The Global Soul Chart - 1st May 2021 - The Essential 5 & The Breakers

I thought I'd start a new feature highlighting the 'Essential 5' and The Breakers played by Franklin Sinclair on his Global Soul Chart Show which is aired between 5pm-7pm every Saturday on Global Soul Radio.

He plays the Essential 5 at the start of the show, whilst The Breakers are interspersed between chart entries. 

A podcast of the show is posted each week on Mixcloud. If you want to listen to the whole show then the podcast is posted on the latest 'The Global Soul Chart - 1st May 2021' post.

Links for tracks/albums already posted on the blog are on track or album title, for those not posted, links are on the label which will open the track in Spotify.

The Essential 5

Two of the five have all already been posted and two of the others (Shante & VNUS) were considered and dismissed as being too R&B oriented (and/or feature raps) for posting on this blog. I posted a live version of Shante singing Amy Winehouse's 'Valerie' on 4 Apr. Romero Mosley is quite good, although leaning towards R&B, so may post it later, it was released 15 Apr. 

Romero Mosley Feat. Iman Omari - Stay Together (Single) [JAMTOWN]

Ledisi - Nothing But You (LP 'Live At The Troubadour') [BMG] (posted 30/05/2021)

Shante Feat. LaRussell - Vibration (rap) (LP 'Protection') [GoodPenny]

VNUS Feat. Tank The Machine - Vulnerable (rap) (LP 'Voice Memos') [Self Released]

NB this has the same intro/backing as Kole Alyse - We Gon' Make It 

White Ascot Feat. Vuyo - All Over Me (Single / LP 'Pink Blood / False Memory') [White Noise Music] (posted 25/04/2021)

The Breakers

Nine breakers were played this week, five of them already posted. 

Hiatus Kaiyote is a blue-eyed Australian band who have an album called 'Mood Valiant' due out on 24 Jun. I posted their previous single 'Get Sun' at the end of March which I feel is much better, and more soulful. Red Room is an ambient 'floater'.

Blue Soul Ten is quite nice but is mainly a rap, Children Of Zeus are from Manchester and contains rap profantities and The Rebel is another that is predominatly rap with autotune and/or vocoder although the backing is pretty good, shame about the rest!

Amber Mark - Worth It (Single) [EMI] (posted 20/04/2021)

Kedron Brown - Be Ready (Caught Up) (Single) [Self Released] (posted 27/04/2021)

Hiatus Kaiyote - Red Room (Single/EP) [Brainfeeder]

Blue Soul Ten - Speakers (rap) (LP 'The Incredible Sound of Blue') [Greenhouse Music]

Children Of Zeus - No Love Song (rap) (Single) [First World]

SunQueen Kelcey Feat.Jerrod Azzad - New (LP 'See Attached') [Smart Mouth Records] (posted 23/04/2021)

Ivy Chanel - Make Me Wanna (Single) [Self Released] (posted15/04/20)

The Rebel - Cup Of Tea (You Should Show The Rest Of That Body) (Single?) [Streamworld]

King Sis - Done For Me (LP 'Ascension') [Epidemic Sound] (posted 01/05/21)