No matter what gender, genre or generation one aligns themselves with, you would be hard-pressed to find a music lover who remains unmoved by Earth, Wind & Fire. For nearly half a century, this self-contained band has enthralled audiences around the world with sophisticated arrangements heavily steeped in jazz, funk, soul, gospel and even African… Continue reading Earth, Wind & Fire’s “Now, Then & Forever”: MOC Preview and The ST CD Review
Tag: SoulTracks
Deitrick Haddon’s CD “R.E.D.,” The MOC Preview & Soultracks Full Review Link
……If you’ve been out of the loop for a minute, this is a summary: after more than a decade of marriage, Deitrick Haddon not only sent fans reeling with a Twitter announcement of his breakup with wife and fellow recording artist Damita, he also revealed a much younger fiance and their baby girl, a daughter… Continue reading Deitrick Haddon’s CD “R.E.D.,” The MOC Preview & Soultracks Full Review Link
India.Arie’s “SongVersation” CD Review, MOC Preview/Soultracks Review Link
……..The result of that self-imposed hiatus, Songversation, makes India.Arie’s fifth studio CD all that her fans will probably expect: the wisdom of womanhood, the polish of an industry vet and unbridled optimism of the re-purposed and newly-recharged. With the exception of a remake (the effective and evocative reimagining of “Strange Fruit”), practically every song was… Continue reading India.Arie’s “SongVersation” CD Review, MOC Preview/Soultracks Review Link
Her Grind, Family & Future Plans: Gotta Have Faith (Evans)
“I always put a lot of things on the stove and whatever starts to bubble…we stir it up,” says Faith Evans. The ever-multi-tasking entertainer is calling from her homebase of California, excited about the projects she has in the mix and that first-ever headlining appearance in July at the Essence Music Festival. So while other… Continue reading Her Grind, Family & Future Plans: Gotta Have Faith (Evans)
Mary Mary (2008): Their Look, Their Faith, Their “Sound”
Bold, yet classy, saved, yet sassy: Erica (the brunette) Campbell and Tina (the redhead) Campbell have made a successful career (if you count their plays and background gigs, over 10 years and counting) of mixing sanctified songs with a secular touch as a sisterly duo known as Mary Mary. The Sound, their fifth studio recording,… Continue reading Mary Mary (2008): Their Look, Their Faith, Their “Sound”