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Welcome to Issue 47 Jun e/July, which reminds me , July! I have no idea ho w we got this far as it has we are 7 in been an enjoyable but bumpy roa d. Big thanks to our advertisers, 12 THE SUGARHILL GANG contributo rs and readers; it’s all bec ause of you! talk to Fitzroy As usual we feel very luc ky to be able to bring you inte with some high profile ind ividuals who will have no rviews 20 ROSE ROYCE influenced all of you in doubt some way. talk to Fitzroy We are extremely excited about being involved wit h Sounds Summer Ball in June. Four major concer the Street 22 DARRELL’S FUNK BOX night; get your tickets ts in one from our website today! We are also honoured to be supportin 23 RECORD REVIEWS g the Margate Soul Weeke August which will be we nd in ll worth a visit as we hav 26 EVENT REVIEWS e booked the sun to make a rare app earance too! 28 WHAT’S GOIN’ ON? We are still finalising de tails of the Awards and you will be able to start voting online in 29 SOUL RADIO the next couple of weeks , so please look out on our weekly email, Facebook or Twitter. To receive the Soul Survi vors through your letterb ox please go to www.thesoulsurvivor s.co.uk today to becom e a member. Thank you to all those We have some big new s on it’s way for you abo who have contributed ut the magazine and other projects but for now; find a relaxing cha by sending in adverts, ir in the sun, sit back and enjoy with a nice cold beer or som reviews, photos, ething sparkling. articles, listings and Anna (& Fitzroy) x emails; we can’t do The Soul Survivors this without you.
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TREVOR NELSON
talks to Fitzroy I am fortunate to have worked with and befriended closely since 1987 an east end of London soul brutha from another mutha who eagerly served his apprenticeship within the music industry. He became the man that Mary J Blige, James Brown and Mariah Carey would have to speak to because of the cult following he commanded on his innovative and self styled presentation of progressive soul based music on MTV’s long running The Lick program. He is candid about his admiration for his peers, his meteoric rise and some of his personal pitfalls. Despite the perception of where he is now he truly is still deep down a soul survivor. Trevor Laurent Nelson shares his story (History) with us at the pinnacle point where his current album project is making waves of Niagara Fall proportions!! Tell me about you growing up in Hackney East London? Well it was a stronghold for the casual fraternity who wore Gabbici, Farah slacks, lizard skin crocodile shoes and gold chaps chains. It was more of a reggae boys domain and not for soul boys, although there were a few of us. My immediate hero was Trevor SF who did a local pub gig and also Stafford from OBJ's. The only big soul sound from my area was Roxy, although there were others playing reggae and soul. Back then influential dj's came via sound systems so around 1981 I started one. My first gig was at our school 6th form party and I remember playing Level 42, Kool and The Gang and Earth Wind And Fire and some post disco jazz funk like Freeze. There weren't many black kids at my school and most of the kids were into the New Romantics like Spandu Ballet, who actually went to my school that I joined just as they were leaving. The New Romantic scene sat nicely next to jazz funk as the white boys still had their wedge haircuts and there was that crossover. It was very tribal back then, you wore your heart on your sleeve via your dress code whatever your music genre was. At school I was a member of the Dalston Funk Force. I really got the bug and it wasn't about being a dj but being an obsessive music collector, as you Fitz well know. Be it bus fair or dinner money I'd spend it first on buying music and there were a few of us in London like that who I used to always bump 04 www.thesoulsurvivors.co.uk
into; it was like a disease. How much west end clubbing did you do as a teenager? My first west end experience was going to Crackers on a Friday afternoon aged 15 and I couldn't believe I got in as I was skinny and looked so young. I was so excited watching the dancers but I just wiggled on the spot like everyone else whilst George Power was djing. I didn't go to The Horseshoe at Tottenham Court Road as I concentrated every penny on buying music and I'd rather spend 99p on a cut out album from Our Price. So how did you progress from buying and collecting to djing? At the time we couldn't walk in my area as a soulboy without getting cussed about wearing tight jeans and having the piss taken out of us. We went to local parties and had to listen to reggae all night and hear the odd soul tune like Rapper’s Delight, Ain’t No Stopping Us Now and Anita Ward’s Ring My Bell. I just felt I couldn't go to these parties any longer and wanted to hear what I wanted all night, although I don't hate reggae. I named our system something deliberated that no one would forget and something that reggae people would not associate with.
I was into funk soul and jazz fusion and the name is inspired by a Chic Corea album, so I called us Mad Hatters & Co (yeah I got that album with Dear Alice on it). I had a little following where I basically gobbled up what was left in Hackney that were into soul and new music which wasn't a lot. It wasn't about money for me when we started doing parties where we galvanised people at £5 entry with free drinks all night! I knew there weren't enough soul people in Hackney but once they had a drink they loosened up and felt the music. I played Dougie Fresh next to some two step Barry White, Noleen and Crossley’s Salsa Boogie and Steve Parkes’ Moving In The Right Direction. They took it all in and it worked perfectly for a few years. How did you get on the pirate Radical Radio Kiss FM? I did a party in a tower block of flats and back then I had no concern about noise or neighbours as I just wanted to dj. Tosca who was a brash flash dj from a new pirate station called Kiss Fm turned up with Linden C. Now I loved Kiss because Paul Anderson and Norman Jay, two dj gods of mine, played on there. Tosca was also friendly with another dj hero of mine Derek Boland and used to frequent G&M record shop where I worked. Tosca liked what I was playing and asked if I wanted to be on Kiss Fm. I met with Gordon Mac and started off doing the graveyard shift Sunday nights 1am-4am and I had to close down the station each week but I loved it. Being on Kiss was the biggest buzz and pirate stations of the 80's was the most amazing time for black music to me as in the early 80's all we had was Greg, Robbie and Tony Prince on Luxembourg, Emperor Rosko and Radio Invicta holding the ariel up outside your window. Although those guys had a lot of power to make tunes happen I had no ambitions of being a dj as I was an avid record collector and the Kiss thing came out of the blue in 1985. It was a strange time as clearly on Kiss Norman J was daddy for rare groove and Paul Trouble Anderson was daddy for garage and soulful house. I didn't have a specific policy but the one thing I did on my show was a drum and bass half hour, which I didn't realise at first were actual breakbeats and that was before the drum and bass genre was invented. I used to do artist profiles because I was quite serious and conscious about my music and also a sad bastard that read all the sleeve notes. The thing that did shape me was that I worked on the import vans, as it was my first job in the industry. Even though I played old music I was always into new music and I worked on the vans when acid house came in. I supplied all the shops in London and had a copy of everything, so of course I'd play it on my show. I was never a house dj and didn't want to be as it felt like I was jumping ship and that's why I aligned myself with R&B even though it wasn't fashionable at the time. I remember meeting you via Cleveland Anderson when we both played for him at the Tom Tom club in 1987. We both had an admiration for each other’s set. People would later remark how similar we were even though I was west London and you an eastender. Our relationship blossomed and we used to have deep conversations... Yeah I was raving hard then and we had lots of mutual friends like Bobby and Steve but Cleveland Anderson, bless him, was our link. I tended to bond with people who loved music and were anal fans like myself. But the scene later gobbled up our music and as diehard as you were Fitz being used to playing to hundreds of people dancing to jazz funk and soul music, that genre then became the third room in latter day venues. I used to see you were always playing in those rooms to the diehards that were left and I always thought Fitz loves this music man. I had the radio and I fell into something that I was naturally born to do. I got promoted show by show on Kiss and ended up doing a prime time afternoon show. I'm very much a station
man and supported Gordon and Kiss in promoting new music on the station and ended up becoming a member of the board on Kiss aged 25 when we went legal. Being legal meant Kiss dj's were looking for a specialised banner of music to represent, Bobby and Steve represented garage, Steve Jervier was about Swing, Paul Trouble was championing garage and Graham Gold and Judge Jules were now dance dj’s. Everything changed when Kiss went legal and we weren't ready for the market’s forces as really we were still pirate boys on a legal station. We made a lot of mistakes but what saved us was the wealth of new music. I played all kinds of new music like Massive Attack’s Unfinished Symphony and not being able to categorise it as well as playing Mary J Blige’s You Remind Me to something housey from Mr Fingers and it was all exciting. But my love was soul music and it was no longer a question of whether an American tune would get a UK release because the UK record companies had set up relevant departments due to Kiss and Choice FM becoming legal. Now we had two stations that were now playing 24/7, what you could only hear once a week 10 years beforehand by Robbie or Greg. That's the difference and people must recognise that's why the music industry accelerated for black music.
