SOUL / R&B

  • Nao Is The Time
    Chris Wells10:18 amMay 6th, 2016

    Nao Is The Time

    By Chris Wells on May 6, 2016
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    Chris Wells meets Nao Yoshioka. Supported by Debra Debs’ band, Nao Yoshioka’s UK stage debut at Streatham’s Hideaway club...

  • Spin Doctor
    Chris Wells3:21 pmMay 4th, 2016

    Spin Doctor

    By Chris Wells on May 4, 2016
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    Book Review SPINNING AROUND: A HISTORY OF THE SOUL LP – VOLUME 1: A-K BY JOHN LIAS One-time...

  • Billy Paul Dies
    Chris Wells10:20 amApril 25th, 2016

    Billy Paul Dies

    By Chris Wells on April 25, 2016
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    One of Philly soul’s best-known and most distinctive voices was stilled on April 24 when Billy Paul, the Me...

  • Toussaint’s Final Album
    Chris Wells3:44 pmApril 14th, 2016

    Toussaint’s Final Album

    By Chris Wells on April 14, 2016
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    American Tunes, the final studio album by legendary New Orleans musician Allen Toussaint, will be released by Nonesuch Records on...

  • Bell Tolls
    Chris Wells10:09 amApril 13th, 2016

    Bell Tolls

    By Chris Wells on April 13, 2016
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    Legendary soul singer and songwriter William Bell has returned to his original home, Stax Records, for his first major...

  • Gaye Play Set For London Run
    Chris Wells10:14 amApril 12th, 2016

    Gaye Play Set For London Run

    By Chris Wells on April 12, 2016
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    Opening at Northampton’s Derngate Theatre on Friday, May 20 and running until Sat, June 11, Soul, Roy Williams’ new...

  • Acoustic Solutions
    Chris Wells4:09 pmMarch 22nd, 2016

    Acoustic Solutions

    By Chris Wells on March 22, 2016
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    The annual, always intriguing Soul Acoustic UK tour is upon us next month, taking in gigs in Leeds, Liverpool,...

  • Alley Cat
    Chris Wells9:27 amMarch 8th, 2016

    Alley Cat

    By Chris Wells on March 8, 2016
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    It’s here! Gregory Porter‘s new album, Take Me To The Alley, will be released on May 6 via Decca...

  • Whispers Getting Louder
    Chris Wells2:48 pmMarch 2nd, 2016

    Whispers Getting Louder

    By Chris Wells on March 2, 2016
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    Corinne Bailey Rae has announced an intimate headline show at The Tabernacle, London on April 7 where, for the...

  • Glad All Over
    Chris Wells10:04 amFebruary 29th, 2016

    Glad All Over

    By Chris Wells on February 29, 2016
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    Soul and pop legend Gladys Knight is once again to enrich us with her presence this summer. She currently...