For those of us who eagerly trawl through the internet, the forums and digital music sites in search of new soul music, nothing is as exciting as news of a new ...
Nearly five years since the release of her last solo album The Light of The Sun, Jill Scott is back with her delightful new single ‘You Don’t Know’. S...
Rejoice! For the legendary Mavis Staples is to release a new E.P on Anti Records on April 21st. It is the first collaboration between Staples and ‘soul explorer...
On March 25th 1942 Barbara Franklin and the Reverend C.L Franklin welcomed into the world the future Queen of Soul, their daughter Aretha. There’s little else t...
Two decades after they released their last batch of new material, the funk outfit ConFunkShun are back with their latest single ‘I Miss You’ taken from their fo...
For today’s Rare Cut here on TFSR we’re celebrating the birthday of one of the greats, the incredible Chaka Khan! Over the course of her career as vocalist with...
Jean-Paul Maunick is a British soul legend: he was a founding member of the pioneering Brit-Funk band Light of the World, he has collaborated with the likes of ...
The day when we get to hear new music from Chic and Nile Rodgers has finally arrived! Nile Rodgers has been teasing us with snippets and instrumentals of the ne...
It’s fair to say that everyone – consciously or subconsciously - knows Curtis Mayfield’s ‘Move on Up’, originally released in 1970 on the Curtis album. It truly...
Marcus Miller is the bassist’s bass player. He has worked with the leading artists in soul and jazz for well-over thirty years, collaborating with Miles Davis o...
Brought up on a healthy diet of soul and funk, Haff's dream was to become the first British member of The Temptations. Realising that his dream could never come true, he now curates The Funk & Soul Revue with website administrator Will.