We'll hear Beyonce's version of Lift Every Voice and Sing, also known as the Black National Anthem, & spin Jimi Hendrix's soul-stirring rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. We'll mark the passing of New Orleans legend and rock & roll pioneer Dave Bartholomew, go to a Sensi Party with Eek-A-Mouse, and hear the latest from Mavis Staples, Sugaray Rayford, and Meklit.
UpFront Soul #2019.26 Playlist PLEASE NOTE: Due to the vagaries of Spinitron, these songs are listed in reverse order. (i.e., Joan Armatrading Back to the Night is song 1, hour 1.
Sam Cooke "Havin' a Party" from Live at the Harlem Square Club 1963 on RCA Richard "Groove" Holmes "Flyjack" from Night Glider Femi Kuti "I Wanna Be Free" from Africa Shrine The Isley Brothers "Was It Good To You" from The Brothers Isley Dexter Story "Be My Habesha" from Wondem Speedometer Feat. James Junior "No Turning Back" from No Turning Back on Freestyle Sam Cooke "A Change Is Gonna Come" from Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964 Curtis Mayfield "Think" from Superfly Sweet Honey In the Rock "Ella's Song" from Breaths Gregory Porter & Opolopo "1960 What? (Opolopo Kick & Bass Rerub)" from 1960 What? The Remixes Yusef Lateef "Russell and Eliot" from Yusef Lateef's Detroit Stokely Carmichael "So Much Strength" from Black Power: Music of a Revolution Aaron Myers featuring Pacman Slim "Black Lives Matter" from The Lion's Den Herman Harris "Give Yourself to Jesus" from Greg Belson's Divine Disco Roger Hatcher "I Need You" from Dotty's 346 Tanika Charles "Look at Us Now" from The Gumption Shafiq Husayn "Cycles ft Hiatus Kaiyote" from The Loop FSQ with Dolette McDonald "I Zimbra (Alternate mix)" The Maytals "Sweet and Dandy" from The Harder They Come Lloyd Delpratt "Together" from Jamaica To Toronto: Soul Funk & Reggae 1967-1974 Eek-A-Mouse "Sensi Party" from Can't Stop Us Now Meklit "You Got Me" from When the People Move, the Music Moves Too Sugaray Rayford "Dark Night of the Soul" from Somebody Save Me Mavis Staples "Stronger" from We Get By Dave Bartholomew "The Monkey Speaks His Mind" from Out for Kicks - Blues Trashed & Fuzzed Dave Bartholomew "New Second Line" from New Orleans 'Yea Yea' Breakdown Dave Bartholomew "Who Drank My Beer (While I Was in the Rear)_" Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings "This Land is Your Land" from Naturally Jimi Hendrix "Star Spangled Banner [Live]" from The Ultimate Experience Beyonce "Lift Every Voice and Sing" from Homecoming Joan Armatrading "Back to the Night" from Back to the Night on A&M