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Corinne Bailey Rae inspired by Erykah Badu and Bjork (Video)

SoulCulture had the pleasure of interviewing Corinne Bailey Rae this week – and of course caught it all on camera for you. Keep an eye out for the full interview next week – along with your chance to win signed copies of her new album The Sea [click for our review] plus tickets to see her perform live in London with full band this month.... [Read more]

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Salaam Remi Reveals He Made Unreleased Sade & Nas “Lovers Rock” Remix (Video)

When Sade’s comeback single “Soldier Of Love” leaked in December, many of us pictured [and/or willed] a Nas feature on it. But who knew that he’d actually recorded official Sade Lovers Rock remixes with Salaam Remi nine years earlier? Watch and learn… Here’s the “Imagine” remix he refers to in the video… Nas... [Read more]

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Inua Ellams: Poetry and The Broken Hearted (Video)

“I started writing poetry in 2001… because I couldn’t afford paint.” 25 year old Inua Ellams: born in Nigeria but resides in London where he spends his days and nights busily establishing himself as one of the city’s most buzzworthy visual and verbal artists.  As part of his word domination, he has performed all around... [Read more]

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Salaam Remi on ‘Thief’s Theme’ vs ‘Hip Hop Is Dead’ (Video)

Versatile producer and long-time Nas collaborator Salaam Remi shares his thoughts on will.i.am using the very same [Iron Butterfly's] ‘In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida’ and [the Incredible Bongo Band's] ‘Apache’ samples for the title track of Hip Hop Is Dead that Remi had used to create ‘Thief’s Theme’ and ‘Made You... [Read more]

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Kano speaks on his “White Flag” feature on new Gorillaz album, Plastic Beach

East London rap star Kano explains his feature on Gorillaz‘ forthcoming album, Plastic Beach, which has been in the making for 3 years. He features on a song called “White Flag” alongside fellow UK rapper Bashy and The National Orchestra For Arabic Music. [Click here for Plastic Beach full tracklist and information] Bonus footage:... [Read more]

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Sade: Reflections On A Class Act

I have been told more than once that I have a freakishly good long term memory.  It is thus a bitter irony that, despite the numerous mental titbits I have retained from infanthood my one brief encounter with Helen Folasade Adu – or Sade as she is better known – has disappeared from the recesses of my brain. As my mother tells it, we were... [Read more]

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Music’s Missing The Love: Donell Jones Interview

After releasing his album Journey of a Gemini in 2006, Donell Jones took a break from the music scene for a minute. In that time the R&B singer-songwriter, who has written and produced for likes of Usher, Silk, Brownstone and Madonna, decided it was time to cut ties with his record label, Jive – and now after four years away is ready for... [Read more]

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10 Years of D’Angelo’s Voodoo: He Done Worked A Root

It’s been exactly 10 years since Voodoo, D’Angelo’s sophomore album, hit the top of the US Billboard 200 on the day of its release (25 January 2000). In some ways, Voodoo is the reason Soul Culture exists. It opened a conversation. Voodoo’s often ambiguous lyrics – when they can be heard at all – and jam session vibes (rather than... [Read more]

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Artist Spotlight: Getting To Know Mateo

Introducing Mateo: a young singer-songwriter from New York via LA, who has penned hits for the likes of Jazmine Sullivan and Eve.  Now, Mateo is stepping out from behind the writing pad and in front of the mic with his new live album, the aptly titled Get To Know Me (Live At Swinghouse).   Having abandoned a career as a financial consultant, Mateo... [Read more]

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Inspiring Writers, Pithy Statements & The J Word: In Conversation With [Verb]swish

With an art form as over-subscribed as Spoken Word, amidst all the have-a-go’s and blaggers the listener can become disenchanted and hard to impress. That’s where [Verb]swish – Richard Smartt Jnr to his mum – comes in.  His distinctive delivery, erudition and seemingly effortless wordplay are a welcome reminder that exceptional performance... [Read more]

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Obituary: Goodbye Teddy Pendergrass (March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010)

Teddy Pendergrass : March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010 Theodore DeReese “Teddy” Pendergrass, was born in 1950 – and within a couple of decades was Quiet-ly Storm-ing the air waves and record studios with his deep, refined and raw soulful voice. It was as a drummer that Teddy Pendergrass started his ascent (with The Cadillacs).  When Melvin... [Read more]

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Renaissance Man: An interview with Homecut frontman Testament

“I’m very much embedded in Hip Hop… everything I do has got that Hip Hop undercurrent to it. If I’m doing a Jazz tune it still has a Hip Hop aftertaste,” says Andy Brooks aka Testament, Homecut’s infectiously charismatic frontman. Despite it being a windy day on London’s Southbank, Testament is enthused as he talks to SoulCulture’s... [Read more]

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