The Urban Music Scene.com
February, 2010 Edition. Vol. 34
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Welcome to The Urban Music Scene...
New update 2/8/10...
Welcome to the month of February!
Black History Month.
Whats Happening Players!
Here's the scoop for the day...so far:
Peggy reviewed the hot new release from Sade, "Soldier Of Love"! Scroll down or go directly to our Reviews blog for more details!
Randy took it to the new Jaheim album in a BIG way, as he reviewed "Another Round"! Scroll down & hit the hyperlink!
Our contributing writer Charles F. Sherard to it to the block with a look back at R&B group Radiance & their hit album from 1985, "Pick-n-Choose"! Scroll down for more details! Its on the Back In The Day page!
Peggy also dropped a review on the upcoming new album from R&B starlet Keke Wyatt! Its on the reviews blog & you can gain access down below!
Lots of stuff is coming to your screens on all of our pages & blogs shortly, including more reviews, articles & much more! The Video's of the week is in the process of getting touched up!
A big shout goes to the city of New Orleans as we congratulate the New Orleans Saints for winning the Super Bowl!! CHEERS!
We'll be right back!
Kirk Franklin Presents Artists For Haiti...
Our coverage representing benefits, musical & collaborative efforts all coming together to raise money for the country of Haiti continues with this presentation put together by Gospel Icon Kirk Franklin & Artists For Haiti - "Are You Listening"...
More Videos Of The Week:
(The Week of 1/31/10 thru 2/6/10)
The Gospel Page: Byron Cage - If You Never (feat J Moss & Kim Burrell) Yes!
The R&B/Soul Page: McClean -Broken (Acoustic)
The Jazz Page: Grover Washington Jr. - Love Like This
Back In The Day Page: (Announcing our new DOUBLE UP Week! 2 Videos per week!) Randy Hall - I've Been Watching You & The Cool Notes - In Your Car
The Youth Spot: Ziggy Marley - Family Time
The Youth Spot!
Singer Jaicko drops another heat seeking single for y'all on The Spot! Come in & take a listen to "Fast Forward (FFWD)!
R&B/Pop songbird Jordin Sparks created a beautiful pendant to benefit Haiti at Pennyroyal Silver. Visit the blog to get more details about it!
Concerts & Festivals
ITS 2010 FOLKS! THE PARTY IS ON & CRACKIN'!
It seems like to us, R&B Great Charlie Wilson's solo career is going full steam ahead. Especially when he is with the hottest ticket to an old school music festival - about to go down in Jacksonville, FL., when Cameo, Mint Condition, Doug E. Fresh, The Ohio Players & Himself will THROWDOWN for the 1st Annual Heart & Soul Music Explosion! Click here for more details!
There's nothing better than to watch the excitement surround a competition between college Marching Bands. Especially the upcoming deal in Atlanta, Ga. as they bring many of the brightest & entertaining Black College instrumentalists together to compete for the title of being the winner of the 2010 Honda Battle Of The Bands! Click here for more info!
Are you looking for Tour Information? How about the next concert to hit your block? Waiting for any info on an upcoming concert, event, convention, benefit in The United States & Across the globe? Well, Be our guest & check the "Concerts/Festivals" blog to get it!
To access our complete listings of Concerts & Festivals, please click here!
The Music Reviews!!
R&B....Urban & Contemporary
Sade comes back to the music world in a very big way with the highly anticipated release of "Soldier Of Love". Peggy Oliver took a look at it & writes a review!
Ready for another round of R&B music from crooner Jaheim? Well, our writer Randy Mahon is! Take a look at what he had to say about "Another Round"!
"Who Knew?" Keke Wyatt would drop another plate of soul grooves for the R&B base of listeners? Well, Shanachie Entertainment did as they released one for 2010. Peggy spins the record back one time & talked about it!
Shanachie Entertainment's new release by vocalist Maysa called "A Woman In Love", was on the mind of our reviewer Randy Mahon. Check out the write-up!
More reviews of your favorite R&B singers/vocalists can be accessed by clicking here!!
