The Nineties were a golden era for R&B, a time when hip-hop and soul music joined forces to bridge gaps and create new sounds. Today, singers like Summer Walker, Partynextdoor, and Bryson Tiller all draw inspiration from the music recorded back then, making a period that ended 20 years ago …
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On her 2019 Dreaming Lucid EP, singer-guitarist Ambar Lucid gracefully inflected her alternative R&B sounds with no-nonsense, Spanglish sincerity. This Thursday, she set the date for her full-length sequel, Garden of Lucid, due out April 10th. The new album includes previously released singles “Questioning My Mind” and “Fantasmas,” as well …
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Melvin Ragin, known as “Wah Wah Watson” for the quivering, darting, wonderfully textured sounds he conjured from his guitar and wah wah pedal in countless sessions for stars of soul and funk, died on Wednesday. He was 67 years old. “It’s with a heavy heart that we regret to announce …
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