Alphamama [2022] - Hate You Love [God Queen]

Alphamama is Anita Meiruntu from Sydney born to an Indonesian father and European/South African mother.

She emerged in 2011 and has around a dozen singles and three full albums to her name. Her latest single "Hate You Love" was released today. Her sound is underpinned by her love of Jazz, Soul, Hip Hop and World music.

She has her own company called God Queen with a mission to "focuses on empowering women through arts, communication and holistic education and training. A community of individuals who share a common purpose of improving out-dated and ineffective systems in the world and replacing them with new ones based on harmony and symbiotic living".

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Rating:	8.2
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	God Queen
Cat No:	None
Date:	27/07/2022
Key/BPM:	4A/92
Price:	£1

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Alanna Royale [2022] - Fall In Love Again [Colemine #CLMN-228]

One of my favourite tunes from last year (and was featured as a SoulStrutter Selection of the Week) which sadly did absolutely nothing on any UK soul chart, is being released on 7" vinyl by Colemine just over a year since it was released digitally (9 Jul 2021). It's available on black ($6.99) or transparent ($7.99) vinyl to pre-order now for release on 9 Sep 2022.

I wrote at the time it was initially released "what a welcome it got from these ears! A 'proper' soulful, retro, yet timeless, five minutes of bliss. Hopefully, this should do very well, certainly one of the better tunes I've heard in a while" but seemed to fall on deaf ears. I also said "Unusually, from Colemine, it doesn't appear to be available on vinyl, yet"! Well that, just over a year later, has been rectified.

Despite the initial perception, Alanna Royale is a group and not the name of the female lead singer who is Alanna Quinn-Broadus. The group consists of her husband Jared Colby (guitar), Matt Snow (drums), Gabriel Golden (bass), Kirk Donovan (trumpet) and Diego Vasquez (trombone).

They released a debut album "Achilles" in 2014 after becoming well established on the Nashville live scene. Quinn-Broadus and Colby are originally from Boston and formed the band after relocating to Nashville.

The single, "Fall In Love Again", is still their latest release and their first since 2018 and was produced by fellow Colemine artist Kelly Finnegan. 

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Rating:	9.3
Genre/Style:	Retro Soul / Vinyl Reissue
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital / 7" Vinyl
Label:	Colemine
Cat No:	None / CLMN-228
Year:	09/07/2021 / 09/09/2022
Key/BPM:	3B/79
Value:	£1 / $6.99-$7.99

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Pip Millett [2022] - Slow [Dream Life Records]

London based, Stockport (Greater Manchester) born, Georgia Pip Willacy, aka Pip Millett, has another new single "Slow" out today (27 Jul 2022). It follows "Downright" from May and  "Ride With Me" from March and I'm afraid doesn't appeal as much as either of her last two releases. It seems to have an almost dub reggae undercurrent, perhaps it needs a few more listens?

She has a UK & European tour scheduled starting on 30 Oct through to 1 Dec 2022 with seven UK dates followed by nine European dates. Check her website for more details.

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Rating:	7.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Dream Life Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	27/07/2022
Key/BPM:	12A/122
Price:	£1

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24-Carat Black Revival [2022] - 24-Carat Black Revival [Self Released]

24 Carat Black were a 70s group from Cincinnati, OH, evolving from The Ditalians who had recorded three singles between 1966-69 all on different labels. Several original members later formed Shotgun who released six albums and around 15 singles between 1976-82, the first three albums were on  ABC, two on MCA and their last in 1982 on Montage.

Via a crowd funding initiative by Riffs on Riffs podcast they have got some of the group members back together under the name 24 Carat Black Revival and have released a double sided single "Blessings Be" (feat. Princess Hearn) / "Time for Love" (feat. Niambi Steele) who were both original group members.

A key member of the original line-up was Dale Warren who was born in Detroit (nephew of Berry Gordy's second wife Raynoma Mayberry who later married Eddie Singleton and set up Shrine together) but made his way to Memphis to work with Stax and is responsible for Isaac Hayes version of "Walk On By".  Up until then he had written and/or arranged many 60s soul songs now regarded as rare soul classics. Artists include many on Eddie Singleton's, now highly regarded, Washington D.C. based Shrine label and far too many others to list them all but include J.J. Barnes, Darrell Banks, The Precisions, The Falcons, Deon Jackson, Edwin Starr, Fantastic Four, Ben E. King, Betty Lavette, Patti Labelle & The Bluebelles, Sam & Dave, Isaac Hayes, Margie Joseph, The Emotions, Sam Dees, The Soul Children, William Bell, Staple Singers and many more, perhaps, lesser know artists. 

