Aretha Franklin

It’s the Queen of Soul’s birthday today, so here she is covering Stephen Stills’ Love The One You’re With, from Live at Fillmore West (1971), one of the great live soul recordings; edged out, arguably, only by Otis Redding’s Live in Europe (1967). Anyway…

Happy birthday Nina Simone

The mighty, beautiful, glorious Nina…

Michael Kiwanuka – Lasan

London -based singer-songwriter, Michael Kiwanuka, sings Lasan, from his debut album Home Again.

(via Nowness)