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| Soul Clinic |
| May, 2009 |
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| Just arrived at May 1, 2009 |
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Lebrao / Fire (Makecent$)
his second album! mixture of southern and urban R&B with his own soulful voice, title songs features K-Ci, try "Sunshine" "beautiful" etc., |
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Marvelous / Too late (Reel Big)
the third album by this South Carolina male singer, smooth R&B with hiphop influence about "love" |
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| May 2, 2009 |
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Vick Allen / Truth be told... (Soul 1st)
one of the better "recent southern R&B" album! well-sung and good melodies, includes one gospel song "That's heaven to me", worth listening if you love "southern R&B" |
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| May 3, 2009 |
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Betty Padgett / The real deal (Brimstone)
wow! wellcome back! her "usual" souful southern R&B is still here, or even better? worth checklin' if your kinds are deep, southern or female |
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| May ‚S, 2009 |
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AdyktedSol / Dirty South Soul (My Life)
three pice male group with SOULFUL vocals and harmonies, lots of emotional slowies, worth trying if you're "group" buff |
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Shirley Brown / Unleasbed (malaco)
veteran southern R&B diva! good "southern" melodies with her very emotional vocals, really soulful enough |
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| May 5, 2009 |
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Jamez / Finally (65Max Entertainment)
slow jams galore! all emotional and soulful slowies, male singer from California, worth checkin' this |
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Silky T / Grown and sexy love (Spittin Out Beatz)
nice "blue-eyed" soul singer! all emotional slowies & "grown and sexy" |
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| May 6, 2009 |
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GI / God's Image (BGA)
four piece male gospel group, urban gospel with echoes of Boyz II Men |
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Lonnie Shirlds / Keeper blues (Greater Planet Entertainment)
downhome blues with a touch of oldschool R&B |
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| May 7, 2009 |
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V.A. / Moon city (Music of the Sea, Inc.)
songwriter/producer Eddie "Sea" Caldwell pens this album, features various new talents, sounds mainly "neo-soul" but with mixture of '70s soul music, funk, soft rock, pop and latin |
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Juan Pedro Pierre / Those days ( - )
smooth mellow and laidback R&B with "neo-soul" flavor, male singer from California (CD-R) |
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Toni Green / Undeniable (Charcole Productions)
two southern R&B ballads, one with a touch of blues, another with sheer soulfulness, worth checkin' (CD single, CD-R) |
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Ron Seagram / If you got a good woman (Chocolate Mama)
you should still remember his name if you're collector of '80s soul? oldschool midtempo R&B with Bobby Womack influence, Florida R&B made in '01, two versions (CD single, CD-R) |
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| May 8, 2009 |
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Zigaboo Modeliste & Gaboon's Gang / Funk me hard live (JZM)
legendary drummer of the Meters, funky funk with New Orleans flavor, "I don't know why" is really soulful ballad sung by Earl Smith |
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Orlando Dixon / So fresh (Marvadoc)
urban R&B with hiphop fringe, male singer from Maryland, 4 songs only (mini CD)
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Unyque Dreamz / Undeniable (Triad)
mainstream R&B with "pop" feel, female singer from North Carolina (CD-R)
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| May 9, 2009 |
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Simeo / Southern soul pimpin (Simeo Enterprise)
his second album! soulful southern R&B with sometimes hiphop flavor, worth checkin' if you love today's southern R&B |
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Unified Tribe / On purpose (Magic Eye Muzik)
their 4th album? GOOD group from Nevada, soulful R&B with "old meets new" flavor, The Brand New Heavies meets Earth Wind and Fire? |
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Super J / Comin out (Brojack Entertainment)
male singer born as John Warmer in New Jersey, EMOTIONAL and smooth R&B with "oldschool soul" touch, 7 songs, not bad and try... (mini CD, CD-R) |
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| May 10, 2009 |
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Ann Nesby / The Lula Lee project (It's Time Child)
"usual" Ann! soulful emotional and deep! |
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Lee Fields / My world (Truth & Soul)
now he's really veteran R&B singer, not so super strong funky but full of mature funk'n R&B |
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| May 11, 2009 |
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Leela James / Let's do it again (Shanachie)
not "independent" release but watch out my favorite female R&B singer, all her SOULFUL remakes of "soul" goodies! worth trying this! |
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Sean Fury / Ladies of color ( - )
followup release to his gospel album "Jesus made me do it", smooth'n romantic R&B in this album, all emotional slowies (CD-R) |
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Myeshia / The dutchess (Tate Music Group)
urban R&B with hiphop fringe, female singer from Texas (CD-R) |
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Norwood Young / Just Norwood ( - )
re-release of this "in-demand" album with another jacket, formerly known as"Norwood B", Luther Vandross or D Train influence? |
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Ike & Val / Miami blues (One Ocean Omega)
Ike & Tina follower, southern blues with "oldschool R&B" flavor, less blues and more R&B than previous albums, try Val's soulful voice (CD-R) |
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| May 12, 2009 |
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D. Taylor / Taylor made (Sound Fury Music Group)
Derrick "D" Taylor from Noth Carokina, soulful male singer with Dave Hollister feel, oldschool with new twist? anyway worth trying |
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Lil Rice / In my own words ( - )
soulful urban R&B with hiphop influence, smooth yet soulful singings! |
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Skip Mahoney and The Casuals / Chocolate brides theme song ( - )
oldschool sweet sweet ballad about love, one song 5 versions (CD single, CD-R) |
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Kim Arrington / First love note of ( - )
"neo-soul" meets "urban R&B" with a touch of "retro soul"? Jill Scott influence, female singer from North Carolina |
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| May 13, 2009 |
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Theo Peoples / Life's II short (RLT Music)
one of his best album? soulful & really emotional R&B vocals with a touch of oldschool, worth listening (CD-R) |
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David Chance / Unconditional love (Optimus Entertainment Group)
followup release to his "Unplugged" album, formerly of R&B duo "Ruff Endz", lots of lots of soulful slow jams! |
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Corrine / A piece of my dream (Noah Day)
newfemale singer with "urban meets neo-soul" flavor, 3 songs (CD single) |
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Motor city women & Detroit Express (Alley)
14 original blues/R&B/funk/rock songs by Detroit's female singers (some blue eyed), few R&B, possibly not for R&B listeners (CD-R) |
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| May 14, 2009 |
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William Smoke Howard / The messenger of life & love (Jay St.)
