(September 21, 2017) Krystle Warren is a singer and songwriter with a lot to say, and she covers some important topics on her new album Three The Hard Way.

The artist who Rufus Wainwrights calls “one of the greatest living singers” sings and plays all instruments on the album, combining elements of folk, blues and soul in a stirring set.

September 20, 2017 – Sometimes, we call them right. 

Back in March of this year, we shouted from the SoulTracks roof top about “Before I Do,” the first single from singer and songwriter Sevyn Streeter’s new album Girl Disrupted.  A tribute to her hero Aaliyah, the track is a smooth soul/R&B classic with a 90’s vibe and now sits on top of the Mediabase Urban AC radio chart.  So give her a second listen – or a first, if you didn’t believe us last time! --  and congratulations to Sevyn.  Enjoy.  

By Robb Patryk

(September 19, 2017) Los Angeles-based Jacnique Nina gained critical acclaim in jazz circles several years back with her Trial by Fire CD. Recently, she teamed up with veteran Switch/Deco vocalist Phillip Ingram for the mellifluous groove, “Songbird.”

(September 18, 2017) Noted composer and performer Stephen Emmer -- who scored a hit with SoulTracks readers earlier this year -- has won the prestigious golden Global Music Award for his latest album, Home Ground. With this he becomes the first Dutch composer who has won this international award.

September 18, 2017 -- Usually, I hate Monday mornings: Up too early, back to the gym, back to the office, back to the grind. But lately I have started listening to Spotify’s New Release Radar on such mornings, and today it actually lifted my spirits. The reason?  The delightful new track “All I Need Is Love” by the supremely gifted guitarist, Tim Bowman. 

(September 18, 2017) For three decades, Karyn White has moved souls around the globe with her distinctively stylish vocals and deftly poignant songwriting skills.

(September 17, 2017) When Kenny Barnes sent Chris, our fearless leader, a digital track of his song “Moonlight Makes Three,” he came correct. He acknowledged that the site gets a lot of requests, and he is asking that we listen to yet one more in the piano and keyboard ballad “Moonlight Makes Three.” Barnes came correct in another way – he sent us one heckuva song that cut right through all the clutter and grabbed my attention. This track has so many great elements: lovely lyrics that reintroduce gentlemanly love and romance into the game.

(September 16, 2017) Maya Angelou was so many things. A dancer, an activist, an actress and toward the end of her life a sage and mentor to so many people. With all of that, it is sometimes easy to forget that Angelou was a poet.

(September 16, 2017) We are sad to inform SoulTrackers of the death of King Raymond Green, founder of the funk band Black Heat and later lead singer for latter day versions of The Flamingos and The Clovers.

Green formed Black Heat as a hot eight piece funk band in the early 70s. The group scored a moderate hit with the excellent, funky midtempo song “No Time To Burn,” but never hit the level of popularity that their talent foretold. They split in the late 70s.