
placing ahead of LL Cool J, Dre, and The Roots. Radio
Laser and the "Black Swing Radio Show" feature new
African-American music, including R&B, Soul, Rap and
Reggae, and Algerian Rai. Radio Laser was founded in 1992
in Rennes, France by R&B producer and concert promoter
Sly Athann, who also launched Radio Laser's hugely
successful "Black Swing" program in 1996.