How did you become involved in Soul II Soul's African Centre Sunday nights between 1987-88? Yeah I was blessed mate, back then your reputation meant something and you'd meet people who knew of you but hadn't met you personally. When I met Jazzie B Soul II Soul had just pulled off the biggest warehouse party with Family Function and Shake & Finger Pop in Kings Cross. I heard about it although wasn't on that scene massively but my mate Junior was there as a raver. As a collector I didn't like to spend money at gigs. Jazzie and I were double booked for Trends nightclub in Hackney and he invited me to his shop in Camden. He said he’d heard of me and I thought yeah right and replied I’ve heard of you lot. Jazzie said “don’t put yourself down as I know you've got tunes.” He started African centre with Steve Rumney and he had guest dj's on rotation including Norman Jay but they settled on me being resident. That gig changed my life because they had the best sound system I've ever played on. You could play an obscure and on occasion low cut album track with confidence by tweaking the bass and treble and it would have more life than when I played it at home. You could then play tracks that people never really heard before but dance to it regardless. I used to get excitable nerves before I played there and I think every dj wanted to play at that club. It probably only lasted about 18 months.
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15 minutes of continuous rapping changed the face of popular black music for the mainstream to endure what they do now. There was no template for the ongoing history and prominence of what The Sugar Hill Gang were innocently instrumental in bringing to the universal world from their concrete surrounding jungle in the east coast of USA. Like Man Parrish The Hip Hop Be Bop Don’t Stop language spread like wild fire once Wonder Mike, Big Bad Hank and Master Gee recited the party anthem lyrics of Rappers Delight in 1979. That started a revolutionary onslaught of rapping messengers that dominate the music industry worldwide in the present day....Ahead of the Summer Ball we get an incite to how it all happened... Firstly, what was it like to grow up in the east coast’s inner city boroughs and projects whilst witnessing the historical change involving the hip hop movement that occurred in the Bronx during the 1970’s? Master Gee: New York and New Jersey are two different situations. The Bronx was where it was born but my first resurrection for hip hop was in New Jersey. I was doing my version of what I heard in New York djing in dance halls and people’s basements and it was an underground feeling. It was word of mouth and cassette tapes back then and the way that you expressed yourself. Wonder Mike: I was born in Jersey in the 60’s but grew up in Washington DC and moved back to Jersey. There was a Jersey hip hop scene as well as the New York thing. I joined my cousin’s DJ group Sound On Sound and we went all over north Jersey, played in Rock The House and got a full view of the hip hop scene when we joined the Sugar Hill Gang in 1979. Hen Dog: For me I’m a musician and I started out playing in bands on the road and singing background vocals but my transition changed when I came out on the road with these guys rapping. How long have you been part of the group? Hen Dog: 20 years now. When did you start rapping and what outfits were you with before you became the Sugar Hill Gang? 12 www.thesoulsurvivors.co.uk
Master Gee: That was a good question. The evolution came like I said from the underground situation as I grew up listening to jazz, funk and R&B. I also had a background as a musician, being a drummer. Djing was a transition from playing the music physically to spinning records and it became a way for me to express myself and make extra money. The vocal aspect of rapping was from listening to another DJ rapping in North New Jersey and I thought it would be a way for me to become more known and get more shows in the area. The way I heard rapping was like poetry on top of music and singing without singing. I heard the raps like how I played the drum patterns so that’s why my rap is so syncopated. Wonder Mike: Growing up in the 60’s is like the tail end of doo wop and “It’s My Party” by the Four Seasons then going into Motown, The Beatles and The Stones. Then in the beginning of the 70’s the afro centric music was coming through and it was a wow factor experiencing that as a teenager in that decade. One radio station would play Louis Armstrong's Hello Dolly, The Beatles Hard Days Night, Bob Dylan and Sam & Dave all within the same hour. It was fantastic. There is no mistaking that the late Sylvia Robinson’s vision in creating the label and the first commercial rap movement was a pivotal one with her husband Joe. How hard did she work to make what we now enjoy universally happen? What was her strategy? Wonder Mike: Miss Robinson had one of the best ears in the music business. If it wasn't a hit she’d make it a hit.
When we came out then Melle Mel and Grandmaster Flash, Funky Four + One and Sequence we later saw a lot of groups audition and get signed too. She had her hand in all the music and she really worked hard to create the temporary dynasty. It became too much for her as the label didn’t grow as it could have if there had been more delegation of creative power, but she handled things well. Master Gee: She was very creative and a great lyricist and heard notes well, her presence is well felt within our label’s history. What’s the real story of how the song Rappers Delight came to prominence as I have spoken with Nile Rodgers of Chic re the illegal use initially of Good Times and Bill Curtis of Fatback who recorded the acknowledged prior B side rap record King Tim III. Bill stated that Joe Robinson rushed Rappers Delight out within days after hearing and being advised that the Fatback tune was the biggest new phenomenon out there? Wonder Mike: Ok we heard from Sylvia Robinson that she was at a surprise birthday party thrown by her niece at a club in New York. She heard something new to her which was a DJ rapping, cutting and mixing as opposed to going from record to record. She said she had an epiphany moment of that being recorded and being made available to the public so she decided to put out a rap record but didn't know how to go about it. My DJ from my group suggested that she use Good Times by Chic and as there was no such thing as sampling back then, we got the group Positive Force to replay the music which took them 7 hours. We did our rap in 17 minutes and stopped one time when I passed the mic on to Hank and say “Come on Hank sing that song”. He paused for a second and then we continued. Master Gee: I heard the King Tim record as I was djing at parties at the time. I actually thought that the King Tim record was gonna mess our release up but our record was so strong and
overshadowed anything that was out there. Not sure about the B side thing but I did think we’d been pipped to the post. Using the break of that summer Good Times by Chic and the way we rapped caught the minds of the people. It was just a better record at the end of the day. OK that’s a fair statement. Not sure if you know this but Morgan Khan who’s bringing you over was in America at the time Rappers Delight was bubbling and came back to the UK when he worked for Pye Records and told them to sign the track up. He helped promote it’s release after convincing the label this song was the next big thing. Master Gee and Wonder Mike: Wow we didn't know that. What are your memories of the recording session working with great accomplished musicians like Keith Le Blanc, Doug Winbush, Skip McDonald? Wonder Mike: They came after Rappers Delight and recorded 8th Wonder and Apache. I remember Master Gee playing the 8th Wonder to me down the phone and I said what the hell is that? Guy (Master Gee) said that’s our next single. So I got to writing the lyrics and it was all on fire after that!! Master Gee: The thing about me and Mike was we’d been playing music before, me on drums and Mike on bass but Keith and Doug were like college for us as they really exposed what it was like to be a musician. They were all virtuoso’s in their own right. Wonder Mike: It’s crazy as now we play live with instruments, a live DJ, Hen Dog is on keyboards and Gee’s on drums and we basically kick ass. The album has a nice mixture of funky rap grooves including Rappers Delight, Rapper’s Reprise and Sugar Hill Groove. In contrast with full vocals there is the ballad Here I Am plus my joint favourites Bad News and Passion Play. Who sang the lead vocals on the last three?
