UpFront Soul

15/01/2024

This week, UpFront Soul celebrates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with excerpts from his sermons and speeches, as well as funk, soul, jazz, and gospel tributes, and field recordings from the Civil Rights Movement. Listen anytime on Public Radio Exchange:

This week, we honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We'll hear excerpts of his sermons, speeches, and interviews, along with funk, soul, jazz, gospel, and field recordings from the Civil Rights Movement. You'll hear Mahalia Jackson, Duke Ellington, Curtis Mayfield, the SNCC Freedom....

11/11/2023

Celebrate Indigenous / Native American Heritage Month with two hours of Indigenous artists! We'll hear from Redbone, Joy Harjo, John Trudell, Don Cherry, and many more. Listen anytime on Public Radio Exchange:

We'll celebrate Indigenous Heritage Month with two hours of Indigenous artists! We'll hear from Redbone, Joy Harjo, John Trudell, Don Cherry, and many more.

16/09/2023

Coming next on UpFront Soul: well, if you have any idea what's coming next, you probably aren't listening to UpFront Soul! We'll shake it all up and see where it lands on this eclectic edition of the show, featuring a transcendent Indo-jazz interpretation of Pharoah Sanders' "The Creator Has a Master Plan" by Sarathy Korwar, The Persuasions' doo w*p cover of Frank Zappa's "Duodenum," and an obscure yet unutterably funky single brought to us by the American Dairy Association. Listen anytime on Public Radio Exchange:

We'll shake it all up and see where it lands on this eclectic edition of UpFront Soul, featuring a transcendent Indo-jazz interpretation of Pharoah Sanders' "The Creator Has a Master Plan" by Sarathy Korwar, The Persuasions' doo w*p cover of Frank Zappa's "Duodenum," and an obscure yet unutterably f...

01/09/2023

This week, we'll celebrate the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom with music from Mahalia Jackson, the SNCC Freedom Singers, and march co-organizer Bayard Rustin, as well as powerful words from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Listen anytime on Public Radio Exchange:

We'll celebrate the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom with music from Mahalia Jackson, the SNCC Freedom Singers, and march co-organizer Bayard Rustin, as well as powerful words from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

02/06/2023

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We'll remember the amazing Tina Turner, spin tunes for Geminis by Cannonball Adderly and more, and hear reggae from Eek-A-Mouse and King Tubby.

03/03/2023

Wayne Shorter, my best friend, left us with courage in his heart, love and compassion for all, and a seeking spirit for the eternal future. He was ready for his rebirth. As it is with every human being, he is irreplaceable and was able to reach the pinnacle of excellence as a saxophonist, composer, orchestrator, and recently, composer of the masterful opera “…Iphigenia “ I miss being around him and his special Wayne-isms but I carry his spirit within my heart always.

Herbie Hancock

02/03/2023

Such sad news. Rest in power, Wayne Shorter, and thank you.

“From the Buddhist perspective, life and death are two phases of a continuum. Life does not begin at birth nor end at death. Everything in the universe—from invisible microbes in the air we breathe to great swirling galaxies—passes through these phases. Our individual lives are part of this great cosmic rhythm.

Everything in the universe, everything that happens, is part of a vast living web of interconnection. The vibrant energy we call life which flows throughout the universe has no beginning and no end. Life is a continuous, dynamic process of change.” - sokaglobal.org

Wayne, we will forever feel you as the light of your next phase now officially activates. 👊🏾❤️

02/03/2023

If you missed Joan and Little Simz performing together at the BAFTAs take a look here.
https://youtu.be/maM7SIaIWLQ

02/03/2023

She founded a jazz dance and music club in Boston to help Black students pay their college tuition... happy birthday!

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Friends and family traveled all the way from Georgia to celebrate Herlda Senhouse, who helped countless Black students pay for everything from books to college tuition.

21/02/2023

It's Mardi Gras day! Come join the parade on UpFront Soul!
Put on your beads, cut yourself a slab of king cake, and listen anytime on Public Radio Exchange:

It's Carnival time! We'll take you to the Crescent City with hot brass from the Soul Rebels, Rebirth Brass Band, the Sixth Ward All-Stars, and Los Hombres Calientes. Of course, we'll also celebrate with Professor Longhair, Al "Carnival Time" Johnson, and Kermit Ruffins. Put on your beads and join th...

16/02/2023

LeVar Burton - February 16, 1957
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
actor, director

07/02/2023

02/02/2023

This week, we Walk Tall with Esther Marrow and Keep Marchin' with Raphael Saadiq, Think Africa with Seun Kuti, and visit The Dump with the Soul Vibrations (and the City Dump with D**e and the Blazers). Listen anytime on Public Radio Exchange:

We'll Walk Tall with Esther Marrow and Keep Marchin' with Raphael Saadiq, Think Africa with Seun Kuti, and visit The Dump with the Soul Vibrations (and the City Dump with D**e and the Blazers).

02/02/2023

Happy birthday, Langston Hughes! https://americanswhotellthetruth.org/portraits/langston-hughes/

12/01/2023

New video from Khu.éex' !

Khu.éex’ performs "Síigaay Gid uu Díi íijang (I am a Child of the Ocean)". Khu.éex' is a contemporary interpretation of culture through funk, jazz, and exper...

12/01/2023

Chicago area folks- go hear Michele Thomas Music live!

$25.00 Join us at the January 22nd Outpost After Dark Salon Series featuring the incredible musical stylings of Michelle Thomas &. Vivian Garcia 6-9pm presented by Gold Sponsor Evanston Family Chiropractic & Wellness at Art Makers Outpost! Tickets $25 each (anyone that is no longer

12/01/2023

RIP Jeff Beck...you've heard him on Stevie Wonder's great album "Talking Book..." and here's a story you might not have heard about "Superstition:"
https://nypost.com/2023/01/11/how-jeff-back-made-stevie-wonder-go-no-1-with-superstition/

10/01/2023

I grew up loving Cab Calloway, thanks to my very hep jazz age dancer Gramma, who helped raise me. Whenever I see him dance, I still can't stop watching...and I always think of my Gram.

Cab Calloway & his Band - Geechy Joe (Cab Calloway, Jack Palmer & Andy Gibson), with Lena Horne, dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, drummer Zutty Singleton, b...