Gospel.....Urban, Contemporary & Traditional
One of Gospel heralded vocalists - Vanessa Bell Armstrong - returns to the industry with another gracious offering entitled, "The Experience". Our contributor Peggy Oliver played back the songs & spoke about them!
Take a look into the Gospel sounds of the legendary vocalist Shirley Caesar, as she welcomes a collection of songs for the soul in the new release "A City Called Heaven"! Peggy went into great detail about the project!
More reviews of your favorite Gospel artists can be accessed by clicking here!!
Jazz....Urban & Contemporary
Make no mistake about it: Kim Waters ALWAYS comes to play whenever and wherever the need for another sensual, sensitive instrumental slow jam needs to be heard. George Strand looks into the new project, "Love Stories".
Coming in Feb. 2010, Dee Dee Bridgewater examines a fruitful but generous detail of music from the legendary Billie Holiday, in creating "Eleanor Fagan (1917-1959) To Billie With Love Dee Dee"! Reviewed by Peggy Oliver...
More reviews of your favorite jazz artists can be accessed by clicking here!
Interviews
This years cream of the crop musicians & vocalists have passed through The Urban Music Scene! From Vanessa Williams, Donnie McClurkin, Sheila E. & a host of others, Terrill Hanna has been blessed with the opportunity to speak indirectly with each one of them , shedding light on many of their upcoming projects, other endeavors, community involvements & much more! Look out for more interviews to surface for 2010!
For now, please visit this appealing blog for more exciting interviews that was staged from the last 2 years on the scene!!
The New Voices Of Today
We got it going on for the month of February! Stop by & see for yourselves! Here's a couple of newbies in the mix:
Marvin D. is back in the house with his take on a special 5 track EP from Dezaray Dawn & "Chameleon"! Stop by the page & get a song sample!
Another presence of soul music is tapped by this group called Candace Monique & The Optics! Marv D. looked into the project, "In My Soul"! You can hear a track from the album on the "New Voices" page!
Back In The Day Music!
The New Year is HERE! But the Old School music is timeless! The crew is ready for YOU...
Can somebody get a groove out of Charles? I guess we can as the cat stopped by & dropped a review on R&B group Radiance & their hot album, "Pick-n-Choose"!!
We see Randy cutting up again....this time, he gently rolls back to the 90's for the next review: R&B group Lo-Key?, and reviewed a hot project called "Back 2 Da Howse"!!
Wanna see our entire collection of reviews dedicated to the Old School - Back In The Day music era? Click Here & we'll get you there!
Books, Arts, Movies & Misc!
Check out the "Books, Arts, Movies & Misc" blog for this:
Ky-Mani Marley released a compelling book about his life & times - "Dear Dad: Where's the Family In Our Family Today?"; Lots of important info from various organizations & sources supporting & commerating Black History Month.; New Comedy DVD's are launched!; Comedian Sinbad is back! & Much More!
You might have missed a few things, so scroll back up & see if you did! There's more info on our blogs & pages!
Singer Jaicko drops another heat seeking single for y'all on The Spot! Come in & take a listen to "Fast Forward (FFWD)!
R&B/Pop songbird Jordin Sparks created a beautiful pendant to benefit Haiti at Pennyroyal Silver. Visit the blog to get more details about it!
Concerts & Festivals
ITS 2010 FOLKS! THE PARTY IS ON & CRACKIN'!
It seems like to us, R&B Great Charlie Wilson's solo career is going full steam ahead. Especially when he is with the hottest ticket to an old school music festival - about to go down in Jacksonville, FL., when Cameo, Mint Condition, Doug E. Fresh, The Ohio Players & Himself will THROWDOWN for the 1st Annual Heart & Soul Music Explosion! Click here for more details!
There's nothing better than to watch the excitement surround a competition between college Marching Bands. Especially the upcoming deal in Atlanta, Ga. as they bring many of the brightest & entertaining Black College instrumentalists together to compete for the title of being the winner of the 2010 Honda Battle Of The Bands! Click here for more info!
