Soul Music of Illinois,’ edited by local collector Dante Carfagna, is an exhaustive visual survey of our state’s crucial role ...

Anne Wilson gushes, “This past year of my life has been incredible. REBEL has brought me so many experiences that could have ...

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While Record Store Day (RSD) is over for now, Mark Smotroff reports on his scores, some of which you still may be able to ...

Edited by Dante Carfagna, the two-volume coffee table book is a comprehensive overview of the state’s soul music from 1960 to ...

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with R&B darling Ravyn Lenae about her sophomore album, “Bird’s Eye," how she is preparing to ...

Every great song is born in the soul of the artist” - Shawna Renee Music lover and cultural critic, Shawna Renee, introduces ...

When soul music emerged in the 1960s, it aimed to be a method of storytelling around which a community could be formed. With ‘Green Eyes’, Badu carried on that root idea and tradition, though she ...

A new concert series called “Meet You at the Cross Roads” brings together Somali blues and Black soul music in a cross-cultural collaboration led by Ahmed Ismail Yusuf and JD Steele, highlighting the ...