Soul Strutter: 2024

Tuesday 7 May 2024

Site Navigation Tips

We've updated tags/labels today (which was long overdue) so that the blog search options are now bang up-to-date. Therefore, we thought it timely to give a few tips about the best way of navigating the site to find what you're looking for.

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Steve Aggasild [2024-05-03] - Soul Struttin' [Soul Music Radio]

This Friday's "Soul Struttin'" show from Steve Aggasild on Soul Music Radio broadcast on 3rd May 2024 between 21:00-23:00 GMT.

First hour classic oldies and second hour current sounds from 2024

Steve does a show Fri 21:00-23:00 (GMT) on Soul Music Radio and another on Tue between 20:00-22:20 on Panacea Radio,

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

Playlist:

Artist	Track (Album)	Year
Romina Johnson	Never Do (Soul Togetherness 2001)	2001
Darwin Hobbs feat. Michael McDonald	Everyday (Everyday)	2000
Dave Hollister	Keep Lovin' You (Steve Harvey: Sign Of Things To Come)	2002
Keni Burke	Let Somebody Love You (You're The Best))	1981
The O'Jays	Summer Fling (Love And More)	1984
Pieces Of A Dream feat. Barbara Walker	Warm Weather (Pieces Of A Dream)	1981
Ledisi	I Blame You (The Truth)	2014
52nd Street feat. Diane Charlemagne	Tell Me (How It Feels) (12")	1985
Dexter Wansel feat. Cynthia Biggs	The Sweetest Pain (Time Is Slipping Away)	1979
Marcus Miller feat. Meshel Ndegeocello	Rush Over (Love Jones OST)	1995
Stanley Clarke feat. Howard Hewett	Heaven Sent You (Time Exposure)	1984
Byamm	Life Comes From The Sun (Lost In Sanity EP)	2024
Byamm	Sweet Soul Sister (Lost In Sanity EP)	2024
Mothers Favorite Child feat. Saeeda Wright	Dance 4 Me (Extended Skate Mix)	2024
MHem feat Derran Day	Mysterious Vibes (One Night Stand)	2024
MHem feat Derran Day	Summer Madness (One Night Stand)	2024
Nao Yoshioka feat Jarreau Vandal	My Love	2024
Lalah Hathaway	So In Love	2024
Vira Milton	Shere Khan (22:00)	2024
Mayfield Records' House Band feat. Hannah Reem, Gloria Miller & Marlene Hill	I Believe in Miracles	2024
Grace Weber	Do4Me (They Have The Range Remix)	2024
Dux, Moorea Masa & The Mood & Swatkins	Look Around	2024
Maya Blandy	Lemons	2024
Hadassah	Groove	2024
Toy Taha	Thrill Is Gone	2024

Jeremy Turgeon [2023] - Turned It Around [Music In Motion Records]

A song that was released in Nov '23, "Turned It Around" by Jeremy Turgeon seems to have been overlooked and is now getting a well deserved pushed again. It's framework is built around the Al Johnson feat. Jean Carn,1980 modern soul classic "Back For More", being sampled from the intro. How did we all miss this as it's a prime candidate for dancefloors with it's steppers vibe?

The name Jeremy Turgeon (aka Brass Man Reptiles) may be familiar to vinyl record buyers as Izipho Soul released a 7" by him in 2020 which included the gospel/jazz song "Blessed" featuring Cleveland P. Jones taken from a 2017 album "What Matters Most". The B side was Jones on "Mistakes". Note that copies are still available via Bandcamp.

He was billed as The Jeremy Turgeon Quintet on that release and we featured his debut solo single "Just Feels Right" in Aug '22 which featured Nichelle J. Mungo & Gabe Childs.

Jeremy Turgeon is a trumpeter/vocalist born in Springfield, MA, now living in North Carolina. He leads the horn section for gospel/jazz artist Doobie Powell.

He also works closely with Sanpriest co-writing his three singles to date.

