Soul

Amerigo Gazaway: Fela Soul

Fela Soul is a flawless fusion of the vocals of the hip-hop group, De La Soul and the music of the Nigerian jazz artist, Fela Kuti. Assembled by Amerigo Gazaway, this mixtape via Gummy Soul is composed of nine tracks. The talent of the artists are showcased well that each track is composed impeccably. Get ready to lose yourself in the vivid, cascading rhythms and cracking rhymes.

Livy Conner: Mind of Your Own

Mind of Your Own by Livy Conner includes a powerhouse of great talents—Brad Edwardson, Kevin Hackler, Endre Tomaschek, Lonnie Root, Charlie Thompson, Lindsay Holler, Danielle Hershon, Bob Culver, and Billy Lempesis.

Antidote and Harvy Dent: The Formula

With a kick for slow beats, rhythmic, and low soulful sounds, Antidote and Harvy Dent‘s The Formula, is a mixtape that invites casual to in-depth soul and hip-hop listeners. The two artists from Black Cell Entertainment have compiled all original and exclusive tracks from up-and-coming artists such as Glasses Malone, Demrick, Annimeanz, Quiz, Shye, Iceman, Bad Habbit, Casanova Brown, Young Miss, Yahdee Tye, Tommy Nello, Kree, Brooke Taylor, and DJ Research.

Tara Priya: Tara Priya

Don’t be fooled by her sweet persona and her playfulness, because Tara Priya is so much more than that. The London bureau of BBC calls her voice something that “you just need to hear,” and why not? Tara is half-Persian, half-Indian, and all soul. The California-based songstress has been listening to ’60s pop ever since she was a tot. Priya cites Bob Dylan, Billie Holiday, Etta James, and even Tupac Shakur as some of her influences, which probably resulted in the diverse yet accessible brand of music that she currently possesses.

Lake Street Dive: Album Sampler

We have just been invited to a kickin’ jamming session at the ‘lake street dive’! Lake Street Drive, a quartet formed in Boston, is an underrated gem of a band that’s waiting be elevated to greater heights, even though they’ve been around in a decade now.

Matthew Reed: Come and Drink

If The Fray were to record a gospel collection, this would’ve been the outcome. Matthew Reed, a proud Christian and product of churches and worship teams on his teens, is poised to bring the message of God to everyone through a medium which instantly connects everyone: music.

Stacy Barthe: P.S. I Love You

Sometimes, the cure to a seemingly banal existence is a quick dose of infectious pop. This is exactly what newcomer Stacy Barthe [if you still count 2011 as new] is offering us. With her 2013 EP, P.S. I Love You, Barthe presents eight tunes of love — diversely presented for last year’s Valentines celebration — greatly puzzling us why we’ve never heard this promising talent before.