RARE SOUL Productions Podcast

Since I've been away so long, let's take a little trip around the world to see what good sounds abound. We're going start off on the west coast of the U.S., take a little trip down-under to visit our Australian and New Zealand friends, stroll through Europe and the U.K. by way of Cuba and Brazil, travel Africa from West to South, take a quick jaunt across Jamaica, and end right back in the U.S. with a little international east coast flair. I promise to never again leave you alone for so long, this trip was exhausting! ;-) Tracklisting: The Life Aquatic - Thundercat Malika (Mark de Clive-Lowe Remix) -  Hiatus Kaiyote Conscience - Zuco 103 Calle F - Mala Everything You Say feat. Heidi Vogel (Radio Edit) - Scrimshire Mama Done - Zara McFarlane It's Gonna Get You - Quadron Bazala (Main Mix) - Lelethu Hwehwe Mu Na Yi Wo Mpena - K. Frimpong & His Cuban Fiestas Brand New Secondhand - Peter Tosh Hard Like a Rock (G-Corp Mix) - Daddy OusNsu Na Kwan - Ebo Taylor Nsu Na Kwan - Ebo Taylor Optimism - Vijay Iyer Trio Check out raresoulproductions.com for event info.

Because love comes in many different shades... Tracklisting: Sloppy Love Jingle, Pt. 3 - Gym Class Heroes Love For Sale - Marvin Gaye Love Having You Around - First Choice Thank You for Funking Up My Life - Donald Byrd Who Do You Love (Original 12'' Mix) - Bernard Wright Love 2 the 9's - Prince & The New Power Generation I Can't Give You Anything But Love - Terence Blanchard & Jane Monheit Love Is - Common The Love - A Tribe Called Quest Love - José James Love is More Than a Wedding Day - Cody Chesnutt For Love (I Come Your Friend) - Thundercat Wonderlove (Jazzanova Remix) - Heavy Love Is Where You Are (Orto Remix) - Reel People Go to raresoulproductions.com for info on RARE SOUL Productions events.

Now that 2012 has come to a close, it's time to take a look back at the music of some of the great musicians who passed during the past year. From those we feel we lost too soon, to masters who lived long and illustruous careers, we give thanks for their gifts. Tracklisting: At Last - Etta James Love is Strange - Mickey(Baker) & Sylvia I'm Your Baby Tonight - Whitney Houston Bustin' Loose - Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers It's Just Begun - The Jimmy Castor Bunch Finger Lickin' Good - The Beastie Boys (Adam Yauch) You Goin' Miss Your Candyman - Terry Callier Spring Affair - Donna Summer Overkill - Men At Work (Greg Ham) All That You Give (feat. Fontella Bass) - The Cinematic Orchestra Capricornus - Austin Peralta Blue Rondo à la Turk - The Dave Brubeck Quartet

This podcast is one full hour of catchy as well as quality radio fare, if Clear Channel didn't rule the radio waves! Have a listen... Tracklisting: Buy Me (Radio Mix) - Bev Lee Harling See Thru To U (feat. Erykah Badu) - Flying Lotus Writer's Block! - Dee-1 fOnkie Journey - Blackhouse (Georgia Anne Muldrow w/ DJ Romes) Long Haul (LV Remix) - Maze Hill Liquid Love - Chris Turner Nakamarra (Bendaur's Double Rainbow Mix) - Bendaur B.A.S.I.C. - Resonators Live Your Life - Yuna The Chosen - Menagerie Move Love (feat. KING) - Robert Glasper, Wes King & King She Was Fly (feat. Eric Roberson) - Full Crate & Mar Hos Mig Igen (feat. Coco O.) - When Saints Go Machine Janet (He Doesn't Know I'm Alive) - New Look Big Light - Paper Tiger Revolution - Mala Schamane - Brandt Brauer Frick

My first love when it comes to music will always be jazz, so I felt it was past time that I got back to my roots. From the new and the old... Enjoy! Tracklisting: The Core - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers I Love Music - The Ahmad Jamal Trio The Music Is The Magic - Abbey Lincoln My Romance (Live) - Oscar Peterson Trio Never Will I Marry - Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley The Gift - Roy Hargrove Passport - Tensei More Than Mine (alternate take) - Zara McFarlane Cascavel - Antonio Adolfo Mmmhmm - Vijay Iyer Trio Sunshower - Rafiq Bhatia Algiers - Austin Peralta Go to raresoulproductions.com to keep up with all RARE SOUL Productions events.

