Carl Carlton songs have long been staples of soul and funk culture. Following his passing, these nine selections highlight ...

Star Seattleites Quincy Jones, Sir Mix-A-Lot and Ben Gibbard appear as talking head historians and music experts, with Jones explaining the momentum preceding Seattle’s soul/funk scene was Jackson ...

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The Soul Rebels have been bridging the New Orleans brass band tradition with hip-hop from the city and beyond for the better part of the new millennium. They've played with Nas, Talib Kweli, Dave East ...

Since 2006 the Valley’s hip-hop scene has been bolstered by rising local MC’s and one funky ass Thursday night. Up On the Sun caught up with DJ M2 as he reflects on the weekly hip-hop night’s ...

In this episode of Backstage Sonoma, host Steven Roby is joined by bassist and bandleader Darryl Anders of AgapéSoul. Darryl shares his deep-rooted passion for creating soul-driven music that ...

For a decade starting in the late '60s, the Kashmere Stage Band — a funk-infused outfit rooted in a poor, predominantly black neighborhood in northeast Houston — built a reputation as the most ...

We call it "soul music" for a reason: Because from Ray Charles grooving on "America the Beautiful" to Maxwell gently hammering out his steps to "Ascension," the best soul music hits deep in our ears, ...

Charlotte has a rich history of funk music. Back in 1965, the "Grandmaster of Funk" himself Mr. James Brown recorded his single “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” right here in the Queen City. As one of ...

This sure was the year for R&B CD box sets. However, despite the Rare Soul moniker here, the quality of rarity doesn’t always translate to it being very good. While there are some quality tracks among ...

DJ Soul Sister, aka Melissa Weber, will celebrate the 10th anniversary of her 'Hustle' dance party at the Hi-Ho Lounge on Saturday, May 24, 2014, starting at 11 p.m. (Frank Aymami) In 1994, Melissa ...