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Milenia / Our story ( - )
today's top 40 R&B by three cute
ladies from Indiana, very catchy |
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Linda "Tuey" Robinson@/ Sounds of the kingdom@(Glorious Soldier)
contemporary gospel with "urban" flavor |
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Malik Spence / U should be mine ( - )
emotional R&B mid-tempo track with "oldschool" touch, one song (CD single, CD-R) |
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| March 2, 2006 |
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LJ / The birth of crunk soul (DDP Music Entertainment)
follow up album to their "Sho-nuff",
contemporary R&B vocals with harmony, cool "street" image here & there
(CD-R + DVD)
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B. Smith / Lets go half on a baby ( - )
smooth yet soulful R&B by Brian Keith
Smith, Oscar Holland, Erykah Antiola etc. mainly downtempo tracks, not bad
(CD-R)
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Balancing Act ( - )
multi-raced "jam band" featuring two
bassists from Michigan, blend of Motown, funk & urban contemporary R&B,
my favorite track is "Touch you"
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Rhoney G. / E.P. ( Ro-Gee Music)
male singer from Tennessee, emotional
smooth or groovy R&B but only 6 tracks (mini CD, CD-R)
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| March 3, 2006 |
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Kyle Lovett / Anticipation ( - )
gospel lyrics but sounds like R&B with
jazzy feel, soulful "neo-soul"? (CD-R)
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Curtis Combs Jr. / Exposed (CCU Entertainment)
combination of contemporary gospel & urban R&B with his tenor voice
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Anam Owili-eger / These subtle declaration ( - )
pronounced "uh-nahm oh-wee-lee ee-gair",
Stevie Wonder + jazz, funk & pop, 5 tracks only (mini CD)
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Clay B / The preview ( - )
male R&B singer with hiphop feel, 5
tracks only (mibi CD, CD-R)
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Malik Spence / Down for me ( - )
melodic slowie, one song (CD single, CD-R)
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Sean Reed / The next dimention of worship (Cross Entertainment)
contemporary gospel with R&B flavor
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Deep3 / Total shock (Executive Hits)
three piece male group with emotional
singings & harmonies, lots of sultry "love" slowies, try if you're group
buff
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V.A. / Soul vibe remixed (Soul Vibe)
nice selection of recent "urban R&B"
tracks, mainly from already reviewed album here, G. Womach, NYR, K-Rob, Felicia
Adams, Phillip Hunter etc.
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V.A. / Give me nine (KHP)
compilation of North Carolina sounds! all
dancable or groovy tracks by Tower of Power, Dobie Gray, Lonnie Givens, Paul
Craver, Joe Esposito etc., possibly not the latest but recent
recordings
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V.A. / Soul steppin' on Ocean Drive (Forevermore)
North Carolina version of "steppers"
music, some old favorites some recent recordings, Legendary Dukes, Jay
Proctor,Terri Gore etc.
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| March 5, 2006 |
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Reesso 90220 / M box, story lines. ( - )
contemporary urban R&B sounds
featuring emotional male singer, lots of mid tempo floaters, not bad & try
(CD-R)
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Rhythm & Groove Club /Groove approved (Asend Music)
funky New Orleans band including Allen
Toussaint, mixture of second line beat, old soul music, blues & a little
jazz
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Joyce Cobb / Beal Street Saturday night (Center for Southern
Folklore)
veteran soul singer, blues'n soul sounds,
remakes of "Respect yourself""I can't stand the rain""Gee whiz", detailed liner
notes for the history of Memphis black music
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Promysc / same ( - )
remember their "Art of love" album? three
piece male group from Indiana, this is "unreleased" materials and for
promotional use only? harmony R&B with "street flavor (CD-R)
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The Prosulas / Lunar mansions ( - )
acoustic male R&B with a touch of
neo-soul or jazz (CD-R)
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Kido & Kompany / 747 platinum CD ( - )
male singer/producer/songwriter, lots of heartfelt slowies & midtempo
tracks with his tender singing (CD-R)
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| March 6, 2006 |
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V.A. / R&B vibes (Nomad Music)
contemporary R&B tracks by Emanuel
Burk, Greezy etc. from New Orleans, minimum credit on the cover (CD-R)
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Kaiser / Soul blazin' ( - )
the most R&B side of contemporary
gospel! 6 tracks only (mini CD, CD-R)
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V.A. / M2Music hit disc 1 (M2Music, Inc.)
