Kohla, Scotland On Sunday, 1 October 2023
Kohla | Dragon Soop Artist of the Week in Scotland On Sunday, 1 October 2023
Words by Derick Mackinnon and Olaf Furniss. Read on Scotsman.com
Romance is the brilliant, multidisciplinary project and seven-track album from Kohla aka Rachel Alice Johnson. A singer songwriter, producer, fine artist, dancer, poet. The Edinburgh College of Art graduate is also the founder of Popgirlz, a support group for women in music, and lectures about feminism at various Universities.
Released earlier this month, her Help Musicians / Creative Scotland funded album has already been championed by Tom Robinson on BBC Radio 6 Music, Vic Galloway, Roddy Hart and Janice Forsyth on BBC Radio Scotland, The Skinny, The List, SNACK magazine, BBC Radio Newcastle as well as US blog EARMILK, and is playing in over 150 Hotel Chocolat stores, as part of a playlist curated by BRIT Award winning producer Jake Gosling (Ed Sheeran, Lady Gaga, One Direction, Shawn Mendes).
Musically the album expertly blends electro-pop with neo-soul and slick R&B vibes, and draws inspiration from legendary 60s artists like Sam Cooke and Etta James while also hinting towards Johnson's classical music upbringing. Find out more and listen at https://linktr.ee/kohlamusic
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