Soul/Funk Culture

(Ru-Jac/Omnivore Recordings) 2021.
CD/digital
R’n’B/Soul/funk – USA

Tokom letnjih meseci 2021-e na internacionalnom tržištu pojavio se novi 25-ti po redu album sastava Kool & The Gang, grupe koja je tokom dugogodišnje karijere pisala istoriju modernog r’n’b-a. Album je objavljen nakon višegodišnje pauze, a posvećen je originalnom članu postave Ronald Khalis Bell-u, koji je ujedno bio i producent izdanja, a koji je nažalost tokom prošle 2020-e napustio ovaj svet.

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Betty Wright je tokom godina kontinuirane karijere objavljvala je i snimala songove koji su ostavljali “različite” tragove u srcima slušaoca kao i brojnih analitičara soul kulture.

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Join legendary GRAMMY-winning disco, soul and R&B singer Thelma Houston on an amazing musical journey through her inspiring life story told in Motown hits with her new show, THELMA HOUSTON: My Motown Memories & More!

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The multi-talented Freda Payne is best known for her singing career, yet she has also performed in musicals and acted in movies over the years, and was briefly the host of her own TV talk show. Born Freda Charcilia Payne in Detroit, Michigan, Payne developed an appreciation of music at an early age (due to such sultry jazz singers as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and Billie Holiday).

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The Stylistics was formed in Philadelphia, PA in 1966 from two groups, “The Percussions” and “The Monarchs”. When members from each group were drafted or went on to further their education, the remaining members under the guidance of their English teacher Beverly Hamilton joined forces and changed the name to “The Stylistics”. After working locally […]

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Start Date: Born in 1948..Died 2004. Hometown: Buffalo, NY Bio: Brilliant hitmaker, soulful singer, riveting performer, influential producer/impresario, pioneer in the fusion of funk groove and rock attitude – Rick James was all of these and more. Flamboyant, provocative, charismatic, volatile and always outrageous, he was a consummate artist and a bona-fide star. Though best […]

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Since the runaway success of her 1990 debut album Circle of One (which went Platinum), and the impassioned hit single “Get Here” (the Brenda Russell composition that became an unofficial anthem of the 1991 Gulf War) Oleta Adams has inspired a growing legion of fans in the U.S. and Europe with journeys of the heart […]

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Bio: Betty Wright is a soul and R&B singer with deep gospel roots. She influenced a generation of female singer-songwriters and continues to influence the world of hip hop, who sample some of her more famous material. Born singing gospel with the family group, the Echoes of Joy, Wright began experimenting with R&B music in […]

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Platinum recording artist, songwriter and producer Gregory Abbott was born on April 2, 1964. His roots stem from Venezuela (his mother) and the Island of Antigua (his father). Raised in Harlem in New York City, he is a dual citizen of the USA and Antigua. In college he majored in psychology and minored in music […]

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