Soul Strutter: 10/16/22

Sunday, 16 October 2022

Gaidaa [2022] - Figures [On The Webs Records]

Sudanese/Dutch singer Gaidaa Anwar Ali debuted in July 2020 with an EP/album "Overture". Her last single was "Let Me" in April 2021 which she now follows with "Figures" released on Thursday (13 Oct 2022).

Prior to releasing her debut project, Gaidaa came to the attention of Full Crate (Narek Nikoghosyan) via cover of Khelani shared online. They created "A Storm On A Summer’s Day" together in 2018 which currently has has almost 23m streams on Spotify.

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Rating:	7.9
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	On The Webs Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	13/10/2022
Key/BPM:	3B/104
Price:	£1

Kim Tavar [2022] - Good Ole Days [Self Released] OUT NOW!

Kim Tavar is a singer/songwriter from Boston, Massachusetts and Pittsburgh, PA. She released her debut album "My Story" as Kim Tavares in Feb 2021, initially on Bandcamp and then on all major DSPs in March. It consisted of 13 original songs written by Kim.

Since then she has changed her name from Tavares to Tavar and has released a couple of singles "1+1 Don't = 3" in Aug 2021 (which reached #3 on the Global Soul Chart) and another in Apr 2020 "Tired (Do You Hear Me Now)" which was her first since her appearance at 'Back To Love Weekender' in Southport (UK) in Sep 2021 where she was very well received.

In addition to appearing at 'Back To Love Weekender', Kim opened for Philly legend Dexter Wansel at the Jazz Cafe in London.

Her latest single "Good Ole Day" was released Friday (14 Oct 2022) and brings back that old school sound from the 70s, 80s, 90s which she describes as "grown folks music - meaningful lyrics, pretty melodies, catchy hooks and a pleasant tone".

Kim is no stranger to the music business having toured with several top 40 bands in and around New England in the 90s and 2000s. As a solo artist and veteran of the Boston Police Department, she has performed The National Anthem/God Bless America at The New England Patriots, The Boston Red Sox and The Boston Celtics games along with several performances in Washington DC as well as the US Capitol Peace Officer Memorial.

She has recently collaborated with 6-time BMI Award winning producer, Preston Glass (Aretha Franklin, Narada Michael Walden, Thom Bell, Whitney Houston, Kenny G) and Grammy award winner Antone 'Chubby' Tavares (from the group Tavares) and is credited as songwriter with both of these legends.

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Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	14/10/2022
Key/BPM:	8B/75
Price:	£1

Penny Wells [2022] - I Wanna Be More (You Are) [Self Released]

Detroiter Penny Wells debuted in 2004 with a superb album "Shine" and followed it up in 2011 with "Close To You Penny sings Burt" which was effectively a Bacharach & David songbook.

She has a terrific new single "I Wanna Be More (You Are)" produced by Frank McComb due out imminently (no date given).

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Rating:	8.7
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Soul Jazz
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	TCB
Key/BPM:	N/A
Price:	£?

Tamara Wellons [2022] - Months of Sundays [Self Released] (Full Album)

Tamara Wellons is from Ivor, VA now living in Washington D.C. who is about to enter her 20th year of recording and released her fourth full album "Months of Sundays" on 23 Sep 2022. It follows "Pretty" (2016), "Sings For Janie" (2012), "Life Is" (2008) and a mini-album "Introducing…Tamara Wellons" (2003).

Tamara also lends her voice to house music producers and has featured on many soulful house tracks which includes a new EP of four Coflo remixes of "You Are" (30 Sep) which was the lead single from her new album released exactly a year before on 24 Sep 2021. She followed it in Jul with "It's Time" prior to the album release.

The new album "Month of Sundays" is currently only available via Bandcamp. The nine tracks include three interludes, the two singles and four new songs "Love On Me", "Humble" (feat. Sainey Ceesay), "Listening" (feat. Kinard Cherry) and "Ritual" (feat. Kenny Wesley, Joao Caetano) which is the killer track!

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Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	23/09/2022
Price:	$10

R.I.P. Joyce Sims (6 Aug 1959 - 15 Oct 2022)

It is being reported that 80s artist Joyce Sims died yesterday aged only 63, no cause of death has been given. Only on 22 July she released her latest single which was a cover of Bobby Caldwell's "What You Won't Do For Love" which it was stated was from a forthcoming album "Change". Joyce also performed at London's Jazz Cafe just over a month ago on 29 Aug 2022.

She had several big club hits: "(You Are My) All And All" (1985) and "Lifetime Love" and "Come Into My Life" (both 1987), and released two albums in the 80s and has recorded a further four between 2006 and 2014, although two are compilations of previous hits.

1987 - Come into My Life

1989 - All About Love

2006 - A New Beginning

2014 - Love Song

As a tribute a playlist has been put together consisting of all her hit singles along with several album only tracks.

Saint Jaimz [2022] - She's My Monday [Householdname Entertainment]

Saint Jaimz is back with the fourth single from his upcoming EP "The RNB Remedy" which is "She's My Monday" released on Friday.

Videos for the previous three singles are also included below.

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Too Grown 4 Games

One 4 Me

You Shoulda Told Me

Details

Rating:	8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Householdname Entertainment
Cat No:	None
Date:	14/10/2022
Key/BPM:	N/A
Price:	£1