Soul and Funk

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  Kehlani to Play Canada on North American Tour

  PUBLISHED May 16, 2022

  In support of their 2022 record Blue Water Road, Kehlani has mapped out a 28-date North American tour this summer, including a pair of perf...

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  Tank and the Bangas' 'Red Balloon' Bursts with Infectious Energy

  PUBLISHED May 12, 2022

  While the term 'magical' is often cliché and overused, describing Tank and the Bangas as such is completely accurate. Whether you were intr...

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  Thundercat Maps Out 2022 North American Tour

  PUBLISHED May 4, 2022

  Thundercat is back to finish what he started last fall: the virtuoso of low-end frequencies is embarking on another North American tour sup...

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  Juno-Winning Guitarist Walter Rossi Dies at 74

  PUBLISHED May 3, 2022

  Walter Rossi — the Juno-winning Italian-Canadian musician who played guitar with Wilson Pickett, the Buddy Miles Express, Charlee, Influenc...

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  Montreal's Mitch Davis Brings Vintage Funk Back to Life on 'The Haunt'

  PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2022

  Montreal's Mitch Davis, the one-man-band from Montreal f.k.a. Edmonton rapper Mitchmatic, waves amiably from the 1970s on this likable debu...

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  Mac DeMarco Plays an Aging Jazz Legend in DOMi & JD Beck's "SMiLE" Video

  PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2022

  After catching our attention with one of the Best Livestreams of 2020, French keyboardist DOMi and American drummer JD Beck have shared new...

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  Mavis Staples and Levon Helm Put Their Soulful Spin on Nina Simone's "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free"

  PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2022

  Legendary singer Mavis Staples and the late Levon Helm of the Band have shared a new video for their rendition of Nina Simone's "I Wish I K...

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  R.I.P. Earth, Wind & Fire Saxophonist Andrew Woolfolk

  PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2022

  Longstanding Earth, Wind & Fire saxophonist Andrew Woolfolk has died. He was 71. The news was confirmed today by vocalist Philip Bailey, w...