With the ninth anniversary of Charles Bradley’s passing approaching, this Song Selection pays tribute with my favourite recording of his – the hard-hitting “Ain’t It A Sin”, originally tucked away on the B-side of his 2013 Record Store Day release… Read More »Charles Bradley – Ain’t It A Sin
Gazfunk returned recently after a long hiatus. The latest update features Jalen Ngonda, a rising soul artist filling the void left by Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley at Daptone Records. Although the writer missed Ngonda’s live shows, they recommend checking… Read More »Jalen Ngonda – That’s All I Wanted From You
It’s not very often that I get to bring you some latin soul from my collection, much less so something new but that’s exactly what I have for you today. Released in September last year on the obscure Palmetto St… Read More »Benjamin & The Right Direction -Light Of My Life
Happy New Year to you all. I hope 2017 finds you in good health. I’m personally glad to see the back of 2016 as there were quite a number of negative events… Read More »Lee Fields & The Expressions – Make The World
This week I had planned to bring you some more pictures from my U.S. Tour but events on Friday night/Saturday morning put paid to that with the news filtering through of the passing of Sharon Jones at the age of… Read More »Sharon Jones – A Tribute
Regular readers of the blog will probably be aware of my fondness for Brooklyn’s Daptone Records label. We’ve already featured the fantastic Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings and so this week I’m bringing you another member of the Daptone… Read More »Charles Bradley – Confusion
As I’m due to travel to New York in a few weeks time and will be spinning a few platters with the legend that is Mr Fine Wine, I thought it appropriate that I should bring you something this week… Read More »Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – What Have You Done For Me Lately?
