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Alex Harris
When I first heard his music I was not only struck by its power & authenticity, but it also left me full of appreciation for the way that lyrics & melodies were expended in such a way they had me comparing his delivery to the to some of the great Southern soul & gospel singers of yesterday. Indeed it’s difficult to listen to his music without hearing the strong influences of Al Green & Sam Cook riding the melodies.
Alex joins us in a buoyant Zoom call, and candidly chats about his musical upbringing, his passionate calling to share his own special brand of quality soul music universally and the motivations which lead him to record his critically acclaimed latest EP, ‘Frequency’.
Alex also gives us an exclusive live acapella medley of tracks taken from the EP.
Gabrielle Lynn
Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the home of both the late Musical Icon Prince and Legendary Producers & Songwriters Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Gabrielle began singing at a young age and has been influenced by Sade, Erykah Badu and even more recent artists like SZA and Daniel Caesar.
She recently took the brave step of upping sticks and moving location to Virginia, where under the watchful eye of two times Grammy award winning producer Rio ‘Riotheyneedahit’ Bridges, she has released two EP’s which have really established herself an artist to keep a very close eye on in 2021.
The irrepressible Gabrielle joins us in a Zoom call to chat about her journey so far, her project, 'Irresistible', and hopefully give us an incite as to what to expect from her latest eponymously named EP, 'Gabrielle'.
Judith Hill
Today’s episode finds us blessed with the opportunity to be able to catch up with Judith Hill, a Grammy -award winning, multi -talented singer and songwriter who wrote her first song at the age of four and has gone on to garner praise for her live performances – not only as a support vocalist for superstars such as Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Josh Groban & Elton John, but also in her right as she indelibly placed her own soulful stamp on America’s 'The Voice' Talent TV series as well as an unforgettable performance at the late Michael Jacksons memorial service, where she delivered a very special rendition of ‘Heal The World’.
Recently she released the thought provoking and socially conscious single AMERICANA, so we thought it would be great to invite her on to the show to discuss her motivations behind her latest single, her upcoming new album and also have her share some stories about her experiences to date & if we’re lucky squeeze a live performance as well!
Nyah Grace
Born in Oregon, this 18 year old singer-songwriter first came onto our musical radar in the late summer of 2019 with her single ‘Black Coffee’. Her smooth velvety tones, inciteful polished lyrics and soulful musicality immediately take you to a cooler more peaceful place and time… leaving with that warm feeling that only really the best soulful music can give you.
In this episode Nyah joins us to chat about her new debut album entitled “Honey Coloured”, her journey so far and to share a wonderful live performance of one of the album tracks.
Steve Arrington
This episode finds us catching up with a gentleman who can really only be described as a musical living legend, Steve Arrington.
After joining the ground breaking funk, soul & R&B band SLAVE in the late ‘70’s he delivered on funk classics such as ‘Watching You’ & ‘Just A Touch of Love’, he then took the brave step to go solo and met with even bigger success with international solo hits which included ‘Weak at the Knees’, ‘Way Out’, "Nobody Can Be You", & the top ten single, ‘Feel So Real’.
His songs continue to span the generations and have been sampled by Jay-Z, Jermaine Dupri, Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Snoop, LL Cool J, Mariah Carey, & N.W.A.
Today he’s joined us to chat about what he’s been up to over the last few years and to talk about his latest album - his first solo album in over a decade – the thirteen track project : Down to the Lowest Terms: The Soul Sessions.
The Hamiltones
The Grammy nominated vocal trio (and former background singers for Anthony Hamilton) join us on our new podcast series to chat about their latest socially conscious album ‘1964’, & their experiences so far on their mission to spread ‘Young Vintage’ quality soul & R&B.
Louis York
The multi-Grammy winning Nashville based composing & performing duo - named after the duo's hometowns of East St. Louis (Chuck Harmony) and New York (Claude Kelly), join us on our new podcast series to rap about their album ‘American Griots’.
Chuck & Claude also chat about their calling which has led them in the eclectic pursuit of musical excellence to the founding of a new record label ‘Weirdo Workshop’, & also the forming of female vocal group The Shindellas.
Bernadette Cooper
The ground-breaking founder of the all-female R&B band Klymaxx joins us to kick of our new podcast series to talk about her latest music, her journey & the artists that have influenced her.
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