Soul Shakers International

Major site update, loads of new arrivals and sound clips. www.beatst.com
Plus we have a over 150 titles currently running on Ebay. All with really low opening bids, ‘From the hard to find to the just plain good’. follow link to auction http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZdave_t_top_dogQQhtZ-1

Hope to see some of you at a great new venue I am about to start.
Soulshakers international @ Aston Villa. info below
Welcome to the Midland’s Newest Soul Event.

This event is the result of merging Top Dog Soul and Soulshakers-Bamberg together and has been designed to offer you a fun night out. Listening to the very best DJ’s in europe playing a stunning array of soul tunes from the 60’s throught to today. All of this in 2 fantastic rooms, with great sound systems and bars til 2am. Aston Villa, facilities are superb and the location makes it easy for all to get to. The venue has a massive cctv controlled car park, local train station, plus it’s only 10 mins from Birmingham’s New Street station, for those travelling from further afield. Finally it’s situated next to junction 6 of the M6. Lastly within 5 mins of the event are several budget hotels, for those wishing to stop the night.

Dates Launch party Nov 4th, 2006 – Then first sat of every month.

Venue McGregor and Trinity suites, Aston Villa FC, Birmingham.

Music policy The best Dj’s from around europe, playing their best tunes.

Room 1 Driving 60’s and 70’s beats

Del Larks to ZZ and Co, Margaret Little to Elipses

Room 2 Pulsating rhythms

Chapter 8 to Drizabone, James Day to Aura Jackson

Time 8pm to 2am

Regular DJ’s Soul Sam, Arthur Fenn, Butch
Gavin Page, Mark Randle, Miles Eastwick, Paul Sutton
Martin Walgenbach, Malayka, Dave Thorley

November Guests Finn Johannsen (Berlin) and Lars Bulnheim (Hamburg) Ady Pountain(UK)

Guests in the pipe-line

John & Ali Nightingale, Lyn Taylor, Lionel Girrard

(Paris), Mick H, Andy Dyson, Marc Forrest (Berlin)

Oguzhan Celik (Nuremberg), James Trouble, Thorsten Wegner

(Hamburg), Krapfo (Nuremberg), Thierry Boulanger (Brussels),

Dave Greet, John Weston, Megan Willsher, Steve Lloyd

plus many more close to confirming

For more info on this great new event see our web page at www.worcssoul.info

Have fun searching. If you no longer wish to included in site update notices please drop us a line and we will take you off the mailing list

Dave

Mark Randle on Starpoint

Join me if you can for the latest and greatest soulful new releases at www.starpointradio.com on Friday 29th September between 9 and 11pm.

For those out partying on Friday, show repeats 6-8pm Sunday 1st October………..and for the insomniacs, Tuesday 3rd October 4-6am!!!!!!!

Cheers,

Mark R

Stephanie McKay

Hope this email finds you in the best of spirits and health.

This week was the US release of my first EP in America. A preview of my new album that will be released on Astralwerks in early 2007.

It includes two songs from first album entitled “Mckay” that was only released in Europe, and two songs from my forthcoming album “Tell it like it is” plus a remix by Dj Spinna.

Click on this link to hear the Ep.

http://www.astralwerks.com/stephanie_mckay/player/default.asp

If you like what you hear, I would greatly appreciate your support in taking a few minutes to forward to other friends in your email list who would appreciate hearing some new music and spreading the word.

Also check out new Amp fiddler new album called ” Afrostrut” which features a duet with Stephanie called ” Heaven must be yours”

All the best to you and yours with warmest regards,

Stephanie

St Juste

Rena Scott News

Martha Redbone

Hey folks,

Autumn’s rhere and were pleased to invite you to our next NYC gig @ our fave home spot Joes Pub, one of the few places in the city with great sound and great vibes. We feel like were playing for friends at Joes. Thanks to Bill & Sara for their undying belief and support of our music.

Please mark in your calendars Saturday night, November 11, 2006, stage-packed with the fellas and me & a sister or two:) – We have been diligently writing away for CD # 3, to begin recording this winter for an early 2007 release. On the night we will play some of our newest babies to you-

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2006 9pm
JOES PUB, 425 Lafayette, Greenwich Village, $15 http://www.joespub.com/caltool/index.cfm?fuseaction=detail&performanceID=2414 for details. Book early, have dinner, a drink or just hang.
What else have we been up to? Our musical journey has given us so many twists and turns and it has been a great ride all the way! Its been a minute since I have communicated with you all so heres a longer update than usual, hope you dont mind a good read! Here goes!

