Biography
With a socially conscious edge, urban soul juggernaut MOKA
produces cool grooves and fluid sounds with strong songwriting
at its central core.
Sultry vocal powerhouse Pauline Houston presents a style that many attempt but few achieve, creating a new plateau for the new Soul movement. This is the real thing, taking you from smoky smooth ballads to edgy incantations of sistergirl soul. Guitarist/Producer Robb McCall lays out the luscious web of velvet sounds that beckons you with funky, fiery vibrations of rhythm and melody. Studio multi-instrumentalist McCall plays rhythm and lead guitar with
a fluid versatility and a uniquely emotional style.
MOKA's recordings feature McCall's innovative and exploratory production. Recorded and mixed at his Charging Bull Studio in Philadelphia,
his arrangements set the songs in alternate atmospheres which reveal
their true beauty and honesty.
MOKA's live show is a spectacle to behold and a genuine adventure.
Lie back and enjoy the ride that grooves you and feeds you,
swooning “Drink me! Smoke me!”
The MOKA sound is influenced by The Classic Philly Soul sound, the Motown Sound, the Stax/Volt Sound, Marvin Gaye, Mahalia Jackson, Curtis Mayfield, Gladys Knight, Acid Jazz, Hip-Hop, Latin, Reggae and World Music.
MOKA is coming up from the roots...
brewing and blending a new sound for new times.
MOKA SMOKES!
Instrumentation
Pauline Houston - Vocals
Robb McCall - Guitar/guitar synth, backing vocals
Ricardo Morales - Percussion
Jimmy Coleman/Steve McKie - Drums
Tone Whitfield/Ehud Guy - Bass
Damon Bennett - Keyboards
Discography
"TIME IS NOW" is now available!
Track listing:
Lies & Alibis
Peace
Unchain
Whole New Kind of Love
Raw Street
Take Me Down
Still
Wash Away
Dance With Me
Unchain My Soul
Take Me Down (Reprise)
(Bonus tracks):
Still Static
Whole Nu Kinda Luv (CBMP Remix)
Still Dub
"Time is Now" represents a new generation of Philly Soul sound." -- Deesha Dyer, Philadelphia City Paper
In rotation on Soul Sanctuary radio show and Dusty Grooves, streaming on Rhapsody and eMusic.
Available internationally at CD Baby and iTunes.
Helen Leight's "Pick of the Day" on Philly's WXPN.
Links
| http://www.mokasoul.com |
| TIME IS NOW at CD Baby |
| MOKA at MySpace |