ex The Ebonys singer, mixture of urban R&B, oldschool soul, funk, hophop and pop with his smooth yet soulful vocals, 4 songs (mini CD) |
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The Soul of John Black / Black John (Eclecto Groove)
John "JB" Bingham, soulful R&B with new twist, blend of all genes of Afro-American music? |
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Meika B * Kiwi * 3mk / The incredible iconic collection (Step Beyond Music)
former two are female singer, the latter male hiphop group, watch out Kiwi's Aretha inspireded soulful vocals |
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| May 15, 2009 |
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The A Team / Mission in Medford ( - )
blue-eyed vocal/instrumental group, oldschool '60s style R&B with touches of funk, New Orleans beat and blues, female or male lead singer |
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V.A / Frisco after dark (Truplayaz)
not the latest recordings but compilation of emotional "love" slowies from '70s to the recent, good for your "love" hour, Leroy Hutson, Phil Perry, Blue Magic, Aaron Hall, Jon B, Brian McKnight, The Delphonics etc. (CD-R) |
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Christian Keyes / Personal ( - )
followup release to his "Day by day" album, urban R&B with a little touch of hiphop or '80s soul music |
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Karen Wolfe / A woman needs a strong man (B & J)
southern R&B from Memphis, produced by Anna Cody (Bill's wife?), Omar Cunningham's background vocals, downhome and soulful |
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| May 16, 2009 |
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H Man / Let me dream (Let Me Dream)
the same male singer as "H Man Houston" from Chicago, urban R&B with "traditional soul" flavor, soulful vocals |
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Kii Kii Vaughn / Unnecessary hell ( - )
soulful urban R&B with southern or deep flavor, a touch of "classic soul" also, worth trying (CD-R) |
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Batiste Brothers Band / New Orleans music (Artang)
veteran New Orleans group! powerful funk'n R&B with New Orleans flavor |
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Rockin' Dopsie, Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters / Zedeco gone wild (Mardi Gras)
R&B side of the Louisiana's own zydeco music, many remakes of R&B biggies |
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| May 17, 2009 |
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Big G / Coming at you (Stone River)
how many albums he released in this few years? downhome southern R&B with sexy lyrics (CD-R) |
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David Mensah / Music is the food of love (Virtual Media Enterprises)
mixture of R&B, classic soul and jazz, warm vocal style, UK male singer (CD-R) |
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N. Wolex / Success (N Wolex of Faith)
UK female singer, R&B/pop with soul-jazz and soulful house flavor (CD-R) |
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Veronica Gyimah / Se mekae (PHYNESS)
mixture of R&B, reggae and African beat, Canadian female singer |
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| May 18, 2009 |
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Bilal El ( - )
cool yet groovy R&B! mixture of smooth soul, '70s/'80s soul and jazz, good for your late night listening, male singer from New Jersey, 2 songs 4 versions (CD single, CD-R) |
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| May 19, 2009 |
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Stephanie Pickett / Finally made it (Aviara Music)
new southern soul diva! sounds typical recent southern R&B from deep slowies to dancers |
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Michelle Miller / Good loving made me cry (Unleashed)
also new southern soul diva from Texas, produced by Carl Marshall, southern R&B with a touch of funk, groovy vocals |
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| May 20, 2009 |
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Lenny Williams / Unfinished business (LenTom)
smooth yet soulful R&B with '70s/'80s influence, "Cheatin on the cheatin" will break in southern raio station? |
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Bobby Stringer / I'm not to blame (Aviara Music)
southern R&B with his deep'n soulful voice, downhome feel but worth checkin' if you like such sounds |
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General Johnson & The Chairmen of the Board / Soul tapestry (Surfside)
what a veteran singer! he still can sing with his usual voice in Carolina's beach music scene, still powerful but a bit mature than before |
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| May 21, 2009 |
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Terry Wright / How sweet your candy (Mac Wright)
full of southern midtempo groovers, deep'n soulful vocals |
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William Bell / Live in NYC (Wilbe)
the "first" live album in his long career, not so "lively" but still has an atmosphere of golden days of Stax soul music |
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| May 22, 2009 |
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Charles Wilson / Pay myself first (CDS)
nicely produced recent southern R&B with his own soulful vocals from deep slowies to downhome funk'n southern dancers |
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Stan Mosley / I'm comin' back (CDS)
oh! he's really comin' back! Carl Marshall produce, lots of deep'n soulful southern ballads, he CAN sing from the heart with deep deep emotion |