Tracklisting: Miniature 27 (Original Mix) - Floating Points Undertow - Goapele Love My Man (feat. Miss Kia from Parentz) - Shortcircles You'll Be Mine -The Endangered Open (ft. LP aka Lisa Preston) - Dotmatic Dirty Secrets - Louie I Just Want To Make Love To You - Kutiman Blast Off - Sonnymoon Biddies - Mo Kolours Eclipse - Ahmad Jamal Plazzio's Revenge - Tensei Nankoumanjan Feat. Mangala Camara - Boddhi Satva Let's Take Off (Osunlade Yoruba Soul Vocal) - Marbert Rocel Go to raresoulproductions.com for info on future events.

After an extended hiatus, we return to the Podcast with another installment of the Resident Series from RARE SOUL Resident, Jevon Jackson. This is an unmixed set which features hints of jazz, classical, soul, house music, and everything in-between...

It's my birthday! For the occassion, I'm decided to change things up a bit, and give out my own presents ;-) I've wrapped up some of my favorite tunes I've been listening to for the past couple of months into a tidy little package that comes in just under an hour. Enjoy...   Tracklisting: Slippin' - Quadron Limbo - Kimbra Magdalena - Quantic & Alice Russell With The Combo Barbaro The Love Cats - Kinny Sign Language feat. Aloe Blacc - Quakers Stay The Same (Mark Pritchard Remix) - Bonobo Retroviser - Ceu Seasons - Thundercat Move Love (feat. KING) - Robert Glasper, Wes King & King Painted On Canvas - Gregory Porter Tell Me Now - Marc Mac Back To Back (fan exclusive mix) - Sola Rosa When I'm In Awe feat. Gonjasufi - The Gaslamp Killer Moon Goddess  - Jonti Sinking - Part-Time Heroes Got 2 Make It (Dub) - Moodymann Go to raresoulproductions.com to keep up with all RARE SOUL Productions events.

Now it's time for the poetry and vocal stylings of some of the greatest male vocalists, both past and present. From Fela to Michael, Bill to Marvin, they all have a story to tell... Tracklisting: O D O O (Edit) - Fela Kuti Tive Razao - Seu Jorge Stepping Razor - Peter Tosh MAking Sense of It - Omar It's Good for the Soul Pt 1 - Luther The Last Time - Gnarls Barkley Only You - Teddy Pendergrass Love 2 the 9's - Prince & The New Power Generation Resolution - José James Magic Cup - Gregory Porter Let's Face the Music and Dance - Nat "King" Cole We're Almost There - Michael Jackson Do It Good - Bill Withers That's The Way Love Is - Marvin Gaye Holding Back The Years (12" Extended Mix) - Simply Red Go to raresoulproductions.com for information on all future RARE SOUL Productions events.

This episode I'm paying respect to some of the women in the music industry, both past and present, who demonstrate unparalleled skill using the first musical instrument, the voice. From Grace Jones to Teena Marie, they're all just singers of songs... Tracklisting: Feel Up (12") - Grace Jones Sun Moon Child - Imani Uzuri BaBopBye Ya - Janelle Monáe My Same (Garbs Remix) - Adele At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up) - Rufus & Chaka Khan Talk to Me - Jill Scott Thank Heaven 4 You - Esthero Samba Em Preludio - Esperanza Spalding Age - Lianne La Havas Save Me - Aretha Franklin The Spirit's In It - Patti LaBelle Settle for My Love - Patrice Rushen Respect - Rotary Connection I Need Your Lovin' - Teena Marie Go to raresoulproductions.com for updates on all RARE SOUL Productions events.