Well, we have spent quite a bit of time with various events for youngsters. We helped kick off the Summer Youth Program for the United Houma Nation. A little reminder, the Houma Indian people were also devastated by hurricanes Katrina & Rita last year and are slowly rebuilding their lives, Aaron & I along with many students, charity organizations and even WalMart & Sears have been pitching in and doing whatever to help everybody get back on their feet. We brought Dennis Banks Sacred Run Benefit to Houma, marathon runners pledged to run through 75 miles of the bayous, through the parishes knocking on doors and giving our support to the families. Aaron & I, along with renowned fine artist Synthia Saint. James donated a ceremonial powwow drum to the Principal Chief, Brenda Dardar Robichaux, with the hope that they may be able to lend the drum (a symbol of healing) to organizations who give generously. Lots of tears were shed that day!

We gave a small benefit concert in Sedona AZ this summer to help towards the costs of roof repairs in the bayous. The people and friends in Sedona came out to support full throttle and with the funds we raised, we were able to renew the roof of a tribal elders home. Photos of all stages of construction are at the tribal office in Houma.
Other goodies were the Opening Ceremony of the 2006 North American Indigenous Games, which are kind of a Native American Olympics. We performed at the Denver Broncos Invescu Stadium. It was incredible to see youth from all Indian Nations in the US & Canada practicing and preserving traditional sports like Stickball (Lacrosse), Archery, Rowing, Wrestling as well as Basketball, Swimming, Water Polo, Volley Ball, etc. We played at LEAF in Asheville, NC who dedicated this year to New Orleans. We participated in their LEAF Schools & Streets Youth Program with Cyrille Neville of the Neville Brothers and performed and talked with kids of Cherokee High School on the Cherokee Rez, NC. And we ended our summer lovin with the Anishinabe Great Canoe Race in Leech Lake rez, MN and Indian SummerFest.

Latest news, this December 1st, World AIDS Day, I have been invited to perform with jazz legend Nancy Wilson at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC as part of our advocacy work with NHAP, Natl HIV/AIDS Partnership.

Meantime, were headed back to Europe for the 4th time this year with 3 nights at Ronnie Scotts in London and other dates.

This weekend were opening for Native blues heroes Indigenous at the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Celebration in St. Louis. Phew! I could have written another whole song with this many lyrics! Thanks 4 your time, see y’all in NOVEMBER!

Love, Martha

UNDERGROUND SOUL @ Akbar, W1 London

"SHE SOUL" CD on iTunes!

Very happy to announce that She Soul is finally available on iTunes!
Click the link below.

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=184795601

Azucena News

Maya Azucena and the FULL band will be bringing SOUL to the prestigious BLUE NOTE.

Expect the Unexpected and Unexpect the Expected. (Say that five fast)
She will be bringing you some new songs and some of the ones you know and love!

This show will also be a charitable event for JAZZ FOR PEACE, a New York based Organization that has benefit concerts in different cities for over 50 different charitable organizations and schools.

MONDAY, SEPT. 18th

BLUE NOTE
131 W. 3rd St
New York, NY

212-475-8592

TWO SHOWS
8:00 pm
&
10:30 pm

$5 – Bar
$10 – Door

Special guests: Maurice Brown, saxophonist Brother Jacques and others

Tim Dillinger – The Muse

Hello everybody…

What a week! The anticipation is high…the vibes are strong…and “The Muse” is almost out…13 more days till the actual release–on my birthday–9/26. We’re in full bloom for the show on 9/22 and I couldn’t be more excited!

I’m doing a lot of promotional work here in Nashville…For those in the area, I’m on the cover of the Tennessee Tribune’s entertainment this week (which came out today) and there’s a contest running in Shellie Warren’s column in “All The Rage” for free tickets to the show…Be sure to check that out! Watch for articles in The City Paper and The Tennessean next week…

I will be doing a drop-in at the Lipstick Lounge with Ronda and Jonda tonight (Friday) and will be on Jerry Clark’s show on WFSK (88.1 FM) on Saturday night at 7…so tune in!!!

It’s hard to believe that the show is NEXT WEEK!! Friday, September 22nd at Ingram Hall (2400 Blakemore on Vanderbilt’s campus). The band has been rehearsing and they are smokin’! My special guests, Jason Eskridge, Nacole Rice, D-LO and Kyhil are all gonna bless your souls…and my favorite artist of all time, the amazing Reba Rambo-McGuire, is going to electrify…I’m looking forward to sharing this new material with you…so tell your friends and get your tickets!!! They are $20 and 50% of all ticket sales will benefit Nashville CARES. You can purchase them at www.timdillinger.com or at Haddox Pharmacy (1508 Charlotte Avenue), Grimey’s Music (1604 8th Avenue) or Hill Dentistry (2270 Murfreesboro Pike). For additional info, call 615-429-5205. “The Muse” will be available for purchase for the first time that night!

