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Jazzy Ways, SoulTube

Wayna's Tribute To Lady Day Is A Beautiful 'Heartache'

Wayna is definitely no stranger to the genres of Jazz and Blues. She's said many times that she owes her sound to the late, great Billie Holiday, a voice to whom she's regularly compared. It's no accident. The Grammy-nominated singer...

Harlem  |  10/20/2009 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise, Soul Fashioned

Glamour Reimagines Female Icons For Women's History Month

Glamour magazine, my favorite go-to publication for looking at fashion faux pas and the black boxes that cover their eyes, has managed to get some of Hollywood's hottest talent to pose as some of this country's most iconic women. Paula...

ill Mami  |  03/04/2009 at 3:15 PM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

RZA Wants To Educate About Society's Ills In 'Drama'

Despite RZA's less than stellar decision to adorn his latest release Digi Snacks with scantily-clad crudely drawn young women, he still has a knack for bringing some musical gems from that production powerhouse housed within his imagination. The latest Bobby...

ill Mami  |  10/23/2008 at 2:30 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Releases

Nouvelle Musique For Mardi Gras

Adele 19 [Import]Billie Holiday The Definitive CollectionCarmen McRae I'm Coming Home AgainChaka Khan Greatest Hits LiveDionne Warwick Why We SingDJ Spinna DJ Spinna Presents the West End New York City Classics MixDudely Perkins & Georgia Ann Muldrow Beautiful MindzGonzalo Rubalcaba...

Butta  |  02/05/2008 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

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Collect Some Classics This Week

Al Wilson Best of Al WilsonAntonio Carlos Jobim WaveBillie Holiday At Monterey/1958Della Reese with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra Della & The Duke Mahalia Jackson The Legendary Mahalia JacksonMedinah Starr Beyond Reazon Percy Sledge When A Man Loves A...

Butta  |  01/22/2008 at 10:30 AM  |  Permalink

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The Post-Christmas Music Drought Has Ended

Aretha Franklin Beautiful Ballads & Love SongsBillie Holiday Beautiful Ballads & Love SongsBlack Milk CaltroitCelia Cruz and Willie Colon The Winners (Original Recording Remastered)John Legend Live From PhiladelphiaLeah Stillwell So This Is Love Marvin Gaye Here, My Dear (Expanded...

Butta  |  01/15/2008 at 10:30 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

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Your Weekly Good Tidings Of Musical Joy

2Pac Best of 2Pac-Part 1:Thug & Part 2: LifeBeggar & Co. Jazz, Strings and ThingsBillie Holiday Rare Live Recordings 1935-1959Daft Punk Alive 2007Ghostface Killah The Big Doe RehabJames Brown The Singles, Volume 4: 1966-1967Jay-Z American Gangster AcapellaNelly Furtado Loose:...

Butta  |  12/04/2007 at 10:30 AM  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: We Got You Trippin'

The VH1 Hip Hop Honors sub-site lists the top 20 hip-hop tracks of 2007 so far. The list includes hip-hop classics (heavy sarcasm) by the Shop Boyz, Hurricane Chris, Lil' Boosie and Crime Mob, but not one track from...

Butta  |  10/04/2007 at 11:00 AM  |  Permalink