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January Birthday Celebrations - Hip-Hop edition

As we close out January, I want to give a shout out to 5 legends who celebrated their birthdays this month, and whose impacts were pivotal in the creation, crafting...

LOU RAWLS: THE VELVET ARCHITECT OF SOUL, SWING, AND MODERN POP EXPRESSION

Few voices in American music history have carried as much warmth, authority, and emotional gravity as Lou Rawls. A suave baritone with gospel roots, jazz phrasing, and deep soul resonance,...

Drunk on Funk: Latin Got Soul (Vinyl 45's mix)

Latin Got Soul Vol1 No Funky Mixing, Only Funky Tunes 30 minute mini mix containing some of our favourite latin breaks with full length cuts of each track... Tracklisting: Los...

A Funk Soul Christmas Party - Vol 1

Advent Calendar Mix: 24 Funkaliciously festive tracks to help spread the Christmas Cheer, selected and blended by Frosty the Soulman. Tracklist: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - God Rest Ye...

.JIMMY CLIFF: THE VOICE THAT CARRIED JAMAICA TO THE WORLD

Jimmy Cliff was one of those rare artists whose life seemed inseparable from the music he made. Born James Chambers in rural St. James Parish, Jamaica, he grew into a...

Dr. John: The Night Tripper

Few figures in American music embody mystique, heritage, and reinvention quite like Dr. John — born Malcolm John “Mac” Rebennack Jr. in 1941 in New Orleans, a city whose rhythms,...

DONALD BYRD: THE ALCHEMIST OF MODERN JAZZ, FUNK, AND HIP-HOP

Few musicians in American history have shaped the sound of multiple generations as profoundly—and as quietly—as Donald Byrd. A visionary trumpeter, master educator, producer, and restless sonic explorer, Byrd stands...

Bob James: The Rhodes Scholar Behind Hip-Hop’s Favorite Breaks

Born on December 25th in 1939, we consider Bob James to be one of the greatest Christmas gift's we could ever have wished for. Few musicians have had as winding...

Dennis Coffey: The Unsung Architect of Funk, Soul, and Sample Culture

Few guitarists have bridged as many eras, genres, and generations as Dennis Coffey. A cornerstone of Detroit’s rich musical history, Coffey’s fingerprints are all over the evolution of funk, soul,...

Orgone: The West Coast Keepers of the Groove

If Los Angeles has a soul underground, Orgone is its heartbeat. For more than two decades, this collective of musicians has been laying down grooves so deep and earthy they feel...