Rootstime (Belgium) | 01.06.2014
Google Translation from the original Dutch:
With Kandia Crazy Horse you get a new country rock artist, with a clear goal. “Stampede” is her first major musical project and it is impressive. Kandia is convincing as a singer-songwriter, her songs sound warm and tell stories. This is music that can help quickly transform a cold evening into a warm one with its ambiance. You will be spending quality time with music by Kandia Crazy Horse!
On the Radio in France | 01.08.2014
The American Show by Jay -Playlist
Voici la playlist de ce début d’année chargée en découvertes et nouveautés! including “California,” “Soul Yodel #3” and “Cabin in the Pines”
From Rock’s Backpages via The Guardian | 01.08.2014
Flashback from my prior career: “To remember the soul genius, who jumped to his death 35 years ago this month, here’s a piece that singer-songwriter Kandia Crazy Horse wrote in 1999 – from Rock’s Backpages”: Donny Hathaway: A Soul Man Who Departed Too Soon
Happy Holidays!
Even though I am on vacation, still hard at work writing new cowgirl songs. #ontheroad
Kandia Crazy Horse – Stampede
Kandia Crazy Horse – Stampede
Bluebilly Records – BBL-000-001
With few exceptions, country music and Americana are not known as a providence often trod by African-American musicians and artists. Kandia Crazy Horse is on her way to changing that perception with this wondrous debut. To avoid becoming a Nashville stereotype, the first throaty and fervent strains of “California” actually bring the country side of Janis Joplin to mind. “Congo Square” has a toe-tapping hooky quality with a soulful power to the vocal work. “Gunfight At The Golden Corral” smacks of old time two-stepping honky tonk, complete with home-spun humorous lyrics. The aptly titled “Americana” is a minimalist acoustic track where Kandia further displays the vibrance and controlled emotion of her wonderful voice. If this CD seemed gimmicky, that would be one thing, but it is anything but. This is music created by a lady with a very high level of…
View original post 68 more words
Americana Daily | 10.02.2013
“Kandia Crazy Horse Releases First Single, California Off Forthcoming New Album Stampede”
On the “A” with Souleo on Huffington Post | 10.02.2013
“… Crazy Horse aims to break further ground in country music for Black recording artists”
Resident Media Pundit | 09.29.2013
“As far as Americana goes, this writer is always looking for something new to love and adore. So when the latest song from relative unknown Kandia Crazy Horse slid its way into the inbox, this guy was pretty excited. Then the song played and hot damn, this is a name to keep an eye on. Equal parts Southern gospel, soul, blues and Americana, “California” is an enveloping, intoxicating and arresting array of first-rate songwriting, effortless vocals and some of the best five minutes of Americana this writer has heard this year from someone not named Isbell or Fulks.”
Bold As Love | March 9, 2013
An award-winning rock journalist unveils her engaging vocal ability. Who knew?