Kaz Hawkins - Live In Brezoi (I)

Album: Live In Brezoi (I)
Size: 167,9 MB
Time: 72:43
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2024
Styles: Blues/Soul/Rock mix
Art: Front

1. Don't Make Mama Cry (4:58)
2. Drink With The Devil (6:24)
3. The River That Sings (4:06)
4. Lonely Boy (4:39)
5. Feeling Good (9:00)
6. One More Fight (5:32)
7. Hallelujah Happy People (5:33)
8. Woman (4:02)
9. Get Up And Go (4:19)
10. Because You Love Me (9:24)
11. Better Days (4:25)
12. I Just Want To Make Love To You (10:15)

If there is one place where Kaz Hawkins' talent is perfectly expressed, it is the stage. This album recorded at the Summer Camp Festival in Brezoi, Romania is irrefutable proof. Having become one of the most important blues festivals in Europe, Brezoi has long crowned Kaz Hawkins as one of its queens, with the Northern Irish woman being one of the headliners of the event each year. This public recording of 12 tracks is a new stone in Kaz Hawkins' musical edifice which is growing day by day to now approach the summits of the genre. A pure treat.

Personnel: Kaz Hawkins (vocals, acoustic guitar); Stef Paglia (guitar, backing vocals); Julien Boisseau (bass, backing vocals); Amaury Blanchard (drums); Marcian Petrescu (harmonica track 12).

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Kaz Hawkins - Until We Meet Again

Album: Until We Meet Again
Size: 108,0 MB
Time: 46:42
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2023
Styles: Blues/Soul/Rock/Pop mix
Art: Front

1. Pray To (4:56)
2. Get Up And Go (4:24)
3. The River That Sings (3:44)
4. Hold On For Home (4:33)
5. Lonely Boy (3:49)
6. Until We Meet Again (3:40)
7. Don't Make Mama Cry (4:15)
8. Standing Tall (4:09)
9. I Gotta Be Me (4:19)
10. Get The Jack From The Bottle (3:47)
11. One More Fight (Bonus) (4:59)

When she sings, Kaz Hawkins takes us into her vast and colourful universe, simple words express the strong emotions she writes about in an artistic universe that matches her endearing and free personality. Kaz Hawkins has never made a secret of her painful past, but her story has become her strength in writing soulful lyrics and singing with a rare sincerity and intensity. Performing other people's music for 20 years, Kaz discovered her talent as a songwriter in poems she had written in secret. These poems then became lyrics when she began to put the melodies she had in mind within her own words.

Known mostly for her ballads like "Because You Love Me" and "Lipstick and Cocaine" (later renamed "One More Fight") these songs were born and immediately found their audience. An eclectic audience: young, old, male, female, English-speaking and non-English-speaking... Everyone is affected by these songs, which are the trademark of this unique Northern Irish artist. Kaz's world is also made of great blues and soul references, guitar riffs and iconic performances on stage. She thus imposed her name and voice on the Irish scene, then on the European scene by winning the European Blues Challenge in 2017. Approached by the French record label Dixiefrog, Kaz Hawkins presented "My Life and I" in 2022. An anthology of 17 tracks that introduced Kaz to the French public, who adopted her since 2018 through a series of concerts and festivals.

In January 2023, Kaz Hawkins turned 50, an age she never thought she would reach so she wanted to make this year a great celebration, an exceptional event in an exceptional life. What could be more exceptional than the release of a new album with new compositions. This is how "Until We Meet Again" came about, an album in the image of its creator, full of bright colours and positive vibes, created for anyone struggling to help them find the strength to fight and survive. An unclassifiable work with moving ballads, gospel songs, rock guitar solos and even a nod to Kaz's homeland as she added some Irish sounds to the mix.

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Kaz Hawkins - Don't You Know

Size: 93,2 MB - 186 MB
Time: 40:30
File: MP3 @ 320K/s - Flac
Released: 2017
Styles: pop, rock, blues, mix
Art: Front

1. Nendrum (2:11)
2. Dont Slip Away (2:34)
3. Because You Love (5:26)
4. Dont You Know Spoken Word (2:00)
5. Surviving (4:11)
6. Better Days (3:08)
7. Alabama Love (2:17)
8. The River That Sings (3:00)
9. Lipstick and Cocaine (4:10)
10. Hallelujah Happy People (3:13)
11. Dont You Know (3:41)
12. My Daughter My Reflection (4:33)

I don't know about you people, but I get the shivers of this lady, again and again. What a voice. She is from Belfast, but lives in France nowadays. Take your time and listen to her, that's all I can say.

