Jordan Mackampa Explained

Jordan Mackampa
Background:solo_singer
Birth Place:Zaire
Birth Date:26 April 1994
Origin:London, England
Genre:soul
Occupation:Singer, songwriter
Years Active:2016–present
Label:AWAL
Website:https://www.jordanmackampa.com/

Jordan Mackampa (born 26 April 1994) is a British-Congolese musician. His first album Foreigner was released in March 2020.

Biography

Mackampa was born in Zaire in 1994, and French is his first language. He and his mother moved to London in 1995.[1] Mackampa began playing guitar and composing songs at the age of 12.[2]

He attended the Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School in Coventry. As a teenager, he would record music in a studio in the neighbourhood youth center.[3] He went on to study music at the University of Northampton. Mackampa has named soul singers such as Marvin Gaye and Bill Withers as shaping his musical style.

Career

In 2016, Mackampa self-released his EP, Physics. He released another EP, Tales from the Broken, in 2017. He toured with Rhiannon Giddens,[4] Lewis Watson,[5] Blanco White, Giant Rooks, X Ambassadors, Jeremy Loops and Amber Run .[4]

His song "Battlecry" was used as the opening theme for the British TV drama Our Girl in its third and fourth seasons, from 2017 to 2020. The song was also used in the 2019 worldwide "Use Your Voice" advertising campaign for Levi's and for the 2020 television advert for Intel.

Mackampa signed a record deal with AWAL Recordings in 2017[6] and released his first studio album, Foreigner, in March 2020. The album addresses Mackampa's experiences growing up as a Congolese immigrant in England.[7] [8]

While Mackampa was planned to headline an international tour[9] and perform at South by Southwest[10] in 2020, both events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He released his third EP, Come Around, in January 2021.[11] In December 2021, Mackampa released a limited edition run of vinyl featuring the Come Around EP, recorded live at Abbey Road Studios and titled Live from Studio 2.[12]

His song "Magic" was used in the 2021 UK television advert for Boots Pharmacy and the online Christmas J Crew adverts featuring Jodie Turner-Smith and her husband Joshua Jackson. He was featured in a 2021 Fender campaign alongside Conan Gray, Lucy Dacus, Self Esteem, Faye Webster, SG Lewis, Jesse Rutherford and Danny Felix.[13]

Discography

EPs

TitleDetails
Physics
  • Released: 30 September 2016
  • Label: self-released
  • Formats: Streaming, digital download
Tales from the Broken
  • Released: 15 May 2017
  • Label: self-released
  • Formats: Streaming, digital download
Come Around
  • Released: 22 January 2021
  • Label: AWAL
  • Formats: Streaming, digital download
Live From Studio 2
  • Released: 17 December 2021
  • Label: AWAL
  • Formats: Vinyl

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jordan Mackampa . Grandstand Media . 31 December 2020 . 15 October 2019.
  2. News: Jordan Mackampa: Foreigner . 31 December 2020 . Relix Media . 23 April 2020.
  3. News: Chambers . Pete . Backbeat: Coventry singer-songwriter Jordan Mackampa creating a big stir . 31 December 2020 . CoventryLive . 9 March 2015 . en.
  4. News: Watson . Elly . New Noise: Jordan Mackampa . 31 December 2020 . Wonderland Magazine . 15 May 2017.
  5. News: Jack . An Interview with Jordan Mackampa . 6 July 2021 . Hey Nineteen . 14 November 2017.
  6. News: Pettican . Luke . Interview with Jordan Mackampa: A Timeless Soul Singer with a Modern Sensibility . 31 December 2020 . Atwood Magazine . 4 December 2019.
  7. News: Thompson . Stephen . The Austin 100: Jordan Mackampa . NPR . 17 March 2020 . 31 December 2020 . en.
  8. Web site: Mehta . Amar . Jordan Mackampa - Foreigner . Clash Magazine . 31 December 2020 . en . 18 March 2020.
  9. News: Jordan Mackampa Shares the Video for 'Magic' . 31 December 2020 . Broadway World . 5 February 2020 . en.
  10. Web site: Jordan McKampa via The British Music Embassy Sessions . WNYC Studios . 31 December 2020 . en . 16 April 2020.
  11. News: Sharratt . Joe . Jordan Mackampa builds on stunning debut album with new EP Come Around . 31 January 2021 . Music Talkers - Latest Music News & Artist Exposure . 28 January 2021 . en-gb.
  12. News: Jordan Mackampa: Live from Studio 2 . 2 December 2021 . Music Glue . 28 October 2021.
  13. News: Fender Introduces the New Hybrid: Acoustasonic® Player Telecaster®, the Most Accessible Acoustasonic® Guitar Yet . 28 May 2022 . Cision PR Newswire . 16 November 2021 . en.
  14. News: Jordan Mackampa Announces Debut Album . 31 December 2020 . Broadway World . 1 November 2019 . en.
  15. News: Jordan Mackampa on his latest album, 'WELCOME HOME, KID!' . 26 May 2024 . NPR . 5 May 2024 . en.