Soul Strutter: 02/27/23

Monday, 27 February 2023

Steve Aggasild [2023-02-26] - SoulAndJazzFlavas [SOTAR]

Steve Aggasild's latest show for State Of The Art Radio (SOTAR) broadcast on Sunday 26th Feb 2023 between 20:00-22:00 GMT.

This week's show is all hot new releases from the last week or so and a few beyond.

Steve now does a show Fri 21:00-23:00 (GMT) on Soul Music Radio and two shows a week on SOTAR Sun 20:00-22:00 (GMT) and Wed 20:00-22:00 (GMT). If you have yet to listen then 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:

Artist	Title	Year
Ray Greene	Stay (Stay LP)	2023
Raquel Rodriguez	Hurry Up This Way Again (Sunday's Best, Volume II EP)	2023
Chelsea Nichole Feat. Jeff Lorber	Ain't Nobody Can't Nobody (Love Letters LP)	2023
Soulpersona Feat. Katie Leone	Drippin' Soul (Demo Version) (Soulacoaster 2023 LP)	2023
Raheem DeVaughn, Vandell Andrew, The Colleagues Feat. Goapele	Love Around the Clock (Love Euphoria LP)	2023
Evil Needle x Misha	Summer Vibe (chillhop beat tapes EP)	2023
Will Downing	Make You Mine (Pieces LP)	2023
Will Downing	What I Gotta Do (Pieces LP)	2023
DomoMoon	How Deep	2023
10:32	Coffee Shop Girl	2023
Gene Moore feat India.Arie	Beautiful	2023
Jose James	Didn't Cha Know (On & On LP)	2023
October London	Midnight Love Affair (The Rebirth Of Marvin LP)	2023
October London	You Look Better (The Rebirth Of Marvin LP)	2023
October London	Make Me Wanna (The Rebirth Of Marvin LP)	2023
Mr Maph	Sweet Dancer	2022
Gail Patterson	Nothin' but the Truth	2023
Grace & Badlove	Good to Know	2023
Nelccia	Opps (From Me, To Me LP)	2023
Lina Nikol, Boyan, Ashton Sellars	Set You Free	2023
Toby Ernest	Give It Up	2023
Jalisa	Telling Me Things (I'm Not Really Sure LP)	2023
Jalisa Feat. Amber Navran	Holding Me Back (I'm Not Really Sure LP)	2023
Meredith Louise	Mind Frame	2023
Cruz The Dame	What Have You Done	2023
Celina Graves	I Still Need Your Love	2023
Jose James Feat. Ebban Dorsey & Diana Dzhabbar	On And On (On And On LP	2023

Kabwasa [2023] - Kabwasa Presents… Supa Heavy Funk [Boom Records] (Full Album)

Kabwasa, or to give him his full title Etienne Nkum Abui Kabwasa Green, is from Watsonville, CA, and released his sophomore album "Kabwasa Presents… Supa Heavy Funk" on 17 Feb '23. We were going to post it then but it wasn't available on Spotify and then it got lost in the mix so here it is.

Don't be put off by the title as heavy funk it ain't!

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Details

Rating:	7.8
Explicit:	Y Tracks 1,4,5,6,7
Genre/Style:	Soul Funk
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Boom Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	17/02/2023
Price:	£6.93

Ronya-Lee & The Light Factory [2023] - Runaway [Self Released]

Ronya-Lee (Ronya-Lee LaVaune Anderson) is a Caribbean-American folk-soul singer-songwriter from Washington, DC, born to Jamaican immigrants.

She began her career as a dancer/choreographer and performance artist but developed her unique musical stylings using folk, soul, and rock with a stroke of psychedelia.

Her first single "Light" was released a year ago on 14 Feb '22 and is from her forthcoming debut EP "The Light Sessions". Three more singles have followed including her latest "Runaway" on 17 Feb '23.

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Details

Rating:	7.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	17/02/2023
Key/BPM:	10B/81
Price:	£1

Erica LeShai [2023] - Stingy [Self Released]

Digging back a few weeks for the first release by Erica LeShai since her five track EP "The Love Movement" in Sep 2021 which featured Raheem DeVaughn on the lead track "Time Off Remix".

Her latest single "Stingy" was released on 3 Feb '23 and is one of those wispy neo soul tunes.

Erica is an indie artist from L.A. who appears to have debuted in April 2012 with an album "Glass Ceilings" which is only now available via Bandcamp.