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Kaz Hawkins - Memories Of

Size: 97,0 MB
Time: 41:43
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2020
Styles: Blues Soul
Art: Front

01. Something's Got A Hold On Me (3:45)
02. Miss Pitiful (3:25)
03. Losers Weepers (3:29)
04. Security (3:19)
05. Spoonful (4:44)
06. Tell Mama (3:46)
07. Blind Girl (5:39)
08. St Louis Blues (3:51)
09. I Just Wanna Make Love To You (4:02)
10. At Last (5:40)

This is a special studio album my band recorded in February. An album to honour my touring show Memories of Etta James.

The story of Kaz has many wondering how she ever survived the trauma in her life but she puts it best herself saying ‘Music is the very thing that saved me when I sing I am in the safest place on earth. It replaces all the cruelty, shame and pain in my life so all I want to do now is sing for those still fighting’.

Multi award winning & always looking for different projects & collaborations, Kaz has three different projects running right now. Her hard hitting duo theatre show with special guest Sam York “My Life and I” takes the audience through Kaz’s life story and is her personal mental health mission.

After a two year break from band format, Kaz has returned with a new line up for Kaz Hawkins & her Band of Men who will begin European touring in 2020.

Kaz also launched “Memories of Etta” with nine top session musicians, recreating the life & times on stage of the Matriarch of the Blues, Miss Etta James. Especially created for Cognac Blues Passions in France, the show has had rave reviews and is now in demand across Europe.

An activist for Mental Health, Kaz has worked tirelessly for different charities over the years. She has been an official Ambassador at Aware NI, Northern Ireland’s Depression Charity and has completed library tours, given talks at Boston University, Florence Academy of Fine Arts in Alabama in special sessions where she told her life story using words and song to show how music can be used as a mental health tool. Kaz also visited prisons and schools in Beauvais, France at the invite of Le Blues Autour Du Zinc Festival.

Fans have come to love the many hats that Kaz wears, especially presenting her own radio show “Kaz Hawkins Got The Blues” on BBC Radio Ulster when she isn’t touring. Telling stories from her touring & new talent she comes across from around the world in a genre that has given her so much.

Kaz is an official ambassador of blues after she accepted an honorary membership of the UK Blues Federation whom she represented in the European Blues Challenge of 2017 where the UK won for the first time.

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Kaz Hawkins - Feelin' Good

Year: 2016/2018
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:45
Size: 107,5 MB
Styles: Rock/Soul/Blues mix
Scans: Front

1. Pray (2:34)
2. It Ain't You (4:45)
3. Don't Make Mama Cry (5:06)
4. This Is Me (3:39)
5. Belfast Town (3:48)
6. Feelin' Good (7:11)
7. Don't Run Away (2:52)
8. Because You Love Me (5:43)
9. Soul Superstar (4:14)
10. I Just Wanna Make Love To You (6:50)

Multi award winning Kaz Hawkins is Northern Ireland’s very own soul superstar. The Belfast born singer-songwriter is one of today’s most popular independent artists in the UK and Ireland, as she continues to play to full houses and has been compared to Etta James and Adele and more. Kaz brings a fun, inspiring & hopeful message with her songs. This stellar rise to success will be no surprise to the Northern Ireland’s music fiends and fans over the world she has been wooing for years with her deep, powerful voice, original song writing and soulful tracks. No mean feat for a woman who owes surviving a life of physical and emotional hardship to music with a larger-than-life personality that doesn’t take setbacks lying down!

Being an activist for Mental Health, Kaz has worked tirelessly for different charities over the years. She is now official Ambassador at Aware NI, Northern Ireland’s Depression Charity and has recently completed a library tour for Libraries NI in special sessions where she told her life story using words and song to show how music can be used as a mental health tool. Fans have come to love the many hats that Kaz wears, especially presenting her own show “Kaz Hawkins Got The Blues” on BBC Radio Ulster when she isn’t touring. Always supporting the UK blues scene that has given her so much, Kaz has now joined the UK Blues Federation as a board member and aims to bring more exposure across the UK about the rich blues and soul artists in Northern Ireland.

