Pre-listen here @ Curlysoul the new album of Dwele:

He mentioned his new single “I’m cheatin’” during the concert I attended in Paradiso Amsterdam.

Now Dwele has teamed up with his friends of Slum Village to bring you a great remix of this track.

[Click here to listen]

Looking forward to see his new album “Sketches of a man” which is in stores on June 24th ’08

This is what hiphop is:

[youtube WwT_aSfTOXU Common ft Dwele - The People]

Sometimes you have to be pointed in the right direction. That is the case with Hil St. Soul for me. I received an email asking to take a look at her MySpace-site and help promoting her…

Where music is my everything, I am critical… Music involves taste and is therefor personal. So only if I like it, I will spend time and webspace on it.
As I am writing about her this very moment you can understand I liked what I heard. So let me please share this wonderful person with you!

Let us first take a look at whom we are talking about:

Hilary Mwelwa was born in Lusaka, Zambia. At the age of 5 she was relocated with her family in London. As a child she adopted her fathers love of music, as their home was immersed with the sounds of traditional Zambian music along with such American R&B/soul icons as Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. [source:MySpace/HilStSoul]

When she took a year off from science education to pursue her musical dreams, she put her first and definite steps on what is her current path of life: Good Music.

Hilary Mwelwa is the next British R&B phenomenon destined to win over American R&B and soul devotees. USA Today declares: “Mwelwa’s vocals are always enticing”, while Vibe Magazine heralds Mwelwa’s rich, velvety voice warms the inside like a spot of tea.

And now she has dropped Soulidified, her brand new album (and her THIRD!!!) which title quite describes as how I experience her music: a very pure and complete soulful sound that really reaches my inner-me. For some reason I have the feeling that this is an artist that does not throws her music against you… instead she is there and embraces you… I like her even more because of her wonderful duet with my man Dwele, which is smooth and sexy in a way I can really digg.

Furthermore the album includes Baby Come Over, the endearing and catchy Sweet On You, the soulful and inviting Hey Boy and the first single, a strikingly beautiful, pensive and emotional ballad Goodbye. The latter you can view on her MySpace site too…

I think I have been suggested a very fine and pure artist and do encourage every reader to check her music and website and show her great love!

Listen to “It’s OK” right here:
[audio:http://curlysoul.com/x/music/Hil_St_Soul_-_Its_Ok.mp3|loader=0xFFCC99]

When writing on artists/bloggers that I admire, I cannot omit Honey Soul.

While I was looking for background-reading on Dwele, I found a 2-part interview with him on this lovely site that made me apple+D (ctrl+d for windowsers) right away.
Honey started her website in 2004 and built up a great audience of soul-loving people. Right now she has a very solid and profound site that contains her own mix of “radio blogs”, full CD previews, videos, new releases, and headlines. And to show (off) her love and feeling for Soul Music, she also has a feature called SOUL2SOUL, in which she interviews both upcoming and settled soul-stars. [This will also be her radioshow and podcast via Project:VIBE internet radio]
Honey Soul is a site that can and may not be neglected by true soulful people…

Honey’s quote on Music:

I Love Music! It thrills me in ways I could never express verbally. I feel it deeply. It arouses my emotions. I crave it, I’m addicted. Music satisfies me and sets me free.

Honey Soul | Honey Soul at MySpace

This is simple: Download – listen – enjoy.
Some great mixes with even bigger artists, emerging from the underground.

Karma Soultra by Tymeek [right-click here]

Tracklisting:
Intro – Kama Sutra
Stay Down – Velben (Exclusive)< --- DDJ's Own
Sexual Alchemy - LadyBug Mecca
Tired - Sebastian ft B.I.G. (Me7ek RMX)(Exclusive)
N2U - Eric Roberson ft Marcia Ambrosius
Ketch A Vibe - Julie Dexter
Una Palabra - Carlos Verela
Cant Get U Out of My Mind - Blackstreet
Every Women's Dream - Shanice
Softest Lips - Eric Roberson
Lets Get it On in My Jeep - Marvin Gaye ft LL Cool J (Me7ek RMX)
4 Da Luv of Da Game - Raheem DeVaughn & E.Roberson
Holla - Dwele
Close Your Eyes - Lorenzo Owens
Around the World - Lina ft Anthony Hamilton
Dreamin - Jill Scott
Too Close - Next (Me7ek RMX)
Call Block - Jaguar Wright ft Obie Trice
Ha Ha - Toni Blackman (Exclusive)
Rocket Love - Stevie Wonder

(more…)

Maybe an impossible list, but for sure interesting to see who you feel most right now… Think Soul, NeoSoul, HipHop, Underground and Mainstream.

To make a start:
- Slum Village
- Floetry
- Little Brother
- Eric Roberson
- Raheem DeVaughn
- Kem
- Common
- Lathun
- Trey Songz
- Dwele
- Kindred Spirit
- Teedra Moses
- Raphael Saadiq
- KanYe West
- Rahsaan Patterson
- Talib Kweli
- John Legend
- Lina
- Glenn Lewis
- Goapele
- Martin Luther

Please comment with your additions to this list… I will make sure that as soon as possible links to all artists are added. (url’s welcome)

Yes, I was disappointed in an undescribable way. But as things like this can happen (Losing your passport!!! Aaahh!!!) to any person, I will just hope that Dwele will consider scheduling some new concert in Holland. P’lease???

Dwele will perform during the Amsterdam Dance Event in Paradiso on October 28th…