Kasi, Stacy, and Tam are The Shindellas  – a new girl group on the block with a promising 2021 on the horizon. The brainchild of esteemed producers/musicians Claude Kelly and […]

In celebration of Roberta Flack‘s 84th birthday, her hitherto unreleased cover of Marvin Gaye’s iconic ‘What’s Going On’ has been unearthed from the vault. Announcing the release on her Facebook […]

Acantha Lang, a dark horse in contemporary soul, delivers a poignant tribute to Black motherhood in her latest single ‘Lois Lang’. Compared to Lang’s roaring debut ‘He Said/She Said’, ‘Lois […]

Hil St Soul – born Hilary Mwelwa – does not receive her dues as a soul singer of gorgeous finesse and unpretentious ease. The Zambia-born artist first emerged in the […]

‘Tunnel Vision’, the latest release by singer-songwriter and pianist Reuben James, brings together several protagonists in contemporary British soul and jazz. James, Daley and Frida Touray (of New Distance) provide […]

The talented Joel Culpepper is looking to have a great 2021 as he gears for the release of his new album – the ingeniously titled Sgt Culpepper – on his own […]

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’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 […]

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 […]