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Kaz Hawkins - Live At Park Avenue (Feat. Sam York)

Size: 114 MB
Time: 35:42
File: FLAC
Released: 2018
Styles: Blues, Soul, Pop
Art: Front

01. Lipstick & Cocaine (Live) (Feat. Sam York) (4:47)
02. Soul Superstar (Live) (Feat. Sam York) (3:08)
03. St. Louis Blues (Live) (Feat. Sam York) (3:22)
04. My Daughter My Reflection (Live) (Feat. Sam York) (3:13)
05. Surviving (Live) (Feat. Sam York) (4:38)
06. This Is Me (Live) (Feat. Sam York) (4:25)
07. The Border Song (Live) (Feat. Sam York) (3:34)
08. The River That Sings (Live) (Feat. Sam York) (3:06)
09. Colliding Into One (Live) (Feat. Sam York) (5:26)

Multi award winning Kaz Hawkins is Northern Ireland’s very own soul superstar. The Belfast born singer-songwriter is one of today’s most popular independent artists in the UK and Ireland, as she continues to play to full houses and has been compared to Etta James and Adele and more. Kaz brings a fun, inspiring & hopeful message with her songs. This stellar rise to success will be no surprise to the Northern Ireland’s music fiends and fans over the world she has been wooing for years with her deep, powerful voice, original song writing and soulful tracks. No mean feat for a woman who owes surviving a life of physical and emotional hardship to music with a larger-than-life personality that doesn’t take setbacks lying down!

Kaz wears many HATS!

Being an activist for Mental Health, Kaz has worked tirelessly for different charities over the years. She is now official Ambassador at Aware NI, Northern Ireland’s Depression Charity and has recently completed a library tour for Libraries NI in special sessions where she told her life story using words and song to show how music can be used as a mental health tool. Fans have come to love the many hats that Kaz wears, especially presenting her own show “Kaz Hawkins Got The Blues” on BBC Radio Ulster when she isn’t touring. Always supporting the UK blues scene that has given her so much, Kaz has now joined the UK Blues Federation as a board member and aims to bring more exposure across the UK about the rich blues and soul artists in Northern Ireland.

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Kaz Hawkins - Get Ready

Year: 2014
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:25
Size: 88,9 MB
Styles: Modern electric blues
Scans: Front, tray

1. Hallelujah Happy People (3:39)
2. I Saw A Man (3:39)
3. Believe With Me (3:46)
4. Shake (4:43)
5. Get Ready (4:15)
6. Can't Afford Me (3:16)
7. Coz You (3:45)
8. Drink With The Devil (4:07)
9. Born To Be Lovers (4:09)
10. Walkin On My Own (3:02)

Multi award winning Kaz Hawkins is Northern Ireland’s very own blues and soul darling. The Belfast born singer-songwriter is fast becoming a performing icon across UK & Europe & the United States. Her high energy, original shows with her 1950s style swing-dress-meets-Dr Martens look and ability to closely connect with her public contribute to make Kaz one of today’s most popular independent artists in the UK and Ireland, as she continues to play to full houses. Kaz has been compared to Etta James & Janis Joplin to name but a few. Mixing through the genres of music for over 20 years, she finally found her niche in roots and blues, bringing a fun, inspiring & hopeful message with her new debut album Get Ready released in August 2014.

Featuring Kaz’s deep, powerful voice, original song-writing and soulful tracks, Get Ready wooed both the public and the critics, winning the Blues Matters Magazine’ Writers Poll Best Studio Album of 2015 in September. In a hat trick feat during the same month, Kaz accepted the prestigious Barry Middleton Award for Emerging Artist at the British Blues Awards (the first ever Northern Ireland recipient) and also received the Pure M Award for 2015 All-Ireland Best Female Act at a ceremony in Dublin. The success continued in 2016 with her band album Feelin’ Good which was the IBBA album of the year beating Joe Bonamassa. KHB won the right to represent United Kingdom at the IBC in Memphis and EBC in Denmark in 2017. The band went down a storm in Memphis and returned home proud as semi-finalists. They now head to Horsen’s in April to challenge for the European title.

Kaz’s stellar rise to success will be no surprise to the Northern Ireland’s music fiends and blues fans over the world she has been wooing for years with her deep, powerful voice, original song writing and soulful tracks. No mean feat for the 43 year-old funky grandma, who owes surviving a life of physical and emotional hardship to music and a larger-than-life personality that doesn’t take setbacks lying down! Kaz has worked tirelessly for different charities and is Arts Ambassador for EastSide Arts in which she lectured students at Boston University on how she used music to used music to survive trauma. Kaz will be returning to Boston University in March 2017 again, continuing the Belfast/Boston friendship that has been created.

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