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ROSE ROYCE talk to Fitzroy
These young boys from the LA hood dedicated themselves to music attracting the attention of Motown legends Edwin Starr and Norman Whitfield. 40 years later their musical genius and showmanship has enlisted them as one of the most pioneering players in black music history. Their sound is instantly recognisable as listening to The JB’s, The Ohio Players, War, EWF or The Fatback Band and their legacy is unquestionably one of the resounding successes a group can have as a dual underground and commercially successful outfit. Their leader Kenny Copeland shared the ups and downs of Rose Royce with yours truly so Ooh Boy, Pop Your Fingers and understand why we loved their Funk Factory music so so much!! Coming from LA, how old were you guys and what kind of work did you get before becoming Edwin Starr’s backing band with the following line up Kenji Brown guitar, Lequinent Jobe bass, Victor Nix keyboards, Henry Garner drums, Kenny Copeland trumpet, Freddie Dunn trumpet, Michael Moore sax, Terral Santiel on congas? Most of us had just come out of high school and we had odd jobs around town, in fact some of us actually worked in a car wash ha ha. Our parents supported us as they knew we were serious about our music and gave us their full blessings. We did shows around town and school events which didn't pay much but it all helped. What sort of music influenced you growing up? Our idols and who we cloned ourselves on were Kool & The Gang first and next influential were Earth Wind & Fire. How was the Motown experience of meeting Norman Whitfield, becoming Edwin Starr’s backing band known as Total Concept Unlimited, later working with Yvonne Fair and recording on The Temptations’ 1990 album? We were always Total Concept Unlimited prior to working with Edwin Starr. A local DJ announced publicly on radio that Edwin Starr was looking for a band so our guitar player got the information to invite Edwin to come listen to us in south Central LA at Freddie Dunn’s back room where we rehearsed. We did two 18 www.thesoulsurvivors.co.uk
to three numbers and Edwin was very impressed and decided to hire us immediately. We, of course, were thrilled and he met our parents to get permission as some of us were still only 17 and 18. We played with him first around the United States and then got the opportunity to come to England for three weeks and do a month with Junior Walker on that bill also. Eventually Edwin introduced us to Norman Whitfield who took a liking to us and monitored us whenever we supported Edwin. Norman then asked our three horns, drummer and the keyboard player to record on The Temptations’ album 1990 and Heaven. Word started getting around the Motown camp, hence us working with Yvonne Fair for 6 shows when we were not working with Edwin. Motown offered us a deal but Norman had plans to leave Motown and advised he wanted to sign us. We had a meeting and decided to sign with Norman when he set up Whitfield Records. Before you recorded as Rose Royce the first album I recall seeing the full future Rose Royce line up on Undisputed Truths 1976 Method In The Madness album. This produced the classic You + Me =Love and the precursor to Car Wash, Lets Go Down To The Disco. Although Taka Boom was the lead vocalist I guess you could say the first unofficial Rose Royce released recording with Gwen doing lead vocals was the track Loose from that album. What’s your memories of recording that album?
I remember that we recorded those tracks because Norman had used us on the Temptations 1990 album and he thought it was a good way for us to earn some recording session money. It was the first album that Undisputed Truth did after leaving Motown so he gave us a chance to showcase ourselves on a recorded album. Gwen mentioned that you were all at Norman Whitfield’s house playing basketball when Norman advised that Car Wash was the hit song the band would record. After the initial excitement you eventually recorded the soundtrack which was to be your major platform even though some of the In Full Bloom album was already recorded. What was that moment like, as within three years you’ve gone from backing Edwin Starr to doing a movie soundtrack? We started the In Full Bloom album and had done around five songs and put it on the shelf when Car Wash came up. We stayed at Norman’s house one weekend playing music, basket ball and tried to figure out the concept of the single Car Wash. By the Monday Norman came back with a draft of the song and hummed it to us, next thing we got our instruments and Car Wash was born. It was an extremely exciting moment because Norman put a lot of trust in us. He indicated that Universal MCA wanted a more established artist like Smokey Robinson to sing I Wanna Get Next To You and the Pointer Sisters to vocal the album. Norman convinced them of how we were energetic and with that belief we did the album. Working with Norman I must admit was not easy as he was such a perfectionist. We only had a minimum amount of experience and at times he showed us why he didn’t like what we did even though we thought it was great. It was a learning experience as we trusted what he said. Fortunately we were pleasantly surprised like when you bake the cake it comes out smelling and tasting really nice. I personally loved the film and the soundtrack. This really showcased the unique musicality of the band. Having lived it, what was that whole experience like? It was so exciting as we did every stitch of the album and that’s why it’s a double album. It took a lot out of us but it was a great experience and we had no idea it would be so successful. Our goal was that if the movie flopped the music would stand on it’s own but both the movie and the soundtrack did well. Car Wash was obviously a massive single and gave the group many opportunities to do concerts and TV appearances. How long were you able to ride that wave? We rode on it for a long time. When you achieve such massive success there is nothing you can do wrong. The red carpet was rolled out everywhere we went and even our families treated us differently. But we had to remain grounded although we were on cloud nine and we may have been kings of the hill but we were not real kings. It was our signature album; most people have to do two or three albums before they get any notoriety but we did it just out of the box and it was absolutely mind blowing. In Full Bloom had some versatile cuts including two elongated tracks Do Your Dance, If It Makes You Feel Like Dancing and a shorter Funk Factory (Yeah those are our party songs). It was the two ballad based tracks that were to impact as worldwide hits, Ooh Boy and Wishing On A Star. Whose idea was it to switch the ballad to a funkier groove as I love that about Wishing On A Star which was written for Barbara Streisand originally according to Gwen Dickey? Billy Calvin who’s now deceased wrote the song and apparently Norman talked her out of giving it to Barbara Streisand who had listened to it and had shown some interest. I think Norman and Billy had a boyfriend and girlfriend relationship and a child together so I think that influenced us getting it. Norman had played us the demo and we said to him whatever he had to do we had to record that song as it was different to anything else out there. The switch at the end was an idea of ourselves and
Norman. The next album Rose Royce Strikes Again seemed to feature as many ballads as it did funky disco cuts and again the ballads I’m In Love And I Love The Feeling featuring you and Love Don’t Live Here Anymore are singles. I understand that the latter record must have been a very deep and personal experience to record as Gregory Miles wrote that about his marriage break up. How does the band overcome that grief and turn that into a positive force and create one of the most famous soul ballads in history? Initially it’s emotional but with that old saying ‘the show must go on’ that gives you a healing power. You can grieve and go into a depression but you can end up forcing yourself to get out of it and the healing processes much faster. I was around Miles for the last 6 months of his life and although he was an uplifting guy he did get depressed and that would reflect in some of his songs like Is It Love That You’re After which he wrote. During the hey day of Rose Royce some of its members were able to work on other Whitfield projects. To my knowledge Michael Nash and Mark Davis wrote Disco Rufus for Starguard’s B side of Which Way Is Up and Terral Santiel played drums on Nytro’s Return to Nytropolis Orbit Of The Sun. How good was the talent within the band, considering some of your idols EW&F and Kool & The Gang were amongst the great groups like Fatback and Cameo still performing at the time? We prided ourselves at being the best and we hand picked the group before we met Norman. We were always tight and I remember a writer once said of us on the tour with Edwin and Junior Walker that the real talent on stage was not the two main male artists but the funky street sounds of TCU ha ha. Michael Nash is an exceptional keyboard player, Terral Santiel is also a great percussionist who’s played with Mary J Blige and Justin Timberlake. Myself, Henry and Freddie Dunn didn't do as much and pretty much concentrated on Rose Royce. Rainbow Connection was the last album with Gwen Dickey and again was slightly diverse with a less heavy brass presence on a boogie tinged Lock It Down, the familiar essence on What You Waiting For and an underestimated You Can’t Run From Yourself. Oh Man that was me singing and it had a different kind of unique beat and I really enjoyed singing that. We really enjoyed singing the uptempo songs but our only regret was that some of the songs like Lock It Down, What You Waiting For and Pop Your Fingers were not as big a hit that we hoped for. With fast songs we always wanted to show our musicianship which is why there are long songs and Norman would just keep recording. Were you aware of the massive hit single Is It Love You’re After being previously recorded by Spyder Turner which is so different from Rose Royce’s? Yes I don’t know what happened but it didn't have the same flavour to what we recorded. It may have been the musicianship in our song that made it popular and we usually open up with that song and people go crazy. I heard an interview with you and Michael Nash stating that Gwen Dickey left at a crucial point of new contracts being negotiated. There was clearly some friction between Gwen and the band (big time) who believes that some of this was due to the individual attention she received after the success of the Car Wash, for example during interviews more so than the rest of the band. When Soul Survivors spoke to Gwen she stated that on occasion it got quite heated before walking out on stage at sold out shows. She was no longer enjoying singing because the pressure was becoming too much.
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Record reviews This Muller light selection features a triple selling compilation and a long awaited UK album from two Queen’s honoured members of the music industry. Enjoy a classic Salsoul reissue, a brand new trunk funk serving and another Philly ReGrooved remix project. There’s an introduction to salacious soul jazz from Minneapolis, some soulful Chigago disco house, a fabtab masterful piece of work from Louie Vega plus some interesting single reviews. Plenty of Summertime loving like Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince!!
