Magnífico Material Desconhecido #214

Mabel

                                                                                                    

Em termos de herança genética podemos afirmar que Mabel ganhou a lotaria, não fosse filha de dois notáveis músicos: Cameron McVey (produtor de Massive Attack ou Portishead) e da sueca Neneh Cherry, voz de "Buffalo Stance" ou "7 Seconds". 

Nascida há duas décadas em Londres, Mabel foi criada entre a capital inglesa, Málaga e Estocolmo, terra natal da figura materna, onde o seu amor pela cultura R&B e pelos discos de Lauryn Hill e Destiny's Child não conhecia semelhante. Foi lá que estudou produção e teoria musical, mas também onde constatou que teria que procurar outro poiso para desenvolver a sua carreira.

Seria ao mudar-se de novo para Londres que perderia as inibições - até então mantia as suas criações musicais longe dos ouvidos dos amigos e da família - e encontraria uma comunidade que partilhasse o mesmo gosto e entusiasmo pelo R&B. Com "Know Me Better", construído à base de um sample de Mos Def, conquistou a blogosfera e com "My Boy My Town" já arrancava elogios por parte de Adele. Ambos confessionais e sofisticados pedaços de R&B combinados com soul e hip hop, à boa moda pré-milenial das Sugababes.

Livre de pressões ou cunhas parentais, Mabel está a construir o seu caminho por mérito próprio e até agora não se tem dado mal: integrou a lista de promessas da BBC para 2016, abriu concertos para os Years & Years e colaborou com SBTRKT e com o Tate Modern a propósito da abertura do seu novo edifício. Olhos postos nela em 2017:

"Thinking of You"

It's all coming back to me now

WTF (Where They From): London and Stockholm

Family Affair: Mabel’s parents are Neneh Cherry and producer Cameron McVey. “I think I took after my parents. Using music as one of my main ways of expression just felt natural,” says the 20-year-old.

Earned It: Clearly, the singer prioritizes quality over quantity—she took the internet by storm with just two singles to her name. The tracks take us back to the ’90s and early aughts, when girl-next-door R&B singers ruled the radio waves.

U Remind Me: She once posted on her socials that a fan (very aptly) described her as “the female Drake.” We’d add that her laid-back style is reminiscent of One in a Million-era Aaliyah, and her impressive vocal range brings Sade to mind as well.

Pon De Replay: “Know Me Better” (and her feature on SBTRKT’s “I Feel Your Pain”)

Personal Jesus: Mabel cites Lauryn Hill, Beyoncé, Kehlani, and Drake as inspirations, but her friends and family impact her work as well.

WTF (Where They From): London and Stockholm

Family Affair: Mabel’s parents are Neneh Cherry and producer Cameron McVey. “I think I took after my parents. Using music as one of my main ways of expression just felt natural,” says the 20-year-old.

Earned It: Clearly, the singer prioritizes quality over quantity—she took the internet by storm with just two singles to her name. The tracks take us back to the ’90s and early aughts, when girl-next-door R&B singers ruled the radio waves.

U Remind Me: She once posted on her socials that a fan (very aptly) described her as “the female Drake.” We’d add that her laid-back style is reminiscent of One in a Million-era Aaliyah, and her impressive vocal range brings Sade to mind as well.

Pon De Replay: “Know Me Better” (and her feature on SBTRKT’s “I Feel Your Pain”)

Personal Jesus: Mabel cites Lauryn Hill, Beyoncé, Kehlani, and Drake as inspirations, but her friends and family impact her work as well.

WTF (Where They From): London and Stockholm

Family Affair: Mabel’s parents are Neneh Cherry and producer Cameron McVey. “I think I took after my parents. Using music as one of my main ways of expression just felt natural,” says the 20-year-old.

Earned It: Clearly, the singer prioritizes quality over quantity—she took the internet by storm with just two singles to her name. The tracks take us back to the ’90s and early aughts, when girl-next-door R&B singers ruled the radio waves.

U Remind Me: She once posted on her socials that a fan (very aptly) described her as “the female Drake.” We’d add that her laid-back style is reminiscent of One in a Million-era Aaliyah, and her impressive vocal range brings Sade to mind as well.

Pon De Replay: “Know Me Better” (and her feature on SBTRKT’s “I Feel Your Pain”)

Personal Jesus: Mabel cites Lauryn Hill, Beyoncé, Kehlani, and Drake as inspirations, but her friends and family impact her work as well.

"My Boy My Town"

Let's meet in the middle

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