His appeareance last night followed an exciting 2016 which includes his seventh studio album, Life on Earth entering the US Billboard 200 at #27, his single “I Do” reaching #3 on Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and performing in the highly anticipated musical adaptation of the cult classic, Love Jones. Blige, Ice Cube, tour mates Kindred the Family Soul, Ceelo, Bilal, Swizz Beatz, Estelle, and India Arie – perhaps some of them will make an appearance on the tour. The singer who enjoys fusing soul, R&B, funk, jazz, and hip-hop has also enjoyed notable collaborations with Carlos Santana, Mary J. He has also earned award nominations from MTV, the American Music Awards, the NAACP, and 11 Grammy nominations since arriving on the scene over 15 years ago. The love they share in their union definitely came through with the warm interactions they had with each other on the stage.Ĭhester Jermaine Jennings better known as Lyfe Jennings took the stage and the crowd to the beat !įinally, what alot of us had been waiting for.MUSIQ !! The man who has had two platinum albums, two gold albums, and seven hit singles, and continues to amass industry nods such as awards from Billboard, BET, ASCAP, BMI, and Soul Train. was coming on stage. They were so energetic and just plain uplifting. ” Far Away” was my favorite song of theirs and it just took me back to when I first heard it with my husband many moons ago. I had been wanting to see this husband and wife duo for forever and they did not disappoint. It is for that reason Kindred has been one of the most important acts of the 21st Century. “Their albums are filled with a level of substance rarely found in popular music, and they combine that with great grooves and vocals. Their lead Single “Where Would I Be (The Question)” from their second album hit top 10 on urban AC radio and they celebrated critical success with the 2014-released, A Couple Friends. “First Couple of Soul”, Kindred the Family Soul came out first.Since their debut with Surrender to Love which charted #29 on Billboard R&B and received a Soul Train Award and a BET Award nomination, Kindred the Family Soul continues to show fans why they are fondly known as the First Couple of Soul. She.is.amazing.Whether bllads or uptempo james Avery is a force to be reckoned with ! The crowd included hundreds of folk who came there just to see her. Avery has the vocal chords and stage presence that any real music fan could appreciate. Opening up on stage was beloved Grammy Nominated and Multi-Award Winning Artist, Avery*Sunshine whose loyal fan base includes music icons Aretha Franklin, Baby Face, Teddy Riley, Jazzy Jeff, and Patti LaBelle. But before we get to that let’s talk about who was up before him. I was joined by my cousin who admitted, ” I came for Musiq SouldChild” ! Although I love ALL of the artists on this tour roster, I also could not wait for the headliner Musiq Soulchild to do his set. SobeSavvy was lucky enough to witness this great event. The tour kicked off last night in Raleigh, NC at the Duke Energy Center of the Performing Arts. The 22-city NuSoul Revival Tour is boasting a lineup of some of the genres’ finest who have been quite busy in 2016. “Statistics” is a perfect example of how he is cleverly able to discuss a host of social issues in one song.In celebration of drawing over 10,000 soul and R&B music lovers, from all over the U.S, to the largest annual Soul Music Festival in the SE region, the producers of the ATL Soul Life Music Festival are expanding on that successful concept. Lyfe in many ways had been the reincarnation of the R&B’s conscious which used to speak through artists such as Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield. In his work, he has talked about the life of a prisoner, gender relations, homosexuality and a host of issues that most artists do not usually discuss. Substance: Throughout Lyfe’s career he has been able to blend a wonderful sound with a message that touched upon important issues we deal with in our communities. But what happens when they cannot comeback and magically brainwash people by using the airwaves and infectious melodies? Lyfe Jennings was sentenced to three and a half years behind bars on Sept. They become irrelevant unless they are able to return to the spotlight. How many influential artists have we forgotten about? If their songs are not playing eighty-seven times a day on our local radio stations, we seem to forget them. As time goes by we forget about some of the people, places and things that might have moved us.
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