The Trevor Nelson Collection - Sony With varying degrees of soulfulness, Trevor Nelson delves into some of the memorable one offs from the 1980’s, 90’s and new millennium naughties. Having worked with him and playing many of these USA and UK musical memorabilia’s I understand why this is selling at a colossal rate universally. 60 tracks including Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross to BNH, The Young Disciples, Sounds Of Blackness, En Vogue and Keith Sweat on cd one define the 80’s and early 90’s staple DJ floor fillers. CD 2 sees the merging of hip hop, R&B soul from Mariah Carey with ODB, Mary J and Biggy to SWV and Wu Tang. Adina Howard’s G funk styled Freak Like Me was such an infectious bee sting of a track as was Blackstreet’s sexy but sluggish rhythms on Fix. Many a nightclub had Montell Jordan and Zhane’s party anthems on a virtual subliminal playlist and you couldn’t help but embrace the frightening productions of 112’s Only You and The Fugees cover of Killing Me Softly. As the main catalyst for helping R&B become mainstream, Trevor selects some classic 2YK gems from Donell Jones, Blu Cantrell, Sunshine Anderson’s killer thiller Heard It All Before and Anthony Hamilton’s Everybody. For the mature and open minded soul survivor, grab one of these for yourself and reminisce. Beggar & Co - Open Sesame When Kenny Wellington rings my phone I know he's got something special to share with me musically. No surprises here when you hear the awesome respectful revamp of an ultimate Kool & The Gang masterpiece Open Sesame. Every instrument can be heard with such clarity extenuating the memories of hearing the brilliance of the original. The percussions are rollicking and the horns are tight and bright with Kenny excelling on his trumpet solo. Not sure of the release date but it’s another one that, like Omar's classic, is essential!! Iyanna Witter Johnson - Rise Up This young lady is receiving a lot of heat on You Tube with her music. She's a singer/songwriter and cellist extraordinaire. This song is an aspired semblance of an almost Joan Armatrading Love And Affection proportion. With uplifting lyrics and a spirited voice, the song is very calming and practically a cappella barr Iyanna's very skilled usage of the cello, its bow and using her hands to tap various sonic on her solo instrument. She has much more in the pipeline as a live and studio recording artist, hence the heads up on a future soul surviving talent.
Leaning On Slick - Aceylone (Decon Records) This artist has a charismatic way of rapping almost effortlessly on top of various funky and retro grooves. The live music sounds like The Brand New Heavies from their Acid Jazz days and Aceylone almost reminds me of Mike T on Do It Any Way You Wanna from 1981. It's the type of inoffensive cool rap that distracts from the hip pop we've been served of late so it does sound refreshing. There's an album with similar cuts being released but this, I believe, is the future single and the one that leaves the best taste on my buds. Candido - Dancin' & Prancin - BBR Expanded One of the classic Salsoul albums that only had four tracks originally but with this expanded edition includes six other variety mixes of two of the heavyweight cuts. Although the anthemic Jingo originally a jazz rock track from Santana circa 1970 was the monstrously transformed A side, in my school days it was all about the journalistic B side Dancin’ & Prancin’. This album hosted the talents of Kleeer’s Isabelle Cole, Woody Cunningham and Norman Durham and the exceptional featured artist Candido afro centric bongo prowess. There are two mixes of Thousand Fingered Man and the Shep Pettibone mix and instrumental of Jingo. Carlos Franzetti solos on and arranges Rock & Shuffle and to be honest this is pure selfish and unadulterated quality disco boogie. Enjoy some Salsoul brilliance and snap this up!! www.thesoulsurvivors.co.uk 23
Brand New Heavies - Forward Three young soul funk and jazz teenage enthusiasts from my old manor Ealing have made an everlasting impression universally with their unique brand of trunk funk. 25 years plus later The Brand New Heavies’ latest album Forward features Jan Kincaid, N’Dea Davenport and Simon Bartholomew trading lead vocals. Containing some brass fever and orchestral maneuvers a few stand out uptempo tracks include the fusion instrumental Forward, N’Dea soul searching on a nu disco Sunlight and a most respectful version of Players Association’s Turn The Music Up. Jan vocals On The One and One For The Road and the band get funky on A Little Funk In Your Pocket and a funk rock fusion Lifestyle Itzine. Percussive 80‘s moog boogie ignites Lights and Addicted and enhances some Chic influence with a crossover appeal. Simon steps to the mic on a reggae ska tinged Spice of Life embellishing BNH’s versatility further in 2013. Well worth the wait!! Robert C Walker - Something Going On Roberts made an impact at the Luxury Soul weekender with Cool Million a few years back and breathes exuberance into this simply produced but soulfully effective album. A total all aspects of love album reminiscent of Marvin’s I Want You concept it’s captivating with it’s ballads, mid tempo and uptempo tracks. The boudoir selection includes Somethings Going On and the Spanish guitar laced How Can I and You’re My Reason. For the boogie heads Loving You In Places and a Brazilian Love Affair ad libbed Mind Travelling carry some heavy live bass lines and nu school disco elements. How Was Someone Else definitely has some mellow searching Roy Ayers quality within, whilst a must listen to Love The Nights sounds so sweet like Cameo’s Candy. Modern soul fans ought to embrace Bit By Bit and with a subtle samba and bossa menage enjoy Touch Me. Like Roy Ayers You Might Be Surprised!! Philly ReGrooved 3 Tom Moulton Remixes (Harmless) Expect more lush and plushness from master crafter of repackaging musical biscuits to taste better second time around Tom Moulton. This double CD has 18 remixes including two exclusive 2013 mixes of Ron Hall & The MotherFunkaz The Way You Love Me and Double Exposure’s Soul Recession. Of the major crossover classics the longer orchestrated intro’s and mid sections of Could It Be I’m Falling In Love and I’m Doing Fine Now sound awesome. As well as Blue Magic’s Look Me Up Melba Moore’s Standing Right Here gets a re-hashed treatment different from the original Robert Riveria’s extended mix. Almost 3 times longer than it’s album version and sounding glorious is The Modulations Can’t Find Your Love and in a similar vein William Devaughns early 1970’s version of Be Thankful For What You Got. With a We’re On The Right Track vibe, David Morris’s Jack In The Box is another sweet delight. Like Kleeer Tom “You Did It Again” sir :o) Timontha Lanae - People Pleaser (Savannah Street Music) This young lady from purple prince land Minneapolis is multifaceted as a dancer, theatrical and singing/songwriting artist. This album has hints of Ereka Badu and Minnie Riperton sprinkled with Timontha Lanae’s talented dust but in her own uniqueness. Her jazz and smooth soulfulness caresses My Man and Radio Remix with Mint Condition’s Stokely Williams and People Pleaser introduces her scatting ad libs. Good balance of live music and technology with her sensual mellowness on Red and Intoxicated. More seductiveness evolves from Talking To Myself and an almost Maze, While I’m Alone feel on the attention seeking and enticing Getting To Know. Timontha’s vocal version Of Dizzy’s Nights In Tunisia different from Chaka’s sublime version is truly, in my opinion, a successful and well challenged interpretation followed by the ultimate album matrix track a superlative and befitting jazz tribute to Lady Day Jazzy Lady. Highly recommended!! Omar - The Man (Freestyle) Omar, recently appointed an MBE, provides an eclectic mix of reggae, soul, jazz, bossa and funk orchestrations to remind us, like the first single and album title...he is still ‘The Man’. The Man’s bass line is improvised from Bobby Womack's Woman's Gotta Have It and the double bass rumbles on a subtle bossa groove Come On Speak To Me. Check out the orchestral and rock steady combo of I Can Listen beats and the Afro reggae vibed message song Bully. Omar duets with Caron Wheeler on Treat You and gets rebelliously funky on Fuck War, Make Love. Big band jazz tackles some aloof female movements on High Heels followed by a piano riffed steel pan tryst of I Love Being With You. Omar gives a Marvin Gaye twist to There's Nothing Like This with Pino Pallidino and a salivating touch to Eeni Meeni Myni Mo. Like It’s So, When You Touch is a ruff tuff bruk beat bullet whilst Ordinary Day is a sizzling latin gem highlighting the love he has for his family. Fabtab mixture of quality treats!! Peven Everett - King Of Hearts Predominantly an uplifting album with a love dedication theme, a very old school familiarity of soul jazz and a hint of rock guitar lays within this album’s plethora. The first single One Way Ticket and I Wanna Make You Happy introduce Peven’s trademark usage of orchestrated strings and harmonising melodies. Hints of Dr Buzzards Savanah Band, Roy Ayres, Barry White and Patrick Adams influences can be heard on Love Story, I Can Be Your Boyfriend, Another Tender Moment and Taking Me Back respectively. When I Want Someone Its You gets a rock guitar solo and a less musical, moody bass line and haunting brass filled Baby Won’t You Try Me shows Peven vocally travelling. He raps on a funky Baby Mama With Sense and the album ends with a slightly less energetic Don’t You Want That Funk similarly produced to his classic, Put Your Back Into It. Peven fans will love this!! 24 www.thesoulsurvivors.co.uk
Marc Evans - Supernatural The saying better late than never is an apt one for this infectious bullet that I've been playing lately without any hesitation. I was introduced to this by Terry Jones at Prestatyn in March 2013 and remained insane in my membrane like Cypress Hill. The success of The Way You Love Me which now seems a lifetime ago introduced us to Marc Evans’s gruff yet smooth vocals sounding glorious here on Supernatural. Sampling Joe Samples underground jazz-funk special There's Many Stops Along The Way really highlights how influential our soul surviving musical history has impacted on today's future boogie. Great subtle four floor production and intelligent looping makes this a huge one to get if you missed it first time round. Tom Glide feat Timmy Thomas- Sweet Heaven Tom Glide made great headway with his debut album working with a very EWF sound and featuring Phoenix Horns member Rahmlee. With this single he collaborates harmoniously with the great Timmy Thomas who sounds so smooth on a groove that’s destined to be huge this summer. Short and sweet Timmy’s nimble fingers on the organ and his well established and matured vocals evokes yesteryear’s retro splendor but retains a 2013 modern day twist. Simply a classic production worthy of its potential impact on the unassuming listener with remixes from Matt Early and Mike Maurro.
