New Album Coming From Jonas – Waitt
The most soulful dude ever to come out of Denmark – Jonas has just announced his new album WAITT will be released in May: My new album “WAITT” will be released 25th of May 2009 through Playground Music Denmark, including a DVD documentary. 13 songs recorded live with a full band in the studio in...
Soul Good – Soulful Drum n Bass
MediaContender has got an exclusive soulful drum n’ bass mix from LA DJ Jayvon. Even if you don’t think you like D n’ B, but you like soul, I encourage you to check this out – it’s soulful and vocal so it’s very accessible. If you are in LA you can catch Jayvon along with...
Strictly Social Mix Vol 4 – DJ Myxzlplix
Those Strictly Social fellas just don’t stop bringing the soulful heat! Volume 4 in the Strictly Social mix series has arrived courtesy of one of the resident DJs – Myxzlplix. And this guy doesn’t just blend and splice the beats with style – he’s nice with the pixels too. He’s responsible for all the fly...
New Music From Leela James – It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World
It’s good to see Leela James back on the scene. Her authentic and earthy style of soul broke out with her debut “A Change Is Gonna Come” and the long awaited follow up “Let’s Do It Again” hits the streets March 24th: Let’s Do It Again, is Leela’s long-awaited follow-up to her powerful debut which...
Soul + Paint = Dope Art by Steven Lopez
Steven Lopez contacted me the other day and just about knocked my socks off with his awesome video series “After Midnight.” The concept is that he takes a song from a soul singer he digs (Jill Scott, Sade, Erykah Badu for example) and records a time-lapse video of him painting a portrait of that singer,...
New Strictly Social Mix – Soulshine – DJ Destroyer
Strictly Social’s DJ Destroyer has put together another dope mix that captures the essence of LA’s best progressive soul/hip-hop/electronica monthly. Check the tracklist below and download the niceness. Thanks Destroyer! Download here: http://www.zshare.net/audio/54447718faa69551/ Track listing 1. BELIEVE – Q TIP 2. ONCE AGAIN – MUHSINAH 3. THIS MOMENT – ANONAMAS 4. BOND 4 LIFE –...
Strictly Social – Jimetta Rose, Mic Holden
Nu-Soul Magazine and Soul Union are back in 2009 with Strictly Social. Join us on the third Wednesday of every month at Little Temple for an evening of Eclectic Soul Fusion. On Wednesday January 21, 2009 we bring you another lineup of progressive talent that exemplifies the Nu-Soul sound. Performances by: Jimetta Rose www.myspace.com/jimettarose www.myspace.com/queenjrose...
Circulations and Jay Scarlett Present New Worlds
Gotta give Jay Scarlett a big THANK YOU for this one. New Worlds is a brilliant compilation of progressive, electro nu-soul. It’s being released in Japan as of right now via HMV, presumably with a worldwide release to follow. Do what you have to in order to get your hands on this one, you will...
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