Zo! To Release a Sunstorm Upon Us

Zo! Sunstorm

Coming up on the horizon is a project from a producer who has been putting it down on the soul scene for years. On July 27th the new project from Zo! “Sunstorm” will hit the shelves.

Electrifying Soul: Muhsinah

Muhsinah

She’s hailed by The Washington Post as being a young soul rebel “with an uncanny ability to seamlessly meld electronic beats with layers of jazzy arrangements and unorthodox song structure..”

Zo! & Sy Smith Create the “Greatest Weapon Of All Time”

Greatest Weapon Of All Time (Zo! & Sy Smith)

Zo! has released “Greatest Weapon Of All Time”, featuring Sy Smith. This songs is from his upcoming album “SunStorm”, which is being released by the Uber record company “The Foreign Exchange Music”.

Miss Saint James Is Here! ~The Ballad of Purple Saint James – YahZarah

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May 4, 2010 marks the highly anticipated release of YahZarah’s The Ballad of Purple Saint James. Both YahZarah and the album are well deserving of the buzz around them. The album is this Durham, NC based artist’s first release with Foreign Exchange Music. The Ballad has appearances by long time collaborators Phonte and Darien Brockington… Read More

Yahzarah asks “Why Dontcha Call No More”

The upcoming album which was made in collaboration with Foreign Exchange Music, will be the gasoline on that fire. Check out the single, which reminds me a little of the spirit of Prince’s “How Come U Don’t Call My Anymore”.

Nicolay’s “City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya” for $5

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Well….half of the group is Nicolay, who has puts out some quality music. He released a unreal chill album called “City Lights Vol 2: Shibuya”. Anyway, it’s now available on Amazon for $5 for the entire month of February.

Digging In The Crates: Zo!’s 2006 …Just Visiting EP

Zo! ...Just Visiting EP

Website/Myspace You know I love finding rare EP and mixtapes.  Yes, there are rare ones out there.  Once I paid $75 for a rare copy of Ledisi’s album “Feeling Orange, But Sometimes Blue”.  Anyway, with the recent release of Zo!’s “…Just Visiting Too” EP, it makes one wonder was there a Just Visiting One?  Well…… Read More

Soulified’s Favorite Group/Collaboration Of 2009: The Foreign Exchange

Foreign Exchange

Website/MySpace/FaceBook/YouTube/Twitter This honor of being Soulified’s Favorite Group/Collaboration of 2009, can only go to The Foreign Exchange.  The Foreign Exchange is made up of singer/songwriter Phonte and producer Nicolay.  The sheer number or artists/groups that they work with, is only surpassed by the quality of their productions.  Even though their second album “Leave It All Behind” (download… Read More

Darien Brockington ~ The Cold Case Files

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It has been 3 years since Darien Brockington released his debut album, Somebody To Love. The Durham, North Carolina based singer has been through some things since his debut including a time where he quit music in its entirety. Many wondered where he had been until he began touring with the Grammy Nominated, Foreign Exchange… Read More

The Foreign Exchange does EP tribute of Zo!

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Website/Myspace This is turning out to be a great day for free music. I should be shot for not having an Artist Spotlight on Foreign Exchange yet. Anyway, this great group has done covers of fellow label mate, Zo! His album “SunStorm” will be released soon. To pay tribute to that, FE has put together… Read More

Yahzarah: Video Blog – On Tour With Foreign Exchange

YahZarah Ms. Purple St. James

Allow me to introduce myself…my name is Lady Vee! I’m the newest contributor to Soulified coming all the way from Toronto aka T-Dot! What better way to have my first post then to write about my girl, Yahzarah. This DC born sultry singer has been really busy preparing for her upcoming album, The Ballad of… Read More

Muhsinah…. A quite strength

Muhsinah

Website Myspace FaceBook Twitter Youtube There isn’t a way to describe Muhsinah.  I learned about her, when I was posting over at Brown Sugar.  She has a very different style, complex style that takes a good ear to really appreciate, and understand.  Once you get it, you’re hooked.  Then you find out that she has… Read More