Elements Of Life-Eclipse-Fania Louie Vega has truly restored the faith that the old school flavour can stand the test of time. This album is nothing short of supreme brilliance with original concepts and classic covers from the golden aspect of varied black music influences. Twenty two Afro, jazz, latin, disco and soul with accomplished live musicians and vocalists including Josh Milan, Lisa Fischer, Anane and Cindy Mizelle is totally what you get here. The covers Barbara Ann, Harlem River Drive, Pastime Paradise and for me the sweetest one You Came Into My Life with a bonus Louie Vega mix are most respectfully interpreted. Individual cuts like I Believe In Miracles, Celebrate and an elongated EOL Soulfrito captures the soul and jazz essences we love to listen and dance to. Overtake Don Overtake and This Is Roots are culturally and historically so deep and truly spiritual, I hope you feel as moved as I did. Fabtab!!
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Event reviews/letters Funky Nation - Ronnie’s Bar - Saturday 30/3/13 Ronnie Scott's, the legendary jazz club in the heart of London's cosmopolitan Soho, sees the start of the new weekly event FUNKY NATION. It began on 2nd March 2013 and replaces the previous event 'Funky Sensation' hosted by Jazz FM. The night sports a strong line up of DJ's on rotation such as Chris Philips, Fitzroy da Buzzboy, Mike Vitti, Perry Louis, Gary Parker, Gavin Kendrick and Pru Fiddy. Ronnie's Bar has a cosy, friendly feel that suits both dancers as well as those who prefer to chill with friends, drinks and soak up the music. On my arrival, I had sadly missed Chris Philips set and Perry Louis was in full swing playing to a full house. Dancer and DJ of Jazzcotech and Shiftless Shuffle notoriety, displayed his well placed knowledge in jazz funk and boogie, with a nice cross section of rare, as well as timeless, classics. This event attracts people of all age groups with a sense of fun and a variety of skills on the dance floor. From the highly technical jazz moves to the less cultured foot. Without fear of embarrassment and devil may care, all were comfortable to 'Mash a Step'. There were some great moments when the floor cleared and the guys were showing off their moves in the middle with some of the ladies. Overall, it was a great night with lovely people and a well selected set. Loved the intimacy of the venue, though I would suggest an upgrade to the sound system. Also bear in mind if you're driving, that there are a lot of road works around Soho. I would advise to park in Wardour Street and walk the short distance to Frith Street. I would definitely recommend FUNKY NATION for a good night out. Laura Deller Mario Biondi/Incognito @ The Royal Albert Hall 10/5/13 I’ve not been as excited about a new vocalist since I first heard Luther so was really looking forward to hearing Mario live. Mario was on first backed by Incognito and then a set by Incognito themselves. The gig was to showcase the UK release of his ‘Sun’ album so Mario treated us to a run through of the album with special guests Omar, James Taylor and Jim Mullen, all of whom were excellent. Mario himself was very personable and clearly happy to be there; he really put his heart and soul into the performance! Unfortunately however, this was largely spoilt but the appalling acoustics; his mic appeared set so low that his voice could barely be heard above the band – such a shame. Incognito’s own set was superb. I’d seen them earlier this year at the Jazz Café but this time Tony Momrelle was present and was brilliant as was Vanessa Haynes, boy can that girl sing! Incognito really are the tightest live band ever, Matt Cooper on keys was incredible as were the guys on drums and percussion. Jim Mullen deserves a special mention too, oh, and did I mention the horn section!! Mario joined the guys for the finale and this time they appeared to have sorted the mic levels; we could hear Mario singing ‘This is what you are’ – a taste of how good he should have sounded. So all in all a missed opportunity but not Mario’s fault – he’s still superb in my opinion! Les Cornwell, fellow Soul Survivor Smoove Grooves 6/4/13 This was the first night for SG at the post new venue at Epping. There was a long queue to get in so I suggest you get there very early if you want to gain entry with the B4 10.30pm discount as there was very little flexibility on this. Once in the 26 www.thesoulsurvivors.co.uk
plush venue, which is built at the same address as Epping Country Club but different plot, you went up the stairs to the two rooms of music. Both rooms were jam-packed with the larger of the two playing the more commercial RnB and soul whilst the other played the more jazz funky sounds. There was a great atmosphere and we partied in both rooms until 3am. A great PA from Pauline Henry and great tunes from guest Jeff Young. Anna Soulboat 7/4/13 After a late night in Essex, Hil and I got ourselves up to London for Soulboat. As all good events do, this sold out a couple of weeks before so it was nice and busy and we actually had some good weather. DJs Christian McClean, Tony Rodriguez, Paul Clark and Neville played so it was great music to keep us dancing all afternoon. I believe there is a house one on the 16 June. Anna United Soul 14/4/13 Taking place in Barnet this time round, Ray Pereira and his team put on another all day event to Unite people from all over. Great venue for the day with two floors and a perfect outdoor area, should the sun have decided to come out! You could hear anything from club anthems to the lesser known jazz funk so it really did have something for everyone. The next one will be back at the RS Lounge on 21 July so I’ll see you there. Anna Beyond Soul 20/4/13 Small but perfectly formed; this night is a must. I have been trying to work out why I like it so much and I have come to the conclusion it’s because it is like a house party. It’s a small venue, you get to know everyone because they’re all friendly, it has a little garden area with tables and chairs to chill when you are just way too hot and the music is fab. The next one is 15 June. Anna Soul Network 27/4/13 This was the warm up night for Soul In The Algarve which proved to be as busy as ever. How Vivy does it I will never know but she does and it works like clockwork. The night was so busy that the room downstairs was opened up for the jazzfunkers of the evening and we danced the night away. As usual my feet were killing me but the music played by Colin Williams and our own Fitzroy was so good I made Hilary stay to the end whilst our feet begged to go home! Next stop for Soul Network is the Mansion Party on 8th June in central London. I might have to buy a new dress for that one! Fitzroy is selling tickets so give us a call if you fancy a classy soul night out. Anna WLS 5/5/13 Another great night at WLS which has become a regular haunt for the bank holiday Sundays. Three rooms with a diverse selection of music from some of London’s finest. As a bonus, there will always be a PA in one of the rooms, which goes down well. Another great night is lined up for the end August. Blimey, how many bank holidays are there? Anna The Front Room, Chingford 17/5/13 My friend Floria said we were going for a couple of birthday drinks with one of her friends in Chingford. It turned out to be ‘The Front Room’ which is a small, very warm and welcoming bar that was very aptly named. Lots of familiar faces for me and great sounds from Grumpy Brown and Richard Brown (can someone tell me if they are brothers?). Amongst other great tracks was War - War Is Coming.....sore feet or not this tune makes the dancefloor irresistable! Look out for news on the next one. Anna
Courtney Pine 18/5/13 This concert came totally out of the blue for me but when my friend Colin Davis asked me to go with him, what could I say? I have seen many concerts but this was a bit different, not only was this man a genius with his instruments (of which he played many), he is a great comedian having constant interaction with the audience. His accompanying band were awsome with two of them having just flown into the country and not being able to rehearse with the others! Pure quality from beginning to end with each having their ‘spotlight’ throughout the show. It wasn’t just about jazz either, it was a mix of latin, jazz and you name it. Courtney has been all over the world spreading his love of MUSIC and if you get the chance to see him, you MUST go. An incredible talent that blew me away. Anna
What’s been happening up North?
