Soul and Funk
Toronto Funk Outfit Love Wagon Share New Single "Dontchu Know"
PUBLISHED May 29, 2020
Love Wagon have been sharing their feel-good funk vibes around Toronto for years, but brand new single "Dontchu Know" adds some timely emot...
Georgia Anne Muldrow Readies New Album as Jyoti
PUBLISHED May 28, 2020
Georgia Anne Muldrow has readied a new album as Jyoti, a name she was given by the late Alice Coltrane. Titled Mama, You Can Bet!, the albu...
Joël Brings a Post-Rock Feel to R&B on 'Grunge Gospel – Side B'
PUBLISHED May 28, 2020
Joël wastes no time. Less than a year after his debut EP, Grunge Gospel – Side A, the Toronto-based R&B singer has graced us with Grunge Go...
Jessie Reyez Is Achieving Superstardom on Her Own Terms — Even During a Pandemic
PUBLISHED May 27, 2020
Jessie Reyez knows all the best parking lots in Toronto. A few years ago, this knowledge was mission-critical: the singer-songwriter and he...
Erykah Badu and D'Angelo Appear on Slingbaum's "Behoove"
PUBLISHED May 25, 2020
Back in January, a mysterious artist named Slingbaum detailed a three-song EP with a star-studded guestlist including Erykah Badu, D'Angelo...
Legendary Jazz Drummer Jimmy Cobb Dies at 91
PUBLISHED May 25, 2020
Jimmy Cobb — a legendary American jazz drummer known best for playing on Miles Davis's seminal 1959 album Kind of Blue — has died. Cobb's w...
Iconic Dancehall Producer Robert "Bobby Digital" Dixon Dies at 59
PUBLISHED May 22, 2020
Robert "Bobby Digital" Dixon — an influential reggae and dancehall producer who worked with the likes of Shabba Ranks, Sizzla, Buju Banton...
African Music Star Mory Kanté Dies at 70
PUBLISHED May 22, 2020
Mory Kanté — an acclaimed West African vocalist and musician known internationally for 1987 hit "Yé ké yé ké" — has died. Kanté's son, Ball...