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Friday Morning Set playlist, June 19th

Sat, 06/27/15

Authored by: Raymond Kent

The Soul Ride playlist for Friday, June 19th, 2015 Artist Title Album Bonnie Raitt Since I Fell for You Bonnie Raitt Christine Spero Blackpatch Spero Plays Ny... Read more

Rhythm Room Playlist 06/26/15

Sat, 06/27/15

Authored by: Allan "Alski" Laskey

Num. Title Artist Time Release Start Time 1 Soul Serenade Beau Dollar & The Coins 02:37 Kent's Cellar Of Soul 2015/6/26 22:03:14 2 Warriors Moana and the Moahunters 01:07 Rua 2015/6/26 22:06:01 3 Piece ... Read more

Friday morning set, June 26th playlst

Fri, 06/26/15

Authored by: Raymond Kent

The Soul Ride, June 26th, 2015 playlist Artist Title Album Play Time Laura Nyro Creepin' Time and Love: ... Read more

Orlando Julius & The Heliocentrics, "Aseni" live

Fri, 06/26/15

Authored by: David Stafford

Since the 1960s, Nigerian Afro-pop pioneer Orlando Julius has merged western pop, soul, and R&B with traditional African sounds and rhythms. In this video, he does a steamy, funky version of "Aseni" with the Heliocentrics (a London-based musical collective combining funk, j... Read more

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, "Up Above My Head"

Thu, 06/25/15

Authored by: David Stafford

Sister Rosetta Tharpe was one of the great innovators in twentieth-century American music, gospel's first cross-over artist and a huge influence on early rock-n-roll. Here she does "Up Above My Head" on the show TV Gospel Time (which ran from 1962-66) accompanied by the Oli... Read more

Works: Harold Battiste

Wed, 06/24/15

Authored by: David Stafford

A composer, teacher, and mentor, Harold Battiste, Jr, who passed away last week at 83, was perhaps best known as a producer and arranger. In honor of his memory, we've collected a small sampling of some of his most famous work in the studio. Read more

Blowfly with DJ Swamp Boogie, June 15, 2015

Tue, 06/23/15

DJ Swamp Boogie talks with Clarence Reid, a.k.a. Blowfly, the original dirty rapper, and his crew. Interview conducted on June 15, 2015. Read more

New music spotlight: The Deslondes

Tue, 06/23/15

Authored by: Carrie Booher

The Deslondes: less honkin' and more tonkin' as they put it in their new album, The Deslondes, out now on New West Records. Signed to the Austin/Atlanta/LA-based Americana label last year, the five-piece released their full-length debut in early June after a whirlwind year ... Read more

Mable John, "No Matter How She Done It"

Tue, 06/23/15

Authored by: David Stafford

Born in Bastrop, LA in 1930, Mable John's family relocated to Detroit, where she became the first woman signed to Motown's Tamla label. The performance and interview videos below come from 2008 appearance on the BBC's Later...with Jools Holland.You can see Mable John at the... Read more

New music spotlight: Aurora Nealand & Tom McDermott

Mon, 06/22/15

Authored by: Carrie Booher

Aurora Nealand and Tom McDermott have performed together at Buffa's on Esplanade each Thursday for years, but had never recorded with each other until now. The multi-instrumentalist and pianist's new album, City of Timbres, came out in April, and covers everything from trad... Read more

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