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Excellent Gentlemen / Just say yes ( - )
5 piece blue-eyed group from Oregon, sounds like smooth yey soulful '70s/'80s soul music with harmony |
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The Bleu Lights / Forver (Gumption)
6 piece male group with long long career from Baltimore, old old harmony R&B with jazzy and adult feeling, try for your late night listening |
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The Bleu Lights / Romance returns (Gumption)
the same vein as above album, oldschoiol harmony R&B with emotional singers and harmonies |
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Wattevah / Still standing (LaVista)
urban pop'n R&B with harmony from South Africa, male group fronted emotional female singer, CD + DVD set |
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| May 24, 2009 |
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Mrs. Onethia / Shadow of his glory ( - )
mixture of contemporary gospel, R&B, blues and hiphop? female singer from Arkansas (CD-R) |
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Joe Russell / I give him all the praise ( - )
contemporary gospel with R&B flavor, includes gospel version of "Ain't no stoppin us now", male singer from Florida |
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| May 25, 2009 |
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Kitty Brown / The backyard (Kitty Brown Music)
groovy urban R&B with a touch of hiphop, not bad and try if you like recent female R&B |
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Dawn Williams / Candy from a stranger (Still in the World)
followup release to her "Riveting & breathtaking" album, urban R&B with "neo-soul" feel, female singer from New Jersey |
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D. Jones / Spiritual expressions ( - )
gospel lyrics meets smooth'n harmony R&B, sounds like "Take 6" |
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Chuck Arrington / I'm gonna praise you ( - )
contemporary gospel with light urban R&B flavor |
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| May 26, 2009 |
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Charlie Jones / Ultimate (Ambush)
nice oldschool R&B with southern flavor from South Carolina, try if you like his previous albums or Roy C! |
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Cplus / Callin me (Catch Me If You Can)
urban R&B with '70s soul flavor, male singer from Oklahoma, 9 songs (mini CD, CD-R) |
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Easy Arch / Jumpin' & jammin' (Wayout)
Archie Carter from New Jersey, oldschool midtempo R&B with smooth vocals, one song (CD single) |
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| May 27, 2009 |
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Allysse / Supanova (Sassy Entertainmeny)
her 2nd album, urban R&B with "mainstream" feel, female singer from San Francisco |
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Alisha Zalkin / Finally free ( Juice Bug)
mixture of urban R&B, dance, jazz and pop, female singer from California |
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Oletha / Step into the o-zone
blend of urban R&B and hiphop with a touch of pop, female singer from California (CD-R) |
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| May 28, 2009 |
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Cherisa Ali a.k.a. Re-Re / Expect the unexpected( ReRe)
hiphop'n R&B with "neo-soul" feel, female singer from Florida |
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Mary L. Stephens / One night of loving ( - )
female R&B with traditional and "quiet storm" flavors, soulful and sultry vocals |
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George Washington Band / Knocking on the door (Monument Productions)
New Jersey male singer, mixture of traditional R&B, urban R&B and smooth jazz, almost all downtempo songs, Ruben Studdard type? (CD-R) |
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R.E.A.L. / My addiction ( - )
hiphop'n R&B with a touch of oldschool, male singer from New York (CD-R) |
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| May 29, 2009 |
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Aubrey Mann / Forty years of love & soul (A&S Music)
veteran "soul" singer from Canada, full of deep'n emotional oldschool R&B ballads! |
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| May 30, 2009 |
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Toni Williams / Inner layer ( - )
mellow and laidback R&B with "smooth soul" influence (CD-R) |
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Ken Harvey / Do my thing ( - )
smooth sexy and soulful R&B with oldschool flavor, male singer from New York (CD-R) |
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Eneille / No other love ( - )
lyrics are gospel but almost sounda like R&B, mixture of contemporary gospel, urban R&B and traditional soul, female gospel singer from Washington DC (CD-R) |
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| May 31, 2009 |
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B-Streezy / Love story ( - )
soulful R&B with a hiphop swag, urban R&B by this young Louisiana male singer |
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Marwan / Immortal ( - )
emotional R&B in a hiphop age, smooth vocals, some acoustic tracks, makle singer from Chicago |
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Spike / Spike's Rebelleion ( - )
Spike Rebel from Illinois, neo-soul + urban + hiphop, sounda like D'angelo or Maxwell (CD-R) |
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