Blog posts from the team at International Community Radio Taipei, Taiwan's only English radio station.
Posts tagged "Marvin Gaye"
Swinging on a Star: D'Angelo's Black Messiah

Swinging on a Star: D’Angelo’s Black Messiah

Well, here is a name you haven’t heard from for ages, quite literally (14 years to be exact). At 40 year-old, Michael Eugene Archer (better known as D’Angelo) has come to deliver the best Christmas present yet, his 3rd studio album, as the 2014 calendar approaches its last page. For anyone who enjoys smooth R&B,...Continue reading
Dawn of Soul from France: Ben L'oncle Soul

Dawn of Soul from France: Ben L’oncle Soul

Many consider soul music to be a product of the most glorious chapter in American music history, the 60’s. It birthed from the vigorous brass sections of jazz, matured with the smooth harmonies of gospel and transcended with the rhythmic groove of blues. Soon after iconic legends like Al Green, Marvin Gaye and Aretha Franklin...Continue reading