24 Carat Black released just one album "Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth" on Stax subsidiary Enterprise in 1973 which has become a cult album with several tracks being sampled by hip-hop artists such as Dr. Dre, Eric B & Rakim, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Busta Rhymes, Digable Planets,  and many others. 

Subsequently, two previously unreleased albums have come to light "Gone: The Promise Of Yesterday" which consisted of reworkings of songs he had written from his Shrine days recorded at Stax in 1974 but remained unreleased owing to company going bust until Numero Group released it in 2009. There were originally 20 songs under consideration for the album but Numero only released six of them possibly owing to the others having deteriorated on tape. Another eight were released by Numero Group on "III" in 2020 but several reviews comment that the sound quality is poor and the B side is pressed off centre.

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Rating:	7.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	26/07/2022
Key/BPM:	10A/90 / 5A/116
Price:	£1.98

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Steve Aggasild [2022-07-25] - SoulAndJazzFlavas [Soul Groove Radio]

This Monday's Soul & Jazz Flavas show from 'The Soul Master' Steve Aggasild on Soul Groove Radio 25th Jul 2022. 

Starting from next Monday (1 Aug) Steve will continue with his Monday evening show on Soul Groove Radio: Mon 18:00-20:00 (BST/UK time) but the format is changing to feature two hours of 2022 releases including the best releases from the latest week. He has moved his Thursday  afternoon show to Tuesday night between 22:00-24:00 (BST/UK Time). 

The first Tue of the month will be all slow jams, so that will include the first show on Tue (2 Aug).

If you have yet to listen to Steve's shows please do take a listen as he is one of the best UK soul radio presenters around with a 40 year pedigree. His second hour selections of current tunes are the very best around at the moment and there are always plenty of classic soul tunes, and some surprises, in the first hour, not forgetting his trio of slow jams in the middle which always turns up some gems. So something for everyone wrapped into two hours.

Catch up with other SoulAndJazzFlavas podcasts at Mixcloud or from 27 Jun 2022 onwards Podbean

Playlist:

1st Hour

01 - Pockets - Come Go With Me (1977 Come Go With Us LP)

02 - Bobby Thurston - Very Last Drop (1981 The Main Attraction LP)

03 - Phyllis Hyman - You Sure Look Good To Me (1981 Can't We Fall In Love Again LP)

04 - Pure Soul - I Want You Back (1995 Pure Soul LP) 

05 - Queen Latifah - It's Alright (1997 Nothing To Lose OST)

06 - Randy Brown - Do You Love Me (1980 Midnight Desire LP)

07 - Rockie Robbins - You And Me (1980 You And Me LP)

08 - Rick James Presents Bobby M - Let's Stay Together feat Jean Carn (1982 Blow LP) 

09 - Ned Doheny - To Prove My Love (78 Columbia LP Prone)

10 - Michael Henderson - Can't We Fall In Love Again feat Phyllis Hyman (1981 Slingshot LP)

11 - Michael Henderson - Take Me I'm Yours feat Rena Scott (1978 In The Night Time LP)

Slow Jams

12 - Najee - Is It The Way feat Eric Roberson (2017 Poetry In Motion LP)

13 - Nicci Gilbert - She'll Never feat Dave Hollister (2005 Grown Folks Music LP)

14 - Peabo Bryson - I'm So Into You (1978 Crosswinds LP) 

2nd Hour

15 - Kem - The Best Is Yet To Come (2022 Full Circle EP)

16 - Khari Cabral & JIVA Feat - Lindsey Webster - Heaven's Design (2022 5 LP)

17 - Swatkins & Raquel Rodriguez - Lottery (2022)

18 - Yvonne Gage - You Don't Understand Me (2022 Feel Love LP)

19 - The R&R Soul Orchestra - Moods (2022)

20 - Antonio McLendon - How I Feel (2022)

21 - Jamison Ross - Tell Me You Love Me (2022)

22 - Sound of SuperBad - Loving You (The 2am Mix) Ft - Joyce San Mateo (2022 You're The Best Thing EP) 

23 - Midnight.Blue - Breathe (2022)

24 - Tommy Davidson Feat - Richard Elliot - I Know (2022)

25 - India Shawn - JUST YOU (2022)

26 - Liv Averie - Flowers in June (The Moon) (2022)

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