Walt Music - Nova Scotia Mosaic- Asia and Nu Gruv

Hot Gruvs, high energy and a lead singer whose dynamic vocals and soulful, passionate style has the audience dancing in the aisles make Asia and Nu Gruv the freshest R & B dance machine this side of the Big Smoke. If Asia and Nu Gruv don’t make you get up and shake everything you’ve got – it’s time to check your pulse!

A multi talented Halifax based music ensemble that weaves old school rhythm and blues, soul and funk with contemporary urban rhymes and beats, Nu Gruv draws on influences from Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross, Alicia Keys, Jocelyn Brown, Curtis Mayfield and many others, as the band and lead singer Asia weave an unrivaled environment of dance inducing sound.In 2006 the band won the ANSMA (African Nova Scotian Music Association) award for Best Live Performance as well winners for the 2006 and 2005 best R&B Group. and was nominated for the CBC Galaxy Radio Rising Star, Entertainer of the Year and Artist/Group of the Year awards. In 2005, the band was selected by Music Nova Scotia as an official showcase group during Nova Scotia Music Week, the 2006 East Coast Music Awards and the 2006 JunoFest ..

Asia and Nu Gruv. They’re cool, they’re hot, and they will MAKE YOU DANCE! It’s only a matter of time before this dynamic group of musical magicians becomes a household name in Atlantic Canada and beyond.

- Stephen Cooke Chronicle Herald
African Nova Scotian Awards Boost For Local Musicians
Another multiple winner was Asia & Nu Gruv, the R&B octet named as best R&B group and best live performance, the latter of which was proven by a tight version of soul classic Cheryl Lynn’s Got to Be Real, with singer Asia adding fresh rhymes to the ’70s staple. "This feels really good right now," said an excited Asia after the awards show. "We’ve worked so hard to get this band to where it is, and this lets us know it’s paying off." "It’s good to know we have this kind of support," added Nu Gruv’s Nathan Symonds, who plans to have a CD released over the next year. "This gives us the drive to keep us going ahead ECMA Black Vibes at The Guild: Nu Gruv feat. Kienya and Asia

- Ryan Palmer UPEI RADIO
"I think the crowd who was there was a bit shocked, that the evening they had purchased tickets for maybe wasn't what they had expected. But once the big band got fired up, it was hard not to dance, even if you happened to be on crutches." Halifamous Music Forum

- Halifamous Music Forum
Fri Oct 27, 2006
Tonight I saw Chosen Few and NuGruv. Chosen Few were great. They lived up to all the hype I heard from Ash and they were better then I had expected. Nugruv were amazing as well. Asia killed the vocals! I missed their opening act but I couldn't tear myself away from their encore. The band was really good and Asia was amazing. For those of you who have missed either of these groups in the past few weeks, get out there! I didn’t see many people i knew there tonight so hit either of these groups up at their next show. You won’t be disappointed.

- Halifamous Music Forum
Sat Jun 11, 2005
WOW. You all know how I feel about The Chosen Few, they doing it big. But NuGruv blew me away. I can’t lie, I didn’t have the highest expectations of you for reasons I can’t even really put my finger on, it might even be as simple as the posters posted. But man was I turned around. I will drop a better review later because I gotta get ready to see A Trak because I missed him last night, but trust in the fact that you NEED to see these dudes and one babe do their thing. Don’t wear steal toed boots because your toes will be tapping. Even had me calling people on the phone, saying, "you gotta hear this" then holding the phone out.

Rock Steady ( Aretha Franklin)
Do You Love What You Feel.(Chaka Khan and Rufus)
Midnight Hour( Wilson Pickett)
Neither One Of Us ( Gladys Night)
Thats the way love goes ( Janet Jackson)
Somebody Elses Guy (Joslyn Brown)
Family Affair (Mary J Blige)
Clean Up Woman ( Betty Wright)
Cleaning House ( Peggy Scott Adams)
Back In love Again ( LTD)
Mustang Sally ( Wilson Pickett)
Stand By Me ( Ben E King)
Love Changes( Mary J Blige)
Some Kind of Wonderful( Joss Stone)
Happy People( R Kelly)
Gotta Go ( Trey Songz)
Let Me Love You( Mario)
If I aint Got You( Alicia Keys)
To Be Real( Cheryl Lynn)
Closer I Get To You( Luther Vandross and
Mesmerized( Faith Evans)
Work to Do( Average White Band)
Sex Machine(James Brown)
Respect( Aretha Franklin)
Right Kinda Lover( Patti Labelle)
Creep( TLC)
Unbreakable(Alicia Keys)
Aint No Stoppin Us Now
Don’t Cha( Pussy Cat Dolls)
Move Your Body( Nina Sky)
Sign Sealed Delivered( Stevie Wonder)
Lets Get It on( Marvin Gaye)
Bad Mamma Jamma( Stevie Wonder)
We Belong Together( Mariah Carey)
Your What I Need(Original)
Sometimes( NG Original)
Take a Chance(NG Original)
Misty Blue( Dorthy Moore)
Candy Rain( 112)
Gangsta Lovin( Eve)
You don’t Know My Name( Alicia Keys)
Tonight is The Night (Betty Wright)
Step in The Name Of Love ( R Kelly)
Sexual Healing ( Marvin Gaye)