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A LOOK AT LIFE…

ERIC REDD is a US singer, songwriter and dancer with an impressive CV. He was a regular on the legendary soul/dance show, Soul Train, later taking to the stage becoming a ballet dancer and...

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DO YOUR OWN THING!

Latest single from Brummie singer/songwriter/keyboardist REUBEN JAMES is a hugely recommended ‘Own Thing’. This busy, energized track is, we’re told, is taken from our man’s third album ‘Big People Music’, released via his label...

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MORE LOW END LOVE SONGS!

That most enigmatic of artists, PALE JAY has just released a new album. However, it’s not really “new”. You see, the album that is ‘Low End Love Songs – Instrumentals’ is basically the instrumental...

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A BLOOMING DAHLIA…

Lo-fi, laid back jazz trio OKONSKI (Steve Okonski, keys, Michael Isvara “Ish” Montgomery,  bass and drummer Aaron Frazer) are preparing for the release of a new album – ‘Entrance Music’ – due February 28th....

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HOT LOVE…

Prince fans will need no introduction to MARVA KING. Michigan-born, she’s a  singer/songwriter and actress but also spent 4 years as a vocalist, dancer and percussionist with Prince and the New Power Generation.  She’s...

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BOBBY HAMILTON DIES…

Though no details are forthcoming, US media suggests that BOBBY HAMILTON, founding member of vocal group, CHOICE FOUR has died. The smooth, harmony group hailed from Washington DC and comprised of Bobby Hamilton, Charles...

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DO LIKE I DO!

Though he hails from Chicago, veteran soul man CARDELL (Harrington) now works out of Los Angeles and he boasts quite a CV… work with people like  George Duke, Phil Perry, Norman Connors, Chick Corea,...

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NANCY WILSON: You’re As Right As Rain (Soul Music Records)

An eminent music writer once described Nancy Wilson as the Marmite of soul and jazz. The scribe went on to say that many found her work a little too antiseptic, clinical, lacking passion  even...

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FOOL FOR YOU!

The  American DJ/ producer IAMDJDRAKE might have an overcomplicated name but his music is simple and soulful – proper, contemporary soul and dance. He’s a real vet too. Working as DJ Drake,  he’s been...