Articles for: ‘Soul Divas’ Category
Sade’s Back!
Sade is actually a band. And yes, they are back with “Soldier Of Love”, their first in a decade.
The Barefoot Sade
By Michael A. Gonzales With the possible exception of all those D’Angelo devotees standing on the bank of the James River, the millions of Sade fans across the globe have got to be the most patient souls on the planet. Way back when her last album, Lovers Rock, hit stores in November of 2000, Elian Gonzalez ...
India Arie Does It Her Way
By Michael A. Gonzales My baby brother in Baltimore just ain’t knee-deep into rhythm and grooves the way I am. He could care less about who produced what or sang backgrounds on whatever; so, when the boy gets a musical obsession I know that it must be something special. The last time I can remember this ...
Jill Scott
Born in 1972 in North Philadelphia, Jill Scott grew up in the ghetto with her mom and grandmother. A deeply loved and gifted child, she learned to talk at only eight months and was reading by age four. Always the center of attention, her principal in elementary school described her as a little butterfly. After running ...
Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys helped redefine the term “overnight sensation” when her 2001 debut effort, Songs in A Minor, sold more than 50,000 copies during its first day of release. Mixing R&B songcraft with a sultry dose of neo-soul, the album went on to move more than ten million units worldwide, officially establishing ...









