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Issue 1000

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Al Green

AL GREEN: EMBRACING THE DIGITAL AGE

Demon offers exclusive iTunes only release on the Reverend!...

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Gospel Gathering logo Kirk Franklin Mary Mary Donnie Psalms

GOSPEL GATHERING: THE BIG UK CELEBRATION

There is now such a significant rise in those attending Black Minority and Ethnic churches in the UK that the overall decline in church attendance here is being slowed down dramatically. Time for Gospel Gathering UK...

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Yolanda Adams

YOLANDA ADAMS: THAT'LL DO NICELY

Gospel artist signs national spokesperson deal and will brand her own debit card in the US.

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Nate James

NATE JAMES: COMPETITION!

YOUR CHANCE TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO SEE NATE JAMES HEADLINING THE SCALA IN LONDON ON THURSDAY JUNE 14!

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CASINO CAFÉ IN SOUL MECCA

The new Casino Café in the Grand Arcade shopping centre in Wigan has recently opened, and is close to the site of where the most famous of all northern soul venues once stood...

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Marva Whitney

MARVELLOUS MARVA: BACK IN THE LIMELIGHT

After decades languishing in the soul shadows, the 63-year-old Kansas City-born singer is back in the spotlight again with ‘I Am What I Am', her eagerly anticipated new album...

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Erykah Badu

BADU HEADLINES BLACK EXPO

Erykah Badu is to perform at Conseco Fieldhouse as part of Indiana Black Expo's 37th annual Summer Celebration on July 21.

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Omar

OMAR: NIGHTS AT THE JAZZ CAFE

UK soul icon, Omar, returns to Camden's Jazz Cafe for a three night stint on May 25, 26 and 27.

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Esther Williams

ESTHER WILLIAMS SUES TUPAC COMPANY

Soul legend Esther Williams has filed a £5 million lawsuit against Tupac Shakur's company over claims that the late rapper stole her lyrics.

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Alicia Keys

ALICIA KEYS: NEW ALBUM PUSHED BACK

Rumours suggest that the long-awaited new Alicia Keys album has been delayed and moved back to an end-of-year release.

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BODY MUSIC @ Plan B, (monthly Saturdays, 9pm-5am) London

With a past guest line-up including such names as Quentin Harris, Kerri Chandler, DJ Spinna and Louis Benedetti, it’s clear that London’s Body Music crew have friends in high places, and don’t mess about when it comes to supplying

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SATURDAYS @ Traks Complex, Soi (Every Saturday, 10pm-3am) Portrush

They say you can’t always get what you want. In clubbing circles, that’s not entirely true, as a visit to the sprawling Traks Complex in the pictureseque Northern Irish coastal town of Portrush will reveal.

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