VYBE - 23/2/13 Hosted by Jan Crowe, this event held at the Best Western Premier hotel in Leyland, was supported by soul fans from across the country. The event started off with a relaxed soul session between 2 and 6pm and then the evening session was held over 2 rooms. Room 1 was modern soul with the excellent Paul Goldsmith supported by Tony Ray (guest dj from Liverpool) and the Soul Kandi crew who kept the floor rocking to the early hours. Room 2 was Jazz, Latin and House with the choons supplied by Tony Cooney, Dave Hulmes, Alan Powell and Paul Garland with Glen Worthington on percussion. This was, for me, the best room on the night, hot, sweaty and funky. Next Vybe Saturday 22nd October. Timepiece Reunion - 16/3/13 The Ba Ba bar in Liverpool was the location for the TP reunion night remembering the heavy funk and sweet soul sounds of the mid and late 70s played at the iconic club in Liverpool. Les Spain supported by Charlie C spun dance floor classics from that period to a crowd which were happy to relive their youth from back in the day. Soul Intimacy - 30/3/13 It’s been a long time since Liverpool had a soul night and the days of “Kirklands and Quinns”. The Ba Ba club was the location for such a night with Tony Ray and Roger Williams supported by Mike Stephens and Paul Mac supplied the up front and soul classics. It made a nice change to see soul fans from across the North West and beyond supporting an event in my home town. The next Soul intimacy night is Saturday 8th June. Freestylin - Easter Sunday A night when Matt and Phreads spun the best in Jazz and soul to a packed Freestylin crowd in the Manchester Northern Quarter. This night just gets better and the next one takes place on the second bank holiday in May. The promoter, Jane Crowe, works hard on ensuring the crowd have a good time. Soul Kandi - 6/4/13 Soul Kandi re-launched itself following an absence for a few months. This night has been going now for 4 years. The crowd packed into Tangos restaurant (Manchester) in the upstairs function room for a night of upfront modern soul choons spun by Geoff Allman, Rosco and the Soul Brothers. Soul Kandi takes place on the 1st Saturday of the month. Soul Groove Nick Flight and his collective of DJs are certainly on to a winning formula at this bi monthly night. The very best in soul, disco and the legendary last half hour lovers’ rock selection, pleased this packed night in very nice surroundings of the Dragon Fly club in Manchester. Next Soul Groove 8th June. Raph Parkinson - North West Soul Survivor
Soul Sister, Royal and Derngate, Northampton Soul Sister is the story of Ike and Tina Turner from when the 16 year old Anna Mae Bullock joined Ike’s band to her ultimately leaving the abusive coke fuelled Ike and branching out on her own. Emi Wokoma starts as Tina Turner. This actress/performer formerly of Eastenders and Casualty is exceptionally good and belts out all the songs with great confidence and vocal power. She has Tina’s moves locked down to a tee and even has the same great legs, powerful but sexy. All the hits are performed, including River Deep Mountain High, Proud Mary, Private Dancer and Simply the best (the only notable omission being Nutbush City Limits for some reason). This slick West End production is now touring the whole country and I highly recommend it as a fabulous night out. Chris Tyrrell - Soul Survivor Member Revenge Of The Soulboy 3 at Chalfont St Peters in Buckinghamshire was a lovely day in a quaint two room venue where people travelled far and wide to sample some springtime music. Hosted by Bob Masters the dj line up included James Anthony, Jeff Young, Ginger Tony, Shaun Gallagher and myself in room 1 spinning anthems and alternative classics. As for room 2, Ed Stokes was killing them with some jazz and apparently Abi Clarke played a blinder. This was the prelude to the May Ibiza soul week event. Soul In The Algarve 8 with over 180 new virgins to the gig was yet another successful week of sun, sea and sexy sounds. The opening night at the pool bar was truly the busiest in the 8 year history and set such a precedent for the rest of the week. The fancy dress Vikings and Romans, white night with bling and come as you dare themes were enthusiastically attended. Interactive events like the Beach Olympics the football matches and Darrell's Quiz always equal at least what took place the year before with all the unexpected but welcomed impromptu fun factor be you a participator or a spectator. Each of these are made even more special with Darrell’s satirical commentary. The Rhumba class with Janice on the beach was well received as was the fitness session in the pool bar. The finale night went on till 9am.. a record for SITA and a testament to how much painstaking effort goes into providing the platform for 400 to enjoy courtesy of vibe mistress Vivy B and her SITA faithful staff. Over three hundred places have already been booked or re booked for 2014 so hurry like a murray and get your deposits down. 24 hours after landing back from Algarve I was on the plane for another week of sexy soul and sunshine with 800 people traveling on three planes to Punti Arib Ibiza. Bob Masters chose a complex that had nice surroundings, a great pool area and two nice sized club venues. This all inclusive food and drinks holiday attracted a mature soul gathering with fantastic weather and social atmosphere. Amongst the DJs were myself, Bob Jones, Jeff Young, Bob Jeffries, Grumpy Brown, Gavin Page, Lil Stevie, Ginger Tony, Stretch Taylor and Sir Bob Masters providing a multitude of jazz funk soul disco anthems and left-field music. There were a few excursions off site, one being the Catamaran which was five hours of fabtab music as we encircled the Ibiza waters and experienced the island’s wonders. Nice and friendly the social comrade was so relaxed that the time flew. Wednesday the Hippy Market was a highlight and well favoured because there was some style, fashion, ornaments and live music in abundance. I heard some great inspiring sets from Jeff Young, Dr Bob Jones and Stomp Radio’s Grumpy Brown who is far from what his name suggests. Well done Bob, you did pull off something quite magnificent, punters and Dj’s alike applaud you. Fitzroy
We would love to hear your reviews of the events you have been to. Please do forward your review (max 250 words) and photos by the cut off date and we will publish. anna@thesoulsurvivors.co.uk
What’s goin’ on?
SATURDAY 1 JUNE
Soul Carnival Alldayer @ The Cromwell Manor, Basildon £15 5pm-1am 3 rooms of music Soul on the Harbour @ Jacksons Wharf, York St, Ramsgate Kent CT11 9DS Free, 8 till 1 with East Kent Soul Connection DJs. Kent Soul Sessions @ The Clarendon Royal Hotel, Gravesend, Kent DA12 2BE 8-2pm £5 Smoove Grooves @ The Woolston Manor, Epping with Live PA from Drizabone
FRIDAY 7-9 JUNE
Bless The Funk Weekender @ The Esplanade Hotel, Clacton On Sea. £25pp 07557 884966
FRIDAY 7 JUNE
Tip Toe @ Mekan, 11-13 Bromley Rd, SE6 2TS 10pm-late Jocelyn Brown @ Under The Bridge, Stamford Bridge, Fulham Road, London. SW6 1HS Soulgood @ Club Amber, Cheshunt FC, EN8 8RU £5 B4 10pm
SATURDAY 8 JUNE
Soul Network Summer Mansion Party @ Belgravia, SW1 10-4am 2 rooms of music. (Tickets from SS)
Soulsations @ The Ink Bar, Kings St, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1BA £5 Beat Players @ East Village, 89 Gt Eastern Street, EC2A 3HX Soul Suite @ The Foxbar Hotel, London Road, Kilmarnock, Scotland.9-2am £7 on the door. Celebration Of Life 4 @ Hilton Hotel, 101 Waddon Way, Croydon. Charity Fundraising Ball for MacMillan Care 6.45pm - 1am
FRIDAY 14-23 JUNE
Grown & Sexy Antigua III @ Antigua
FRIDAY 14-15 JUNE
Noel McKoy sings Marvin Gaye @ The Half Moon, Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill, SE24 9HU. Doors 7pm
SATURDAY 15 JUNE
All Souled Up 7 @ Thomas a Becket, 320 Old Kent Rd, London SE1 5UE (See Ad) Beyond Soul @ The Kennington, 60 Camberwell New Rd, SE5 0RS Soul Ascension @ The Coast Bar, 4 Fort Hill, Margate CT9 1HD 91am Djs Jay Anderson & Roni O’Brien with upfont soul and RnB Soul Shack @ London Venue tba
SUNDAY 16 JUNE
Summer Soul Boat Party @ The River Thames. Soulful House Special 2-7pm 28 www.thesoulsurvivors.co.uk
Azymuth @ Hoochie Coochie, 54 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, NE1 6SF Maysa @ Jazz Cafe, Camden, NW1
FRIDAY 21 JUNE
Soul on the Harbour @ Jacksons Wharf, York St, Ramsgate Kent CT11 9DS Free, 8 till 1 with East Kent Soul Connection DJs.