I’m also thrilled to announce for my friends on the West Coast that I will be performing at the BB King’s in Hollywood on Friday, October 20th. Tickets will go on sale shortly…and you will hear about it the minute they are ready to go!!! Put it on your calendar now and start spreading the word!!!

Also, on the promotional tip, I will be taping interviews for DaNawlin’s Groove, a radio show out of New Orleans, Deborah Hinds’ Soul Talk on Rhythmflow.net and more in the upcoming weeks. Will let you know about broadcast dates!

The official industry release of “The Muse” is 9/26…Forward the attached ad to everybody you know…and order yours through amazon.com today!!! We really need to make an impact with the first weeks sales…so, get ready, get ready, get ready!!!! I picked the album up from the manufacturer last week and I can’t tell you how incredibly proud I am of this piece of work…I promise you won’t be disappointed.

To everybody that’s been sending me those emails I love so much…THANK YOU. You’ve kept my spirits lifted when I’m up working at 2 and 3 in the morning…To everybody working with us to pull this show off…I love ya more than you’ll ever know…

Be sure to stop by www.myspace.com/timdillinger and check out two tunes from the album (“That’s The Kind of Love” and “You Are My Joy”) as well as an excerpt from an interview I recently did with Yolanda Neely…

PLEASE VOTE! “That’s The Kind of Love” has entered the chart on 4dasoul.com!!! Vote to push it to the top!! Vote at http://www.4dasoul.com/toptencharts.html.

ALSO! Nominate “The Muse” for Album of The Year and me for Male Vocalist of the Year by emailing nominations@soultracks.com. Soultracks.com is an incredible site for soul fans and artists alike, so go by and check ‘em out!!!

Til The Six Is Nine…
See you next Friday…

Tim Dillinger
http://www.timdillinger.com

Soul LinQ Productions

Soul LinQ Productions
featuring… Carlis “CP” Phillips & D. Mawl

Will take the stage @ the Annual Nappy Roots Day Concert
Saturday, September 16th
8:00 p.m. – Midnight
@ the Louisville, KY – Water Front Belvedere

email: info@soullinq.com
phone: (502)568-6130
web: http://www.soullinq.com

Chocolate Soul

Chocolate Soul Entertainment Group is proud to announce the distribution agreement
with Kajmere Distribution for release of the Chocolate Soul: Compilation III CD/LP.

Kajmere Sound was founded in 2002. The objective of the company was simple;
the progression of a soulful underground.The label’s first releases by
The Rebirth, Strange Fruit Project, Breakestra, Damon Aaron and MotionLab
quickly put the company on the international map.

Kajmere Distributions far reaching international distribution base will allow
access to the Chocolate Soul: Compilation III in larger chains like Best Buy, Tower,
Virgin Megastores and other national and international retail outlets.
It will also increase our saturation to greatly increase the level of
national and international product availability.

With astounding selections from Abstract Mindstate feat. Kanye West, Crossrhodes feat. Sy Smith/Raheem DeVauhgn, TariQ L feat. Akil of Jurassic 5, The Rebirth and Cooley’s Hotbox, being only the tip of the iceberg of this talent laden third compilation offering from Chocolate Soul Recordings, we are poised with our distributor to make not only a musical statement, but music history.

Chocolate Soul: Compilation III… Coming Soon to your local music retailers!!

Chocolate Soul Radio: An appetizing and yummy mix of soul, hip-hop, acid-jazz, and alternative music for a unique musical journey filled with aural ecstasy.

Access the link below to listen now:

http://music.yahoo.com/lc/?rt=0&rp1=0&rp2=1666380203
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Visit us @ www.chocolatesoul.net

Offering a unique web/entertainment experience!!!

Check us out on MySpace @ www.myspace.com/chocolatesoulentgroup

Soul Shakers International 4 November 2006

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Dexter Myers & Ishi’s Soulectic House Live Performance & Summer Party

Host: Dexter Myers & Ish
Location: Ace of Clubs
9 Great Jones St.(6 to Bleeker St.), or F Train to Bway & Lafayette, NY
When: Thursday, September 14, 8:00pm
Phone: (212) 677-6963
Hey Saints,
Please join me for the official end of summer party and live show. We are gonna ROCK OUT as usual and we have NYC hottest DJ Ohsokool on the 1s and 2s. Plus, we have two amazing Alternative Soul artists (Honey & PJ Morton) playing right after us. So feel free to bring all of your friends and hang out all night and support indie artists….Freedom…Independence…Soul…

With Sincere Love & Appreciation!
www.dextermyers.com

NAIO GALLERY/ EXPERIENCE THE ART OF HAITI

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