Rocker Eric Zayne - new album. Jayson Won of World Arts. Plus Buika and Kawehi.

Eric Zayne is a soul infused pop-rock musician and record producer who blends electronics to create a sound that is edgy and unique. After fleeing to Canada from the Congo as a child, Zayne started his career at 13 by playing in multiple bands in Montreal. His first major gig was a five-year tour across Asia where he played keyboards, guitar and sang in a funk band. He is now in Los Angeles, getting ready to release a new album after his breakout hits, “Maneater”, "Spin the World” and winning the John Lennon Songwriting Contest in 2015.  And we get to debut songs from teh new album...you will hear it first on Music FridayLive!

Our second guest,  Jayson Won, Executive Creative Director & COO, World Arts,  is a professional drummer who branched out into the business side of music, forming his own label, a creative agency 1K Studios, which helped launch the first DVD releases for MGM, Disney, Polygram, Universal, 20th Century Fox and Paramount and developed the graphic and design concepts for iDVD and iTunes Originals. His latest adventure, World Arts, offers a platform for bands, artists, fans and the music industry to come together in new and mutually beneficial ways.

...and a wonderful surprise, joining us at the top of the hour is Buika, a global phenomenon who fuses African, Spanish, Western music into hypnotic beats and songs.  She will be playing to a sold-out Disney Hall in L:A Saturday and we get to talk with her Friday morning. And we talk to Kawehi, who will stop by before her performance tonight at the Hotel Cafe.