Interview: Listening to Music with Leslie Clio

Interview: Listening to Music with Leslie Clio

German soul music – that term you used to be a synonym for a cruel torture method, until Leslie Clio came along. She recently published her debut album Gladys. It consists of 11 songs that proof that soul music from Germany can indeed sound pretty great.

In our interview with Leslie Clio we have talked about music from the movies The Colour Purple, Jungle Book and Sister Act as well as songs by Rio Reiser and Trude Herr. More after the jump.

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Video premiere: Leslie Clio

Video premiere: Leslie Clio

Generally, Soul music from Germany is a quite agonizing instrument of torture. There are only few exceptions to that. Leslie Clio is one of them. Her interpretation of soul music is intelligent, honest and charming. Today, the video for her first single I told you so has been released. More after the jump.

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