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50th Anniversary: The Singles Collection 1961-1969
| Artist | Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| Label | Motown/Hip-O Select |
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By Charles Waring | 26 January 2012
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If I had to pick one girl group box set and take it to a desert island with me, it would be this one. Yes, the Supremes weren’t vocally the best girl group there was and they certainly weren’t even the most soulful. Also, their output was patchy after the…
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The Best Is Yet To Come
| Artist | Sandy Barber |
| Label | BBE |
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By Charles Waring | 26 January 2012
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This album originally saw light of day in 1977, released on producer Clyde Otis’s indie label, Olde World Records. It was the debut long player of a 22-year-old singer, Sandy Barber, a New Jersey native who had first tasted fame coming runner up at a talent contest held at New…
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fDeluxe
| Venue | The Jazz Cafe, London |
| Date | 19th January 2012 |
By Charles Waring | 25 January 2012
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As I watched fDeluxe going through their sound check in an empty Jazz Café, they began playing a groove that was taut, lean, and riding on a sinewy bass line. That was when something strange and remarkable happened to me: as I tapped my foot in time with the beat…
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The Laid-Back E.P
| Artist | A.L Vs. J Dilla |
| Label | Bandcamp |
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By Mark Devlin | 19 January 2012
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At a time where the 1Xtra sound dominates young 'black' music, and any new contender seems to sound like a Wretch 32 or Mz Bratt wannabee, it's refreshing that there's still the occasional artist that's bold enough to break the mould. Step forward 23-year-old East Londoner A.L., who is wearing…
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Let Me Be A Man
| Artist | George Soule |
| Label | Soulscape |
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By Felix Mensah | 11 January 2012
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Having been issued last Autumn, this album's momentum has slowly but surely been building and is set to peak. George Soule’ is a singer/ songwriter/ musician/ producer/ broadcaster, but most of all is America’s unsung king of blue eyed soul. Now he looks set to get that long deserved recognition…
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The Dreamer/ The Believer
| Artist | Common |
| Label | Warner Bros. |
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By Eric Maganga | 03 January 2012
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After finding great critical acclaim, as well as commercial success working with Kanye West on a pair of albums, conscious Chicago rapper Chicago went away from this winning formula and worked with Pharrell on his album ‘Universal Mind Control’.
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London Community Gospel Choir
| Venue | The Jazz Cafe, London |
| Date | 23rd December 2011 |
By Andrew Kay | 24 December 2011
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Live Reviews
Tonight was my second experience of choir participation. On Monday, I supported my dear mother at her carol concert in aid of Save the Children at Cadogan Hall. Nothing wrong with a bit of traditional sing-a-long with hymns of old- it usually gladdens the soul and gives the vocals a…
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Moving At Breakneck Speed
| Artist | Ugly Duckling |
| Label | Special Records |
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By Andrew Kay | 23 December 2011
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Long Beach California’s Ugly Duckling have been around for 18 years and this is their fifth album. Andy C, Young Einstein and Dizzy Dustin have built a solid fan base stretching California and much of Europe and beyond, outlasting many of their ilk, such as Jurassic 5 and are better…
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Anthem Inc.
| Artist | Naughty By Nature |
| Label | eOne Music |
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By Andrew Kay | 23 December 2011
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Well if Take That can reform in the pop world, then surely the seminal rappers Naughty By Nature can have another resurgence? This is the first time Treach, Vin Rock and DJ Kay Gee have released an album since 1999’s ‘Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature’s Fury’ and whilst this isn’t the…
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The Element Of Surprise
| Artist | Rashad & Confidence |
| Label | Ill Adrenaline Records |
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By Andrew Kay | 23 December 2011
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There has been a backlash of late in terms of hip-hop albums either going in the direction of party dirge, women-hating and money-making or back to the way things used to be: Just the simplicity of layered production and heartfelt rhymes from talented, hungry rhymers that warm the soul, nod…
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