Soul Strutter: 08/22/22

Monday, 22 August 2022

Steve Aggasild [2022-08-22] - SoulAndJazzFlavas [Soul Groove Radio]

This Monday's episode of Soul & Jazz Flavas show from 'The Soul Master' Steve Aggasild on Soul Groove Radio 21st Aug 2022.

For the first hour Steve features a 2022 retrospective delving through releases from earlier in 2022 and then gets right back up to date in the second hour with the best of the current releases including many only just released in the last week and some forthcoming.

Join Steve live this evening on Soul Groove Radio for his Tue night show between 22:00-24:00 BST for an hour of jazz flavas with plenty of new releases he couldn't fit in last night in the second hour.

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.

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

Playlist:

2022 Retrospective

01 - Chris Bangs & Mick Talbot - Sumthin' Else (Radio Edit)

(2022 Acid Jazz Bandcamp 7")

02 - Bryan Carter - You and I (2022)

03 - Gwen Bunn - 2MANYTHINGS (Mar 2022)

04 - Alex Isley feat Jack Dine & Robert Glasper - Still Wonder

(2021 / Apr 2022 Marigold LP)

05 - Blue Lab Beats Feat. Ella May - Slow Down feat Ego (Eh-Go)

(2022 Motherland Journey LP)

06 - Michon Young - Cause I Love You

(2022 LLE Vol 3 - Conversation Piece LP)

07 - PJ Morton feat Jill Scott & Alex Isley - Still Believe

(2022 Watch The Sun LP)

08 - Raheem DeVaughn Feat. Brendalynn McKinney -

Waiting For Your Love

(2022 Raheem DeVaughn Presents From Lust Till Dawn LP)

09 - Shaila Prospere - Emotions (2022)

10 - Groove Association feat Georgie B - Living The Good Life (2022)

11 - Dave & Omar - Starlight (Extended Album Mix) (2022)

12 - The Colleagues feat Teedra Moses - 90s Kinda Love

(2022 Love Lust Vulnerability LP)

13 - The Secret Soul Society - Sensitive People (2022)

14 - JuJu - Wanting Touch

(2022 Colin Curtis Presents Jazz Dance Fusion Vol 3 LP)

2022 Current, Brand New (red) & Forthcoming (bold)

15 - Bob Baldwin feat Kathy Kosins - Let's Rewind (2022)

16 - Frank McComb - Instead (2022)

17 - Rebecca Jade - Show Me (2022)

18 - Lindsey Webster - Stay With Me Feat. Randy Brecker

(Soul Jazz Mix)(2022 Reasons LP)

19 - Sharon Rae North - Moments feat Marion Meadows

(2022 Silhouette LP)

20 - Avery Sunshine - Don't Count Me Out

(2022 Four Songs & A Bootleg LP)

21 - AlphaMama - Hate You Love (2022)

22 - Natalie Duncan - Found Myself feat Lauren Marshall (2022)

23 - Ronald Isley, Beyonce & The Isley Bros -

Make Me Say It Again, Girl (2022)

24 - Karya - Kobe (2022 Karma LP)

25 - Midnight.Blue - Let Me In (2022 Breathe LP)

26 - Michael Dunston - So Sensitive (2022)

27 - Indigo Marshall - Summer Nights (2022)

Devon Howard [2022] - Your Love Is (DJ Pope Funkhut Mix) [Self Released]

Devon Howard has had recent success with several remixes of "Forever & Always" and released "Your Love Is" on 6 May 2022 which is the second single from a forthcoming album "Morning Son".

Today a new "DJ Pope Funkhut Mix" has appeared for it. Also included below is a video for the original version not available when the single was posted in May as the video was only released on 1 Jul 2022.

Devon is a singer/songwriter from Baltimore, MD, who grew up listening to his father's record collection which consisted of the likes of The Manhattans, Stylistics and Commodores. He was a member of several groups including Me-2-U who released a self-titled album on RCA in 1993 and subsequently three singles from it. He was known then as DeVaughn Howard.

His debut solo project "DH" was released in 2008 followed by "Return To Love" in 2015, therefore, "Morning Son" will be his third solo album.

