• Interview: Fred Wesley
    Thursday, May 15, 2025 from Funkatopia
    Fred Wesley James Brown The original forefathers of funk were simply following their hearts and embracing music that spoke The post Interview: Fred Wesley first appeared on Funkatopia .
  • Review: Bootsy Collins – Album of the Year #1 Funkateer
    Thursday, May 15, 2025 from Funkatopia
    Bootsy Collins - Album of the Year #1 Funkateer When you envision funk, there are certain artists that immediately come to mind and one The post Review: Bootsy Collins – Album of the Year #1 Funkateer first appeared on Funkatopia .
  • Interview: Cory Wong
    Tuesday, May 13, 2025 from Funkatopia
    Mr. Christopher and Michael Bland sit down with funk-focused artist Cory Wong for a deep The post Interview: Cory Wong first appeared on Funkatopia .
  • Big Night Out Returns
    Tuesday, May 13, 2025 from Funkatopia
    Rival Entertainment returns to Atlanta with a two night event at the Historic Fourth Ward The post Big Night Out Returns first appeared on Funkatopia .
  • Interview: Tower of Power’s David Garibaldi
    Thursday, May 1, 2025 from Funkatopia
    Mr. Christopher and Michael Bland welcome Tower of Power drumming legend David Garibaldi to discuss The post Interview: Tower of Power’s David Garibaldi first appeared on Funkatopia .
  • Interview: MonoNeon
    Friday, April 18, 2025 from Funkatopia
    Mononeon interview Mr. Christopher and drummer extraordinaire Michael Bland sit down with bass gawd MonoNeon to discuss The post Interview: MonoNeon first appeared on Funkatopia .
  • The Future of Prince’s Legacy
    Thursday, April 3, 2025 from Funkatopia
    Mr. Christopher and Prince‘s New Power Generation drummer Michael Bland discuss Prince’s legacy. We discuss The post The Future of Prince’s Legacy first appeared on Funkatopia .
  • Interview: Thomas Dolby
    Thursday, April 3, 2025 from Funkatopia
    Thomas Dolby interview 2025 It’s always an honor to have a legend in the room. Mr. Christopher and Michael The post Interview: Thomas Dolby first appeared on Funkatopia .
  • Interview: Dr. Fink
    Thursday, March 13, 2025 from Funkatopia
    Dr. Fink Mr. Christopher and Michael Bland sit down with Prince and the Revolution keyboardist Matt “Doctor” The post Interview: Dr. Fink first appeared on Funkatopia .
  • Interview: Patavian and Danny Bedrosian
    Thursday, February 20, 2025 from Funkatopia
    The Red Balloon by Patavian, produced by Danny Bedrosian Mr. Christopher sits down with Patavian and Danny Bedrosian of Parliament Funkadelic to discuss her The post Interview: Patavian and Danny Bedrosian first appeared on Funkatopia .
  • On This Day in 1970: Marvin Gaye tries out for the NFL's Detroit Lions
    Thursday, July 18, 2024 from SoulTracks.com - News and Music Reviews
    Featured:  1 July 1970 - Marvin Gaye tries out for the Detroit Lions It's a story that's well known among Detroiters of a certain age, but has generally been forgotten elsewhere. It was the time that the great  Marvin Gaye  tried...
  • First Listen: Aremmic delivers on gentle "Echoes of Love"
    Wednesday, July 17, 2024 from SoulTracks.com - News and Music Reviews
    Featured:  0 (July 16, 2024) The country of Nigeria in West Africa is surrounded by the songs of gospel as a few artists are embracing success outside their homeland.  Almost a decade ago, Funmilayo Ngozi’s soul/jazz love of Jesus...
  • Happy Birthday to the legendary Martha Reeves!
    Wednesday, July 17, 2024 from SoulTracks.com - News and Music Reviews
    Featured:  0 We're wishing a very Happy Birthday to the great Martha Reeves , born July 18, 1941 Facebook Comments:  1 (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js =...
  • Happy birthday to soul music great Carolyn Crawford
    Tuesday, July 16, 2024 from SoulTracks.com - News and Music Reviews
    Featured:  0 Happy birthday to the great  Carolyn Crawford,  born July 19, 1949. While not a household name in pop music circles, Crawfordis musical royalty in her hometown of Detroit, and has a following around the world for her...
  • First Listen: Myriam-Catharina puts us under her "Spell"
    Tuesday, July 16, 2024 from SoulTracks.com - News and Music Reviews
    Featured:  0 (July 16, 2024) Earlier this year, I had the honor of reviewing the single, “Sometimes” by Germany-based singer/songwriter  Myriam-Catharina . For the summer she returns with a new release, “ Spell”. The track begins...
  • First Listen: McKenzie & Gardiner are back with "Bettah Funk"
    Tuesday, July 16, 2024 from SoulTracks.com - News and Music Reviews
    Featured:  0 (July 16, 2024) Longtime friends and musical partners  McKenzie & Gardiner  honed their recording chops amidst the late 1970s and early ‘80s rise of Brit-funk bands like Light of the World, Central Line, and Hi Tension....