12 tracks by Frank Morrison-Henderson,
Brotha2Brotha & Kim Person, all from their albums, no new tracks but all
soulful contemporary gospel with R&B flavor
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Jackie / The game (Fox 2 Production)
Jackie (with Demetrius) harrington from
Texas, urban R&B with hiphop touch, some "poor" tracks (CD-R)
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Daniel Austin / On my mind (OMNI Entertainment)
contemporary gospel, little R&B falavor
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| March 7, 2006 |
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Josephine Sincere / Wildflower (Kixx)
18 years old girl from Philadelphia!
contains all of the songs from her "Sweet harmony" album, plus new songs,
neo-soul with jazz influence
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D'Shon / The definition of (Chokehold Publishing)
male R&B with hiphop flava, smooth but
full of "street" feel
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Kim Person / Sincerely yours (M2Music)
contemporary female gospel with R&B
flavor, Aretha or Patti admirer?
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BT Richardson / Don't sing no blues for me (Potpourri Music Works)
various types of blues by multiple
singers, you'll love oldschool R&B track "Don't take your love away"
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Wallace Smith / The chronicles of (Carvin Out Music)
contemporary gospel with urban R&B
feel
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Toya / My way (Positive Energy)
her 4th album, mixture of oldschool soul
and easy-listening pop, sometimes mediocre (CD-R)
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Lloyd Williams / Peace (Lloyd Williams Music)
"contemporary meets traditional" type
gospel, little R&B influence
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| March 8, 2006 |
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Lori Perry / I found it in you (Alliant)
her "Wrote this song" album (on PaLance)
plus 2 new songs, ex Perri lady, try if you like Anita Baker
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Rena Scott / Remember (Amor)
wow! wellcome back! soulful & emotional ballad with her own style,
one song on dual disc, full album soon? (CD, DVD)
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Sally Elwin / Crazy for you (Crosswave)
lots of emotional R&B slowies with
"urban" or "pop" flavor
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Rizen / Expanded edition (Intersound)
their debut album plus "live" DVD in one
set, no new tracks but uplifting & anointed enough, "must" for Ali Ollie
Woodson completists?
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Taylr Smith / same (Zion)
blue-eyed female R&B with "pop" or
"dance" influences, a national finalist at "Amateur night at The Apollo", 5
tracks only (mini CD)
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| March 9, 2006 |
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Gwen McCrae / Live in Paris (Hi & Fly)
still GROOVY singings with her usual
soulful voice!! includes "Funky sensation""Keep the fire burning""For your love"
etc., sometimes "rough" but wee-worth listening!
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Jacki / Moving on (CandJ Entertainment Group)
female singer/songwriter from
Philadelphia, mainstream R&B sounds
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Melvin Leonard / Fired up (Melvin Leonard Spice)
funk'n R&B from New Orleans with a
touch of hiphop, 50% of all proceeds from the sales of this CD will be donated
to Katrina survivors
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Michael & Regina Winans / Be yourself (JdP)
"the husband and wife" gospel duo,
contemporary gospel with R&B touch, one song with Shirley
Murdock
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V.A. / NSN Hurricane relief compilation (NewSound Network)
independent R&B tracks by Mothers
Favorite Child, Rhian Ayanna, Chandlar, Dessy Di Lauro etc., all profits from
sales of this CD will be donated to the Red Cross (CD-R)
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| March 10, 2006 |
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Sean 1 / Definitions (The Basement Entertainment/Clubhouse)
SOULFUL male singer (with gospel roots) from Kentucky, lots of emotional
slowies, well-worth trying if you like recent Charlie Wilson etc.
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Sunni Styephens / Miss fly girl...rookie of the year (Magic Box
Entertainment)
mixture of urban R&B, pop & jazz,
lots of emotional ballads, female singer from Kansas City
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Patrice Reynolds / Never thirst ( - )
so-called "inspirational R&B", mixture of contemporary gospel &
urban R&B, mainly emotional slowies (CD-R)
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Bigg Milt / Power 2 the people (Thump)
blend of old school funk'n R&B and new school thump, some tracks
produced by The Avila Brothers
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UniQuE / Point of no return ( - )
R&B rap mix with haromony, many downtempo songs (CD-R)
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| March 11, 2006 |
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Brigette / Starlite lounge (P-Vine)
Brigette Williams' Expansion album plus
one bonus track "Sometimes", "neo-soul" meets "bossa", sorry for reviewing this
nice album too late, Japanese release
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Nuwamba / Above the water (P-Vine)
his acclaimed '05 album plus one bonus track "Tease (Ernie G remix)",
the most "soulful" side of "neo-soul"? Japanese release
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Tey / That's how I feel tonight ( - )
the third album by Tey Punsalan,
Phillipine born Chicago raised female singer, pop/R&B (CD-R)
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Jackee Turks / I'm not the same (Queen Gospel Ent.)
