Scandal, flash and bombast are what many of today’s artists rely on to stay on the radar, but it didn’t take any of those elements for R&B songstress Tamia to pack in a full venue of enthusiastic fans when she brought her “Love Life” Tour to Dallas’s House of Blues on Saturday night. A winsome… Continue reading Tamia Shares Her “Love Life ” at Dallas’ HOB
Category: Contemporary Soul/R&B
CD Review: Jill Scott’s “Woman”
…..In the years since her last CD, The Light Of The Sun, the soulful actress, poet and performer changed labels, added 4 movie roles to her expanding acting resume and remained a doting mother to her now school-aged son, Jett. It doesn’t sound like there was much time for relaxation, but from the sounds of… Continue reading CD Review: Jill Scott’s “Woman”
CD Review: Tamia’s “Love Life”
….On her first major label CD in over a decade, to be blunt, Tamia steps lively and dishes out the sexy. Claude Kelly is joined this time around by Chuck Harmony, Christopher “Tricky” Stewart, Shep Crawford, Tarius “The-Dream” Nash and Polow da Don, next-level board controllers that empower Tamia to create her most swerved-out and… Continue reading CD Review: Tamia’s “Love Life”
Love, Truth & Soul: Leela James, Raheem DeVaughn & Ledisi Rule At The Majestic
Ledisi, Raheem DeVaughn, Leela James Majestic Theater Dallas Texas March 5, 2015 “This is The School of R&B; with me, Leela James and Raheem DeVaughn,” said a brilliantly-gowned Ledisi to the sold-out crowd at Majestic Theater last night. “It’s a good kind of nasty—-blues, spirituals, it goes all the way around. That’s why I like… Continue reading Love, Truth & Soul: Leela James, Raheem DeVaughn & Ledisi Rule At The Majestic
Raheem DeVaughn’s “Love Sex Passion,” The MOC Preview/ST Review Link
….First off, the positives — and since it’s new music from DeVaughn, there are plenty. Love…. is overflowing with lush, lilting ballads and sensual soul grooves that are flush with narratives, melodies and discernable instrumentation. All 16 tracks were co-written by Raheem and he’s been blessed with a tenor and falsetto range that are equally… Continue reading Raheem DeVaughn’s “Love Sex Passion,” The MOC Preview/ST Review Link