This post was first published in November 2017. Within a year Mahalia had become an international sensation, and in October 2018, her father JB and his group SonOf performed at Acoustickle Indian Summer. A lot can happen in a year... Mahalia is a rising star. She just is. In Nottingham on Sunday 29th October she performed a spellbinding set of songs that showed the dynamism of her vocal ability - a true jazz-soul-gospel-hip-hop-blues and reggae-dancehall melting pot. Held a

The East Midlands is rippling with RnB, jazz, soul and hip hop talent. Who released music in 2019, and who’s going far this decade?