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(WATCH) Jersey Rock Video of the Week: Soraia “Black Magic Woman”

Right before lending their power to the Ocean Of Love Billboard Radiothon, Soraia dropped a killer cover of Santana’s “Black Magic Woman”! Stream on all platforms and check out the video on the Jersey Rock page!

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Rocking the Ocean Of Love Billboard Radiothon Jersey Rock Kick-Off Show on 9/18!

Soraia just released a killer cover of Santana's "Black Magic Woman."  The band turned in a stirring rendition of the track, making it their own in poignant fashion.  Find it now on all streaming platforms!

Speaking of the new single, lead singer ZouZou Mansour said:

“It came to us from our drummer Brianna Sig…it has really haunting background vocals.  Her version really spoke to me and I built on that.  I’m really proud of it.”

Accompanying the haunting cover is an equally haunting music video. It was directed by Tom Quigly and features camera work from Quigley, Joe Merrill, Nicholas Grieves, and Mike Bufalo .  The video was edited by Tom Quigley.  Check it out below!

The new single is a pre-cursor to even more new material coming from Soraia in the near future.  The band traditionally uses the winter for writing purposes.  With the colder months coming, they will no doubt be hard at work on new tunes.

Before Soraia gets into writing mode they will tour Sweden and rock a number of US dates.  Catch them at Milk Boy in Philadelphia on 11/3 and Berlin Under A in New York City on 11/4.  Check out all of Soraia's tour dates HERE.

If you don't want to wait until November to see Soraia and you happen to be reading this on Monday 9/18 before 7pm, you can catch them at The Ocean Of Love Billboard Radiothon Jersey Rock Kick-Off Show at 1331 Hooper Avenue in Toms River!

They will join Indigo Sky and Intruder 424 under a four-story billboard that Gotts will call home for four days! The event has become a traditional part of RAT Radio’s annual endeavor to raise over $109,000.00 for Ocean Of Love, which provides financial and emotional support to Ocean County families with children battling cancer.

Speaking of their Ocean Of Love performance Lead singer ZouZou Mansour said:

“ I’m really happy that we are able to do this for such a good cause!’

Soraia’s latest album “Bloom” is available now.  Released last fall, it has produced a number of high-octane singles and achieved national radio airplay.  Find it along with all of Soraia’s music HERE.

Stay on top of everything Soraia is doing at soraia.com.

Check out the video for "Black Magic Woman"!

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Tom Hanley is the host of Jersey Rock, New Jersey’s longest running local rock show on 95.9 The RAT. He got his start in broadcasting at Monmouth University's WMCX-FM. He's hosted Jersey Rock since 2016, been on the air at WRAT since 2008, and been listening to RAT Radio since 1996! Jersey Rock is a multi-platform local music brand that provides exposure to NJ artists. The on-air program features a different Garden State band each week. Tune to 95.9 The RAT every Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday night at 11:30 pm to hear call-ins and songs from the Jersey Rock Band of the Week! Each week Jersey Rock features a different music video as the Jersey Rock Video of the Week . Between Jersey Rock's on-air and online platforms, there's opportunities for 9 different NJ bands to be featured each week. If you're in a NJ band and want to be on Jersey Rock, e-mail Tom Hanley. Send your mp3's, videos, pictures, and links to jerseyrock@wrat.com