Portuguese-British Singer-Songwriter Maya Blandy Drops Funk Fuelled Second Single 'Disco Nights'
Inspired by old disco-soul with a twist of modern pop - ‘Disco Nights’ is the second single release by the Portuguese-British singer-songwriter, Maya Blandy.
Maya has been collaborating with Jake Wherry – founding member and producer of UK hip-hop pioneers, The Herbaliser, since 2021. A family connection brought them together in the studio – Jake’s 30 years of music writing and production, combined with Maya’s narrative songwriting and melodies inspired by her love of 70s disco and soul (think The Emotions, Dusty Springfield, Donny Hathaway, as well more modern RnB such as Erykah Badhu and Cleo Sol), proving to be a stellar fusion.
Their first release ‘Stardust’ (May 2023), featuring legendary American dance and house singer – Kathy Brown, has been well received, with plays on BBC Radio 6 - both The Huey Show and Craig Charles’s Funk & Soul Show; BBC Introducing Manchester; Totally Wired; 1BTN & Radio Oxigenio (Portuguese national station). The extended house remix by Camden Cassa & Jake Herbaliser has also made waves on the club circuit. ‘Disco Nights’ is a vibrant combination of 70’s disco merged with modern pop influences such as Dua Lipa and Kylie Minogue.
The track features a firing horn arrangement by trombonist Trevor Mires (central to the London music scene for decades, Trevor has worked with Jamiroquai, Incognito, George Benson, James Morrison, Pat Metheny, Radiohead, Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, & Sir Tom Jones) performed with awardwinning jazz trumpeter, Ryan Quigley (Royal Scottish National Orchestra, working alongside musicians such as saxophonist Joe Lovano & guitarist John Scofield).
Further ramping up the nostalgic disco vibes, ‘Disco Nights’ features guitarist Adam Philips (Britney Spears, Tina Turner & Richard Ashcroft to name but a few), and Patrick Dawes (Groove Armada & Richie Havens) on percussion.
Disco Nights is the second single from Maya’s debut album ‘Stardust’, which will be released in 2024.
