Raquel Martins + Sebastian Mayor + Erica McKoy
Raquel Martins + Sebastian Mayor + Erica McKoy
Sat 19 November 2022
Stage time / 9:30pm
Celebrating the Jazz Clubs
An artist with a unique voice, at the intersection of modern soul and jazz, reminiscent of Nai Palm, Jordan Rakei or Oscar Jerome, with an added authentic Brazilian flavour that sets her apart.
21 year old singer-songwriter and guitarist, Raquel Martins moved to London when she was only 17. Raised under the sun in Portugal, she grew up listening to the endless classics from the Brazilian and jazz repertoire. It was only when she discovered the world of contemporary hip-hop, soul and jazz music that she realised she could create something new with all the sounds she had been absorbing over the years.
In only 4 years in the UK capital, she's already established herself as both a very solid side musician working for established UK jazz artists such as Poppy Ajudah, as well as an artist with a unique voice, at the intersection of modern soul and jazz, reminiscent of Nai Palm, Jordan Rakei or Oscar Jerome, with an added authentic Brazilian flavour that sets her apart.
Her self-produced EP 'The Way' caught the attention of the UK scene, with international supporters such as Gilles Peterson, Jamie Cullum and Dan Digs (KRCW). The first three singles gathered over 350k on DSPs, with editorial support from Spotify and Bandcamp. Jamie Cullum invited her to talk about her EP on BBC 2 as part of his 'Take 5' series.
In Nov 2021, Raquel had the privilege to be invited to Gilles Peterson's legendary basement for a session with her trio, leading to Gilles booking her for his We Out Here festival in August 2022.
"A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH IN THE YEARS TO COME"- GILLES PETERSON - WORLDWIDE FM / BBC 6 MUSIC
"I LOVE IT!" - JAMIE CULLUM - BBC 2
21 year old singer-songwriter and guitarist, Raquel Martins moved to London when she was only 17. Raised under the sun in Portugal, she grew up listening to the endless classics from the Brazilian and jazz repertoire. It was only when she discovered the world of contemporary hip-hop, soul and jazz music that she realised she could create something new with all the sounds she had been absorbing over the years.
In only 4 years in the UK capital, she's already established herself as both a very solid side musician working for established UK jazz artists such as Poppy Ajudah, as well as an artist with a unique voice, at the intersection of modern soul and jazz, reminiscent of Nai Palm, Jordan Rakei or Oscar Jerome, with an added authentic Brazilian flavour that sets her apart.
Her self-produced EP 'The Way' caught the attention of the UK scene, with international supporters such as Gilles Peterson, Jamie Cullum and Dan Digs (KRCW). The first three singles gathered over 350k on DSPs, with editorial support from Spotify and Bandcamp. Jamie Cullum invited her to talk about her EP on BBC 2 as part of his 'Take 5' series.
In Nov 2021, Raquel had the privilege to be invited to Gilles Peterson's legendary basement for a session with her trio, leading to Gilles booking her for his We Out Here festival in August 2022.
"A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH IN THE YEARS TO COME"- GILLES PETERSON - WORLDWIDE FM / BBC 6 MUSIC
"I LOVE IT!" - JAMIE CULLUM - BBC 2
