Zhane split up, Jean 'n' Renee goes solo
Zhane's
Jean Norris
and Renee Neutville
have gone their seperate ways. The duo who came to providence in '94 with
the smashs "Hey Mr
DJ", "Groove
Thing" and in '96 with
"Request Line"
according to producer Kay Dee wasn't getting along and wanted to go in
different directions.
Jean
has since gone on to write tracks for Mary
J. Blige and Melky
Sedeck as well as working on
material for her own solo project while Renee has just put the finishing
touches on her debut album on SAI records that's due out in January. Tracks
from the album has already found airplay on London's Choice FM and they are
brilliant will definitely play them to death once I get my hands on a copy
so keep in touch.
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Aaron
Soul has his own style
You
heard right, one of the hottest singers to emerge on the bubbling UK r n b
scene is Aaron Soul.
The 20 year old Londoner who's mom made up one third of the 70's lovers rock
group Brown Sugar has been compared to fellow
Londoner Craig
David but his vocal style is
truly all his own which makes him uniquely British.
Signed
to Def Soul UK
(the sister label to the famous US label) Aaron is
the first artist to release a single "Ring,
ring, ring" on Def Soul
UK. Blending together a dose of soul, ragga, garage and reggae Mr.
Soul more than holds the potential to stand toe to toe with his American
counterparts. A name to watch then? Most definitely.
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Expansion
releases 'Soul Togetherness - Vol.2"
The
lads over at Expansion
Records are at it again.
With the excellent response to the first volume of Soul
Togetherness, they have
decided to release the second volume in the series. Just like the first
Soul Togetherness, Vol.2 bridges the gap between old and modern soul gems
with the likes of Rahssan
Patterson - I'll
go, Reggie
Calloway (of Midnight
Star fame) - Bring
back the love, Camille
Hinds - Closer
to the Source, Al
Green - Keep
on pushing love, Al
Hudson and
Partners - When
you're gone, The
Spinners - I
just want to fall in love
and much more.
I'll
have a copy of it by next week to play for your listening pleasure so be
sure to tune in when you can. There are some fantastic tracks on this
set so do yourself a favour and get yourself a copy (you won't be
disappointed if you're a true lover of great soul music.) .
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Cooly's
Hot Box is just that - Hot
New
York based Cooly's Hot Box
has finally released their debut CD 'Take
it' through Dome records. The 4
piece band consisting of founder Christian
Urich, singer Angela
Johnson, percussionist Ernesto
Abreu and bassist Chris
Smyke has a sound that is
reminisce to the likes of Earth,
Wind and Fire, The
Ohio Players and New
Birth
The
lead off single "It's Alright"
is making the rounds at various stations across the globe and the album was
released in Europe last month but not yet in the states. If you would to get a
copy of the disc, visit the Dome Records website at www.domerecords.co.uk