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Soul Bag Live Review: Valerie Ghent in Paris – La Dame de Canton

Valerie Ghent La Dame de Canton, Paris 13e Soul Bag magazine has written about this New York-based artist several times in recent years. A musician and sound

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Var Matin: Valerie Ghent in Le Val

"Undulating and dynamic

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La Marseillaise: Valerie Ghent – La Dame de New York

"il est rare de trouver une voix aussi singulière et une maîtrise du rythme." Rencontre ce mardi à l’Artea de Carnoux avec la chanteuse Valérie Ghent, une étoile

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Inspired Connections: Soul Bag Interviews Valerie Ghent

I had the great pleasure in December 2016 to have an interview with Nicolas Teurnier, editor & writer for acclaimed French soul magazine Soul Bag.

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Valerie Ghent – The French Sessions: Digital Booklet

 Téléchargement Gratuit ! Affichez ou téléchargez le livret de l'album The French Sessions ! Les paroles, les crédits et des photos traduisant l'ambiance de ce nouvel album. CLIQUEZ sur

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Velours – 50 Best Albums of 2016!

Great news! Our new album Velours is in the Best 50 Albums of 2016 on SoulTracks.com! "2016 had a lot of great soul music

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Velours – 4 Star Review from Soul Bag (France)

Thank you Soul Bag for the phenomenal review of our new album, VELOURS!! English translation: Four years after the already very successful "Day To Day Dream" album,

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New Interview! Valerie Ghent Featured in Profiles in Art

Thanks to Westbeth for featuring me in their acclaimed "Profiles in Art" series. Valerie Ghent musician, singer, songwriter and producer A vibrant solo performer and multi-talented recording artist

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In the Studio with Nina Simone and Ashford & Simpson

Deeply honored. Humbled. Last fall, France's noted blues/soul/jazz magazine, Soul Bag, asked me for an interview. They were curious to know if I would share

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REVIEW: Valerie Ghent for Funk, Blues & and Damn Good Time

  Valerie Ghent for Blues, Funk and a Damn Good Time Saturday, September 8th, 2012 by Alix Cohen Valerie Ghent makes you want to mooove. Heads bob, shoulders shimmy,

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Boston Globe Arts Pick!

Delighted that our show this Saturday is an Editor's Arts Pick in The Boston Globe! Our thanks to James Reed! NYC SONGWRITER’S BEAT A long-running New

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NYC’s Music Machine, Valerie Ghent – Interview with Pens Eye View

Tremendous thanks to Richie Frieman for this great interview for Pens Eye View. We did the interview about Day to Day Dream while I was

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Day to Day Dream CD Review: 3+ stars from SOUL BAG!

 Thrilled to receive 3+ stars from France's most prestigious soul/blues magazine, Soul Bag. VALERIE GHENT DAY TO DAY DREAM SOUL A few tasty excerpts: "Ghent has become a prominent

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Day to Day Dream: Great CD Review from BALLnROLL!

BLOGS/TRENDZ Review: Day To Day Dream Valerie Ghent's latest solo album skips lightly between soul and jazz, r&b and funk. Moving between R&B, jazz and soul seems

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Val Performs at Westbeth Music Festival

Westbeth, an artists’ community established 41 years ago, presents music by its residents in a three-day festival on Friday, Sept. 23rd in the Brecht Forum,

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My father, Emmanuel Ghent, would be 100 years youn My father, Emmanuel Ghent, would be 100 years young today. Happy Birthday Pops! 

I’ve been thinking of my dad a lot in recent months, listening to his music, reading his works, looking at concert programs & reviews from the 60s & 70s. After a friend texted me from the MacDowell Colony finding my father’s music there - my dad was at MacDowell exactly 60 years ago - I started to feel he wanted to speak with me. And perhaps I wanted to speak with him! I remembered an interview we did in 1988 - although my dad passed away in 2003, I haven’t felt ready to listen to it again. This week in his honor, I took a deep breath & opened it up in ProTools after all these long years.
 
Hearing my father’s voice for the first time in decades, his phrases, the cadence of his speech, when his voice softened, when it brightened, hearing again the slight Canadian accent that he still had even then, brought tears to my eyes, warmth to my heart & a knowingness that he is still here somehow, somewhere, even if just in my memory & on this recording that we made almost 40 years ago. They say people live on in those who love them, it must be true because today I feel his presence today more strongly than ever before.
 
In the interview Dad talks about electronic music he composed in the 1960s-70s, his collaborations w/ Bob Moog, Max Matthews, Mimi Garrard & James Seawright, his fascination with multi-tempi music & inventing the “coordinome” to synchronize musicians playing in different tempi.
 
