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YOU can hear the reality of  Sowetan life in the powerful album by the Urban Village Quartet Udondolo (Walking Stick) —  an amalgam of traditional Zulu music, Marabi dance rhythms, township jazz and the sounds of South African working-class experience. Its roots are in the hard life of apartheid-accursed existence, internal migration and decades of political and cultural resistance. The band, according to drummer Xolani Mtshali, began in 2015 as the brainchild of guitarist Ntsane Lerato Lichaba. Childhood friends from their teens, Lichaba and bassist Simangaliso Dlamini were house and d...

There's lots of “Philly Soul” ahead on Soulsations as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the historic music label Philadelphia International Records. The groundbreaking label was founded by the phenomenally talented songwriters/producers Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff. Together they lead the way in creating some of the most memorable lyrics and melodies of the past five decades. The label included such artists as McFadden and Whitehead, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, and Patti LaBelle. We'll hear a bit from Wichita listener Bernard Knowles about growing up in Philadelphia, surrounded...

*Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Chappell Music, the global publishing arm of Warner Music Group, are thrilled to announce today the launch of the yearlong campaign in 2021 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of music’s most historic record labels, Philadelphia International Records. The anniversary campaign will highlight the extraordinary musical output of this storied label and spotlight milestone musical moments, artists and songs from the remarkable Philadelphia International Records family that have defined the landmark label and i...

Rolling Stone Philadelphia International Records Plots Massive 50th Anniversary Celebration Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff’s label that launched the “Philly soul” sound prepping an array of archival releases and special projects By Gamble Huff Entertainment* Philadelphia International Records, the celebrated label behind the “Philly Soul” sound and acts like the O’Jays, Teddy Pendergrass, Patti LaBelle and more, has announced a year-long campaign to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The campaign is a joint effort with Legacy Recordings and Warner Chappell Music, and, pe...

Crafting one of the most significant chapters in music history, visionary songwriter-producers Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff co-founded PIR in 1971. The O’Jays, Patti LaBelle, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Teddy Pendergrass, Billy Paul, Lou Rawls and McFadden & Whitehead are just some of the stars who took the duo’s sumptuous Philly Soul, aka “The Sound of Philadelphia,” to the top of the charts. Just as pivotal were the producers, songwriters, musicians and engineers that Gamble & Huff brought into the PIR family, among them Thom Bell, Dexter Wansel, Bobby Martin, Bunny Sigler Phil ...