Anyone paying attention to the upper echelon of soul music’s ever changing face knows the name Incognito. More than the moniker of a great band, Incognito is a brand – a guaranteed one-stop for sophisticated, uplifting U.K.-spun soul-jazz, stamped by a cavalcade of top-notch vocal talent, sweeping arrangements for rhythm section, horns and strings, substance-fueled lyrical content and the unflagging leadership of guitarist/songwriter Jean-Paul Maunick, affectionately known as “Bluey.”
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Apple Corps LTD/Capitol Records To Release The Beatles “Love” Album In Stereo 5.1 On November 21, 2006
December 19, 2006
Apple Corps Ltd/Capitol Records are to release the Beatles LOVE album in stereo and 5.1 November 21st. This will be the first Beatles album available in 5.1
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RIP Jay McShann
December 12, 2006
Don Cheadle To Play Miles Davis
December 6, 2006
Actor Don Cheadle is confirmed to direct and act in a film about jazz great Miles Davis. Cheadle is a fine actor who will have the challenge of presenting Davis’s complex character that drove the musician to create six different styles of jazz, defy the police, survive heroin addiction and after all that declare jazz dead. He believed Prince was the future of pop music and never stopped exploring new sounds. If only the planned collaboration with him and Jimi Hendrix had materialized. Fans think his life is too tough for film and better suited for a book. The film will speak for itself but Quincy Troupe’s read more book with Miles is a good way to get started.
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Happy Birthday Jimi!!!
November 27, 2006
Jimi Hendrix – Band of Gypsys – Who Knows
Today is Jimi Hendrix’s birthday! The greatest guitarist, most potent color and texture specialist and freaky freedom diver would have been 64.
50 Cent And Motown
November 27, 2006
50 Cent is unveiling a new sound with the Motown archives. read more
Akon’s “Konvicted” Is The #2 Album In The Country
November 25, 2006
New York, NY Nov 22, 2006 Having sold more than 3 million copies worldwide of his debut CD Trouble, the multi-faceted star, Akon, proved that convicts can turn their lives around and make good. The Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal Motown artist continues his road to success with his sophomore CD, Konvicted, taking the #2 spot on The Billboard 200 chart and selling more than 283K units in its first week of release. Not only is Akon a top- selling singer, but he wrote and produced all but one of the songs on his album, putting him in a small club of extraordinary singers/songwriters/producers (Elton John, Mariah Carey, Kanye West).
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RIP Gerald Levert
November 11, 2006
Gerald Levert has joined the ultimate jam session in heaven. Gerald’s music is some of the most soulful music to be recorded over the past two decades. If it was work with Levert, solo releases, collaborations with his legendary father Eddie Levert, LSG and of course those live TV appearances with the likes of Patti Labelle among others Gerald always delivered quality performances. If you haven’t heard him already you need to.
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DJ Strong & E-40 Host HipHopwest.com Vol. 1 Mixed By DJ Stone
November 11, 2006
DJ Strong and The Ambassador of the Bay E-40 host HipHopWest.com Vol. 1
with DJ Stone stepping in the mix this one for Strong, the mixtape features new
cuts from Snoop Dogg, Lil Eazy E, Daz, JT Tha Bigga Figga, Ricashay, Tri-Star,
Yukmouth, Game, and more! This is the official HipHopWest jump off for the
weekend or to rock in your ipod while to cruise the streets!
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Gnarls Barkley To Release Limited Edition 3-D CD+DVD Package
November 4, 2006
Just in time for the holiday season comes the Gnarls Barkley limited
edition 3-D CD and DVD package, /*St. Elsewhere*/. Out Tue, Nov 7th,
the package compiles the platinum-certified, genre-defying collection in
its entirety, along with an exciting assortment of exclusive extras and
mind-blowing bonus features.
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