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Details

Rating:	7.8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	03/02/2023
Key/BPM:	7A/61
Price:	£1

Almira Zaky [2023] - You Don't Know Me [Boss Records]

Almira Zaky is of Indonesian descent from Virginia. She emerged in 2020 and to date has released seven singles and a debut album "Learn To Love" in Mar '22.

Her latest single "You Don't Know Me" was released on Friday (24 Feb '23), and by sheer 'coincidence' (?) was released by Boss Records (same as the "Unreleased Gems" posted earlier) but I don't think it's the same company.

Last year she was nominated to represent her state in, God forbid, The American Song Contest (which mirrors the Eurovision version) and released "Over You" as her last single which was her entry.

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Details

Rating:	7.6
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Boss Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	24/02/2023
Key/BPM:	10A/78
Price:	£1

Roger Williams [2023-02-26] - The Soulsorts Sunday Soul Collection #7 [Starpoint Radio]

The latest from the connoisseur's DJ, Roger Soulsorts Williams, whose SoulSorts Sunday Soul Collection 2023 #7 was broadcast live last night, Sun 26 Feb 2023, on Starpoint Radio 22:00-00:00 GMT.

This week Rogers digs his archives for some early noughties tracks in addition to some of the best new releases.

Roger's show is broadcast every Sunday between 22:00-24:00 (GMT) on Starpoint Radio playing his selection of the best new soul and jazz releases.

Roger Williams Profile

All podcasts are available from Podomatic, Mixcloud and Amazon

Current show Podomatic, Mixcloud, Amazon

Playlist

Artist	Title (Album)	Year
Alankara, Sheree Hicks	Earth Angel	2023
Sheree Hicks	You Can't Keep Running (Munk's Midnight Main Vox Mix)	2021
Natasha Watts	Brighter Days	2023
Terrence Leon	High	2023
Terrill Williams	Had Enough (Feels Like This)	2023
Soulpersona Feat. Katie Leone	Drippin' Soul (Demo Version) (Soulacoaster 2023 LP)	2023
E. Live	Wise Up Rise Up	2022
Wipe The Needle	The Garden	2023
B & The Family Feat. Antonio McLendon	Forever	2023
Ben l'Oncle Soul	A Rose... (Is It You? LP)	2023
Tristan	A New Dawn Rises (Seven LP)	2023
Ché Sampson	Walk With Me (Break Of Day LP)	2023
Kyle Jason	Lay Back (And Love) (The Right Place LP)	2023
Raquel Rodriguez	Hurry Up This Way Again (Sunday's Best, Volume II EP)	2023
Teri Tobin	Free	2011
Smoke E. Digglera	Hush-Hush (Sittin' On A Goldmine)	2006
Dave Sereny	Take This Ride (Take This Ride LP)	2007
Brown Baby Girl	Devotion (Brown Baby Girl LP)	2006
Ty Stephens	What Can I Do For You (Aquarian Mind LP)	2006
Liv Warfield	Get Away (Embrace Me LP)	2006
Terisa Griffin	Love Changed (My Naked Soul LP)	2006
Surel	Eyes (For My Good LP)	2006
Keisha Martin & Maurice Gregory	Best Part	2023
October London	Mulholland Drive (The Rebirth Of Marvin LP)	2023
Mr. Maph	Sweet Dancer	2022
DMB Feat. Mica Paris	Luv U 2nite	2023

Joe Johnson [2023] - What's The Matter With You / I Still Love You [Cannonball #CBLL039]

Announced back in mid December was a new vinyl single by Joe Johnson for release on Cannonball Records. It's available from today and consists of two tracks from a hard to find private press album ("Sounds Forever" on Gran Mill John) available on single for the first time.

The album is not dated but by the sound of the A side of the single "What's The Matter With You", and the sleeve images, it indicates late 60s/early 70s, with "I Still Love" sounding more like late 60s. The five tracks on the A side of the album all seem to be early 60s and even late 50s songs whilst the B side consists of original songs written by several of the band members with both sides of the single written by Cleo Parks.

The band was made up of Joe Johnson and family members(?) Ira Johnson (piano), Claude Johnson (electric piano), TJ Johnson (harmonica) and Randy Barker (bass guitar), Cleo Parks (lead guitar), Eddie Henderson (bass guitar), Louis Fields (drums).

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Details

Rating:	8.5
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Crossover
Format:	Single
Media:	7" Vinyl
Label:	Cannonball Records
Cat No:	CBLL039
Date:	27/02/2023
Key/BPM:	N/A
Price:	£20