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So many wonderful soulful tunes to discover this week... enjoy !!
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Once again, Ralf GUM and his celebrated GoGo Music imprint bless us with nothing but the best in soulful house music with "Still I rise" featuring South African vocalist Earl W. Green. Without any doubt, "Still I rise" which uses smooth yet spell binding irresistibly thumpin' rhythms as foundation for Earl W. Green's unrivaled vocals, sumptuous keys, sublime horns and sweet guitars will make you yearn for more... By no means to be missed.
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Turn back the clock to 2005 when Michael Schreiber (aka King DK) graced us with the smooth and soulful "Can't read your mind" featuring the beautiful sultry vocals of Claudia Fink. Now this gem returns in dazzling new interpretations: First up, Rightside delivers a classic soulful rework laced with bodacious keys and chords, lovely guitar solo and a dulcet organic backing, next is Pietro Nicosia who serves a smooth and melodious yet intriguing sun drenched rendition that is sheer musical bliss...
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As usual we present nothing but the best and latest in vocal soulful and afro house music for you to discover... enjoy !!
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A fortnight ago, we introduced you to Ten City's blissful re-imagination of their inspirational all-time house music anthem "That's the way love is", this week we present the remixes by Louie Vega. Without a doubt, Louie Vega has been pulling out all the stops and blesses us with an epic ten minute disco/boogie/funk/jazz inspired extravaganza that is truly awe-inspiring and guaranteed to make you yearn for more, not to forget to mention his deepened downright hypnotic 'Expansion NYC Dub' sure to send the dancers into a frenzy.
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Without any doubt, this paramount release forthcoming on Merecumbe Recordings is by no means to be missed.... The mellifluous "Amnesia" by label head Doug Gomez is a timeless soulful jewel, with a smooth yet spell binding organic musical backing leading the way for Earl W. Green's unrivaled deeply felt vocals, illustrious jazzed-up keys and heavenly pads. Put differently, "Amnesia" is soulful house music at its bst...
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One year ago, we celebrated the phenomenal "New Earth" album by Deepconsoul, now that part two has arrived the festivities can continue... Beyond question, "New Earth Part 2" is equally as impressive and jaw-dropping, featuring collaborations with an illustrious artists such as Maq D, Ntate Tshego, Dearson, Crazy T, DJ Conflict, Sacred Soul, Nothando Xulu, Mogomotsi Chosen, Giga, Shatti, Decency, Ed Ramsey, Messive R and Nex Vocals, as well as superb remixes of "Missin' you" by Gino Strike featuring Earl W. Green and "Tinderera" by Zimosoul & Phiri.
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Once again only the very best and latest passed quality control to make it to this weeks update - enjoy !!
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Watch out for this phenomenal release by Matthias Heilbronn and Monique Bingham soon to be released through Peppermint Jam Records. The second to none sultry vocals of Monique Bingham truly shine on this vibrant yet soulful production laced with bodacious keys and enthralling rhythms, only to be taken to the next level on the masterly orchestrated 'Soulflower Mix' which oozes with a glittering soul/funk infused vibe sure to send shivers down your spine. The cherry on top are the awe-inspiring remixes by Mousse T and Ahmed Sirour, making it next to impossible to pick a favorite version.
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Forthcoming to Yoruba Records is "Reconnection", the debut artist album by Rafael Moraes. To make it short, "Reconnection" is an outstanding deep organic house album rooted in native rhythms and grooves, featuring collaborations with an illustrious list of artists such as Oveous (vocals), Jesse Gannon (keys), Victor Lopez (harmonica), Raul Mascarenhas (saxophone), Capitol A (vocals), Nadirah Shakoor (vocals), Aroop Roy (vocals) and I cio (flute). Without doubt, this ingenious and truly fabulous album comes highly recommended.
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Another busy week with tons of music submissions, but we made sure only the very best made it into the update... enjoy !!
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For over twenty years, Heather Johnson has been blessing us with her unmatched angelic voice, notably she has been the featured vocalist on numerous house music classics. KingStreet celebrate the acclaimed vocalist with a towering compilation which includes both past and present remixes of tracks taken from her 2009 album "Happiness"as well as some of her critically acclaimed Ananda Project anthems from the likes of Louie Vega, ReelSoul, Sean McCabe, Jihad Muhammad, Alix Alvarez, Frankie Feliciano, Cee ElAssaad, Danny Clark, DJ Kawasaki, Joe Claussell, Steal Vybe, Tomo Inoue, Fanatix, Masaki Morii, Muthafunkaz, Satoshi Fumi and Chris Brann. The cherry on top are brand new remixes of Wahses over me" by Shane D, "Love is stronger than pride" by Fizzikx and "Kiss kiss kiss" by Kyle Kim.