Vocal Artist Information on yolandarabun.com

· TURNING 50 ON THE 25TH.THIS IS THE SMOOTHEST I HAVE HEARD IN A LONG TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

· Simply perfect! Thank you so much for sharing your art with us! I hope to see more videos of you and to enjoy your other songs soon!

· Lady Yolanda,you are the best to come along in a very long time. No screaming, just good , good sounding music, personality and CLASS!!! You Blew them away in Charlotte in June. Just keep up the great work.

· You are so, so right, I couldn't agree more. Yolanda, you are a breath of fresh air amid the smoke and the fog, Thank you for this. xxx #Jazzy

. · Yolanda, I am so proud of your accomplishments. I always thought you were an "outstanding." So Real is "so real!" I love it and I am spreading the word.

· Well Yolanda, I like this tune very much...you and Stanley have great chemistry. It has that Saxoney groove! Keep up the great colaboration!

· Wow,,, clean ,, smooth,,, love that harmony and phat smooth chords.. Love this!! Beautiful voice... I'm a smooth trumpet player,, but love your vocals/ sound/ .You have a big fan in me...

· Wow Girlfriend!!! You have a beautiful voice. You about to make me really love jazz.

· Ms Rabun you sing sooooooooooo beautifully, and I just love the song, your fan, Winfred

· Thanks everyone for your kind words!! Please share the link with others and make this even more real! xxoo - Yolanda!

· GREAT MUSIC, GREAT VOICE ! Wawww J'adore !Best wishes. xoxoGreetings from France

· I absolutely loved this and I can't wait to get my signed copy of the commercial cut. OH MY GOODNESS; IT SOUNDS GREAT AND I PRAY THE WORLD LOVES IT AS MUCH AS I DO. BE BLESSED!!

Yolanda Rabun is a throwback artist of sorts. She strives to have her music heard by the masses on a global level, but unlike a number of artists today, she’s willing to put in the hard work required to make it happen. And as you may have guessed, the Atlanta native is no newbie to the music industry. Yolanda Rabun has been singing and touring both the country and world since she was a grade school student, and she’s armed with poise, grace, showmanship and pure, natural born talent -- all the required tools to make a name for herself and leave a lasting impression on her audience.

Rabun wears multiple music hats, and as the lead vocalist for the Stanley Baird Group, she’s already garnered an international following, so it was just a matter of time before Rabun released her own album. People around the world were waiting to hear her solo music effort, and Rabun isn’t one to keep her audience waiting.

With the release of her debut CD, So Real, Yolanda Rabun is ready to make you see things her way. The album offers some personal insight into the mind, soul and life of Rabun, and every note she sings conveys her mood, her thoughts and, most importantly, her feelings. Rabun goes for a soulful jazz sound here that’s reminiscent of Dianne Reeves in the 80’s. It’s a mellow sound that both grooves and soothes you, and Rabun’s voice adds a decided flavor to her rich music gumbo. The title track offers a peek into what is the come with So Real, with its jazzy flair powered by Rabun’s sensuous vocals. “Dreaming” is full tilt soulful jazz that changes pace and texture to give the song an added appeal. Rabun even does Beyonce and Destiny’s Child a favor by covering “Say My Name,” giving the song musical weight and making the lyrics seem more real and less immature than the original. “The Good Wife” is a sultry number dedicated to the sanctity of marriage. On “Just Believe,” Rabun goes a bit up-tempo and stretches out a bit while still holding strong to her jazzy sound. The beauty of So Real is the live instrumentation. There is no drum programming, loops or samples to cheapen the soulful jazz sound of the album; the music ebbs and flows with Yolanda Rabun’s vocals, creating a definitive sound her music lovers can appreciate.

Overall, So Real is just that: an album that’s real lyrically, vocally and musically. Yolanda Rabun expects nothing less of herself as an artist, and she makes a point to share herself with you musically in a way that you can appreciate. If you dig an artist who is unafraid to show you an intimate side, then Yolanda Rabun is just what the doctor ordered. Highly Recommended.

Smooth Jazz Therapy

Need something to chill out to this Christmas? If so look no further than this tender track from rising contemporary jazz artist Yolanda Rabun. Her brand new album ‘So Real’ is really getting some attention and this fabulous radio single of the same name makes it easy to see why...For Yolanda, 2012 promises to be a great year so check out her music now!

2011's been a good year for albums from female soul and jazz singers. Even the most cursory of glances at our review pages will confirm this. What makes albums from ladies like newcomers Veronica Ferreiro, Dara Tucker, Nicci Canada, Tasha Taylor and old stagers like Maysa, Mary J Blige and the iconic Etta James so welcoming is their sense of adventure... the ladies' determination to try something a little different – and this new 11 tracker from Yolanda Rabun has the same controlled, artistic audacity.

Thoroughly modern Yolanda is a real multi-tasker. A graduate of Atlanta's famed Northside School Of The Arts, she's worked with the late Isaac Hayes and opened for Jennifer Holiday. She also has a law degree from Boston College and when time permits she works as a corporate attorney. If that's not enough she's also an in-demand actor! Music though has always been her priority and jazz and soul her preferred genres. She possesses a warm, clear, engaging voice that's outstanding on ballads like 'I Will Be Loved Tonight' and 'My True Love' (a hint of Anita Baker about that one, by the way) and it's perfect for the gentle, almost Latin rhythms of the LP's title cut. She takes flight on the builder that is 'Only In Mind' (a Sadao Watanabe tune, by the way) while on the album's big cover (the audacious element we alluded to up top) Yolanda's a revelation. The song in question here is Destiny's Child's 'Say My Name'. Always a good song (well, with seven writer credits it should be!), Yolanda transforms the teen angst anthem into a mature, dramatic, bumpy ride with rock ballad overtones towards the end and it stands in stark contrast to what immediately follows – the superficially gentle, soporific and reflective 'The Good Wife'.

