And now for some Donnie
Posted by Francis | Posted in Music | Posted on 26-05-2009
Tags: donnie, donnie hathaway, soul, stevie wonder
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Right, over the last several posts I’ve got well into the tech. I still am, but there is so much more to this world. So, back to some soul.
One of my favourite music blogs is called Soul Sides, it covers more than just what its URL suggests. It delves into funk, prog rock etc. and is well worth a look. Today they posted about a fairly little known artist called Donnie. He’s been around for quite a while now. I heard about him in about 2001 on the then Jazz FM soul show. He sounded like Stevie Wonder and Donnie Hathaway (he even started singing at his church, like so many others). I managed to get my hands on some early releases of his music (which had different production for most songs) and managed to get to a gig at the Jazz Cafe in Camden. I waited for an album, and about a year later it finally reared up as a release on Giant Step records (later signing to Motown).
This boy has some serious talent. It took a few listens to fully appreciate. But the album just keeps giving, even 7/8 years later. It’s very socially conscious, but intelligently so. You can hear samples at: http://soul-sides.com/2009/05/donnie-soul-brother-from-another.html. His album “The Colored Section” is also on Spotify.