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Keb Darge in collaboration Paul Weller present the next installment of the Lost and Found series which sets out to rediscover the neglected and forgotten soul and funk b-side tracks from the ’60s and ’70s.

Heavily involved in the UK Northern Soul movement and tireless in his search for hard to find soul and funk albums, Darge imported and amassed an extensive record collection from the US during a time when UK producers wanted nothing to do with American soul. By giving away mixtapes of his rare collection to promote his DJ gigs at the beginning of the Northern Soul movement, Darge set out to enlighten the UK to the pure and honest rhythms of American soul.

Having been through the rise and fall of soul and now the resurgence of “soul-inspired” and “neo-soul” musicians Keb Darge has compiled some refreshing gems of the genre to bring a new generation of soul fans back to their roots.

You can listen to selected tracks from Lost and Found 2: Real R’n'B and Soul on lala.com or you can purchase the full album on Amazon.com

(via Filter Magazine)

Erykah Badu released her new single Window Seat in candid video footage format from her forth coming New Amerykah, Pt. 2: Return of the Ankh set to release Tuesday March 30, 2010.

Chris Douridas from KCRW interviews Raphael Saadiq at Saadiq’s North Hollywood studio about his new album “The Way I See It”. Video footage of the interview below.

Having been a key part of Tony! Toni! Toné! and Lucy Pearl, showing that he can hold his own with his solo project Instant Vintage, and producer for Joss Stone, Musiq Soulchild, John Legend, Mary J. Blige, Anthony Hamilton, Floetry, D’Angelo and Eryka Badu Saadiq has been a strong and steady voice in the music industry for the past 20 years. With the upcoming September 16th release of The Way I See It Saadiq delivers a solid and soulful follow up to Instant Vintage that challenges listeners to remember “great black music“. With the doo-wop, dance rhythms of “Love That Girl” and “100 Yard Dash” Saadiq brings a sound that harkens back to the golden era of Motown. Its music that just might “make your body move, [music] that makes your soul twitch.”

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The lastest from Erykah Badu – New Amerykah is out now. This being her latest full length release since Worldwide Underground in 2003 Erykah comes back with her distinctive neo-soul hypnotic vibe. You can preview and buy New Amerykah on Amazon.com.