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By O-Dub 
Poets Of Rhythm: Practice What You Preach
From Practice What You Preach (Daptone, 2006)
Bus People Express: Augusta, Georgia
From Original Raw Soul (Instinct, 1996)
Syrup: Chocolate
From Different Flavours (Compost, 2000)
With all the press that Daptone’s Dap Kings get for their funky soul roots revival (and deservedly so), many seem to forget the groundwork that Jan and Max Weissenfeldt (aka Whitefield) and their band of funky brothers from another mother laid down in the early to mid 1990s. Much of the time they were known as the Poets of Rhythm, but they had more monikers [...]
Continue reading THE MANY SOUNDS OF WHITEFIELD
By O-Dub 
Today, I got the chance to speak with Raphael Saadiq to talk to him about his latest album – the Grammy nominated The Way I See It, his upcoming tour, and some of his influences. OW chimed in with a few questions of his own.
You can get a glimpse of what his tour will sound like with this excellent video/mini concert from AOL Black Voices of Saadiq and band doing songs from his new album as well as a Shalamar medley!
EL: You’ve done a lot to keep the west coast on the map for R&B. [...]
Continue reading A WORD WITH SAADIQ
By O-Dub 
John Legend: If You’re Out There
From Evolver (Columbia, 2008)
John Legend: Pride (In The Name Of Love) (cover of U2)
From Evolver (Wal-Mart Exclusive Version) (Columbia, 2008)
Recently I had the opportunity to chat with John Legend about his new album Evolver as well as where he’s been and where he’s going.
EL: It’s great to see a superstar artist in this day and age who is multi-talented. You can write, sing, and play instruments. Why do you think there aren’t more artists that labels can promote as superstars like they have with you?
JL: Every [...]
Continue reading EVOLVER: THE (R)EVOLUTION OF JOHN LEGEND
By O-Dub
Victor Davies: Sound Of The Samba
From Victor Davies (Compost, 2001)
Curumin: Sambito
From JapanPopShow (Quannum, 2008)
A few years ago I came across this lovely track by Victor Davies called “Sound Of The Samba” from his self-titled album.. Immediately I was taken away with lovely acoustic instrumentation and mellow vocals. As the track progressed I was transported to a summer block party in Rio de Janeiro with jittery drums and jaunty horns. Since then I have been hooked on samba. [...]
Continue reading AME A SAMBA
By O-Dub 
My interview by Jesse Thorn of the podcast/public radio show, The Sound of Young America, is now available. ITunes Podcast subscribers can find it here.
We talk about SSV2 but also other topics such as hip-hop and sampling, the age differences between professors and students and whether Bill Cosby is a real doctor or not. Good times, good times.
Update: Jesse also interviewed none other than Betty Davis. Interview went live today. Check that out.
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