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"Creating in a way that truly felt limitless, album number nine is another collection of songs for the soul from my musical universe. It was a fun learning experience for me - exploring how to mix my organic sound with electronic elements, slapping my bass on the title track, and reimagining the sound of a legendary Cuban song. Exploring music in a new way was simply, fun."  - Alex Cuba  From his newly built recording studio in Smithers, BC, Cuba's ninth studio album, "El Swing Que Yo Tengo" (The Swing That I Have), delivers an astonishingly creative and remarkably fresh project that sees the artist defy genre more than ever before. Taking his incessant creativity steps further, the singer, songwriter, musician, and producer demonstrates his unending ability to deliver music that moves sonically and stylistically between genre, era, borders, and preconceptions. For the first time, Cuba incorporates electronic elements that amplify his sound and commercial appea

A song about reclaiming your power, Meryem Saci's "Danger Zone" is a haunting, powerful anthem that acknowledges both the moment of realization, and action of taking your power back when you have been taken advantage of. Combining Meryem's soaring, soulful vocals with her expertly delivered, rhythmic flow, "Danger Zone" tackles the painful road of recognizing you have been played, to the liberating decision to never allow it to happen from that person again. With an almost eerie sound of a slowed-down toy box behind an unconventional drill beat, "Danger Zone" reminds listeners that the best revenge is moving on. Globally recognized as a soaring R&B-Soul vocalist, remarkable Hip-Hop artist and skilled lyricist, Meryem Saci’s dazzling range of artistic talents have captivated audiences around the world. Saci’s stunning and highly creative artistic proficiency merges a wide range of genres into her unique sound, seamlessly weaving elements of R&am

With music that moves between the golden age of 70's Soul and its modern iterations, Canadian R&B, Soul, and Neo-Soul artist, Aphrose, (Joanna Mohammed) is a stunningly expansive vocalist and creative lyricist who honours the origins of the genres through her expertly created, and historically informed sound. With vocal dexterity that would impress her musical heroines, Aphrose's dazzling, 1970's hued sound transports listeners to a time when Soul music went beyond a musical category and into a feeling, while incorporating the Soulful sounds of today. Raised in Scarborough in a Trinidadian household by parents who owned a record store in Toronto's West end, Aphrose gravitated to the music of Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson, eventually wrapping their influences into a sound all her own. Her truly explosive vocal talent has led the artist to performing background vocals for Daniel

  Check Out the interview between Hurricane Music's own, BARAKA, and CBC's host of Weekend AM, Heather Barrett, as they discuss the inspiration and process behind Baraka's latest songs, "Island Queen", "Thru and Thru" and "I'll Be There".  Stay tuned for Baraka's debut EP, "Voicemail", expected to drop just in time for summer! 

"A Mothers Love is a Blessing". Evelyn Jess was born Jessica Evelyn Bemister. She was named after her Grandmother Evelyn, who passed when Jess was just 7 years old. Years later when thinking of a stage name, Jess chose to take her Grandmother's name first as a tribute to her legacy. Now each time the name appears in lights it will be a shining reminder of her loving memory and joyous spirit. Grandmother Evelyn appreciated Mother's Day. It was always her favorite time of year mainly because her birthday fell in the same week. Therefore no other day seemed more fitting for a celebration than that of the wonderful woman's birthday - May 13th. This passed Mother's Day Weekend - Evelyn Jess certainly did her grandmother proud and lived up to her name with her debut album release concert. She was joined by excellent opening acts Spectrum Queer Choir and Members of Strong Harbour strings, with proceeds from the vent going towards each groups future programming. Audio

Emerging singer/songwriter shares a message of hope and self love through new single “I Will Be There.”  When the COVID-19 pandemic started, Baraka found himself alone. Trapped inside his apartment in a foreign country, thousands of miles away from his family in Tanzania. The resulting stress and isolation sent him into a mental health spiral; there were days when he hardly left his room.  Through this darkness, he had that eureka moment that inspired the song “I Will Be There.” As a songwriter who primarily writes about relationships and other people, there was something so fulfilling for Baraka to write a song for himself. “I Will Be There” is an anthem of self love and a reminder that we all need to take the time to take care of ourselves and be there for ourselves. Whether it’s going for a walk, taking initiative to get help, listening to your favorite artist, or cooking yourself a meal, it’s important to take the time to look after your mental health and overall well-being.  Barak

“You can’t lie, I know you’ve had one too!” In her debut single “03”, St. John’s, NL songwriter Mackenzie Critch shares her perspective on a universal, taboo part of the teenage experience: Fake IDs.  The song is clever, light, and comedic and is meant to highlight the “coming-of-age” years from 17-20 where youth have to balance new responsibilities and expectations. It’s about the stories and experiences we hide from our parents, the desire to become independent, and trying to fit into the world as a young person. “03” is the first-of-two singles that Mackenzie has recorded as part of the 2022 MusicNL NewFound Talent prize package. The song was recorded at Citadel House Music in Lewisporte with producer Dean Stairs (Ana & Eric, Nick Earle, Rosemary Lawton) and mixed and mastered in Mount Pearl by Matt Dines of Hurricane Music (Summer Bennett, Baraka, Nerve Shack). Mackenzie enlisted former NewFound Talent winner Darcy Scott on guitar, Madeline Carter of the Carter Girls on fiddle,