Jill Scott grew up in north Philadelphia and began her performing career reading her own poetry. She was heard by Amir, drummer in the Roots, who invited her to join the band in the studio, resulting in the co-composition "You Got Me," a Top 40 pop hit in 1999. Subsequently, she collaborated with Eric Benet, Will Smith, and Common and broadened... [+] Read More

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She grew up listening to '70s soul and '80s hip-hop, but Erykah Badu drew more comparisons to Billie Holiday upon her breakout in 1997, after the release of her first album, Baduizm. The grooves and production on the album are bass-heavy R&B, but Badu's langurous, occasionally tortured vocals and delicate phrasing immediately removed her from... [+] Read More

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The successful duo of Missy Elliott and Timbaland presented Tweet in early 2002, a soulful vocalist with hip-hop savvy and unrestrained sexuality. Like Sparxxx's debut album, Tweet's debut, Southern Hummingbird, featured production by Timbaland and vocals by Elliott, most notably on the lead single, "Oops (Oh My)." The single became an overnight... [+] Read More

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For twenty-one-year-old Bilal Sayeed Oliver, dreams started falling into place quite rapidly. A self-confessed jazz junkie from Philadelphia, PA, Bilal started out by singing in small clubs until he began training in jazz and big band arrangements at the Mannes Music Conservatory in New York. With this formal training, the young... [+] Read More

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Neo-soul singer/songwriter/producer Dwele grew up on Detroit's west side, listening to soul music from Motown visionaries Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye as well as jazz on the radio. Born Andwele Gardner, he began writing songs at the age of ten, after his father was murdered outside his home, and attended Cody High in Detroit. Dwele spent a year... [+] Read More

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Philadelphia-based singer/songwriter Jaguar Wright's name can be added to the list of such Philly-based neo-soul talents as Grammy Award-winning rap band the Roots and multi-platinum hitmakers Jill Scott and Musiq Soulchild. She grew up in a household where secular music was forbidden, so her earliest musical influence came through attending... [+] Read More

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Jennifer E. Kemp's band is a breath of fresh air!!! They are one of a kind. If you want to dance, dance, dance all night then you need to go to one of their live shows. Jennifer is a breathtaking entertainer. She makes you dance, laugh, get emotional, and feel so alive the entire show. She's made for the stage. Her musicians are so so so... [+] Read More

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Like almost all other vocalists tagged neo-soul, Leela James' primary inspirations date no later than the late '70s (Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, and Tina Turner are regularly cited). Her debut album involved assistance from a range of noted studio rats from the fields of rap and R&B, including Kanye West, Raphael Saadiq, James Poyser, Chucky... [+] Read More

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Vocalist Lizz Wright delivers a sultry R&B performance that's divinely layered in gospel and jazz, and keenly similar to the work of Oleta Adams and Jill Scott. Wright was born in early 1980 in the Georgia town of Hahira, and her musical tastes blossomed early on. Her father served as the pianist and musical director at the local church, and he... [+] Read More

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Introducing Maxine Hopkin
Singer/Songwriter of Gospel Soul Music

U DO HAVE A CHOICE Compilation CD is an electrifying anointed mixture of the soulful sounds of Maxine Hopkins and the smooth voices of her daughters Tiffany and Ala'nna Dunbar. If we had to liken it to any artists we would say it has a tina turner, karen clark, kiki... [+] Read More

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Evolutionary Soul is the collective musical energy of divine musical beings sent for such a time as this, and is vocally led by Saa'Shalom Soul. Resonating with soulful, funky and caress-your-heart-rhythms, Evolutionary Soul is a unique blend of earthy, organic and angelic sounds that tell stories musically. The effect results in a freeing up of... [+] Read More

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Sense In Common signed to Jack Kitty Records. The group have been labeled Canadian Trip Hop. The two artists Ty & Sheena are also hosts of weekly online radio show "Jack Kitty Radio" - They are currently working in studio on their first studio album!

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Though she sang in musicals and talent shows throughout her childhood, Charlotte, NC, native Sunshine Anderson was discovered while she was waiting in line in a cafeteria at North Carolina Central University, where she earned a B. S. in criminal justice. A friend of producer/Soulife A&R Vice President Mike City heard Anderson humming while she... [+] Read More

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Based in Chicago, Illinois TERREA-NICOLE is an emerging Soul R&B singer/songwriter who has always had a natural love for music. She was selected as one of the "Top 25 Aspiring Artists" at the 15th Annual Music Seminar sponsored by local radio station WGCI in Chicago in 2006.

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With the release of her debut CD, Moments of Clarity, Book 1 (2005) Wayna solidified herself as an emerging singer/songwriter and a compelling and vivid storyteller. Since then, the Ethiopian native, whose musical style can be found between Minnie Riperton, Lauryn Hill, and Simon and Garfunkel has used her soulful voice and dynamic stage show to... [+] Read More

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