  • See the Upcoming Soul Music Album Releases!
    Tuesday, July 16, 2024 from SoulTracks.com - News and Music Reviews
    Featured:  1 Who says that the album is dead? At a time when radio and streaming services seem to be focusing more on singles, there are dozens and dozens of great new soul music albums coming in the Summer and Fall of 2024, and we...
  • First Listen: Shirley Jones of the Jones Girls revisits her own classic
    Monday, July 15, 2024 from SoulTracks.com - News and Music Reviews
    Featured:  1 (July 15, 2024) The Jones Girls At Peace With Woman could be considered the artistic high point for one of the most loved vocal groups of the 1980s. The album had several songs that received significant airplay or...
  • Lost Gem: The long lost Heatwave movie soundtrack song
    Monday, July 15, 2024 from SoulTracks.com - News and Music Reviews
    Featured:  0 Back in 1979, the international band  Heatwave  was at its commercial peak. And in between their  Central Heating  and  Hot Property  discs, group members were brought in to participate in the soundtrack of the...
  • Happy 61st Birthday to iconic singer Regina Belle!
    Monday, July 15, 2024 from SoulTracks.com - News and Music Reviews
    Featured:  0 Happy birthday to Regina Belle , born July 17, 1963. New Jersey native Regina Belle has established an enviable career on the strength of her beautifully sensuous, deep voice and a collection of hit songs in the Soul,...
  • Roy Ayers - Virgin Ubiquity, Vol. 2: Unreleased Recordings 1976-1981
    Thursday, December 16, 2021 from The Ultimate Soul And Funk Music Website! Discographies Reviews And News - SOULANDFUNKMUSIC.COM Soul Funk Music Discographies Reviews And News
  • Onitsha - Church Girl
    Thursday, December 9, 2021 from The Ultimate Soul And Funk Music Website! Discographies Reviews And News - SOULANDFUNKMUSIC.COM Soul Funk Music Discographies Reviews And News
  • Moon B - Ii
    Thursday, October 28, 2021 from The Ultimate Soul And Funk Music Website! Discographies Reviews And News - SOULANDFUNKMUSIC.COM Soul Funk Music Discographies Reviews And News
  • PRINCE Originals is now available for download & CD purchase
    Wednesday, January 13, 2021 from Drfunkenberry.com
    PRINCE Originals is now available for download & CD purchase after appearing exclusively on Tidal Music since June 7th. The music features PRINCE’s original versions he gave to other artists... The post PRINCE Originals is now...
  • JUST BE THANKFUL...
    Sunday, March 22, 2020 from Soul and Jazz and Funk Latest
    William DeVaughn's 'Be Thankful' is a 24 carat soul classic – with a message more important now than ever! It has, of course, been covered dozens of times – most recently by the UK's SOUL MESSENGERS (Steve Lee, John Anderson, Anthony...
  • SKIP MAHONEY DIES...
    Sunday, March 22, 2020 from Soul and Jazz and Funk Latest
    US music sites are reporting the death "sometime in March" of Washington soul singer SKIP MAHONEY. Mahoney (real surname Mahoaney) formed his band The Casuals in 1965. They played the local DC circuit and enjoyed some regional hits –...
  • KENNY ROGERS DIES....
    Sunday, March 22, 2020 from Soul and Jazz and Funk Latest
    By now you'll be aware that country star KENNY ROGERS died on Friday, 20th March aged 81. The Texas born singer was a country icon, known for his famous story line songs. In 1980 though his career trajectory brought him into the soul...
  • GET IN THE GROOVE....
    Friday, March 20, 2020 from Soul and Jazz and Funk Latest
    In their earlier days loads and loads of top names have won the famed Apollo talent show. Recently a young man, OMAR WILSON secured a hat trick of victories and his debut album is winning plenty of plaudits. From that LP his latest...
  • AYERS AND GRACES....
    Friday, March 20, 2020 from Soul and Jazz and Funk Latest
    bbe Music have just released a real treat for fans of good ol' ROY AYERS. Their people recently went through the tapes of Ayers' 'Virgin Ubiquity' studio sessions and discovered a previously unreleased gem... a smooth and soulful...
  • Kenny Lattimore - Back 2 Cool
    Friday, February 14, 2020 from The Ultimate Soul And Funk Music Website! Discographies Reviews And News - SOULANDFUNKMUSIC.COM Soul Funk Music Discographies Reviews And News
  • Review: PRINCE 4 U A Fun Trip through the Catalog… but with an Abrupt End
    Tuesday, September 11, 2018 from Drfunkenberry.com
    Article special to DrFunkenberry.com written by Francine Tardo. As an experienced concert goer, I regularly do my “homework” prior to attending a show – researching setlists and doing “crash courses”...
  • PRINCE’s NPG Performing At Legendary First Ave Sept. 13th For $31.21; World-Wide PPV Event
    Wednesday, June 27, 2018 from Drfunkenberry.com
    PRINCE’s NPG (The New Power Generation) will perform at the legendary First Ave. in Minneapolis for the very Princely sum of $31.21. The event will also be televised via PPV...
