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Morning Set 06/30/15

Tue, 06/30/15

Authored by: Allan "Alski" Laskey

Num. Title Artist Time Release Start Time 1 A Change is Gonna Come Jack McDuff 03:06 A Change Is Gonna Come 2015/6/30 06:03:13 2 Ceora Lee Morgan 06:25 The Best Of Lee Morgan [Bonus Tracks] 2015/6/30 06:07:07 ... Read more

Oya! Market opens on St. Claude

Sat, 06/27/15

Authored by: Carrie Booher

The Oya! Market has a new space at 2606 St. Claude. Located next to the Healing Center in the same building that used to house a Super 10, the market has transformed the real estate, revealing its architectural roots with exposed brick walls and a tin tile ceiling. The mark... Read more

Friday Morning Set playlist, June 19th

Sat, 06/27/15

Authored by: Raymond Kent

The Soul Ride playlist for Friday, June 19th, 2015 Artist Title Album Bonnie Raitt Since I Fell for You Bonnie Raitt Christine Spero Blackpatch Spero Plays Ny... Read more

Rhythm Room Playlist 06/26/15

Sat, 06/27/15

Authored by: Allan "Alski" Laskey

Num. Title Artist Time Release Start Time 1 Soul Serenade Beau Dollar & The Coins 02:37 Kent's Cellar Of Soul 2015/6/26 22:03:14 2 Warriors Moana and the Moahunters 01:07 Rua 2015/6/26 22:06:01 3 Piece ... Read more

Friday morning set, June 26th playlst

Fri, 06/26/15

Authored by: Raymond Kent

The Soul Ride, June 26th, 2015 playlist Artist Title Album Play Time Laura Nyro Creepin' Time and Love: ... Read more

Orlando Julius & The Heliocentrics, "Aseni" live

Fri, 06/26/15

Authored by: David Stafford

Since the 1960s, Nigerian Afro-pop pioneer Orlando Julius has merged western pop, soul, and R&B with traditional African sounds and rhythms. In this video, he does a steamy, funky version of "Aseni" with the Heliocentrics (a London-based musical collective combining funk, j... Read more

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, "Up Above My Head"

Thu, 06/25/15

Authored by: David Stafford

Sister Rosetta Tharpe was one of the great innovators in twentieth-century American music, gospel's first cross-over artist and a huge influence on early rock-n-roll. Here she does "Up Above My Head" on the show TV Gospel Time (which ran from 1962-66) accompanied by the Oli... Read more

Works: Harold Battiste

Wed, 06/24/15

Authored by: David Stafford

A composer, teacher, and mentor, Harold Battiste, Jr, who passed away last week at 83, was perhaps best known as a producer and arranger. In honor of his memory, we've collected a small sampling of some of his most famous work in the studio. Read more

Blowfly with DJ Swamp Boogie, June 15, 2015

Tue, 06/23/15

DJ Swamp Boogie talks with Clarence Reid, a.k.a. Blowfly, the original dirty rapper, and his crew. Interview conducted on June 15, 2015. Read more

New music spotlight: The Deslondes

Tue, 06/23/15

Authored by: Carrie Booher

The Deslondes: less honkin' and more tonkin' as they put it in their new album, The Deslondes, out now on New West Records. Signed to the Austin/Atlanta/LA-based Americana label last year, the five-piece released their full-length debut in early June after a whirlwind year ... Read more

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