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Soulpersona feat. Princess Freesia is a UK collaboration of Morgan Howell (aka Soulpersona) and Lija Rolavs (aka Princess Freesia), for Soulpersona's début, "Soulacoaster" (Nov 2009, Digisoul). Born in Cardiff, Wales, Morgan began his relationship with music in a farmhouse attic with a record player, listening to everything in his parents record collection, playing along with an improvised drum-kit made of cardboard boxes and ice cream tubs. As years progressed, he became infatuated by 70's soul, rare groove, funk and jazz recordings, his own brand of musical expression was soon to follow, culminating in "Soulacoaster". Soulpersona has dedicated his life to soul music, a decision that paid off in 2001, when he caught the attention of Jocelyn Brown, who at the time was auditioning producers. Playing his trademark Raregroove sound in a room full of House Music producers, Soulpersona went on to work for Jocelyn as her Creative A&R and as personal assistant to Oliver Cheatham. Six years on, Soulpersona's work has been both complimented and complemented by his peers, which include Jocelyn Brown, RAMP, Harvey Fuqua (of Motown), Patti Austin, Leon Ware, Bluey (Incognito) and Oliver Cheatham, to name a handful . This recognition is well deserved, for there is a control demonstrated in Soulpersona's music, particularly in the production that implies a far deeper understanding of music than he lets on. The music has a directness that is both disarming and uplifting at the same ti