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Santessa is the UK’s best kept secret. Her debut album DELIRIUM, produced by Stuart Matthewman, (Sade, Maxwell, Sweetback) released through Sony UK in 2000, was critically acclaimed across the board. It has gone on to become a highly sought after collectors item worldwide.
Born on the Isle of Man, but without a drop of Manx blood; Her mother is half English, half Ghanaian, and her father hails from Ireland. After Santessa’s parents separated, she spent her childhood partly on the Isle Of Man, partly in the rough estate in Manchester where her grandmother lived. They later moved to Barcelona before she came back to London aged 19.
She began joining bands, forming a few of her own, trying on different music styles; funk, rock, folk, whatever people around her wanted to play, but finding none that fitted comfortably. Supporting herself with a job in a casino, she took singing classes, studied drama and dance, listened to rare groove and R&B in the clubs, to the bass-heavy dub of Jah Shaka at sound system clashes, to reggae songs by Gregory Isaacs, Black Uhuru, Steel Pulse and David Bowie.
Influenced by the sound of Bristol and Bjork she began writing her own material. Meeting Stuart Matthewman of Sade led to the 2000 release of “Delirium” on Sony. In in a style reminiscent of Portishead and Sweetback, Santessa combined trip-hop, downtempo, and 70’s soul to create a sound both new and familiar.
During her brief stint in the US her recent works include collaborations with Ayatollah and Anthony Hamilton, admonishing her sound with an upbeat, urban flavor.
Born on the Isle of Man, but without a drop of Manx blood; Her mother is half English, half Ghanaian, and her father hails from Ireland. After Santessa’s parents separated, she spent her childhood partly on the Isle Of Man, partly in the rough estate in Manchester where her grandmother lived. They later moved to Barcelona before she came back to London aged 19.
She began joining bands, forming a few of her own, trying on different music styles; funk, rock, folk, whatever people around her wanted to play, but finding none that fitted comfortably. Supporting herself with a job in a casino, she took singing classes, studied drama and dance, listened to rare groove and R&B in the clubs, to the bass-heavy dub of Jah Shaka at sound system clashes, to reggae songs by Gregory Isaacs, Black Uhuru, Steel Pulse and David Bowie.
Influenced by the sound of Bristol and Bjork she began writing her own material. Meeting Stuart Matthewman of Sade led to the 2000 release of “Delirium” on Sony. In in a style reminiscent of Portishead and Sweetback, Santessa combined trip-hop, downtempo, and 70’s soul to create a sound both new and familiar.
During her brief stint in the US her recent works include collaborations with Ayatollah and Anthony Hamilton, admonishing her sound with an upbeat, urban flavor.
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leo-puga wrote:
Cachondisima.............
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Jamesndc wrote:
Gorgeousness.
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chridd wrote:
spaace is f****** awesome!
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ZioBach wrote:
o_O Her voice is wonderful.
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matcochr wrote:
Wow, now I see how much the CD is going for online I wish I'd bought two.
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funnyfarm wrote:
The countdown begins! A limited CD/DVD edition of the Banditos concept album INDOCHINA will be available at CD-BABY on Nov. 10. A digital version is already available at itunes and many other download sites. http://cdbaby.com/cd/reelbanditos . So you can get an idea of what awaits you, there you can listen to the entire album at Last.fm. Enjoy! http://www.lastfm.de/music/The+Reel+Banditos/Indochina
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SirAlecHendrix wrote:
brand new tripStop featuring Santessa ➤ n i g h t l o u n g e ➤
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Anderz- wrote:
Hypnotic.
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Verticis_Puer wrote:
I found some new pics, Enjoy!!
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scottjenkins wrote:
good lord, 20 quid on amazon as the cheapest price?! maybe someone should sort putting her stuff on itunes...
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Verticis_Puer wrote:
Eyes on you is fabulous. No words ...
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doughnutking wrote:
She's good and all but I just can't see paying 72 bucks for her USED album. A new copy though would set you back even more ($220)
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Anrky wrote:
This is a very nice hidden little gem of an artist...
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gifool wrote:
Also its virtually impossible to find albums...
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gifool wrote:
UNDERRATED (sorry for the caps but I'm passionate)
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butterdiver wrote:
Where is the second album?!
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ozzybard wrote:
I think I'm drooling here
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thereisthen tagged Santessa with too high, new and high. Tuesday afternoon
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Special_Kate_ tagged Santessa with downtempo and female vocalists. last month
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Special_Kate_, artkozachenko, shawnanono and 4 other people added Santessa to their libraries. last month
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landomace tagged Santessa with ‘chillout’. last month
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