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Details

Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	22/08/2022
Key/BPM:	9A/105
Price:	£1

Raja-Nee' [2022] - Take My Breath / Breathe [JARF Music Group] NEW VIDEO

The latest single from Raja-Nee' "Take My Breath" was released on 11 Aug 2022. Raja-Nee' has uploaded a new video for it today (22 Aug 2022) on her YouTube channel.

It will be the fourth single to be released from her forthcoming album "The Sovereign of 14742" preceded by "Come Get This Love" (Jul 2021), "Love In A Groove" (Oct 2021) and her last "Rolling At Midnight" (Apr 2022), however the album version is the previously unreleased "Midnight Vibe Mix".

The single comes bundled with a surprise bonus track "Breathe" which features Anthony Thompson which is an alternate take on "Take My Breathe Away" that is not included on her forthcoming album. The song was originally released on her 2018 EP "Don't Marry Her" and is the basis for the latest single. Anthony Thompson is a producer friend of Raj-Nee's (also known as 12 Tones) who added the 'Breathe' elements and some other vocals.

The new album has twelve tracks with two interludes, so putting the four singles already released to one side, there are six new songs. One is a cover of the Bacharach & David song "One Less Bell To Answer", possibly best know by The Fifth Dimension (1970) with Marilyn McCoo on lead vocals, but also recorded by many others including Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Dells, Dionne Warwick, Barbara Streisand and Shirley Bassey, so very big shoes to fill on that one and she does a terrific job. I believe that there are at least another three tracks which have potential for future singles.

The forthcoming album is dedicated to Raja-Nee's parents and the title is a reference to the address she grew up in at 14742 Lincoln Avenue, Harvey, IL. Raja-Nee tells us: "The entire cd is dedicated to my parents. That’s why you see all of the old pictures. My parents, my 8 siblings, both grandmothers (mother & father), Auntie, my daughter and husband. They are all important to who I am and who I’ve become. So it’s all about them!"

Raja-Nee' was 'discovered' by Marshall Thompson (founder of The Chi-Lites) who mentored her and she toured with The Chi-Lites and performed on their 1990 "Just Say You Love Me" album. Later she signed to a deal with Auto & Cherokee who got her an audition with Jimmy Jam Harris and Terry Lewis which led to a solo project on their Perspective label where they produced her hit track "Turn It Up" which also featured on "Low Down Dirty Shame" movie soundtrack in 1994. She released a few singles and an album "Hot & Ready" and had a UK #42 hit with 'Turn It Up' in Mar 1995.

In 2020 she re-emerged from her musical hiatus with a vengeance with "Come Get This Love" making a big noise, especially in the UK, and gaining a vinyl release on LRK Records.

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Details

Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single / Video
Media:	Digital
Label:	JARF Music Group
Cat No:	None
Date:	11/08/2022 / 22/08/2022
Key/BPM:	9B/90 / 4A/60
Price:	£1.98

Rainy Milo [2022] - Blessings [Limey]

Rainy Milo is from south east London of British/Guyanese descent who debuted in 2012 with a mixtape "Limey". Since then she's released a full album "This Thing Of Ours" (2015), a couple of EP and around six or seven singles.

Her latest single "Blessings" is out today (22 Aug 2022) for which a video will be premiering at 18:00 (BST).

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Details

Rating:	8.2
Explicit:	Y
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Limey
Cat No:	None
Date:	22/08/2022
Key/BPM:	8B/70
Price:	£1

UK Soul Chart Breakers 20th Aug 2022 (Week 33)

Here are the latest UK Soul Chart Breakers for 20th Aug 2022 with links to tracks posted (or to Spotify for those not yet posted).

You can catch the breakers show each Saturday at 7pm-8pm presented by Andy Tee on Starpoint Radio.

Artist - Title	Rel'd	Post
Lukas Setto - My Destiny	19/08
Kim Tibbs - Walk To The Light	20/08	19/08
Joanna Cooke - Still Healing	19/08	21/08
Selah Soul - Dance With Me (Bailer) (Milk & Honey LP)	10/08
Hil St Soul - A Feeling So Beautiful
Frank McComb - Instead	15/08	16/08
Yona Marie - People Make Time (For What They Want)	29/07
Stuart Mather ft Alan Hook - The Promise
Vasti Jackson - I'm Still In Love With You	10/08	28/07
Jeremy Turgeon - Just Feels Right	12/08	13/08
Wakeelah Shabazz - Indecisive	16/08
Cree Turner & Teri Tobin - Wanna Be Loved	16/08
KC Roberts & The Live Revolution - Of The Stars	16/08	16/08
Erin Stevenson & Paul Brown - Believe	12/08	16/08
Gil - Starting All Over Again	19/08

UK Soul Chart 22nd Aug 2022 (Week 33)

22nd Aug 2022

The new UK Soul Chart for 22nd Aug 2022.

