Articles for: ‘Soul News’ Category
Oscar Soul Power
By Tafari West I am not mad at Mo’Nique. After months of buzz (and a little bit of back-biting) she represented at the Academy Awards last night, shouting out black Hollywood pioneer Hattie McDaniel as she collected the glittery gold statue for her performance in the Tyler Perry Oprah Winfrey production of Precious, based on the ...
High Negro Style: The Motown Effect
When Berry Gordy founded Motown records in January of 1959, his efforts were little more than a hunch and a hustle. How did Berry go on to produce some of the most timeless music of the 20th century?
The Queen Project: Tamia, Deborah Cox, & Kelly Price Join Forces To Empower Women
By Rondell Conway Three of soul music’s most potent voices have come together for a noteworthy cause—empowering millions more to use their voices to bring about positive change.
Alicia Keys: Of Soul And Superwomen
By Michael A. Gonzales It’s so easy to hate Alicia Keys. Besides being fine as crystal, the sister knows how to construct soulful pop songs with the flair of Stevie Wonder and the pop sensibility of Burt Bacharach. Yet, even with three best-selling albums, a truck full of awards (five Grammys in 2002 alone) and ...
Erykah Badu LIVE in Paris
By Miles Marshall Lewis Erykah Badu, with five-month-old baby girl Mars Merkaba in tow, hit Italy on July 8 to launch a month-long European tour that recently touched down at Le Zénith in Paris. And though she failed to sell out the 7,000-capacity arena (her excellent recent album, New Amerykah, Pt.1: 4th World War, was released ...