contemporary gospel with R&B
influence
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Michael Boykin & The Mighty Voices / Young & saved (Braz 2 Gold
Productions)
"smooth" traditional gospel group, no
interest for today's R&B listeners
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| March 12, 2006 |
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Devon Howard / About you (BMFN)
his original "About you" album plus 5
bonus tracks, ex Me2U or Diversiti, emotional ballads galore! Japanese
release
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Stanley James / All of my life (BMFN)
his original "All of my life" album plus 2
bonus tracks "Ooh I like" (on his "Household name" album) and "Rewind", smooth
funk'n R&B with '80s/'90s flava, Japanese release
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Q'Rious / Time machine (Paper Chase Entertainment)
smooth R&B with a little hiphop touch,
lots of romantic "love" ballads, male singer from Georgia (CD-R)
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Chris Byrd / The minstrell's journey (Minstrel House Music)
"contemporary meets traditional" type
gospel with little R&B flava
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| March 13, 2006 |
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Maysa / Sweet classic soul (Shanachie)
Maysa's versions of famous R&B classics such as "Betcha by golly
wow""Wishing on a star""Love won't let me wait"
etc., cool & sophisticated!
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Prominent / 42 grams (Royalty Music)
one of the very best EEC R&B!
contemporary R&B with sophistication, male duo from Sweden, sorry for the
delay to review this nice album, '05 release
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Roy Roberts / Sicily moon (Rock House)
more "R&B" than "blues" in this album,
mainly old R&B style but with some "rap"!
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Derrick Monk / Unworthy (BMR)
contemporary gospel with R&B flavor,
not bad despite of the title "Unworthy"
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The Winstons / Gospel revue (Sensational)
the same contents as their "same name"
gospel album but with "bar-code" new jacket, 5 tracks only (mini CD,
CD-R)
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| March 14, 2006 |
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Miz B / My name is $$$$$ (Hep' Me)
lots of groovy southern soul tracks, deep,
downhome & soulful! "younger" Denise LaSalle!
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Ms. Jody / You're my angel (Ecko)
the same vein as above but with better produce & sound production, some
sexial lyrics, try if you're fan of Peggy Scott
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Ms. Monique / Soul sessions chapter I (Soul Entertainment Inc.)
a bit "modern" than two above singers, full of emotional "southern
slowies", worth listening!
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Little Buck / I'mma blues man (Studio Showtime)
sings with Rue Davis or Audrey (female singer), many southern R&B few
"pure" blues tracks, downhome sounds!
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Daniel Lemma / Dreamers & fools (dextra)
the 2nd album by this Sweden based singer, mixture of contemporary R&B,
acoustic, funk & pop
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| March 15, 2006 |
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Geno Stanley / Baby, get ready (Natia Publishings)
follow-up release to "It must be love" album, 4 "S"
(sexy, smooth, sensuous and soulful) singings with heartfelt lyrics &
luscious harmonies (CD-R)
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| March 16, 2006 |
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Benny K / The Prelude (Heart of the City, Inc.)
emotional R&B with a touch of
'70s/'80s soul, worth listening!! (CD-R)
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William Scott / Who's afraid of William Scott? (Artist Rites)
emotional R&B singings with meaningful
lyrics, more "mainstream" than expected (CD-R)
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Zac Taylor / He that promised... (Total Change Productions)
urban gospel with R&B influence
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Toni / The wait is over... (BLACK MOBB ENT)
mixture of contemporary R&B, neo-soul
& gospel lyrics, female singer from New York (CD-R)
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JL / same (Xanadu)
melodic warm R&B vocals, female singer
from Kansas, only 8 tracks (mini CD, CD-R)
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Zdon Paporrella / Experience da zee (Culbeed Music)
African R&B! Nijerian R&B,!
mixture of R&B, reggae, hiphop & african rhythm, some sung in English
(CD-R)
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| March 17, 2006 |
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Rahbi / The E.P. (yes Sir Productions)
smooth R&B singings with a hiphop
groove, ex 4th Avenue singer? 8 tracks only (mini CD, CD-R)
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Charles Moore / Space face ( - )
don't confuse with the other Charles Moore
who released "You'll always be in my heart" album before, mixture of R&B,
funk & hiphop, smooth singings (CD-R)
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The David Johnson Show / Dave's Faves : the best of (Dacojo)
Detroit born blue-eyed singer, lots of
remakes of sou biggies such as "The dock of the bay""Knock on wood"
etc.
