Soul and Funk

Jyoti's 'Mama, You Can Bet!' Shows Why Georgia Anne Muldrow Is One of Her Generation's Greatest Jazz Artists
PUBLISHED Aug 28, 2020
With Mama, You Can Bet!, singer and multi-instrumentalist Georgia Anne Muldrow blends the funk, soul, and hip-hop-infused R&B of her eponym...
Robert Glasper Readies 'Black Radio 3,' Share New Song
PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2020
Robert Glasper has returned with a new song, alongside news of a third instalment in his Black Radio album series. While the record itself...
R. Kelly Allegedly Attacked by Fellow Prison Inmate
PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2020
After failing to get an early prison release over coronavirus fears, imprisoned and disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly has now apparently suffer...
Reggae Legends Toots and the Maytals Find Their Footing in the Modern World on 'Got to Be Tough'
PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2020
Very few of the original ska and reggae pioneers remain active, so news of a new album from Jamaican legends Toots and the Maytals has gene...
Thundercat Gets Smino and Guapdad 4000 for his "Dragonball Durag" Remix
PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2020
Upon releasing "Dragonball Durag" earlier this year, Thundercat proclaimed that "Dragon Ball is life" and that "the durag is a superpower,"...
NAO Returns with New Song "Woman"
PUBLISHED Aug 24, 2020
British R&B singer NAO has returned with her first new material in two years with a song titled "Woman." The track features fellow neo-soul...
Turning Jewels into Water Decentre Shallow Understandings of "World" Music with 'Our Reflection Adorned by Newly Formed Stars'
PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2020
Turning Jewels into Water, the collaborative project between electronic musicians Val Jeanty and Ravish Momin, are a brilliant demonstratio...
Montreal's Janette King Blasts Off to "Mars" on New Single
PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2020
Montreal R&B producer/DJ/singer Janette King is blasting off to "Mars" with her latest single, which just so happens to be the first releas...