Philadelphia born percussionist James Mtume has done something unique in the music business: he has had a successful career while preserving his integrity. A successful session man, songwriter, bandleader, and producer, Mtume bowed out of the music business in the mid-’80s, when he felt the quality and history of R&B [...]

There are very few singers on the contemporary scene who have a unique, instantly identifiable vocal sound; there are even fewer who have the stylistic range to encompass both Jazz and R&B in their performances. Grammy-nominated Soul/Jazz diva Maysa, who celebrates her 20th year as a solo recording artist this year, marks that [...]

Van Hunt, a Dayton, Ohio-born musician, made his way to Atlanta where he drew acclaim for his production efforts and crafty songwriting, featured on recordings by such diverse artists as Dionne Farris, Rahsaan Patterson, and Cree Summer as well as the platinum-selling soundtrack, Love Jones. His own self-titled debut album arrived in 2004, instantly [...]

Soulpersona is musician, producer, remixer, arranger and founder of the Digisoul label. From the well received underground success of his debut Soulacoaster album, SoulP has gone on to produce and release the highly acclaimed “The Lapdancer” a concept album starring Princess Freesia as her alter ego Avalon Lexus. SoulP has [...]

SoulParlor is a German based production and DJ collective consisting of Frank Jensen and Tobias Müller. Through their own releases, several remixes and two long-time club residencies in the Rhine-Main-area the guys have made their mark throughout Germany, Philadelphia, New York, London and Berlin. They were involved in almost all [...]

“If they want to label me in the Neo-Soul movement they can, but soul music is nothing new. The D’Angelos and Lauryn Hills derive from what we grew up on — like Donnie Hathaway and Angela Winbush, it’s just modernized. I grew up on every form of music from Bonnie [...]

Imani is a singer/songwriter/drummer from Maryland. Her writing and singing flourished while attending Oakwood University in Huntsville, AL. While observing music from many artists she found that most of it did not come from a heartfelt place. She felt there needed to be a change in the lyrics and that [...]

“I respect my past,” says Grammy-winning singer-songwriter-fashion icon Jody Watley, “but I’m not nostalgic. I hate it when people say, ‘Oh, the good old days…’ Well, the good old days are now, what you make of the now.” That attitude, which is the core of her work ethic and creative [...]

U & I was born last summer in the S​outh of France. I wanted to show ​with my music how I conceive my relationship with other people. The duets are really important to me. I enjoy cleat​ing​ specific relationship with people and I​ love having alone time. So in  U & I I​ try to [...]

Betty Jo Haskins was born January 29,1946, in Muskegon, Michigan. The family moved to Detroit when she was six years old. Her parents sold corn liquor and her living room was oft-times visited by The Soul Stirrers, The Blind Boys of Mississippi, and many other traveling gospel groups of the day. [...]