The second half of this 2 hour podcast deals with the happier, yet still very realistic, part of the Breakup to Makeup cycle. As the saying goes, "Let a little love in your heart!"   Tracklisting: Love Is Blindness - Cassandra Wilson Place In My Heart feat. RYAT - Taylor McFerrin Thinking About Your Love - Skipworth & Turner Make That Move - Shalamar Love Ballad - George Benson Sow Into You - Róisín Murphy When She Smiles She Lights The Sky (4 Hero Mix) - Plant Life I Want U (Yoruba Soul mix) - Floetry To Know You - Rainer Trüby Me And You - Gretchen Parlato The Very Thought Of You - Sarah Vaughan My Funny Valentine - Miles Davis Go to raresoulproductions.com to check out all upcoming RARE SOUL Productions Events or click on the Events tab on the Podcast home page.   - Anika Tené

Valentine's Day has always had a very polarizing effect on the population; it separates us into the two categories of the "coupled-up" and "the singles". Well, this 2-part Valentine's Day podcast is for everybody! Anybody who has EVER been in a relationship should be able to relate to the themes covered over the roughly 2 hours of music that follows; from the Breakup to the Makeup, and everywhere in between... So, no talking on these, the songs do all the talking necessary  Enjoy Part 1, Part 2 will be out just in time for the big day. Tracklisting: Am I Losing You - Jazzanova Lonely One - Gregory Porter Another Again - John Legend Unbelievable - Heavy Girlfriend - Michael Jackson Heart Attack - Raphael Saadiq You're Not The 1 - Groove Theory Ice King - Res He Laughs She Cries - Kaidi Tatham Never Miss The Water feat. Meshell Ndgeocello - Chaka Khan She Went Away (Ezel's Remix) - Eric Roberson Wasting My Love (Full Extended Version) - Heather Johnson Hole In My Heart - Van Hunt Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin Go to raresoulproductions.com to check out all upcoming RARE SOUL Productions Events or click on the Events tab on the Podcast home page.   - Anika Tené

This episode is a sampling of some of the new artists and releases I've been listening to lately with some oldies but goodies thrown in. Enjoy...   Tracklisting: The Right Message - Marc Mac Flip Ya Lid - Nightmares On Wax They Don't Know feat. Freddie McGregor - Miguel Migs Is It Love? - Thundercat The Why feat. Nia Andrews - Mark de Clive-Lowe Average Fruit - Quadron Whatchalookin@ - J*DaVeY Vendas Newly Won Dream (Bonus Track) - Jonti Distortions - Martyn How I Feel - ISoul8 Sandstorms - Carl Craig Your Sex (Art Department's Shades Of Gotica Remix) - dOP Go to raresoulproductions.com to stay up-to-date with all RARE SOUL Productions events.

This episode is a musical tribute to some of the wonderful talents the music industry lost to time and tragedy in 2011. Through their music, they will forever live on! Tracklisting: We're Getting Stronger (Walter Gibbons Mix) - Loleatta Holloway Clouds (written by N. Ashford/V. Simpson) - Chaka Khan Don't Blow A Good Thing (12" Vocal Mix) - Vesta Williams Alien (Hold On To Your Dreams) - Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson Hot Stepper (prod. by Philip "Fatis" Burrell  - Ini Kamoze Police Officer - Smiley Culture A Ta Façon - DJ Mehdi Valerie - Mark Ronson Feat. Amy Winehouse Ripped Off - Loleatta Holloway Anything Is Possible (ft Vinia Mojica) - DJ Mehdi It Seems To Hang On (Tommy Musto Re-Touch) - Ashford & Simpson Sodade - Cesaria Evora Go to raresoulproductions.com to stay up to date on all RARE SOUL Productions events in the coming year!

For those nights, or even days, when you're just looking for an excuse to put your dancing feet to work, here you go...   Tracklisting:  Nights (Feel Like Getting Down) - Billy Ocean Get Down Friday Night - Fantastic Aleems The Magnificent Dance (12") - The Clash Everybody - Jacksons Everybody Dance - Bumblebee Unlimited Dance Dance Dance (12") - Chic Dance Wit Me - Rufus & Chaka Khan Everybody Get Down - Mouzon's Electric Band Dance N' Sing N' - L.T.D. Rock Creek Park - The Blackbyrds Dance And Shake Your Tambourine - The Universal Robot Band Go to raresoulproductions.com for all event information

