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Manchildblack Interview by Tom Paul
Manchildblack http://www.manchildblack.com/ has just released an EP "My Mind's I" late last month and has been performing shows to promote the EP at Joe's Pub, Sol Village at SOB's. His blend of Funk/Rock/Hip-Hop and R&B is considered "Raw Soul" and he puts on a great live performance which has led to many DJ's/Producers asking him to appear on 12" singles in the past.
April Hill Interview by Tom Paul
April Hill has a new CD out called Love 360 Degrees which has garnered quite a bit of attention recently at radio as well as great reviews by Billboard Magazine calling the CD "a hidden soul gem". April has been promoting the record recently in NYC opening for Roy Ayers at SOB's along with some spot dates in the area which garnered quite a buzz in the Indie Soul community.
Posted May 19th, 2008 by Tom Paul
Heston Interview by Tom Paul
Heston has created a beautiful blend of Classic Soul and Island Rhythms with a focus on a fresh singer/songwriter sound. He spent the course of three years recording and editing his first CD release Storyteller with precision to get the sophisticated production sound he was hearing in his head.
Ra-Re Valverde Interview by Tom Paul
Ra-Re Valverde is a unique artist who has gone against the grain of traditional Soul music to create her own sound with a meaningful lyrics and beautiful voice to make her new CD "A Beautiful Mess" something to behold.
Ra-Re has worked with Rahsaan Patterson Jill Scott, Lalah Hathaway, Trina Broussard and Jennifer Lopez both live and in the studio.
Posted April 25th, 2008 by Tom PaulAn Interview with Angela Johnson
A Woman's Grind In A Man's World
By L. Michael Gipson
I can stretch a greenback dollar bill from here to kingdom come!
I can play the numbers pay the bills and still end up with some!
I got a twenty-dollar gold piece says there ain't nothing I can't do
I can make a dress out of a feed bag and I can make a man out of you
'Cause I'm a woman! W-O-M-A-N!