Listening it’s as if he is here again! and to hear my young self asking questions in a voice I barely recognize as my own makes me laugh aloud. Thank you Dad for everything you instilled in me and so generously gave to so many others, your creativity & innovations, your clarity and deep wisdom, your irreverence & love of word play, your curiosity & inventiveness, your constant exploration of ways of being, seeking new approaches to music, psychoanalysis, composition, computer programming, woodworking, your devotion to new ideas, new music, new discoveries, and most of all your love, resonate more deeply than ever before. I love you. Happy 100th birthday! #emmanuelghent #electronicmusicpioneer
Happy heavenly Birthday to my dear cousin Dimitri Happy heavenly Birthday to my dear cousin Dimitri ! Also known as blues historian and writer Jacques Demêtre, Dimitri lived in Paris and would be 101 years young today. Meeting him in 2010 literally changed my life, I traveled to see him as often as I could. I’ve written a blues song in his honor which we recorded in France & will be releasing soon! Love and miss you always ❤️❤️ dear cousin - your passion for the blues lives on!! 🎂🎶💙#jacquesdemetre #dimitrivicheney #happyheavenlybirthday #blueshistorian #blueswriter #soulbag #jazzhot #parisblues @soul_bag_mag
Hey y’all! Thrilled to let you know I’m featur Hey y’all! Thrilled to let you know I’m featured on a new single by Italian rap/hip-hop artist Bumo, a song we wrote called “NCPT”, and it’s out TODAY! 🎶🎤🇮🇹🔥 Che bello! 

3 years ago @bumo_1 and I released our first single, “Online”. It was a great success and he graciously asked if I’d collaborate on another song with him.

NCPT releases today on Bumo’s newest album, “Giano”, and available world-wide on Believe Music Italia. 

Am super excited about NCPT and can’t wait for you to hear! 🎶 ➡️ Link in bio
 
“NCPT” stands for ‘non c’è piu tempo’ (“there’s no more time” or “it’s too late”) and as in our first single, Bumo raps in Italian and I sing in English. 

Bumo hails from Genoa, in Liguria, and although I’m a New Yorker I recorded my vocal in France with @jeromebuigues, so our song has a real Euro-NYC vibe. 

& seriously, check out Bumo’s new album- he’s super talented and the album is great 🔥🔥

Enjoy! La musica è amore! 

@bumo_1 @believemusicitalia #bumo #valerieghent #giano #ncpt #noncepiutempo #italianrap #dowhatyoulove #newmusicfriday #singersongwriter
First photos from Montfort! Merci @lamethodesylvie First photos from Montfort! Merci @lamethodesylvie, Claudia & my love Tom for the pics! Music is love! ❤️🎶❤️ 

The groove was on 🔥🔥🔥 thanks to my amazing band - équipe au top @pierresibille, @jeromebuigues, Francois Gomez & Philippe Jardin, we were invited to debut a first-ever, brand new summer soirée at beautiful winery @cavescommandeur and WOW it was phenomenal! 

The rosé was flowing, Corsican & Italian food aplenty, and the sold-out crowd ready to dance with us! 

And it’s so moving to me, when we play somewhere new where many people are hearing our original music for the first time - when everyone starts singing along to Love Enough for a Lifetime or dancing to Wheels on a Train it’s so joyful! I’m moved to tears! 

Gratitude on high, thank you thank you for such a wonderful evening of music and love 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼

#pierresibille #jeromebuigues #francoisgomez #philippejardin #valerieghent #equipeautop #musicislove #singersongwriter #happylady #nofilter #cavesducommandeur
South of France - ready to Groove! Join us July 24 South of France - ready to Groove! Join us July 24 in Montfort! 🎶🎤🎸

#liveconcert #singersongwriter #blues #soul #montfortsurargens 

@pierresibille @jeromebuigues @montfortsurargens #francoisgomez #philippejardin #valerieghent
Ciao from la bella Italia! 💕🇮🇹 The hills, Ciao from la bella Italia! 💕🇮🇹 The hills, the vines, the olive trees, and the sea, all under an almost full moon….. magical! (Scroll through to see the moon!)

Then Wednesday night we’re back in France for a concert at a beautiful winery! Happy lady! 

Love & joy to you from my heart to yours ❤️❤️ 

#italia #labellaitalia #musicianlife #ladolcevita #toscana #vineyards #cypresstrees #nofilter
Happy Birthday in heaven Nick Ashford! 💕 we lov Happy Birthday in heaven Nick Ashford! 💕 we love & miss you always 💜🎶❤️ 

#nickashford #happyheavenlybirthday
#ashfordandsimpson #motown #singers #songwriter #sugarbar #timeless #lyricist #musiclegend @sugarbarnyc
Yes! Our Daoist Meditation Mantras are now availab Yes! Our Daoist Meditation Mantras are now available in an album format! My husband Tom and I worked on these together for a loooong time, a true labor of love, we are thrilled to share them with you. Enjoy!! 🎶💕☯️

🎶 https://valghent.com/meditations-for-the-soul-daoist-meditation-mantras/ (link in bio)

You can listen to just one, or several, or for a very powerful meditation listen to all six of them in a row. We also offer instrumental versions of the mantras so you can speak them at your own pace. 

#mantras #meditation #daoist #tombisio #valerieghent #daoistmeditation #lotusflower #calmness #tranquility #peaceful #stability #opentheheart #alignthebody #vitality
JUST RELEASED! Tom & I are thrilled to share the 6 JUST RELEASED! Tom & I are thrilled to share the 6th mantra, “Peaceful” from the Daoist Meditation Mantras series. A beautiful mantra that brings a sense of peace and calmness. Enjoy! 💕🎶☯️

Cover photo: I love photographing lotus flowers. Tom and I discovered a lotus garden in Beijing at Ritan Park (Temple of the Sun) in 2009. This beauty spoke to me, delicate and strong, in the afternoon sunlight ❤️ 

#meditation #mantra #peaceful #daoistmeditation #tombisio #valerieghent #meditationmusic #lotus #lotusphotography
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