{"id":36111,"date":"2018-05-24T12:34:54","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T11:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=36111"},"modified":"2019-03-24T13:19:13","modified_gmt":"2019-03-24T13:19:13","slug":"lady-moon-the-eclipse-star-gazing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/05\/lady-moon-the-eclipse-star-gazing\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Moon &#038; The Eclipse &#8211; &#8216;Star Gazing&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"36115\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/05\/lady-moon-the-eclipse-star-gazing\/lady-moon-press\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Lady-Moon-Press.jpg?fit=512%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"512,375\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lady Moon &amp;#8211; Press\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Lady-Moon-Press.jpg?fit=512%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36115\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Lady-Moon-Press.jpg?resize=640%2C469&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"469\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>&#8216;Star Gazing&#8217; is the new single from Lady Moon And The Eclipse&#8217;s forthcoming album, &#8216;Journey To The Cosmic Soul&#8217;. The Brooklyn based group are known for their tranquil blend of pop, R&amp;B, and Afrobeat.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Comprising Ngonda Badila on lead vocals; <span class=\"text_exposed_show\">Ntangou Badila and Nkoula Badila and backing vocals, with Nkoula also on Percussion; <\/span>Arlen Hart on keyboards; Jonathan Camuzeaux on bass; and <span class=\"text_exposed_show\">Ken Reichl<\/span> on drums. The group sings witty and inspirational lyrics, with Lady Moon &#8211; Ngonda Badila &#8211; the true star of the show, singing with confidence and precision.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The video, shot by Jonah Best, showing Brooklyn and its brownstone buildings at their radiant height. He shows the city as a place of magic and wonder, filled with colour and light. Lady Moon dance and sing on the front stoop of their apartment, before we follow them into the woods where they dance and sing, as if in another dimension.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find out more about Lady Moon And The Eclipse from their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ladymoonandtheeclipse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_94534\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Un_7XqKbwM?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Lady Moon &amp; The Eclipse - Star Gazing [Official Video]\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/5Un_7XqKbwM\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Star Gazing&#8217; is the new single from Lady Moon And The Eclipse&#8217;s forthcoming album, &#8216;Journey To The Cosmic Soul&#8217;. 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