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Barela / Can you every think ( - )
eleven piece "horn" band from California
with Tower of Power influence, some oldschool-soul some funk some "beach" and
some latino......try their dreamy ballads if you like Tierra
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Reginald M. Lane / Singing out my mind ( - )
various type of R&B songs from
"urban""jazzy" to "pop" with his own tenor voice
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| March 19, 2006 |
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Orlando Brown / Trade it all (Up One Ent.)
male urban jam, one song 3 versions (CD
single)
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Tony Baladere / Back dor man (Bogalusa Music)
southern R&B! mid tempo & slow-mid
tempo tracks with a groove, 2 songs 5 versions (CD single)
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Rudy Currence / Singles & sampler CD (Mike Chex Entertainment)
urban R&B, slow or midtempo, one song
& 4 snippets (CD single)
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Alyze Elyse / Oooh... (Trump Music Inc.)
contemporary female R&B, one song 3
versions (CD single)
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NahJai Soul / Beautiful ( - )
female R&B with hiphop touch, one
song (CD single, CD-R)
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| March 20, 2006 |
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Lenny Welch / It's all about love (Figskee)
comeback "single" of veteran soul singer,
smooth smooth R&B tracks! nice for late-night listening? two songs (CD
single)
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Jon Pierre Gee & Kat Webb / AhVant soul (Kandi)
Jon's (once with Junior Walker) second
album, oldschool R&B with his soulful voice! not bad
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Mitch J. / Beautiful (Label 1)
urban R&B ballad, one song 6 versions
(CD single)
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Small Town Heroes / Lil soldiers in a big world (123 Hit)
so-called "spiritual rap"? blend of
gospel, hiphop & R&B, only 7 tracks (mini CD)
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| March 21, 2006 |
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Bobby Hutton / Twenty years later ( - )
welcome back, what's veteran soul singer!
remember his old Chicago 45s or ABC album? urban R&B with "mature" feeling
(CD-R)
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V.A. / Marvin Gaye tribute album (G.Mason's Productions)
silky smooth "oldschool" R&B by Angela
Turner (Mel Waiters nephew?), Thomas Walker, Lil Me Me and G. Mason, includes
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Sabrina Vargas (JMJ Urban Entertainment)
urban R&B with a bit jazzy touch,
blue-eyed female singer from California
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JB Saxx / Sing & sell (Water-Marked)
sax player/singer from California, urban
sounds with smooth jazz influence, sweet & sexy (CD-R)
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Charles / Good for ya (Wonderful)
credit as '06 release but actually the
re-release of his '85 HSR album, the same case as Jerry Green, '80s funk'n
R&B with a groove, 5 tracks only (CD-R)
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| March 22, 2006 |
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Lafayette Charles / The merry-go-round of life (Muse-La Music
Publishing)
smooth yet emotional R&B with jazz or
spiritual overtones, Curtis Mayfield influence? some instrumental tracks
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Tameka Goodman / Her lovebox (AMPS)
real blend of contemporary R&B,
neo-soul & classic R&B! not bad
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The Mighty Gospel Imperials / After all this time (MGI)
traditional male gospel group, minimum
"modern" feeling
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Priscilla / One touch (Amir)
contemporary gospel with Aretha Franklin or Yolanda Adams influences
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Kelsy Davis & The Radical Soul / Break the mold (Azure Blue Entertainment)
funky R&B with "roots rock" influence, some
bluesy or "deep" tracks
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Donnell Dantzler / I wanna thank you (momma) ( - )
acoustic R&B ballad, tender& elegant message for Mothers
world-wide, one song (CD single)
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| March 23, 2006 |
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Distretto51 / Live @ Molina (SetteOttavi)
Italian "horn" band featuring soulful
singers, almost all tracks are remakes of soul/gospel biggies
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Chris Jones / Dance (Tyscot)
contemporary gospel, a little R&B
interest
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Billy Couvson / Formula industrial returns ( - )
rap'n R&B in "love" mood, full CD +
DVD
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Superfriends / same (GUMBO)
various gospel singers produced &
written by Sam Thomas & Erick Matthews, contemporary gospwl with R&B
influence by Committed, Scarlett, Drea, Denita Turner etc.
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| March 24, 2006 |
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Sheba Potts - Wright / Big hand man (Ecko)
her "usual" soulful singings, John Ward's
"usual" production, but "more modern" approach than before on some tracks
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LaTrel / Do love ( - )
La Trel Maloy, contemporary male gospel
with strong R&B flavor, mainly emotional slowies, 5 tracks only (mini CD,
CD-R)
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Greg Mayo & The Groove / (extended play) ( - )
R&B band (with '70s soul influence)
from New York area, only 5 tracks (mini CD)
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