Throughout the album, Yolanda's supported by a superb live band (the keys from Chris Evans and Stanley Baird's sax work are outstanding). There's a real organic feel to proceedings and those who like their music mature and real should investigate @ www.yolandarabun.com

One of those records that really grabs us right away – a contemporary soul set, but one with the depth of a classic from the late 70s – thanks partly to heartfelt vocals from Yoland Rabun, but also to some impeccable production that's right on the money! The record's got a way of getting smooth, yet still having a nice tight punch – a blend that's somewhere in the neighborhood of mid 70s Earth Wind & Fire, with a similar strength of jazzy instrumentation in the mix! Rabun's vocals push things, and really stretch out – making for a nice counterpoint to the well-hewn backings, on titles that include "Dreaming", "My True Love", "Marry You Again", "Set For Life", "The Good Wife", and "Say My Name".

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YOLANDA RABUN “So Real” (Yodyful)

Bewährtes Programm. Yolanda Rabun betätigt sich hauptberuflich durchaus erfolgreich als Rechtsanwältin. Doch ihr stetes Streben nach Recht und Ordnung ließ eine tief in ihr wurzelnde Sehnsucht nicht ruhen. Die Bühne sollte es sein und dort das Licht ganz vorn an der Rampe. „So Real“ und immer da. Es kam also, wie es kommen mußte – Frau Rabun´s Fähigkeiten ließen sich nicht länger verbergen, diverse Engagements trugen sie rund um die Welt, zum Broadway und ins Weiße Haus. Sie gibt den kompletten Entertainer. Und nun Soul und Jazz in schönster Verbindung. Als Vor-Sängerin der Combo rund um Saxofon-Spieler Stanley Baird konnte sie bereits einige Meriten auf ihrer Seite versammeln, deren Berechtigung nun vollends untermauert. „So Real“ vollzieht in nahezu perfekter Ausgewogenheit den Zusammenschluß der Stile, ohne durch allzu glatte Politur der Oberfläche für gepflegte Langeweile zu sorgen. Rabun besorgt ihrer Kollketion lieber eine erdverbundener Rauheit, die für ein durchweg kraftvolles Bedienen der Instrumente sorgt. Die Gitarre darf also auch schon mal ein schrubbeliges Heavy-Solo abliefern, während Baird und seine Kumpane für den profunden Jazz-Anteil sorgen – die Show-Masterin selbst positioniert sich darüber deutlich auf der Soul-Seite des Lebens. Entsprechend wegweisend wurde das Songmaterial erwählt – neben feinen Tönen aus eigener Feder (das zum Entree zur Gehör gebrachte Titelstück ermöglicht den perfekten Einstieg und fasst die dann folgenden Musiken in einem sanft-schwingendem Groove zusammen) gesellt sich eine Auswahl zwischen weichem Jazz (u.a. von Sadao Watanabe), R&B Gassenhauern (Destiny´s Child „Say My Name“ mit gänzlich neuer Betonung) oder fast vergessenen Hi-Lites des Genres („Dreaming“, dass einst Kuh Ledesmas Debut zieren durfte). Bewährt eben – und gut obendrein.

Wertung: 7,5/10

A successful program. In her main professional life, Yolanda Rabun is a successful lawyer. But even her constant quest for law and order did not put her deep down longings to sleep. She had to be on stage, under the spotlights. "So Real" and always there. And it was bound to happen. Mrs Rabun’s talents could not be hidden for long, various engagements had her travelling around the world, to Broadway and the White House. She is the full blown entertainer. And she is offering us now soul and jazz in their nicest combination. As the singer of the band with Sax player Stanley Baird she did already gain some stars, which now are fully deserved. “So Real” combines all the styles together in an almost perfect balance, but without that polished niceness that would lead to the listener becoming bored.

Rabun rather prefers to add to her repertoire a certain roughness that invites the instruments coming into full play/sound. The guitar is allowed to play a lusty solo, and while Baird and friends contribute their piece of jazz, the stage goddess positions herself clearly on the soul side of life. The songs were selected accordingly – in addition to the self composed smooth sounds (the title song of the beginning allows a perfect start into a softly swinging groove), there is a a selection ranging from mellow jazz (among others from Sadao Watanabe), to popular R&B songs (Destiny´s Child „Say My Name“ in a brand new style) or even almost forgotten highlites (Dreaming, showcasing Kuh Ledesmas early career).

Singer, actress Yolanda Rabun has released the debut single for her forthcoming CD entitled “So Real.” The track is a nod back to the days of MFSB and Jean Carne or Phyllis Hyman and Norman Conners. This release belongs in that same category of Sophisticated Soul. The voice of Rabun is accompanied by the Stanley Baird Group, whom she fronts. The mood is a slow groove and a mixture of Neo Soul and Smooth Jazz. You will like “So Real”.