U-Nam
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Biography
Born Emanuel Abiteboul in Paris, France in 1970, the jazz and soul guitarist is better known by his stage name U-Nam. Influenced by George Benson, George Duke, and Stevie Wonder, he began playing guitar at the age of 12. After graduating from high school, he spent three years studying guitar at Le Centre dâinformation musicales (CIM) in Paris before setting off on a career as a session musician. After a successful decade of studio work, he released The Past Builds the Future, his solo debut, in 2005. The album featured âIâm Only U-Namâ, which was a hit single in Europe. His album Back from the â80s (2007) featured the smooth jazz hit âStreet Lifeâ, a cover of the Crusadersâ classic track. U-Nam relocated to Los Angeles, California and then released the album Unanimity (2009). Setting up his own label, Skytown Records, he released Weekend in L.A. (A Tribute to George Benson) (2012), Câest Le Funk (2014) and Surface Level (2016). U-Nam was a popular attraction at many of the international jazz festivals and continued to score hits on Billboardâs Smooth Jazz chart including 2014âs âSmoovinââ and âRisinâ to the Topâ, and 2016âs âGoing for Milesâ. U-Nam released the compilation The Essential Collection in 2017 before returning with U-Nam Goes Big Band (2020) and Love in Motion (Future Love Part 3) (2021).
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- Just Like That
- Dark Cloud by U-Nam
- That Girl by U-Nam
- R. S. V. P featuring James Day
- Natural Thing featuring Walter Beasley
- Don't Waste the Pretty featuring Glenn Jones
- That Girl by U-Nam
- Smoovin'
- Can't Get Over You
- Risin' To The Top
- Something's Up
- C'est Le Funk by Nivo Deux
- City Lights
- Starlight Lover
- Throwback Kid
- Act Like You Know
