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Image credit: RES music Listen to 5 essential tracks from progressive soul and rock chanteuse Shareese Ballard, known widely as RES. Classically-trained Philly-native RES grew up on sound stylings of Gamble and Huff, Bobby Womack and Teddy Pendergrass. After graduating from Temple University, she was a highly sought-after singer/songwriter when MCA Records signed her to a record deal.  With a kaleidoscopic sound that incorporated alternative rock, rap, reggae, trip-hop and drum n’ bas...

Philly soul was known for its funk influences and lush instrumentation, and few groups exemplified this style like The Stylistics. Known for their soulful balladry, The Stylistics formed in 1968 from two Philadelphia groups, The Percussions and The Monarchs, after members from both bands were drafted. The remaining band members included Russell Thompkins Jr., James Smith and Airrion Love of The Monarchs and James Dunn and Herb Murrell of the Percussions. The musicians were young, just gra...

Image credit: Vibes New & Rare Music Listen to 5 essential tracks from Detroit-based global deep house producer, Rick Wilhite. Rick Wilhite has been active in the music industry for over 30 years as a producer, historian and cultural event producer. Throughout the course of his career, he has provided listeners globally with the atmospheric sounds of deep house, nu-disco and techno. He began his journey into the music industry in the 1980s when he was a music supplier and connoisseur at ...

Image credit: Theo Parrish Music Listen to 5 essential tracks that capture the soul, funk and electronic groove of Theo Parrish. Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Chicago, multi-instrumentalist Theo Parrish grew up surrounded by music. Influenced by Chicago’s electronic music scene, Parrish began DJing in at the age of 13. Parrish moved to Michigan in the early 90s and found himself a leading figure in Detroit’s third wave of electronic music producers. His collaborations with Mo...

Image credit: Courtesy of Mahogani Music Listen to 5 essential tracks from Detroit-based producer and Mohagani Music CEO Moodymann. Kenny Dixon Jr, widely known as Moodymann, is a Detroit-based producer, artist, and CEO of Mahogani Music. He entered the prominent Detroit music scene in the early 1990s, creating hip-hop beats and producing for local artists like K-Stone. He navigated himself throughout Detroit, working at several record stores with techno legend Blake Baxter. Moodymann’s...