Category: Grooves & Beats

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Mary Mary’s “Go Get It,” ST CD Review

http://www.soultracks.com/mary-mary-go-get-it-review Mary Mary – Go Get It      Click on CD cover to listen or purchase Erica and Tina Campbell, a.k.a. Mary Mary, are practically unstoppable these days, reveling in the success of their marriages, motherhood, and ministering to the masses with a hybrid of holiness and hip-hop soul. Thanks to a new niece/daughter (for… Continue reading Mary Mary’s “Go Get It,” ST CD Review

Ledisi, Book &Tour Interview

http://www.soultracks.com/story-ledisi-book By Melody Charles   There are two types of artists out there on today’s music scene: those who connect with their listeners at a superficial level and display just enough of their calculated persona to sell a product, and then there are performers like Ledisi Anibade Young, a woman who pours herself into soul-baring songs… Continue reading Ledisi, Book &Tour Interview

Ryan Shaw’s “Real Love,” ST Review

http://www.soultracks.com/ryan-shaw-real-love-review Ryan Shaw – Real Love   Email       Click on CD cover to listen or purchase Despite his critically-acclaimed releases,  a pair of Grammy nominations and owning one of the most explosive and energetic voices this side of Otis Redding, Ryan Shaw has bubbled just under the level of mainstream recognition that his… Continue reading Ryan Shaw’s “Real Love,” ST Review

ST, CD Review: Kirk Franklin’s “Essential Kirk Franklin”

http://www.soultracks.com/kirk-franklin-the-essential-kirk-franklin-review Kirk Franklin – The Essential Kirk Franklin      Click on CD cover to listen or purchase Thanks to his fiery approach and flamboyant execution, Kirk Franklin has restyled, if not entirely revolutionized, contemporary gospel music. Long before his recent transformation into an author, executive producer and co-host (of BET’s Sunday Best), the singer, songwriter… Continue reading ST, CD Review: Kirk Franklin’s “Essential Kirk Franklin”