Summary: There are 7 risers, 12 fallers, 2 non-mover, 9 new entries

New Entries: Lindsey Webster Feat. Randy Brecker (10), Raja-Nee' (12), B. Golden (13), Boney James Feat. Lalah Hathaway (19), Danny toeman (20), Cale Austin (21), Kenny Hamber (23), Randy Hall (28), Ronald Isey & The Isley Brothers Feat. Beyonce (29)

Highest Risers: Avery*Sunshine (+15), Chris Kingdon & Louise Mehan (+7)

Biggest Fallers: Melba Moore (-15), R&R Soul Orchestra / U-Nam (-13), Tyra Levone (-12)

Losers: GLOW, Felton Pilate, Acantha Lang, Blue Soul Ten, Victor Orlando, Snoop Dogg, Noel Gourdin, Geoff Waddington Feat. Tameka Jackson, Lori Williams

Pos	Last	Chg	Artist - Title
1	1	0	Candace Woodson - Perfect LP
2	6	+4	Rich Beggar - Sucha Good Feelin'
3	7	+4	Ronnie Herel Feat. Omar - A Night We Dream Of
4	2	-2	The Sound Of Superbad Feat. Joyce San Mateo - You're The Best Thing EP
5	20	+15	AverySunshine - Four Songs & a Bootleg* LP
6	13	+7	Chris Kingdon & Louise Mehan- Take Our Love To The Top
7	5	-2	D'Jear - Love Is Real
8	4	-4	Captain Sky - Look Me Up
9	9	0	Saint Jaimz - One 4 Me
10			Lindsey Webster Feat. Randy Brecker - Stay With Me
11	8	-3	Miracle Thomas - Sugar Free (Rob Hardt Mix)
12			Raja-Nee' - Take My Breath
13			B. Golden - Feelings LP
14	15	+1	Kem - The Full Circle EP
15	11	-4	Kahri Cabral & JIVA - I Believe (5 LP)
16	3	-13	U-Nam - California Funk Machine Vol. 2 LP
17	14	-3	Cool Million Feat. Heather Haywood - Moonlit Rendezvous
18	19	+1	VA - Dome 30 Years Vol. 2 LP
19			Boney James Feat. Lalah Hathaway - Coastin'
20			Danny Toeman - When The Lights Go Out
21			Cale Austin - Whisper (Paul Phillips Soulful Riddim Mix)
22	16	-6	Dave Lee - Produced With Love 2 LP
23			Kenny Hamber - Used Ta Be My Girl (Mixes)
24	12	-12	Tyra LeVone - Chronicles Of Life LP
25	10	-15	Melba Moore - Cant Stop The Rain (Imagine LP)
26	30	+4	Beth Macari - Shoulda Known Better
27	22	-5	Julian Jonah Feat. Tamika - Now's The Time For Us
28			Randy Hall - Langley Avenue
29			Ronald Isley & The Isley Brothers Feat. Beyonce - Make Me Say It Again, Girl
30	17	-13	R&R Soul Orchestra - Moods

Lindsey Webster Feat. Randy Brecker [2022] - Stay With Me [Shanchie #SH5499]

The lead single from Lindsey Webster's forthcoming album "Reasons", "Stay With Me" features Randy Brecker, on flugelhorn who, with his brother Micheal, formed jazz fusion duo The Brecker Brothers in 1975 after a spells with Blood, Sweat & Tears, Horace Silver Quintet, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and Dreams.

Initially we were told when posting the promo on 6 Aug that the single was scheduled for release on 8 Aug with the album dropping on 9 Sep 2022. The single was actually only released on Friday (19 Aug 2022) but is the highest new entry on this week's UK Soul Chart entering at #10.

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Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Soul Jazz
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Shanachie
Cat No:	SH5499
Date:	19/08/2022
Key/BPM:	2B/84
Price:	£1