Author: DJRahdu

Beverley Knight – When You Gonna Learn (Jamiroquai Remake)

Soul UKis Beverley’s own versions of 13 classic UK Soul tracks including songs by Soul II Soul, Jamiroquai, Omar, Young Disciples, George Michael, Junior and more. It’s her remake of one of my fave Jamiroquai tunes that touched me the most. She remains true to the original yet brings a mild jazzy vibe to the rare groove original, stay tuned for the breakdown at the 4minute mark. Niceness!

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Stevie Wonder vs George Duke (Mix)

Two undeniable musical dynamos; one rooted in the R&B tradition, the other in jazz. Both magical maestros on the piano, synthesizer and vocals and able to produce hits for others as well. But whose songs are the best?
Independently, B+ and Applejac have created mixes that celebrate these artists discographies. Get educated

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Friends In Lo Places – (Rossoulano Edit)

Rossoulano of the Blackbeard crew has returned with some more of their self described Pirate Soul on a 7inch release for Kat45. Just check out Friends In Lo Places, mysterious in origin, but undeniably and certifiably fonkA! This one has been on repeat, and I can’t wait to spin this one in the club!

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tope – Free Lemonade (Download)

We’ve turned you on to Tope and his production skills HERE before and our friends at FRSH SLCTS released a 19 track beat tape of his soul influenced beats last month. It’s completely FREE and this brother from the Midwest says he’s got more coming. Get it HERE

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Calvin Flowers – Something For Your Mind

Unfortunately, not much is known about Calvin Flowers other than his Lounge and The Nights LP is due later this year. Something For Your Mind is jazzy and Calvin’s effortless flow is so smooth, it feels almost like spoken word. No date on the LP’s release but hopefully this single is indicative of what we can expect

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Vinyl? Check! #52: Sugar Star

TV One’s Unsung doc on the Ohio Players airs tonight and I’m supergeeked about this. I’ve read some interviews post-breakup of the Players’ but it will be interesting to see/hear from their mouths what caused the end of a truly influential group. The aftermath of the group’s demise launched a few solo album releases, but none of which were highly commercially successful. In 1985, lead singer SugarFoot linked up with the Roger Troutman to produce his Sugar Kiss album. This led to Larry and Zapp playing on the album, and a disappointing remix of the Players’ classic Fire.

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Toro y Moi – Freak Love (Freddie Joachim Remix) (Download)

I’ve said it once before and I’ll say it again, Freddie Joachim is a hard working producer! He’s not stopping because it’s getting warm outside either, just check out his remix of Toro yMoi’s Freak Love and his own Wasted. Although he takes a different approach on each song, both of these tracks are equally nice | Get them HERE

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Vida Jafari – Movin EP

Los Angeles Singer-songwriter, Vida Jafari’s new album was released yesterday on bandcamp for FREE.  “Her music is a genre experimentation mash up; you can hear bits

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