360° of Soul...and then some
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Instrument to rival vuvuzela located !
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Posted July 5th, 2010
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If ya aint got sat or cable ..and ya a fan of emotion drenched soul – ya better beg someone who has access to this channel to record this for ya..cos the Prince lifetime achievement award segment is HEAVY !
Esperanza Splading, Alicia Keys, Janelle Monae and PATTI LABELLE tore up the stage..and so fitting that [...]
Posted June 25th, 2010
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Former England player Dion Dublin has invented an instrument he claims will rival the popularity of the vuvuzela.
The craze for the South African instrument has reinvigorated Dublin’s efforts to market his own instrument, called ‘the dube’.
He made the cube-shaped drum four years ago and is convinced it will provide the next [...]
Posted May 11th, 2010
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The 28th Sony awards ‘radio Oscars’ took place at a swanky London hotel on 10 May 2010 …and its with puffed out pecs that this correspondent can report success for two long time soul fans who via radio , are privileged to spread soul sounds in the Uk and beyond.
Trevor Nelson was presented with a [...]
Posted May 7th, 2010
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2007 ..LA – im in the bel air hotel interviewing for a radio documentary about the soul train programme aired in the states since the 70’s heyday of soul…opposite me is verdine white of the legendary group earth , wind and fire sharing his memories of appearing on the tv show soul train …
how i [...]
Posted February 1st, 2010
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SXSW – Mar 2010 Music Panel Spotlight: Meet the New Soul – Same as the Old Soul?
By its very nature, soul music is a changeable thing. The form emerged from the streets of Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia and Memphis, and found worldwide acclaim in the early ’60s. It grew more funky and psychedelic as times changed, [...]
Posted December 27th, 2009
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a touch of soul playlist : with devon daley 10pm – midnite every sat broadcasts on bbc radio derby / leics / lincoln / nottm or listen click on iplayer link below
or via bbc.co.uk/derby up to 7 days after tx.
2009
dec 26
discs of the decade pt 2
jr walker – im a roadrunner (motown)
phyllis hyman [...]
Posted March 26th, 2009
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BET Networks launched its new TV channel in the United Kingdom at the end of Feb 08 and has since added bet plus 1
how’s it done in your eyes ?..better than what was available before?
The company has brought to British viewers such BET shows as “106 & Park,” “American [...]
Posted March 25th, 2009
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“If you can keep your head , when all around you are losing theirs” ..sort of sums up the situation facing many soul artists these days – as well as being the opening of Kipling’s famous poem …
labels slashing rosters…sales stagnant…not easy to remain true to yourself..but it appears one man is sticking to [...]
Posted March 1st, 2009
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so when you heard beyonce was playing etta james in this film about one of the most important record labels in black music , chess records – what did you think ?
saw her do a good job in the broadway to big screen adaption of dreamgirls , but gotta say her portrayal of the fiesty [...]
Posted February 3rd, 2009
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its shaping up to be quite a productive soul start to 2009
syleena johnson has already dropped her latest , labour pains -
teedra moses, india aire, toni braxton and whitney houston soon come and of course d angelo / maxwell keep promising !
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