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After releasing one of my favorite albums of 2011, the solidly soulful mirrorwriting, things have been a little quiet on the Jamie Woon front. He hasn't been resting on his laurels, though. Woon has been busy performing and gaining new fans (including a seemingly smitten Erykah Badu) as well as continuing to release songs from the aforementioned album. The latest single to be released, the gospel-tinged "Spirits," was one of my favorite cuts and now a remix, courtesy of producer/DJ Subb-an, has surfaced and is included on the Spirits EP (alongside the gorgeous "Slowburning"). Subb-an has kept the backbone of the original but added some electro/house flourishes making it a worthy addition to any DJ's arsenal.

Rahsaan Patterson is one of those amazing talents who also happens to be almost always busy, so catching him in a spare moment -- and on his birthday, no less -- is a rare feat indeed. Yet somehow last month I was, in fact, able to speak with him on his special day and chat him up about everything from Bleuphoria to his close friendship with Lalah Hathaway, just whose leg is on the single cover for "6 AM" and everything in between (as well as a few possible upcoming projects that SB readers and Rahsaan fans alike might be interested in). Check out what the very candid Mr. Patterson had to say to say about it all.

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Second only to Sade, my favorite concert experience last year was attending Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne Tour last year in Baltimore. It was my first time seeing Jay and Ye live, and I swear that I didn't sit down once that night. The show was just that crunk, and I was so caught up in the rapture that I might have even been caught throwing up the Roc a few times. The show culminated in a rousing performance of "Ni--as n Paris," the standout party starter from Watch the Throne, with The Throne rewinding and taking the song from the top and the audience getting more and more hyped with each repeat. So upon hearing that the song's video was filmed at the Staples Center when WTT stopped in Los Angeles, I just knew that it was going to be an over-the-top, ball-so-hard extravaganza. In reality? Not so much.

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Usually unreleased material from our favorite artists is unreleased for a reason -- often it dosn't match the quality of their existing output or is in some way unfinished, but occasionally tracks pop up that beg the question: "why the hell hasn't this been released?" Well thanks to the good folks over at BamaLoveSoul we have one less undiscovered gem to worry about. "They Don't Know You" apparently dates back to 2004, when Raphael Saadiq asked Steve Spacek to co-produce an album with him that was to be called Pookie Blue Room. Obviously the album never saw the light of day for one reason or another but if this track, which features Common and Ledisi, is anything to go by then we, my musical bretheren and sistren, are missing out big time. Obviously the track pre-dates Saadiq's "retro" phase, and instead shows him to be the forward-thinking, modern soul man that many of us fell in love with on Instant Vintage and Ray Ray. The track was leaked by one of the albums executive producers as he felt it was too good to sit on. Let's hope he feels the same about the remaining nine cuts.

DivaGeek are the latest, soulful musical duo to come out of the UK, and, if you were as impressed by their recent album sampler and snippets of live material included in their EPK as we were, then their first single, "He Said, She Said," should definitely put a big smile on your face. Ben Jones holds down the musical side of things while Vula Malinga (of Basement Jaxx fame) handles the vocals and songwriting -- a winning combo we are sure you will agree. While there is no word on when the album, or in fact the single, will be released they have given us a video of a live rendition of the track to feast our eyes and ears upon. The video is shows a handful of London's finest -- that's Ben on drums -- working it out in the studio and was filmed by our musical friends over at PINBOARDblog. This is the first in a planned series of three live videos leading up to the official release, which, we hope, is sooner rather than later. That voice that Vula possesses has been in the shadows for way too long!

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• Nicki Minaj, Alicia Keys, Tony Bennett, and Chris Brown will all perform at the upcoming GRAMMY awards. Not together, though that could prove interesting. [LAT]
• Kool and The Gang says their new gig as opening act for Van Halen surprised them too. [BB]
• Ice-T's directorial debut, Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap, got plenty of love at the Sundance Film Festival. [HHDX]
• Beyoncé is finally (and wisely) releasing "End of Time" as a single and has a remix contest for the track as well. [PD]

The loss of icon Don Cornelius last week at beginning of Black History Month shook many in the music and entertainment industry to the core. Brother Questlove revealed how critical Soul Train was in his own growth as an artist, and elaborated that he keeps copies of the show on him at all times. The Soul Train line is a cultural mandate at all black family functions. Even the Smithsonian recognized the innovative show in the summer of 2011 by inducting set pieces into the museum's collection. Soul Train was important, loved, but most importantly, groundbreaking, and it's what the game's been missing.

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Bay Area's own The Park have had the pleasure of supporting numerous amounts of acts, so it's only right that they get some time to shine in their own right. They released their album The Process... via Bandcamp last summer and have since been touring and dropping videos to promote it. Their latest video is for the song "These Are The Days." An electric slice of soul, "Days" serves up Roger Troutman-style vocoder vocals and uplifting lyrics alongside an incessant hi-hat and synth. The accompanying video decides to focus mainly on the song's lyrics while incorporating breathtaking views of The Bay and its people along the way. It's a must view if only for the kaleidoscopic guitar solo near its end. As I mentioned, The Park has been touring to promote The Process... and, if you're lucky enough to be in the San Francisco area tomorrow night, you can catch them and Grillade do their thing live at Showdown. For those of us who are not so lucky, at least we have this video to watch.

That ever-talented, and Bounce-Worthy, gentleman Diggs Duke is back again with some more candy for your ears. This time around, Diggs sets his sights on some of the '70s work of jazz great Herbie Hancock by dedicating a tribute series appearing on his SoundCloud page. For his first foray, he fuses Herbie's "Vein Melter" and "Hidden Shadows" into a kind of funky slow jam that sounds just right and clocks in much shorter than the original tracks' combined 20-minute running time. Its succinctness shouldn't be bemoaned, however, as its end leaves you simply wanting more. I'm sure Mr. Hancock would be very proud to hear it. Judging by the artwork accompanying the song, we should also expect to hear Diggs' take on two other Herbie classics, "Bubbles" and "I Thought It Was You," as well. To say that I'm looking forward to those would be a huge understatement. For now, take a musical break away from your busy day and listen to "Vein Melter/Hidden Shadows" below. Oh, and if you're digging Diggs, he's offering this one up for a limited free download as well. I'd suggest you all hop to it.