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Details

Rating:	8.8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul / Sampler
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Music In Motion Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	24/11/2024
Key/BPM:	11A/89
Price:	£1

SlyG [2024] - Understanding Love [Self Released]

SlyG is Sylvester Gilbert who we can find no information for. His latest single "Understanding Love" crept up on our Spotify feed which was released on 28 Dec. So a few months old but does/should that matter?

It appears to be only his fifth single, the others were released since 2021 and a couple of them are worth checking out ("Your Love" (Apr '22) and "How We Gonna Live" (Jun '23)). One titled "Prado" is completely different with a Caribbean vibe, from which we are guessing that he's possibly from the islands?

This particular single only seems to be available via iTunes and not Amazon.

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Details

Rating:	8.2
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	28/12/2024
Key/BPM:	2A/70
Price:	£1

CALIGUZ [2024] - Calipso [Self Released] (Full Album)

A debut album titled "Calipso" released today by CALIGUZ.

All songs are written by Lica De Guzman who is a Filipino from Geneva, Switzerland, and was a contestant on The Voice France in 2016. We assume that she now goes by the name CALIGUZ.

The standout track is "GOOD" which has a familiar backing that we've come across a couple of times previously that we can't quite place. It was used on Deanna Li "Deserve Your Love" at which time we 'thought' it may have been Joyce Wrice "Chandler" but it's not. It features a rap section feat. Béatrix Kiddo.

Other tracks of interest include "All I Really Need", "Say Her Name", "Confession" and "Beat Of The Heart".

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Details

Rating:	8.2
Explicit:	Y
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	06/05/2024
Price:	£7.92

Natty Ola [2024] - Natty Ola [Lola Sound Records] (Full Album)

Birmingham (UK) singer / songwriter Natty Ola (Natalie Ola Ajibade) has an original vintage new age jazzy style which is a fusion of hiphop, jazz and neo soul. She has released her first autobiography album called "Stories". It includes all four singles to date since her first in Jun '22.

The last five tracks are live recordings. Our choices are "F*$k U UP", "12 Hour Shift", "Drinking". and "Meditate"

This album was actually found initially on Bandcamp with a release date of 4 Jul but we discovered that it has in fact already been released on DSPs on 7 Apr.

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Details

Rating:	8.2
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	07/04/2024
Price:	£7.99

Sinead Campbell [2024] - Angel [Self Released]

A new single from Irish-Jamaican singer Sinead Campbell from Bradford. She previously performed as Premaura and released a number of singles between 2019 and 2022. There are a few music videos of her performing them on YouTube.

However, she calls this her debut single and leaves her old alias behind with a new sound, changing direction from indie pop to neo soul/R&B with her new single "Angel".

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Details

Rating:	8.2
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	03/05/2024
Key/BPM:	9B/90
Price:	£1

Maiken Kroken [2024] - Waiting For The Weekend [Fun Feather Records]

Maiken Kroken began her musical journey from the age of 5 having piano lessons in Norway to TV shows in the UK. Her London gigs and performances resulted in TV appearances on ITV and BBC with girl band Miss Fitz with Gemma Sampson and Marina Berry.

They auditioned on The X Factor in 2009 and sang a jazz swing version of Britney Spears' "Toxic" and got through to the next round.

Maiken moved back to settle down in her native Norway. She became a frequent performer in the Oslo music scene and then decided to take a break from music to become a mother.

She is now back with a debut solo single "Waiting For The Weekend" from a forthcoming debut solo EP "Ocean" due in Autumn '24. The song was co-written with Norwegian keyboardist Ivan Blomqvist and jazz singer / songwriter Natalie Sandtorv.

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Details

Rating:	8.3
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul / Soul Jazz
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Fun Feather Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	03/05/2024
Key/BPM:	7B/87
Price:	£1

Songbird Ivy [2024] - Masterpiece [Self Released]

St. Louis, MO, singer Stephanie Songbird Ivy first featured here in March with a debut album "Best Life" and is back with a new song not included on the album, "Masterpiece".

She debuted in Mar '23 releasing a batch of singles, many of which featured on her album.

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Details

Rating:	8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	25/04/2024
Key/BPM:	1B/71
Price:	£1