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Featured: 1 [Publisher’s note: George Littlejohn is one of the most respected voices in the independent soul music community, and is not affiliated with Lalah Hathaway] Facebook Comments: 1 facebook twitterSaturday, February 16, 2019 from SoulTracks.com - News and Music Reviews
Featured: 1 (February 16, 2019) Ready for a smart mesh of feel-good uplifting sultry soulful jazz and sexy grown folks’ R&B? Then brace yourselves. Dallas, TX-based saxophonist Vandell Andrew teams up with the self-proclaimed Love...Saturday, February 16, 2019 from Soul and Jazz and Funk Latest
The nominees for this year's much-anticipated JAZZ FM awards , due to take place on International Jazz Day, on Thursday April 30th in London's Shoreditch Town Hall, have just been announced and recognise the idiom's rising stars...Friday, February 15, 2019 from SoulTracks.com - News and Music Reviews
Featured: 1 (February 15, 2019) This morning, as I anxiously perused my Release Radar, the weekly Spotify playlist that curates new releases based on my tastes and favorite artists, my brow became increasingly furrowed. The new...Friday, February 15, 2019 from Soul and Jazz and Funk Latest
Last October we were introduced to yet another member of the formidable Winans clan. Artist in question was the sweet voiced CARVIN WINANS and our introduction came via a big, contemporary soul groove, 'Once In A Lifetime'. The track,...Friday, February 15, 2019 from Soul and Jazz and Funk Latest
It was back in September 2017 that we first became aware of LA's PHILLIP BRANDON ... a new-ish kid on the soul block with a fine pedigree (Phillip Sr was a jazz buff while mother Brenda was a member of Ray Charles' legendary Raelets). We...Friday, February 15, 2019 from SoulTracks.com - News and Music Reviews
Featured: 0 Harlem-bred Ray Chew has been among the top arrangers in R&B for over three decades, adding his defining touch to classic recordings by Diana Ross (“The Boss”), Stephanie Mills (“Keep Away Girls”), and Alicia Keys (“You...Friday, February 15, 2019 from Soul and Jazz and Funk Latest
"Music is a mystery," laughs the Philly horn maestro Randy Brecker , talking to me from deepest Germany. Given that he's been playing the trumpet for 65 years, since he was eight, and is revered as a master of his chosen...Friday, February 15, 2019 from SoulTracks.com - News and Music Reviews
Featured: 1 (February 15, 2019) For many of us, Johnny Gill has always been part of our playlist. From the time he arrived 35 years ago, a skinny teenage kid with a big voice singing "Super Love," to his entry into supergroup New...Thursday, February 14, 2019 from SoulTracks.com - News and Music Reviews
Featured: 1 (February 14, 2019) Lenny Williams has been making great music for over four decades now and shows no sign of slowing down. He hit it big as the lead singer for Tower of Power and continued as a solo singer with...Thursday, February 14, 2019 from Funkatopia
Have a Happy Valentine’s Day as Mr. Christopher breaks down Prince‘s Lovesexy album. The storiesThursday, February 14, 2019 from SoulTracks.com - News and Music Reviews
Featured: 0 (February 14, 2019) Casii Stephan did not move from Minneapolis to Tulsa in 2014 with the intention of continuing her pursuit of a music career. Three years later, Tulsa World Magazine cited the singer/keyboardist and...Wednesday, February 13, 2019 from SoulTracks.com - News and Music Reviews
Featured: 1 (February 14, 2019) Ask music fans about the great funk groups of the past half century, and it won’t be very long before the name Cameo comes up. With decades of funky greatness and hits like “Word Up,” “She’s...Wednesday, February 13, 2019 from SoulTracks.com - News and Music Reviews
Featured: 0 (February 13, 2019) O'Bryan Burnette was one of the more popular pop/soul singers of the mid-80s and landed a handful of hits under the moniker " O'Bryan " during his recording career. Facebook Comments: 1...Wednesday, February 13, 2019 from Soul and Jazz and Funk Latest
Last Autumn, out of nowhere, it seemed, the legendary O'JAYS (now made up of Eddie Levert, Walter Williams, and Eric Nolan Grant,) announced that in 2020 they would retire from the music biz. The announcement came with the release of the...Tuesday, February 12, 2019 from Funkatopia
From Zap Mama to Prince‘s 3rd Eye Girl to The Ida Nielsen Band, funk bassistTuesday, February 12, 2019 from Funkatopia
Ingrid Chavez sits down with Funkatopia’s Mr. Christopher to talk about Memories of Flying, newSunday, February 10, 2019 from Funkatopia
The Motet has been bringing the funk and keeping it alive for two decades. They’veSaturday, February 9, 2019 from Funkatopia
Most people only knew St. Paul Peterson as the vocalist for the Prince side projectFriday, February 8, 2019 from Funkatopia
He is a film maker, a writer, an interviewer, a producer, a consultant and soWednesday, February 6, 2019 from Funkatopia
The 77 year old Godfather of funk George Clinton made the announcement that he willWednesday, February 6, 2019 from Funkatopia
Paisley Park released its official details about their annual Celebration appropriately entitled Celebration 2019 atWednesday, February 6, 2019 from Funkatopia
Mr. Christopher goes over Prince‘s legendary Funk Bible, later renamed The Black Album and theSaturday, January 19, 2019 from Funkatopia
Finally! 2018’s best funk albums! This year wasn’t nearly as difficult as previous years, butTuesday, 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”...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...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...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,...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,...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!!!!...Monday, June 25, 2018 from Drfunkenberry.com
The Smashing Pumpkins announced this morning a surprise L.A. show that will take place this Wednesday, June June 27th, 2018. The location will be reveleaed on KROQ 106.7 Wed. morning...