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Soul Serenade: Major Lance, “Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um”

4011 days ago

Popdose — Major Lance, with some help from Curtis Mayfield, scored big in the '60s more info

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New band of the day - Sinkane (No 1,412)

4154 days ago

Guardian Music — This Afro-futurist creates funk that is freeform and far-outReading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: Brooklyn. The lineup: Ahmed Gallab (vocals, instruments) plus live band: Jason Trammell (drums, vocals), Mikey Freedom Hart (guitar, keyboards, vocals... more info

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Baloji takes hip-hop attitude to Congo

4174 days ago

Guardian Music — Distinctive Belgian-Congolese rapper says playing with accepted codes and conventions brings new meanings to his artBaloji, the brilliant and innovative Congolese-born Belgian rapper and video producer, spoke to Addis Rumble about his recent performa... more info

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Terry Callier obituary

4194 days ago

Guardian Music — Jazz, folk and soul musician with a string of influential albums, who was later taken up by Massive Attack and Beth OrtonFrom his beginnings in jazz, folk and soul music onwards, the singer and guitarist Terry Callier, who has died aged 67 after suff... more info

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Singer Terry Callier dies aged 67

4196 days ago

Guardian Music — Jazz, soul and folk singer experienced late career success after his work was rediscovered by Massive Attack and Beth OrtonSoul and jazz singer Terry Callier has died. The 67-year-old songwriter experienced belated success in his career after working... more info

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Six Songs of Me: Rob Kenny from 365 days of youtube

4251 days ago

Guardian Music — The music blogger picks the songs that mean the most to him as part of our Six Songs of Me projectRob writes the 365 Days of Youtune Blog charting his "daily musical odyssey one Youtube video at a time."What was the first song you ever bought?Jamiroq... more info

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Carl Davis obituary

4267 days ago

Guardian Music — Chicago record producer with a gift for talent spotting who worked with Jackie Wilson, the Chi-Lites and Curtis MayfieldWhen the singer Jackie Wilson approached the microphone to overdub the lead vocal on an uptempo song called (Your Love Keeps Lifti... more info

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Snoop Doggy Dogg: 'Ain't nobody else bigger than me but Michael Jackson' – a classic interview from the vaults

4314 days ago

Guardian Music — As Snoop prepares to headline Bloc.2012 we take a trip to Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage music journalism – and find him in 1994, doing the washing upSnoop Doggy Dogg is cleaning up. Literally. The number one gangsta ra... more info

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Breakin' Convention – review

4370 days ago

Guardian Music — Sadler's Wells, LondonFor three days each spring, the Breakin' Convention festival turns Sadler's Wells into a hip-hop hive, every foyer, studio and auditorium abuzz with workshops and shows. Typically, the programme touches three bases: mainstream h... more info

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Curtis Mayfield – We've Only Just Begun

4383 days ago

Guardian Music — In the great soul man's hands, We've Only Just Begun was tender and excited, not cloying and sentimentalAt the beginning of the 70s Curtis Mayfield left the Impressions and was in the mood for tuneful activism. In the spirit of the times, he had it i... more info

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Soul Serenade: Major Lance, “Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um”

New band of the day - Sinkane (No 1,412)

Baloji takes hip-hop attitude to Congo

Terry Callier obituary

Singer Terry Callier dies aged 67

Six Songs of Me: Rob Kenny from 365 days of youtube

Carl Davis obituary

Snoop Doggy Dogg: 'Ain't nobody else bigger than me but Michael Jackson' – a classic interview from the vaults

Breakin' Convention – review

Curtis Mayfield – We've Only Just Begun

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