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Bits and vibes from @soulmamalondon last week🙌🏽

Have a good day 😘

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Some moments from an Incredible evening last night at @sxsw playing the music of @femitone w/ the band @officialrlj + @lox_drumz ✨💚 hugeee big up to every musician who played and of course @jazzrefreshed and @british_underground for curating the badest line-up and looking after everyone!!

Gratitude 🙌🏼

@nordkeyboards @rolandglobal

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Singapore, you stole my heart! 💚🩵
The weather, the kind and happy people…
Here are some random videos and my analog pictures

We enjoyed performing and giving masterclasses for the next generation was truly special✊🏼💙
Can’t wait to return. Anytime I went outside the weather felt like a warm hug.
@yolandabrown

#singapore #besttimes #concert #livemusic #masterclass #education #tomibalogh #piano #harmonies #followformore #uk #london #weather #warm #bestweatherever☀️😎👌

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Cheers to a night of magic and music in My Soho ✨
The Queen of Serendipity strikes again…

🎷 First stop: the sensational @yolandabrown and her powerhouse band lighting up @pizzaexpresslive with the soul of the Bob Marley songbook. All thanks to a chance meeting with bass guitar virtuoso @officialrlj on Dean St! What a show thank you so much 🙏
🥂 Then: a pit stop at @violetsbarsoho naturally.
💃🏽 Finally: dancing into the night with @1mcdt for @adilray feel-good vinyl set at @thecounterlondon 🎶 Fabulous!!

#soho #mysoho #saturdaynight #jazz #livejazz #soul #reggae #poshreggae #yolandabrown #pizzaexpresslive #adilray #racheldarcy #violets #thecounter #serendipity

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Popped up at @bravepoets event to support and ended up playing.

🎵: Hey Ya! by Outkast.

🙏🏾 Thanks to @1damorgan for loaning me his pan and sticks, as well as catching this video.

#Outkast #BravePoets #leonfosterthomasmusic

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Here are some of our Academy students from around the world 🌍

Portugal 🇵🇹, Australia 🇦🇺, London 🇬🇧, Berlin 🇩🇪, St. Vincent & the Grenadines 🇻🇨

Different time zones.
Different cultures.
One shared language: music 🎶

From first notes to finding their voice, this is what learning looks like inside the Academy — focus, growth, discipline, and joy.
No shortcuts. Just real practice, real guidance, real progress.

This is more than lessons.
It’s a global classroom.
A community of musicians building confidence, craft, and character — one session at a time.

🎓 Refine. Connect. Inspire.
📩 DM us to start your journey

#TheRLJMusicAcademy #GlobalMusicians #MusicEducation #FutureArtists LearnYourInstrument

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📣 📺 Have you seen Soul Mama on your Telly or on billboards across the country?

@googleuk x @soulmamalondon TV Campaign

Out of millions of businesses in the UK, Soul Mama was selected as one of only 10 for a massive @Google Gemini campaign across TV, billboards and online.
@googleworkspace Featured Soul Mama as part of 10 stories of AI transformation across Britain.

This is huge! Thanks to the Google team for the love.

Please come visit us at Soul Mama sometime soon…

#10stories #10googlecloudnext

Check out some of the other awesome businesses featured in the campaign:
@rolysfudge @blowfish_gallery @kentandsons @savoursmiths @dragon_firewales @jackbadgerltd @lochinshoutdoorcentre

#Googleadcampaign #SoulmamaxGoogle

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YOLANDA BROWN
2025 10.22 wed. @yolandabrown

UKジャズを牽引するサックス奏者ヨランダ・ブラウンが初登場！
ボブ・マーリー生誕80年を記念した新作『ボブ・マーリー・ソングブック』を携え、卓越したパフォーマンスを披露します。

詳細・ご予約はプロフィール内リンク→【SCHEDULE】→ 10月【YOLANDA BROWN】公演ページをチェック
▶︎Link in bio @bluenotetokyo for tickets!!

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🎹💭 Ever notice how in Africa and Cuba, almost everyone can play percussion — rhythm just lives in them?

That’s the same way we want our students to feel about music as a whole.
Even if bass, drums, or sax is your main instrument, we always recommend learning the basics of piano — chords, structure, and melody.

It’s what connects everything together 🎶
That’s how you hear deeper, create freer, and groove harder. 🙌🏾

If you’re ready to level up your musicianship the real way —
follow 👉🏾 @therljmusicacademy and tap the 🔔 to join the journey.

#HerbieHancock #ActualProof #TheRLJMusicAcademy
#RefineConnectInspire #Musicianship #GrooveAndKnowledge #MusicMentorship #LearnWithPurpose

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If you are looking for any reason or excuse to come down to the weekly LS Jam night at @orleans_bar this week. Thid video is for you!

We all need to practice
We all need to work on our craft, especialy when there is the great atmosphere that is the LS Jam.

Its not Just a Jam its a Musical Gym!

9pm till late

£5 on the door and £3 via Evenbrite events.

See you there.

Big Love

Shout put to @lightymovies for the clip 🫶🏽

#thursdaynight
#fyp
#livemusic
#thursday
#jamming
#newmusic

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What’s up ya’ll? Please send me your names etc for your tables tonight at Ciro’s.

Tonight:
Monday August 18th 2025
Please head on down to The Music Box Live Open Mic 🎤 Jam Session at Ciro’s Pizza Pomodoro in Knightsbridge. Come bless the mic 🎤.

Come celebrate birthdays, engagements, weddings, anniversaries, divorces & separations etc… it doesn’t matter if you want it we celebrate it! Haha 😛
Please come down and bring friends and family and sit back and chill and listen to some live music and if you dare. Get up on the mic and join in the fun!

Ciro’s Pizza Pomodoro in Knightsbridge at 51 Beauchamp Place. SW3-1NY
Doors: 10:45
Live music: 9pm-1am
Book tables asap
Nearest tube: Knightsbridge Station
Near Harrods Shopping Centre

See you tonight!

Patrick #liveperformances #live #musicboxliveldn #nightlifeevents #vocalist #musician #livemusic #musicboxlivesession #vocalistsofinstagram #10room

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What an unforgettable night at @bluenotetokyo
Truly a dream come true. ❤️🇯🇵🏯 @yolandabrown

#tokyo #japan #bluenote #bluenotetokyo #jazz #tour #experience #uk #yolandabrown #band #musicians #concert #solo #followformore #flow #photos #canonav1 #canon #analog

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