What do Grace Jones , Tom Tom Club , Talking Heads and Sly Dunbar all have in common? Besides all being progenitors in their respective, then, nascent genres, they all recorded at Chris Blackwell’s Bahamanian Compass Point Studio and […]
Category: Soul/Funk/R&B
Soul Sides :: Deep Covers 2: Mas Profundo
Soul Sides Oliver Wang continues to release eclectic compilations, both on his own and via his collaborative partnership with NYC based Zealous Records (who have released the two volume Soul Sides funk and soul collections). Wang’s latest mixtape, Deep Covers 2: […]
The Southern Dream of Freedom
New Orleans :: Jazzfest, April/May 2008
Who’s hitting up jazzfest this year in New Orleans? We’ll be there the second weekend presenting the Parliament Funkadelic show at The Republic . Details/Tickets to follow… Download: MP3: James Booker :: Tipitina/The Grass Looks Greener MP3: […]
Soul Messages From Dimona
Compiled by the Numero Group , and released next month, Soul Messages From Dimona is a soul collection combining the elements of jazz, funk, soul and gospel, all performed by American ex-pat artists who, from […]
And Everything I do Is Funky Like Lee Dorsey
Continuing with the New Orleans posts through Fat Tuesday: Lee Dorsey’s Yes We Can . A frequent AD reader and I were just discussing this album a few weeks ago. In a word, […]
Funkadelic :: Red Hot Mama From Louisiana
Just returned to Los Angeles last night after three weeks back in the southeast, both working, and for the holidays. While traveling, I had made a mental note to make […]
Wattstax :: 1973 Promotional Trailer
Elsewhere: Pitchfork Media reports on the Wattstax reissue – “an expanded 3xCD box set commemorating what is arguably the definitive r&b festival.” Wattstax :: Additional festival videos (Bar Keys, Isaac Hayes, Rufus Thomas, Staple Singers, etc.) can be found here… Download: MP3: Rufus Thomas :: Memphis Train MP3:
Searching for Soul: Rare/Classic Soul, Funk & Jazz
While its only been part of my collection the past six weeks, the Searching for Soul compilation, released a couple of years ago by the always on-point Luv ‘N Haight imprint, has left its […]
In Memoriam :: Robert Knighton Stampley
My father-in-law passed away this week. “Dock of The Bay” was his favorite song. This one’s for you, Bob… “…It’s two thousand miles I roamed, just to make […]
James Brown :: The Funky Drummer (sampled)
“Fellas, one more time I wanna give the drummer some of this funky soul we got here. You don’t have to do no soloing, brother, just keep what you got. […]