Carolyn Franklin: Top 10 Songs
Following my recent piece in The Guardian on the life and career of Carolyn Franklin – the youngest sister of the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin – I thought I’d breakdown […]
Janette Mason – ‘Starman’ (Review)
Re-arrangement – or as she likes to put it: ‘D’rangement’ – comes naturally to Janette Mason. The musical director of London jazz and soul venue The Hideaway (which I sincerely hope […]
Sy Smith feat. DominiqueXavier – ‘Feeling Good’ (Review)
Sy Smith’s rendering of jazz standard ‘Feeling Good’ is the perfect tonic to usher in the New Year. First performed on stage by Cy Grant in musical The Roar of the […]
Best Soul Gigs of 2020
Needless to say, the live arts have been particularly ravaged by the Coronavirus pandemic, with most concerts either cancelled entirely or postponed until 2021. Music venues across the UK face […]
Best Soul Songs of 2020
For all the woes of 2020, there has been some sublime soul music released this year. Read our countdown of the best soul songs of 2020 below! – Honourable Mention: […]
Joss Stone – ‘Walk With Me’ (Review)
Well. Joss Stone is lucky she managed her ‘Total World Tour’ (ending with an abrupt deportation from Iran) prior to this global pandemic. A few months ago, the 33 year-old […]
Mica Paris – Gospel (Review)
Gospel is a confident outlet for Paris’ stellar, soulful voice – Though her gospel influence shines through her raspy, melismatic vocals, Mica Paris has largely avoided recording the hymns and […]
Alex Parvenu – ‘My Christmas Tree’ (Review)
Christmas meets Coronavirus in ‘My Christmas Tree’, the latest single from ‘Black Bohemian’ Alex Parvenu. Alex, a British musician of Nigerian background, released his Motowny debut single ‘It Wasn’t Me‘ back […]
Interviewing Gregory Porter
‘Bublé, down!‘ Gregory Porter shoos his dog off his sofa as he picks up my call. With an eight hour time difference between us, Mr Porter – based in Bakersfield, […]
Beverley Knight – ‘A Christmas Wish’ (Review)
Beverley Knight provides the theme to new comedy film The Loss Adjuster with her first Christmas single ‘A Christmas Wish’. Knight says: “It’s great to be part of a Christmas […]
Interviewing Marisha Wallace
‘It’s been a long time since Soul Holiday babe!’ Marisha Wallace chuckles when I join the Zoom call for our interview. I crossed paths with the West-End-star-turned-solo-artist back in 2017 […]
Bashiyra – ‘Surname’ (Review)
Producer, singer-songwriter, and vocalist Bashiyra began her career delivering backing vocals for big-hitters such as Michael Bolton, Patti Labelle, and Diana Ross. She has worked with esteemed songwriters such as […]
Judith Hill – ‘Americana’ (Review)
Judith Hill’s latest single ‘Americana’ is a stomping funk groove that calls for women of colour in the US to challenge their oppressors. “We are living in a time where […]
TALIA – ‘hyde park’ (Review)
On her approach to songwriting, Caribbean-American artist TALIA explains: “I am a storyteller, everything I create is made with a focus on black, brown, and queer lives.” The classically trained artist […]