SATURDAY 22 JUNE
FRIDAY 12-14 JULY
Ashley Beedle @ Hoochie Coochie, 54 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, NE1 6SF
Street Sounds Summer Ball @ Coronet, London with Rose Royce, Crown Heights Affair, Sugarhill Gang, Fonda Rae. (See Ad) www.streetsounds.co Groovin’ @ Horse and Barge, Moorhall Road, Harefield UB9 6PE 10-3am £8 b4 11pm, £10 after
SATURDAY 22-24 JUNE
Eric Benet @ Jazz Cafe, Camden,
SUNDAY 23 JUNE
Rose Royce @ Hoochie Coochie, 54 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, NE1 6SF SOLD OUT!
THURSDAY 27 JUNE
Sophisticated Soul @ The Wine Tun, 2-6 Cannon St, EC4M 6XX Free entry 6pm-Midnight. Omar @ Jazz Cafe, Camden, NW1
FRIDAY 28 JUNE
Soul Expression @ The Time Club, Stevenage, Herts SG1 5RD 8pm til late with guest Greg Edwards (See Ad) Omar @ Jazz Cafe, Camden, NW1 Shakatak @ Hoochie Coochie, 54 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, NE1 6SF
SATURDAY 29 JUNE
Summer Soulstice 7 @ Old Elizabethans Memorial Playing Fields, Gypsy Corner, Mays Lane, Barnet, EN5 2AG 30 DJs, PA’s from Junior Giscombe, Natasha Watts, Sing Baby Sing and much more. summersoulstice.co.uk Candi Staton @ Jazz Cafe, London NW1 Soul @ The Goat, Sopwell Lane, St Albans. Free entry 8pm-12pm Soul Steppers @ The Penthouse, above Loft Lounge, Bromsgrove St, Birmingham B5 10pm-4am
SUNDAY 30 JUNE
Candi Staton @ Jazz Cafe, London NW1
Kent Soul Sessions @ The Clarendon Royal Hotel, Gravesend, Kent DA12 2BE 8-2pm £5
Great Yarmouth Soul Festival @ The Star Hotel, 24 Hall Quay, NR30 1HG
MONDAY 15 JULY
Bashiyra 'The Voice' - The Acoustic Pre–Album Launch 'Independent' @ The Vortex Jazz Club, North London N16 8AZ,8pm
FRIDAY 19 JULY
Soulbeat @ Bromley Football Club, Hayes Lane. 7.30pm Free. (See Ad)
SATURDAY 20 JULY
Beyond Soul @ The Old Salt Quay, 163 Rotherhithe Street, SE16 6QU 10pm-4am Soul Shack @ London Venue tba
SUNDAY 21 JULY
United Soul IV @ RS Lounge, 20 Woodford New Road, E17 3PR 11am-11pm
WED 24-30 JULY
SunceBeat4 @ Croatia with top DJ line up and Gregory Porter in live in concert. £120
SATURDAY 27 JULY
Soul Network @ Venue tbc Reel People @ Hoochie Coochie, 54 Pilgrim St, Newcastle, NE1 6SF Chic ft Nile Rodgers @ Indigo2, London SE10. Support from Drizabone Soul Family Beggar & Co @ Jazz Cafe, Camden, NW1 Soul @ The Goat, Sopwell Lane, St Albans. Free entry 8pm-12pm Stevie Day & guests Jazz Funk & Soul
THURSDAY 1 AUGUST
Freddie McGregor @ Jazz Cafe, Camden, NW1
FRIDAY 2-4 AUGUST
Margate Soul Weekend Smoove & Turrell, Bah Samba and so much more! (See Ad) www.margatesoulweekend.co.uk
FRIDAY 5-7 JULY
SATURDAY 2 AUGUST
FRIDAY 5-7 JULY
Soul on the Harbour @ Jacksons Wharf, York St, Ramsgate Kent CT11 9DS Free, 8 till 1 with East Kent Soul Connection DJs.
Hayling Island Summer Soul Weekender with Howard Johnson & Janet Kay and 30 DJS. Love Supreme Jazz Festival @ Glynde Place
SATURDAY 6 JULY
Move On Up @ The Greyhound 151 Greyhound Lane, SW16 5NJ
Move On Up @ The Greyhound 151 Greyhound Lane, SW16 5NJ
STOMP T-SHIRTS NOW AVAILABLE!
SATURDAY 10 AUGUST Drizabone @ Hoochie Coochie,
Smith and PA from Light Of The World £45 per weekend pass
54 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, NE1 6SF
5-10 SEPTEMBER
Soul Expression @ The Time Club, Stevenage, Herts SG1 5RD 8pm til late with guest Fitzroy da Buzzboy (See Ad)
Soulbeatz International All Inclusive Soul Music Holiday In Turkey.
SATURDAY 24 AUGUST
SUNDAY 25 AUGUST We Love Soul @ Hidden, SE11
HOLIDAYS/ WEEKENDERS
FRIDAY 2-4 AUGUST
Margate Soul Weekend Smoove & Turrell, Bah Samba and so much more! www. margatesoulweekend.co.uk (See Ad)
FRIDAY 23-25 AUGUST
Camp Soul Music Festival @ Grove Farms, Milton Hill, OX14 4DP Live in concert Lonnie Liston
Salou Soul Weekender 5
7-17 OCTOBER
FRI 18-20 OCTOBER
Embassy Soul Weekender @ Marks Tey Hotel, London Road, Colchester, Essex CP6 1DU. (See Ad)
FRI 22-24 November
Sunny Hunny Soul Weekend @ Hunstanton, Norfolk, PE36 5BB
8-15 May 2014
Soul In The Algarve with Soul Network. You can book via Soul Survivors.
WEEKLY EVENTS
Lane, E1 7.30pm-11.30pm DJ Abi Clarke Free entry
EVERY THURSDAY
Live Jazz @ Hoochie Coochie, 54 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle NE1 6SF SoulBrew Karaoke @ Madam Jo Jo’s, 8-10 Brewer St, London W1F 0SE 7pm-2am £5
EVERY FRIDAY
Soul Uprising @ Berties Club, Cameron Rd, Seven Kings IG3 8LA with the Soul Syndicate , Peter p , Bonnie Dj & Dj Trish & guests. 9pm3am, £5 before 10pm Speakeasy @ Cre8 Lifestyle Centre, 80 Eastway, Hackney Wick, E9 5JH 7-Midnight Free entry. Lester Batchelor and Akin Shenbanjo.
EVERY SATURDAY
Funky Nation @ Upstairs at Ronnie Scotts, Frith St, W1 8-3am
1st TUES of the month Riding High @ The Vibe Bar, Brick
IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR EVENTS LISTED HERE FREE OF CHARGE, PLEASE EMAIL anna@thesoulsurvivors.co.uk or 01732 844246 FULL DETAILS OF EVENTS ARE ON OUR WEBSITE CALENDAR http://www.thesoulsurvivors.co.uk/whats-going-on/ WE EMAIL EVENT REMINDERS OUT ONCE A WEEK INCLUDING COMPETITIONS TO WIN TICKETS! SEND YOUR DETAILS IN TO RECEIVE UPDATES. Events can be subject to change so please check with promoter if unsure.
