Chart-Topping Pianist & Composer
Brian Simpson Offers An Unforgettable Midnight Groove
with his latest album Out March 28th on Shanachie
Midnight Groove marks a pivotal moment in Simpson’s career, showcasing his ever-evolving mastery as a composer and performer.
NIJI
SHARES A RICH STORY THROUGH SOUND AND SOUL ON NEW ALBUM
“ORÍKÌ”
February 28, 2025 – After months of building momentum with standout singles and glowing responses, Oríkì, the much-anticipated album from East London’s celebrated multi-instrumentalist, NIJI has arrived.
Billboard hitmaker Greg Manning launches EQuity Records to provide a platform for supporting musicians to step into their own spotlight
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (19 FEBRUARY 2025): After spending ten years living out of a suitcase performing around the world as a keyboardist for GRAMMY® winners, nominees, and Billboard chart-topping contemporary jazz and R&B artists, Greg Manning decided to get off the road and step into the recording studio.
Cocoa Tea’s “She Loves Me Now” Gets Alternate Mixes for Valentine’s Day
A Rediscovered Gem from VP Records’ Archives, Featuring the Iconic “Real Rock” Riddim – Out February 14
If Jamaica was ever in need of a new national anthem, then surely the immortal “Real Rock”, originally composed in 1967 by Vin Gordon, Jackie Mittoo and the Sound Dimension band at Coxson Dodd’s Studio One, would be the obvious choice.
Nola Blue Records announces Valentine’s Day single from Benny Turner & Maria Muldaur
Available February 14, 2025
LANCASTER, Pa. – Feb. 4, 2025 – PRLog — Brook Benton and Dinah Washington’s 1960 release of “Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes)” was a pop and R&B hit, reaching No.5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No.1 on the Hot R&B sides charts.
Soulful Album Reflects a Deep-Seated Sense of Gratitude
January 31st, 2025: While life’s unique experiences can help inform who we become, our roots will always be a part of who we are. In Afro-pop/soul singer/songwriter TolumiDE’s upcoming album, she embraces her cultural heritage through soulful songs infused with West-African-Nigerian influence.
Manchester’s The 7:45s light a funk fire under February with the get-up-and-go of ‘Too Little Too Late’
The B-side to the soul-on-the-heartstrings ‘The Way That I Love You’, it’s a raucous vocal funk jam in the tradition of old skool soul revues and crowd pleasing extravaganzas, guided by the showmanship of Martin Connor on the mic. A groove guaranteed to loop the loop and shake it out.
Chart-Topping Saxophonist
Paul Taylor
Delivers Lucky Number 13 on Shanachie Debut
It’s A Brand New Day Out February 28, 2025
New Recording Joins Taylor with Long-time Friends & Producer Extraordinaries Dino Esposito & Barry Eastmond for Nine Originals and a Stunning Billie Eilish Cover
The number thirteen is cloaked in mysticism, regarded by some cultures as unlucky and revered by others as a sacred good omen or the birth of a new beginning. Saxophonist Paul Taylor’s anticipated new recording and Shanachie debut, It’s A Brand New Day, is his thirteenth recording as a leader.
Soul Survivor Radio Network’s Arthur ‘B Smooth’ Smith announces “Radio Soul 100FM Presents The Artists Volume I”, a vinyl album released on 16 February 2025
After 15 years of curating music, Arthur ‘B Smooth’ Smith, General Manager of Soul Survivor Radio Network LLC, finds resonance in Chicago’s enduring lyric, “It’s only natural, good things in life take a long time,” from their 1974 single “(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long”, featured on the band’s sixth studio album “Chicago VII”.
Taiwanese Soul Artist Yufu to Release Debut Album “Heal Me Good”
Yufu is an emerging Soul and Funk musician who finds his muse in the classic 70s sound. Residing in Taiwan and Japan, he stands out as one of the rare Asian soul musicians who craft original tracks while honoring the legendary figures of the soul genre.
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