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The time is here! Time to award and acknowledge the artists that writes, produces, create the music that we love. The music that Feeds our SOUL!
Monday, December 5th from 8 till 10PM EST listen live as I play the music and announce the winners of the 2011 SoulTracks Reader’s Choice Awards. We are streaming this globally from our partner online radio stations. Click on any of them below and listen live.
Now if you’re tweeting while you’re listening, use #2011Soultracks
Shout out to my partner in crime, Nina Morena for holding us down and Chris Rizik from SoulTracks for trusting me with this awards show. You know I can’t control what comes out of my mouth…LIVE.
Listing of our Partner Stations:
Sounds of Soul Radio http://www.soundsofsoulradio.com
Soul City Radio http://www.soulcityradio.com
RhythmFlow Radio http://www.rhythmflowradio.net
Black Soul Rhythms Radio http://www.blacksoulrhtyms.com
Basement Soul http://www.basementsoul.com
Soul Radio http://www.soulradio.nl
Funk Republic Radio http://www.funkrepublic.com
RhythmFlow Radio http://www.rhythmflowradio.net
A.S.S.K. Radio http://www.asskradio.com
Starpoint Radio http://www.starpointradio.com
Radio Free Detroit http://www.radiofreedetroit.com
Rhythm and Soul Radio http://www.rhythmandsoulradio.com
Neo Soul Café http://www.neosoulcafe.com
A Funk Above The Rest http://www.afunkabovetherest.com
AND THE NOMINEES ARE....
Independent Album of the Year
Anthony David - As Above So Below
Bilal - Airtight's Revenge
Kelly Price - Kelly
Kindred the Family Soul - Love Has No Recession
Rahsaan Patterson - bluephoria
The Foreign Exchange - Authenticity
Zo! - ...just visiting three
Song of the Year
"4Evermore" - Anthony David and Algebra
"Easier Said Than Done" - Rahsaan Patterson
"I Need A Dollar" - Aloe Blacc
"Little One" - Bilal
"Magic Happens" - Kindred the Family Soul
"Tired" - Kelly Price
"You Gotta Be" - Patti Austin
Female Vocalist of the Year
Kelly Price
Deborah Bond
Julie Dexter
Keke Wyatt
Kim Burrell
Maya Azucena
Patti Austin
Syleena Johnson
Male Vocalist of the Year
Anthony David
Bilal
Frank McComb
Freddie Jackson
Gordon Chambers
Noel Gourdin
Rahsaan Patterson
Duo or Group of the Year
Kindred the Family Soul
Electric Empire
King
Mama's Gun
Mint Condition
Reel People
Soul Cycle
The Foreign Exchange
The Stylistics
New Artist of the Year
Abby Dobson
Chaz Shepherd
Cleveland Jones
King
LeNora Jaye
Nia Devine
Teri Tobin
Major Label Album of the Year
Raphael Saadiq - Stone Rollin
Jill Scott - The Light of the Sun
Adele - 21
Charlie Wilson - Uncle Charlie
Cee Lo Green - The Lady Killer
El DeBarge - Second Chance
Ledisi - Pieces of Me
Read more: SoulTracks Readers Choice Awards coming December 5! | SoulTracks - Soul Music Biographies, News and Reviews http://www.soultracks.com/readers-choice-2011
What a weekend. ATL came to NYC and showed out! Heston was fabulous at BAM Music Café.
The free live music series is the perfect experience for those that are open to discovering new talent. I was delighted that Heston’s show was at capacity and they couldn’t let anyone else in after he got started. That has to feel good for an artist even if the show is free.
After Heston’s show, I ran over to Blue Note for the Late Night series featuring another ATLien, Rhonda Thomas.
Rhonda is from New York but she still represents the A and is considered to be part of the ATL Soul Movement. Although her show was late, she kept the house energized by paying tribute to Paradise Garage with House classics. By the end of her show, folks were dancing and buying her new album, Listen. I jumped in my car after those two shows, crossed the Manhattan Bridge and thought to myself…I LOVE ATL SOUL!
The next ATL takeover is at the Apollo Theater music café when Avery Sunshine performs on December 2nd and Carmen Rodgers takes the stage on December 3rd. Tell then, I’m going to get my Thanksgiving on!
Avery Sunshine at Apollo Theater
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Heston at BAM photos courtesy of Brodie Love
Rhonda Thomas Blue Note photos courtesy of Ernie Gregory
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It’s Saturday! Oh how I love Saturdays. Brunches, shopping, hanging with friends and hosting 2 concerts in two different areas of the city. I love my life!
Tonight, Heston is putting on a FREE show at BAM in Brooklyn then over the bridge for a late night set, Atlanta’s own Rhonda Thomas will be at Blue Note. I’m hosting both and hope to see you at each event. It’s going to be such a good time. ***cues up Saturday Night by Nicolay from the City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya album***
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Since transitioning to NYC, I will admit that I have done nothing with my hair. (Yes, I’ve been here for a month…Stop looking at me crazy.) I’m actually scared to do anything with my hair cause I don’t know any Natural Hair beauticians in the New York area. So I’ve been wearing my hair any which way. For those of you that don’t know, I don’t like doing my own hair. I don’t like to comb, wash or style my tresses. In Atlanta, I went to Faatimah at at Afrodisiac Salon to maintain my hair and Tar’Rah Troutman at She Salon to color and style. If those two ladies didn’t “do” my hair, I would be bald. That's why I am always in awe when someone compliments me on my hair. Do you see it in the picture above? It’s a hot mess!
The other night, Nicole Garner from The Garner Circle shared with me that she was coming to NYC to roll out Beautiful Textures. I was excited cause I wanted to see her but also because this was a product targeted towards natural hair. Long and behold, I walk in the room and I am surrounded by natural hair women. Do you know how exciting that is! I see a woman who’s hair is similar to mine (pictured above) and run over to her and ask for her stylists name and number. Finally a referral from someone that has an amazing head of coils! Everyone else prior to this event always shared that they do their own hair. Well you all know that doesn’t help me. I’m not doing my own hair, not even in a new city.
So thanks LaTasha for sharing your referral. Thanks Nicole for putting me on to Beautiful Textures and inviting me to an event with women that look like me. Now I can finally get my hair done in New York. Shout out to KimmyGotSoul for speaking about the product and how to maintain natural hair.
Having natural hair is not for the weak. Maintaining it is a full time job unless you’re like me and just don’t care how you walk out the door. Sometimes you got to let it do what it do!
Check out the pics from the Beautiful Textures New York Launch http://www.flickr.com
For more info on Beautiful Textures, go to http://www.beautifultextures.com
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Jodine
This Tuesday is the release of Eric Roberson's new album, Mr. Nice Guy. This album is a big deal because it's the release of his 8th independent album. That is amazing and worth celebrating. That's what we plan to do here in New York City at the Highline Ballroom.
Purchase tickets here: http://www.ticketweb.com
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Start of my weekend: #NowPlaying Jamiroquai – Starchild on #Spotify http://t.co/T4w6vXc6
Yep it's the end of my day and beginning of my night. I'm out!