Soul Radio & jazz funk on www.nationalsoulradio.com 7-9pm Ian Henry with Soul, Jazz Fusion & funk on generationradio.co.uk 8-10pm Souled Out with Mark K on www.tongueandgrooveradio.com MONDAYS 9-11pm The Hot Box with Gary Turner on 1-3pm DJ Hal presents FUNK Beyond da Zeroradio.co.uk Soul-jazz, nu-jazz & latin beat Call of Duty on streetfm.net (94.) 10pm-12am Soul Crackers George Power & 6-8pm Darrell’s Funk Box with Jazz Funk & Funksy. LGR 103.3fm London or lgr.co.uk Soul on soulpower-radio.com 10pm - Midnight Insatiable Soul with Roni 6-8pm Strictly Vinyl Sessions with Carl O’Brien on Solar Radio Dennie on solarradio.com Soul/Rare grooves TUESDAYS 6-8pm Souled Out with Colsie on 6-8pm June Furlong on Solarradio.com www.tongueandgrooveradio.com 9-11pm Jazz Movement with Sean P on 6-8pm Vibe Tribe Pt2 with Matt & Andy P Hot96.co.uk on www.soulconnexion.com 9-11pm Suite Soul with Bob Jeffries on 7-10pm Soul360 with Aitch B on starpointradio.com www.colourfulradio.com & DAB London 7-9pm Clive Ashford Soul Show. Soul, disco, 9-Midnight Inside America Michael Speaks
DAILY
5-7am Mon-Fri Supa Fine Sessions with DJ Speedy on www.tsolradio.com 4-7pm Brad Lee with Drive Time on Colourfulradio.com
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Da Costa on thesouloflondonradio.com
WEDNESDAYS 10am-12 Midday Gmanradioshow on unknownfm.net 1-3pm Ian Henry with Soul, Jazz Fusion and funk on www.generationradio.co.uk 6-8pm Soul Alien on soulradiouk.com 8-10pm Soul Syndicate with Peter P on time1075.com 8-10pm The Triple SSS Show with Shaun Evans & Marcus Bell on www.radiomk.co.uk 9-11pm Steve O'Mahoney playing Soul, Jazz & Funk www.radio789.net.ms 10pm-Midnight Good Groove Show with Ruth Fisher on solarradio.com or Sky 0129 10pm-1am Barry King Reggae show on colourfulradio.com 11pm-Midnight Trevor Nelson’s Soul Show on BBC Radio 2
Soul Radio 11am-1pm 6MS SESSIONS Disco, soul, house, funk boogie on stompradio.com Midday-2pm Groove Control Show with Ash Selector on solarradio.com 1-4pm Saturday Soulmine with Jonny Layton & Mr Messy on zeroradio.co.uk 2-4pm Turn the Music up with James Anthony on solarradio.com Classic ‘n’ current 2-4pm Dancefloor Grooves with Jamie Taylor on www.banburyinternetradio.com 3-6pm Peter Young on Jazz FM. A mixture of old & new soul with ‘The Soul Cellar’ at 5pm 4-7pm Dez Parkes with Just Good Music on colourfulradio.com 6-8pm Movin’ On! with Mark Blee on soulpower-radio.com 6-8pm DJ Allans Funk Sessions on soulradiouk.com 6-9pm Superior Rhythm Soul Show from Spain with Dean Freeman on exitefm.com 5-7pm The Morpheus Soul Show www.playvybz.com DJ Johnny Rebel 5-9pm Club Classics Chris Brown on Star 107.9/1 FM in Cambridge. Soul & Motown FRIDAYS 2-4pm Mellow A on jfsr.co.uk Old Skool Soul 6-8pm Soul Inspired with David Bishop on www.zeroradio.co.uk Classic 60’s–80’s Soul 6-8pm The Feel It Show with Wayne B & 7-10pm Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show Angie D on urbanjazzradio.net on www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/funk_soul/ 6-8pm My World Of Memories with Trevor 7-9pm Skippys Soul on NevisRadio.co.uk Harney on soulradiouk.com 8-10pm Mellow A on soulradiouk.com 7-9pm Mike Vitti’s Funky Nation with Jazz Funk, Soul and Boogie on mi-soul.com 10-1am A Touch of Soul with Devon BBC Derby 104.5fm, Notts 103.8fm & Lincs. 94.9fm 9-11pm Sammy Sam with Disco, Boogie, Soul & Jazz Funk starpointradio.com 12-2am Back to tha o’l skool on 90.8FM 12 Midnight-2am The Funk Therapy Show Strictly 80’s soul & Rap lightningfm.co.uk with Akin on solarradio.com SUNDAYS 12 Mid-4am Colin Faver on solarradio.com SATURDAYS A soulful mix of upfront & classic house/Beats 8-10am Jump Start with Ginger Tony on solarradio.com From nu-jazz to funk & jazz 9-11am Sandra C on stompradio.com 8-10am Sunshineman on 89.8 FM London 9-11sm Sunday Service with Brian Kelly on station898fm.net Jazz, Funk & Soul zeroradio.co.uk Jazz funk and soul 9-11am Saturday Soul Bowl with Sean P 10-1pm Robbie Vincent www.jazzfm.com on Hot96.co.uk 10-Midday The Sunday Soul Affair with 9-11am Saturday Fry Up with Mark, Ricky Curly CJ starpointradio.com Jazz Funk & Soul & Trevor on starpointradio.com Soul & Funk 10-Midday Soul A.M with the Master J on 10am -12pm Soulful Saturdays with Ian tongueandgrooveradio.com & soulam.co.uk Dee pointblank.fm 90.2fm Ldn. 10-Midday The Sunday Morning Affair 10am-Midday The Early Bird Catching with Sly Bang 103.6fm The Worm Show House FM with DJ Birdy 11am-1pm Marky Mark Soul Motive show 10am-12pm Kev Roberts on Solarradio.com on www.back2backfm.net 11am The Starpoint Radio UK Soul 12-2pm The SSS Show Shaun Evans and Chart on starpointradio.com. Marcus Bell on www.secklowsounds.org
THURSDAYS
Midday-3pm Sizzlin Wit Soul with Alan Gray on fyldecoastradio.co.uk 60s/70s Soul 4-6pm Modern Soul Sessions with Paul Sams on jfsr.co.uk 7-10pm Soul Survivors Show with Fitzroy da Buzzboy on colourfulradio.com 7-9pm Ride da Rhythm with Hilary John @ www.station898fm.co.uk & 89.8fm London 7-9pm Infiniti with Andy Jackson on 107.5 Tulip Radio Modern Soul Radio 7-10pm Back in The Day with Doug Forbes on Calon105FM www.calonfm.com 8-10pm Soulpower with Shaun Gallagher on www.soulpower-radio.com 8-10pm Nick Gunn’s Soul Armoury on zeroradio.co.uk. Jazz, Funk, Soul & Boogie 9.30-10.30pm Hidden Gems 60’s to new Soul on www.fcumradio.co.uk 10pm-1am Nu Soul Central with Tony Rodriguez on colourfulradio.com 10pm-Midnight Whistle & White Socks Brigade with Simon Ford on zeroradio.co.uk
12-2pm DJ Enyaw on dejavufm.com with The Sunday Soul Selection 1-3pm Mucho Soul with Ket & DJ AKA on www.back2backfm.net 2pm-4pm Original Mastercuts with Ian Dewhirst & Alan Champ starpointradio.com 2-4pm Russ Dewbury with Jazz Rooms Sunday SocialBrighton’s Juice 107.2 3-6pm Stumpi-Inspiration Show Soul on diversefm.com 102.8fm Herts, Beds & Bucks. 4-6pm Neo Soul Agenda with Simon Precilla on www.dejavufm.com 4-6pm The Soul Cellar with Al B in Bristol. www.passionradiobristol.com 4-6pm Randy Peterson Playing a soulful mix of house music on www.housefm.net 6-8pm Soul Discovery with Mick O’Donnell on solarradio.com 7-9pm Essex Funkers with Les Knot on www.soulcitygrooves.com 8-10pm The Soul Ascension Show with Jay Anderson on dwradio.co.uk 8-10pm Soul Therapy with DJ Annelle on soulradiouk.com 8-10pm The Rod Allsworth Classic Soul Show on stylusradio.com 10pm-Mid Mellow A on soulradiouk.com 10-Mid Sunday Night Soul with Keith Fletcher on BBC Radio Lancashire Motown/Northern Midnight-3am DJ Afroogroove on 91.6FM or www.genesisradio.co.uk/afrogroove 1.6FM From 12 midnight to 3am featuring the best in jazz, fusion, latin, soul, afrobeats & spoken word. JL’s Groove can be listened to on demand on www.celticradio.com Weekly podcasts on dazlingsoul.com live365.com/station/atomicdog65 24/7 webstream Soul, Jazz & Neo Soul If in Costa del Sol, check out global.fm Jeff Thomas Mon-Fri 2-5pm, Sun 9-Midday Podcast soulpower08.mypodcast.com Tony Poole on TKO Gold 106 Wks-9pm 96.7 & 87.7 FM in Spain or tkogold.com Marky Mark of Soul Motive with soul funk.ssradiouk.com/category/shows/soul-motive/ The Groove with Suzy Chase podcast shows on www.thegrooveradio.com VibeRide Podcast/radio Shows at VibeRide.org.uk
PLEASE EMAIL ANY NEW SHOWS, DELETIONS OR AMENDMENTS TO anna@thesoulsurvivors.co.uk