Charlie Butler. Music Writer at Mi-Soul Radio. Follow @CharlieBCopy This week see’s entries from Midas Hutch, Bruno Mars and a huge welcome back to A Tribe Called Quest… ‘The Space Program’ – A Tribe Called Quest With a new President coming into power and a lack of conscious rappers in America at the moment, the…
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We pick Superstar DJ Bailey’s brain and extract five interesting facts about people who produced House/Rave/Jungle/Drum & Bass classics… DID YOU KNOW? Basement Jaxx used to be one half of the UK Rave production duo called ‘Tic Tac Toe’ who made the 1992 underground rave anthem ‘Ephemerol’. DID YOU KNOW? The producers from Un-Cut (pka…
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Mi-Soul, London’s premier digital radio station dedicated to soul and dance fans worldwide, is delighted to announce it can now be heard across Brighton live on DAB. The founders of Mi-Soul Radio are Gordon Mac, the legendary DJ and music entrepreneur, and Martin Strivens – the duo behind the international renowned Kiss FM brand. Having…
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Mike Vitti chats with Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett and Carolyn Griffey from Shalamar at the Mi-Soul Radio studios. The legendary Soul Train band had hits such as, Take That To The Bank, There It Is and Night To Remember and they talk past, present and future music.
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Charlie Butler. Music Writer at Mi-Soul Radio. Follow @CharlieBCopy ‘Thick of It’ – Mary J. Blige Such expansiveness and snare-powered pace is not Mary J. Blige’s stock-in-trade. We’re used to slow ballads and melodic pop numbers from the American singer. Her new single ‘Thick of It’ is a soaring epic. And that has something to…
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An exhibition of photographs by the late Dave Hendley has recently opened at Central Saint Martins and well worth a visit. Dave Hendley, was a musician, label owner, photographer and lecturer. His influence on the understanding, elevation and acceptance of Jamaican music is immeasurable. He first travelled to Jamaica in 1977 to add records to his…
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Are These The Best De La Soul Songs Ever? We’re so excited that Hip Hop’s elite, Posdnuos, Dave and Maseo AKA De La Soul are back and with their most recent cut, And The Anonymous Nobody, their ninth studio album that sored into the charts at number 16 and hit number 1 on the Vinyl Chart back…
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Charlie Butler. Music Writer at Mi-Soul Radio. Follow @CharlieBCopy ‘Over Again’ – Mr. Bird featuring Greg Blackman Groovy grooves for a Sunday shubs. Mr. Bird’s ‘Over Again’ is the epitome of feel-good music. The producer is currently based in sunny Lisbon and something of the sun’s lazy shine has rubbed off on the track. It’s…
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The legendary Omar Lyefook MBE joins Shaq D in the love automobile for a chin wag about all things soul… legendary Omar Lyefook MBE joins Shaq D in the love automobile for a chin wag about all things soul…
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The legendary Don-E is the guest in the hot seat on Driving With Shaq D this week…
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Kenya will be live with Calvin Francis tomorrow from 7pm till 9pm talking about her forthcoming Moments 4 Love gig at The Hideaway this coming Saturday and her Expansion Records Remix album ‘Skin Deep’ SKIN DEEP released on November 11th. And we can’t wait! Kenya is a richly inspired vocalist and songwriter whose jazz-kissed soul style is…
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Watch the brilliant interview with Mike Vitti and the legendary Will Downing.
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