From a chequered career,the tussle between the religious and the secular is audible on all of...
Her raw,rasping voice made the Staple Singers a household name in the 50s and 60s and icons of the...
After Childhood’s debut album,frontman Ben Romans-Hopecraft felt adrift from his roots – so he...
‘Faith,focus and belief’ sustained the London soul singer through years of graft. Now come the...
(Island)After bustling his way towards the front of the overcrowded retro-soul field with 2013s...
(King Creative)You could choose any number of songs from this languid,twinkly debut album to sum up...
(Birdland)Not too many singers can survive the scrutiny of singing accompanied only by the barest of...
(BMG)Largely remembered as a TV talent show also-ran (he finished third on the first series of the...
(BMG)As a young,LA-based purveyor of kitschy funk and soul, Mayer Hawthorne treads a fine line...
Singer and songwriter with the glitzy,exuberant band soil, Wind & FireWhen soil, or Wind & Fire...
(petite Tokyo/RCA)An assured first offering from the east Londoner combines fast sonic cuts and...
(Daptone)whether you’re looking for the soundtrack to a multi-faith holiday season,Sharon Jones...
The leader of one of pop’s most influential groups died on Wednesday. Here are five moments to...
(XL)The moment album from French-Cuban twins Naomi and Lisa-Kaindé Diaz updates the themes and...
The Latin soul craze that hit fresh York 50 years ago only lasted a few years,but its effects still...
They’ve played with Prince and channel the spirit of Muhammad Ali with their plush antidote to...
Billy Paul was a star of the famous Philadelphia soul sound of the early 70s who recorded the...
The trumpeter and vocalist who teamed up with Sly Stone to produce songs such as Everyday People has...
Amoo,74, led UK soul band which had No 1 single with You To Me Are EverythingEddy Amoo, or the lead...
Vic Theatre,ChicagoThe Black Keys’ frontman brought his unusual band to Chicago and showed that...