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30 Nov

Posted at 17:30h in Reviews
Hearing that the prince of R&B, Donell Jones had released a new album, conjured up an array of emotions, that ranged from thrilled to nostalgia… and may have even created an impromptu sing-song session of his past hits; you can't help but be taken back to classics such as 'In The Hood' ‘Where I Wanna Be’ and ‘You Know What’s Up’. When listening to Donell Jones’ new album Lyrics, one of the first things you hear, is the self-titled statement of being the "rebirth of Óip Hop & R&B" ...now, on listening to entire album this maybe a far cry from the truth.

13 May

Posted at 16:45h in Features
There are a handful of artists who, on discovery, change the way I listen to music.  Without question the first one to start the trend was Steveland ‘Stevie Wonder’ Morris.  I was seven years old when I truly understood the power of music and its potential for socio-political impact and I have Innervisions to thank for it. For a while I had been both frightened and mesmerised by the artwork on the family copy of Stevie’s 1973 album.  It took a while for me to actually put it on the old turntable as I kept examining the strange humanoid creatures on the inside cover.  I’d got it into my head that Stevie had drawn them himself and being blind these depictions were a fruit of the ‘innervisions’ of the title; strange other-worldly beings that only someone, whose remaining senses were heightened by the absence of sight, could concoct.  I know - a lot for a seven year old’s imagination - but ask anyone who knows me well enough and they’ll confirm my tendency to over-think things. Prior to listening to Innervisions my main exposure to Stevie were vague memories of him being number one in 1984 for what seemed like forever to my three-year old self with ‘I Just Called To Say I Love You’ (it was actually closer to six weeks).  I remembered the Flamingo-pink

28 Jan

Posted at 17:39h in Interviews, Music
jones-donell After releasing his album Journey of a Gemini in 2006, Donell Jones took a break from the music scene for a minute. In that time the R&B singer-songwriter, who has written and produced for likes of Usher, Silk, Brownstone and Madonna, decided it was time to cut ties with his record label, Jive - and now after four years away is ready for a comeback.  He released The Lost Files EP last year and joins the growing list of artists and bands from the ‘90s era, like Maxwell and Jodeci, who have all returned to try and revive their R&B/Soul successes. Donell reveals why he believes people are now missing the R&B music of the ‘90s and how he is vowing to bring some love back to his music. SoulCulture: It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from you musically and otherwise, why the break?