When youre a Funk supergroup that’s shifted 90 million albums in the USA alone..put together by Chess drummer, Maurice White in Chicago 1970, originally as the Salty Peppers ..before embracing 3 elements to become a global brand that’s straddled the technological eras 8 track to ipod, legend status is absolutely assured !
JUNE 17, 2010
Earth, [...]
With the sad news of Teena Marie passing on Dec 26th..felt it only right to remember her via this fantastic article courtesy of VitaRhythms…my own small tribute to her will be on my show ‘a touch of soul’ – saturday jan 1st 10pm(uk)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001d75n
The VitaRhythms Interview
Teena Marie had faced adversity in her life before but nothing [...]
yes after 8 long years in the soul wilderness…one third of the original ‘neo soul trinity’ alongside d angelo and erkyah badu ; the ladies favourite, maxwell – returned to the uk for live full band tour dates, tv and radio show appearances….
Fm radio ‘A Touch of Soul’ 10pm
BBC Derby 104.5 BBC Nottm 103.8 [...]
the article below is one of the most honest and thought provoking things I ve read about what the people making music we all love, go through in order to feed our musical cravings and their creative needs – I applaud its author – the artist Domu
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The End
It’s over. I can’t go into the personal [...]
there’s revivals & reunions ..
THEN ..there’s the….
BLUENOTE – SUN 24 MAY BANK HOL
DEVON DC DALEY
SHARP EE
special guest COLIN CURTIS
watch this space for archive photos of this – the finest venue this soul boy ever saw !
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d angelo
louie vega
tashan
larry heard
gil scott heron
roy ayers
terry callier
mary j blige
rahsaan patterson
angie stone
robin thicke
alicia keys
usher
and others …