Last year the Greg Camalier-directed Muscle Shoals told the often-neglected story of Rick Hall and the North Alabama music factory that gave birth to golden records for Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Percy Sledge, Etta James, the Rolling Stones, Percy Sledge and thousands more. Candi Staton, a church-trained singer born seventy miles southeast of Muscle Shoals, was also profiled. It’s not as if...
Soultracks First Listen: Kuya "Stay Here" SoulTracks - Soul Music Biographies, News and Reviews Soul Tracks - Tracking the World's Greatest Soul Music Home Artist Pages Top 10 Albums Video Soul Links CD / DVD Store Upcoming CDs Search Sign up for our FREE Soul Tracks Newsletter Email: > View our privacy policy What's New May 11, 2014 Music Reviews Candi Staton - Life Happens Glen David Andrews - Redemption...
Featured: Not featured If you've been following their Twitter feed, Facebook page or peeped their Events tab at their website, then you already know how busy Mint Condition has been. read more ...
Featured: Featured item on homepage It's been awhile since we heard from famed drummer and Prince protege, Sheila E, but new music from her is always welcome. We don't have that problem with B. Slade (formerly known as Tonex), one of the most prolific writers and performers around. But when two such talented artists team, then it is something to note. . read more ...
Listen to LMG: The Soul Eclectics’ My Radio Mix SoulTracks - Soul Music Biographies, News and Reviews Soul Tracks - Tracking the World's Greatest Soul Music Home Artist Pages Top 10 Albums Video Soul Links CD / DVD Store Upcoming CDs Search Sign up for our FREE Soul Tracks Newsletter Email: > View our privacy policy What's New May 9, 2014 Music Reviews Glen David Andrews - Redemption Dramatics - Greatest...
Featured: Not featured Taking a minimalist approach to electrofunk and R&B, multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, Gabriel Garzón-Montano debut EP Bishouné: Alma del Huila is anything but predictable. read more ...
Featured: Not featured For those of a certain age, Bahamian born Angelique Sabrina will conjure up memories of one of the biggest stars of the 1990s, Aaliyah. That's especially true on her soft, sensuous lead single, "I'm Ready," a beautiful love song which could have been a hit for Aaliyah or even Janet Jackson. And the teenage star not only performed the song, she also wrote it....
Featured: Featured item on homepage Philly native Lil John Roberts has become one of the most sought-after drummers in the world. And his work with virtually every major jazz soul music heavyweight, from George Duke to Janet Jackson, has set him up beautifully for his own career up front. read more ...
Featured: Not featured SoulTrackers had a lot to say about our recent article that talked about the way music listening is changing. Chris wrote (somewhat wistfully) about the decline of physical music and music ownership, and the meteoric rise of streaming services such as Spotify and Pandora. read more ...
Featured: Not featured You try to remember the first time you heard Jose James or Lianne La Havas or Kwabs, that gliding experience of being guided down a musical lane you’ve not quite heard before but was grateful for the experience. Listening to the sanded smooth Washington, DC bred and New School refined singer/songwriter James Tillman for the first time feels like one of those kinds of experiences....
Gospel, blues, funk, jazz, soul, marching & world music constantly rub against and off on each other in the artistic gumbo of New Orleans. The same can be said about the art and life of Glen David Andrews, one of the Big Easy’s native sons. Andrews, the New Orleans based trombonist and vocalist, hails from one of city’s legendary musical families. read more ...
The Dramatics at Stax sounded like an odd fit. Stax is the Memphis based label that specialized in funky soul of the Bar Kays or Booker T. & the MG’s, and that gritty churchified cut me and I’ll bleed soul of Otis Redding. The Dramatics hailed from Detroit, and their smooth doo-wop inspired harmonies and sophisticated instrumental arrangements sounded like they’d be at home at Motown or even in...
Featured: Not featured It's been almost a decade since we first heard Carol Riddick. The Philly chamteuse's 2006 album, Moments Like This, was one of our faves that year, and we've been following her ever since. read more ...
Featured: Not featured p> Inspired by the video web series '120 seconds' on friends we Love http://www.friendswelove.com/ produced by DJ Moni and Mike Vargas, Efficacy is a web series created by The Bloom Effect's Fiona Bloom. read more ...
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Featured: Not featured Some soul music royalty, in the form of legendary singers, Je ffrey Osborne, Peabo Bryson, Freddie Jackson and Howard Hewett , will give soul music fans something big to cheer about at this year's JazzFest West . read more ...
Featured: Not featured SoulTrackers just love Jessica Reedy . Two years ago they voted the talented Saginaw, Michigan singer as the Best New Artist in the SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards, and they have been anxiously waiting for new music from her. Well, the wait is almost over, as Jessica is working on her new album. . read more ...
Some of the best advice anybody can receive involves diversification. Spreading one’s brand requires a step outside of the comfort zone. Therein lies the dilemma. Say you have a good voice like Chicago born, Philly-raised and New York-schooled Amatus. The predictable play would be for her to place all of her eggs into the high risk/high reward vocal basket. read more ...
Featured: Not featured Five years after the death of "King of Pop" Michael Jackson , Epic Records and the estate of Michael Jackson will be releasing Xscape, an album of eight previously unreleased songs, including collaborations with Ne-Yo and Stargate, Rodnew "Darkchild" Jerkins, and more. read more ...
Featured: Featured item on homepage Jessica Cleaves, a talented singer who was part of two legendary groups - The Friends of Distinction and Earth, Wind & Fire , has died at age 65. read more ...