Are you looking for Tour Information? How about the next concert to hit your block? Waiting for any info on an upcoming concert, event, convention, benefit in The United States & Across the globe? Well, Be our guest & check the "Concerts/Festivals" blog to get it!
To access our complete listings of Concerts & Festivals, please click here!
The Music Reviews!!
R&B....Urban & Contemporary
Sade comes back to the music world in a very big way with the highly anticipated release of "Soldier Of Love". Peggy Oliver took a look at it & writes a review!
Ready for another round of R&B music from crooner Jaheim? Well, our writer Randy Mahon is! Take a look at what he had to say about "Another Round"!
"Who Knew?" Keke Wyatt would drop another plate of soul grooves for the R&B base of listeners? Well, Shanachie Entertainment did as they released one for 2010. Peggy spins the record back one time & talked about it!
Shanachie Entertainment's new release by vocalist Maysa called "A Woman In Love", was on the mind of our reviewer Randy Mahon. Check out the write-up!
More reviews of your favorite R&B singers/vocalists can be accessed by clicking here!!
Gospel.....Urban, Contemporary & Traditional
One of Gospel heralded vocalists - Vanessa Bell Armstrong - returns to the industry with another gracious offering entitled, "The Experience". Our contributor Peggy Oliver played back the songs & spoke about them!
Take a look into the Gospel sounds of the legendary vocalist Shirley Caesar, as she welcomes a collection of songs for the soul in the new release "A City Called Heaven"! Peggy went into great detail about the project!
More reviews of your favorite Gospel artists can be accessed by clicking here!!
Jazz....Urban & Contemporary
Make no mistake about it: Kim Waters ALWAYS comes to play whenever and wherever the need for another sensual, sensitive instrumental slow jam needs to be heard. George Strand looks into the new project, "Love Stories".
Coming in Feb. 2010, Dee Dee Bridgewater examines a fruitful but generous detail of music from the legendary Billie Holiday, in creating "Eleanor Fagan (1917-1959) To Billie With Love Dee Dee"! Reviewed by Peggy Oliver...
More reviews of your favorite jazz artists can be accessed by clicking here!
This years cream of the crop musicians & vocalists have passed through The Urban Music Scene! From Vanessa Williams, Donnie McClurkin, Sheila E. & a host of others, Terrill Hanna has been blessed with the opportunity to speak indirectly with each one of them , shedding light on many of their upcoming projects, other endeavors, community involvements & much more! Look out for more interviews to surface for 2010!
For now, please visit this appealing blog for more exciting interviews that was staged from the last 2 years on the scene!!
The New Voices Of Today
We got it going on for the month of February! Stop by & see for yourselves! Here's a couple of newbies in the mix:
Marvin D. is back in the house with his take on a special 5 track EP from Dezaray Dawn & "Chameleon"! Stop by the page & get a song sample!
Another presence of soul music is tapped by this group called Candace Monique & The Optics! Marv D. looked into the project, "In My Soul"! You can hear a track from the album on the "New Voices" page!
Back In The Day Music!
The New Year is HERE! But the Old School music is timeless! The crew is ready for YOU...
Can somebody get a groove out of Charles? I guess we can as the cat stopped by & dropped a review on R&B group Radiance & their hot album, "Pick-n-Choose"!!
We see Randy cutting up again....this time, he gently rolls back to the 90's for the next review: R&B group Lo-Key?, and reviewed a hot project called "Back 2 Da Howse"!!
Wanna see our entire collection of reviews dedicated to the Old School - Back In The Day music era? Click Here & we'll get you there!
Books, Arts, Movies & Misc!
Check out the "Books, Arts, Movies & Misc" blog for this:
Ky-Mani Marley released a compelling book about his life & times - "Dear Dad: Where's the Family In Our Family Today?"; Lots of important info from various organizations & sources supporting & commerating Black History Month.; New Comedy DVD's are launched!; Comedian Sinbad is back! & Much More!
You might have missed a few things, so scroll back up & see if you did! There's more info on our blogs & pages!