So what is this site? Well right now, it's just been born, in its infancy. We travel around going to as many gigs as we can and follow our love for good soulful music in all its forms - neo-soul, conscious hip-hop, real rnb, nu-jazz - whatever.. Then tell the world about it. It's simple.
THE FUTURE. Well very soon this site and its partners (more info soon) will expand into places dedicated to real music. Keep your eye on us for interactive websites, live 24hr radio, dj sets, free downloads and podcasts. In fact everything you could wish for as a music lover.
Right now, we do what we can with our limited time. If you love contemporary soul music and you wish to get involved in this site in any way... Write a review, go to a gig, give us a song we haven't heard, tell us something we don't know simply drop us a line via the contact button and we will get you on this site. Big things are coming.... Michael
Dwele - Sketches Of A Man
Dwele returns with a brand new collection entitled "Sketches Of A Man" coming off the back of two of the finest contemporary soul albums ever. Following "Subject" would take some kinda effort. Doing it twice was always going to be Dwele's greatest battle. The difference this time around is that Dwele is now best known in the public domain as ‘the dude that sings’ on Kanye’s “Flashing Lights”. Fortunately I – and hopefully you – have a deeper understanding for his music.
“I’m Cheating” has been doing the rounds on Radio, on the Internet and (unfortunately) on Limewire for what seems like an eternity now, and has been often skipped by those who know it well, but have only just scooped the album. I saw Dwele perform this song live before it became accessible to the masses and most (female) listeners in the audience we’re certainly unimpressed when he uttered the soft introduction “Everybody Cheat Right???”.......
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Choklate @ Ruby-Lo London 24/04/08
Never having been to Ruby-Lo before I wasn’t really sure what to expect… I was pleasantly surprised. A small, softly lit intimate venue full of likeminded music lovers, there to enjoy the music rather than check out what people were wearing! Classy, yet homely, full of comfortable sofa seats- an ideal place for this one off acoustic performance. Stripping back her usual 6 piece band she was accompanied only by British acoustic guitarist Ciarin Fahay and electric guitarist Zak Akhimien, allowing us to really hear THAT voice.
With no huge introduction and seemingly nervous she thanked everyone for making the effort to come down and support her, which flowed nicely in to the first track of the evening and incidentally the first track from the album ‘Thank you’. I, like most people....
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The Soul Kitchen is based on contemporary soul music, commonly referred to as neo-soul or hip-hop soul and typically featuring the music from the likes of Dwele, Eric Roberson, Erykah Badu, Anthony Hamilton, D’Angelo, Maxwell, Mos Def, Common, Talib Kweli, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Blackstar, Slum Village, The Roots, Lauryn Hill, Les Nubians, Donnie, Conya Doss, Amel Larrieux, Amp Fiddler, Boyz II Men, Angie Stone, Jill Scott, Aalliyah, Amerie, 4th Avenue Jones, Bilal, Carl Thomas, Brian McKnight, Brandy, Floetry, Foreign Exchange, Platinum Pied Pipers, Glenn Lewis, India Arie, Hustlechild, Javier, Jamiroquai, Jazzy Jeff, John Legend, Jon B, Kelis, Jonell, Middlechild, Lucy Pearl, Raphael Saadiq, Musiq Soulchild, Boyz II Men, Nate James, Omar, Pete Rock, Soul II Soul, Terri Dexter, Van Hunt, Rahsaan Patterson, Mad Lib, J Live, Ty....
Neo Soul Radio - Coming soon