Life folows seasons just as the earth does. There are beginnings, middles, and we are forever putting off the end. Welcome to the Seasons of the Mist... Tracklisting: Altered Natives - Good Evening Ladies & Gentlemen, We Are Eventide Astral Ben Westbeech - Something For The Weekend - Part 1 (Gerry Read Remix) Sicania Soul - Life Is A Tree (Truby Trio Treatment) Colman Brothers - Another Brother (Remix) Swell Session - Music In Her eyes C.9ine - Chasing (Original Mix) John Robinson - The Genesis (produced by Build An Ark & Carlos Nino) Asa - Be My Man Thundercat - Daylight Dezaray Dawn - Deep Waters Emily King - Down Sarah White - Limitless James Blake - I Mind Go to raresoulproductions.com for all event information.

After my 3 week hiatus from the podcast, I decided to explore what it's like during that "first flush" What is it really like to fall?   Tracklisting: Lost & Found (Inner Fusion) - Anthony Nicholson Love Endeavor (Maurice Fulton remix) - Alice Smith Take It Out - Saturn Never Sleeps Let Your Feelings Go - Ben Westbeech The First Taste - Fiona Apple Poet - Cassandra Wilson Gimme That Kinda - Electric Wire Hustle I'd Rather Be With You - Bootsy Collins You're So Good To Me - Curtis Mayfield My Love Is Free (12" Version) - Double Exposure All day, All night - Prince Go to raresoulproductions.com for all event info, photos, and blog entries.

No talking on this one, just good 'ole-fashioned hip hop, or rap music as the kid's used to say. ;-) Some people say rap music lost it's soul, but it really just went underground... Tracklisting: Won't Trade - Q-Tip Celebortee ft. Cy Yung - The Primeridian Take a Minute (J.Period Fela Remix) - J.Period & K'NAAN I Gotcha - Lupe Fiasco The U.N. Plan - Shafiq Husayn Mortal Thought - KRS-One Green Light: Now Begin - Blackalicious Revolution World Crazy - Panacea Wake Up, It's Africa Calling (Youssou Remix) - Nas Fitness f/ Homeboy Sandman - J-Live After The Worries - Platinum Pied Pipers Ms. Fat Booty, No Love (LMNtal REMIX) - Mos Def, Little Dragon, LMNtal 24k Rap (Featuring Havoc Of Mobb Depp & Raekwon) - J Dilla We Are - Freestyle Fellowship Meiso (4 Hero Vocal mix) - DJ Krush feat. Black Thought Soul (Divine Intervention) - Soul Evidence The Author (produced by Flying Lotus) - John Robinson Keep On (feat. yU) - DTMD Visit raresoulproductions.com for info on upcoming RARE SOUL Productions events.

This week's episode continues where the last one left off. From Pursuance to Psalm includes music from legends John Coltrane, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Lou Rawls, and even the Beatles! Tracklisting: Pursuance - John Coltrane Dead End Street - Lou Rawls I Must Have That Man - Abbey Lincoln I Loves You, Porgy - Nina Simone The Dreamer - José James Blue Light - Prince & The New Power Generation Tell Me Something Good - Rufus & Chaka Khan Adventures In Paradise - Minnie Riperton Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours - Stevie Wonder Wonderful World - Sam Cooke I Want You (She's So Heavy) - The Beatles Psalm - John Coltrane Go to raresoulproductions.com for information on RARE SOUL Productions events.

This 2-part podcast is inspired and encompassed by the four-part suite which marks the beginning of my love affair with music, A Love Supreme by John Coltrane. Each and every track and artist epitomizes the greatest gifts music has to offer; honesty, talent, and pure emotional expression. Enjoy... Tracklisting: Acknowledgement - John Coltrane I Will Be Here For You - Al Jarreau You Are My Heaven - Roberta Flack with Donny Hathaway I Can't Help It - Michael Jackson Rock Steady (Alternate Mix) - Aretha Franklin I Want You (Vocal) - Marvin Gaye You Move Me - Cassandra Wilson Smooth - D'Angelo If You Want Me To Stay - Sly & The Family Stone Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul Speak Low - Billie Holiday Bhg - Roy Hargrove Resolution - John Coltrane Go to raresoulproductions.com for event information.