  • Sony Music Signs Deal With PRINCE Estate To Re-Release 35 Catalog Albums Including “The Gold Experience” & “Emancipation”
    Wednesday, June 27, 2018 from Drfunkenberry.com
    The Sony deal with the PRINCE Estate is now official and the details include 35 catalog albums to be re-released via Sony Legacy Recordings and includes material from 1995-2010. World-Wide...
  • As Promised, Live Music Returns To Paisley Park (After Dark)
    Monday, June 25, 2018 from Drfunkenberry.com
    This past Saturday, on the eve of PRINCE’s “Purple Rain” celebrating 34 years since it’s release, live music returned to Paisley Park for the first time since early 2016. Sure,...
  • “Everything Is Love” By Beyonce & Jay Z Debuts High On Billboard….But Not At #1
    Monday, June 25, 2018 from Drfunkenberry.com
    Beyonce & Jay Z’s surprise album release of “Everything Is Love” got everyone’s attention…but was it enough to debut at #1? Before being released to Apple Music and other platforms,...
  • Catch Her If You Can! Liv Warfield Announces Mini-U.S. Tour!
    Monday, June 25, 2018 from Drfunkenberry.com
    Liv Warfield has added more tour dates to her Mini U.S. Tour including a Los Angeles Date with Nancy Wilson Of Heart featuring the N.P.G. horns! GEARING UP 4 JULY!!!!...
  • Àngela Winbush - Sharp (LP VINYL)
    Saturday, March 14, 2015 from The Ultimate Soul And Funk Music Website! Discographies Reviews And News - SOULANDFUNKMUSIC.COM Soul Funk Music Discographies Reviews And News
  • Vanessa Bell Armstrong - Vanessa Bell Armstrong
    Sunday, May 11, 2014 from The Ultimate Soul And Funk Music Website! Discographies Reviews And News - SOULANDFUNKMUSIC.COM Soul Funk Music Discographies Reviews And News
  • David Ruffin - Gentleman Ruffin
    Friday, May 9, 2014 from The Ultimate Soul And Funk Music Website! Discographies Reviews And News - SOULANDFUNKMUSIC.COM Soul Funk Music Discographies Reviews And News
  • The Rose Brothers - In The Mix
    Wednesday, April 23, 2014 from The Ultimate Soul And Funk Music Website! Discographies Reviews And News - SOULANDFUNKMUSIC.COM Soul Funk Music Discographies Reviews And News
  • Scritti Politti - Cupid And Psyche
    Sunday, April 13, 2014 from The Ultimate Soul And Funk Music Website! Discographies Reviews And News - SOULANDFUNKMUSIC.COM Soul Funk Music Discographies Reviews And News
  • The Spinners - From Here To Eternally
    Sunday, March 30, 2014 from The Ultimate Soul And Funk Music Website! Discographies Reviews And News - SOULANDFUNKMUSIC.COM Soul Funk Music Discographies Reviews And News
  • The Main Ingredient - Shame On The World
    Thursday, March 27, 2014 from The Ultimate Soul And Funk Music Website! Discographies Reviews And News - SOULANDFUNKMUSIC.COM Soul Funk Music Discographies Reviews And News
  • Michael Lovesmith - Diamond In The Raw
    Monday, March 24, 2014 from The Ultimate Soul And Funk Music Website! Discographies Reviews And News - SOULANDFUNKMUSIC.COM Soul Funk Music Discographies Reviews And News
  • Deniece Williams - When Love Comes Calling
    Saturday, March 8, 2014 from The Ultimate Soul And Funk Music Website! Discographies Reviews And News - SOULANDFUNKMUSIC.COM Soul Funk Music Discographies Reviews And News
  • Phyllis Hyman - Can't We Fall In Love Again
    Friday, March 7, 2014 from The Ultimate Soul And Funk Music Website! Discographies Reviews And News - SOULANDFUNKMUSIC.COM Soul Funk Music Discographies Reviews And News
  • Ce Ce Rogers - Ce Ce Rogers
    Friday, March 7, 2014 from The Ultimate Soul And Funk Music Website! Discographies Reviews And News - SOULANDFUNKMUSIC.COM Soul Funk Music Discographies Reviews And News
  • Freddie Jackson - Private Party
    Thursday, March 6, 2014 from The Ultimate Soul And Funk Music Website! Discographies Reviews And News - SOULANDFUNKMUSIC.COM Soul Funk Music Discographies Reviews And News
  • Gary Taylor - Square One
    Wednesday, March 5, 2014 from The Ultimate Soul And Funk Music Website! Discographies Reviews And News - SOULANDFUNKMUSIC.COM Soul Funk Music Discographies Reviews And News
  • Suave - To The Maxx
    Wednesday, March 5, 2014 from The Ultimate Soul And Funk Music Website! Discographies Reviews And News - SOULANDFUNKMUSIC.COM Soul Funk Music Discographies Reviews And News
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