Tag Archives: Michael Kiwanuka

Best Soul/Funk Albums 2019

Posted on February 12, 2020 by spinladen

The Top 25 new soul/funk albums countdown as heard live on Soul Donuts Radio! 25. C.S. Armstrong-Truth Be Told Hip hop and R&B influences crusted over with street filth and hiding some deep down soul. 24. The New Mastersounds-Shake It … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged black pumas, blind boys of alabama, bobby oroza, brittany howard, carlton jumel smith, CS Armstrong, Durand Jones and the Indications, eli paperboy reed, eric boss, kelly finnigan, lee fields and the expressions, lydia persaud, marc cohn, Michael Kiwanuka, new mastersounds, Nick Waterhouse, pp arnold, sault, shawn lee, tanika charles, The Bamboos, the dip, the limboos, the mighty mocambos, yola | Leave a comment

Best of Soul Donuts 2019: singles

Posted on January 22, 2020 by spinladen

I stole that banner from BandCamp. I took it from their Best Soul Albums of 2019 blog post. Mine were better. Ya dig? Here we are again…Soul Donuts radio turned 12 years old and we keep rollin’ on. Due to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alex opal, alexis evans, anderson paak, ben l'oncle soul, benny sings, best of 2019, brainstory, carlton jumel smith, dent may, devon gilfillian, dojo cuts, Durand Jones and the Indications, eminent stars, family daptone, free nationals, geordia anne muldrow, ghost funk orchestra, golden dawn arkestra, holy hive, jason joshua and the beholders, joey quinones, josh hoyer and soul colossal, karate boogaloo, lady wray, laneous, lee fields and the expressions, limboos, lydia persaud, Menahan St. Band, Michael Kiwanuka, natural yoghurt band, neal frances, Nick Waterhouse, nicole willis, night people, orgone, P.P. Arnold, paul and the tall trees, quantic, raphael saadiq, shawn lee, soul motivators, sugaray rayford, surprise chef, Swamp Dogg, the 100 knights orchestra, the dip, the grand scheme, the lewis express, thee sinseers, yola | Leave a comment

Best albums 2016 soul/funk

Posted on February 1, 2017 by spinladen

Last year was an explosive year for soul and funk. 2016 posed the greatest challenge for me of any year since I’ve begun reviewing the best soul/funk records. Typically the choices have been obvious and great records would have … Continue reading →

Posted in album review, music | Tagged Aaron Neville, adrian younge, andre williams, bacao rhythm and steel band, ben l'oncle soul, best of 2016, best of list, Charles Bradley, Daptone, durand jones, eli paperboy reed, funk, hannah williams and the affirmations, james hunter six, lack of afro, lady wray, lee fields and the expressions, marta ren and groovelvets, martha high, mavis staples, Michael Kiwanuka, myles sanko, Nick Waterhouse, shirley davis, Soul, soul snatchers, st paul and the broken bones, terrace martin, the olympians, the silverbacks, william bell | Leave a comment

Looking Back

Posted on January 21, 2013 by spinladen

I meant to put this up a while ago, but it never happened, realistically music from 2012 is still streaming into my desk and I haven’t got to it all yet. Why make a best of 2012 list before the … Continue reading →

Posted in music | Tagged Alabama Shakes, best funk 2012, best of list, best soul 2012, bettye lavette, blues, bobby womack, Gary Clark Jr., georgia anne muldrow, Jazz, Lee Fields, Menahan St. Band, Michael Kiwanuka, monophonics, mr. day, new mastersounds, Nick Waterhouse, Quantic and Alice Russell | 1 Comment

Fave EP’s of 2011

Posted on January 12, 2012 by spinladen

Longer than a single but not enough content to fill an album, it’s the Extended Play or better known by its more slimming name the EP. Also the favorite format for every cool band to release fan favorites, oft-hidden tracks, … Continue reading →