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Sol Roots

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"New Orleans influenced funk, deep blues, heartfelt soul, energetic rock, and hypnotic rhythms." Sol is a Home Grown Music Network artist and a "Next Generation" Music Maker Foundation artist. SolRootsMusic.com

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Sol Roots @solroots.bsky.social · Dec 11

"Sol is a fierce guitarist and soulful singer"- JamBase

"Sol's vocalizing reminds me of Moses Allison, Van Morrison, & Mississippi hill country singers"- Big City Blues Magazine

"Sol Roots and the band provide an upbeat cocktail of equal parts blues, New Orleans funk, rock, and soul"- The Jamwich

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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 15h

#BOTD 1938. Remembering Nigerian musician, vocalist, and political activist Fela Kuti. (d.1997) #Afrobeat

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Charles Hughes @charleshughes2.bsky.social · 6h

New at No Fences Review: @cantkill.bsky.social and I gathered together some of our favorite D'Angelo tracks - both studio and live recordings - as well as some great writing about him. It's still hard to fathom that he's left us so soon. Please share and subscribe.

D'Angelo, 1974-2025

A tribute playlist to one of the greats

nofencesreview.substack.com

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Albumism @albumism.com · 6h

Remembering Fela Kuti today on what would have been his 87th birthday (born October 15, 1938) | Explore his musical legacy (including audio & video highlights) here: album.ink/FelaKutiHBD

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graveyard dirt @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social · 1d

you, too, should be here, D'angelo...

raphael saadiq feat. d'angelo
BE HERE

youtu.be/vCJY2NSSU1g?...

Raphael Saadiq - Be Here ft. D'Angelo

YouTube video by RaphaelSaadiqVEVO

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 22h

For thousands of years, Indigenous people stewarded their forests with fire.

Burns encourage more variation in the forest landscape, which leads to greater biodiversity — but there are hard limits.

How indigenous practices can help protect forests

The Post followed cultural burning practices, an Indigenous tradition now permitted under California law and used to help protect forests from wildfires.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Talib Kweli @talibkweli.bsky.social · 22h

Rest in power my Soulquarian brother. Rest in peace D'Angelo.

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Sol Roots @solroots.bsky.social · 1d

very cool !!!

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Bob Bogdal @vonbogdal.bsky.social · Aug 16

Ok now for something new, I have photographed over 70 #BluesArtists so I will start a name that artist tonight. We will start with this one. I photographed this artist at #dinosaurBarbq 1994 I believe. #blues #music #musicphotography #bluesmen #guitarplayers #bluesguitar

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The Tonearm @thetonearm.com · 1d

"D’Angelo’s signature vocal style was a delicately expressive falsetto that, like Prince’s, could build to an ecstatic wail that led critics to hail him as a worthy successor to the greatest traditions of Black pop."

D’Angelo, Acclaimed and Reclusive R&B Innovator, Dies at 51 (gift link):

D’Angelo, Acclaimed and Reclusive R&B Innovator, Dies at 51

After hitting No. 1 with “Voodoo,” his genre-melding 2000 album that he promoted with a risqué music video, he vanished for more than a decade.

www.nytimes.com

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Sol Roots @solroots.bsky.social · 1d

Tues night show is SOLD OUT
Wed night a few tickets are available here:
443socialclub.com/event/the-ni...

The Nighthawks - 10/15 - The 443 Social Club & Lounge

Legendary blues and roots rock band THE NIGHTHAWKS is heading to Syracuse for a two-night run on October 14 & 15, 2025.

443socialclub.com

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Rob Milton @therobmilton.com · 1d

- KING. thank you for sharing your gift.

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Sol Roots @solroots.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks @harveybrindell.bsky.social !!

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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 1d

D’Angelo, the soul revolutionary who gave us “Brown Sugar,” “Voodoo,” and “Black Messiah,” has died at 51. His music redefined R&B and changed everything it touched. The world feels quieter tonight. Rest easy, D’Angelo. Thank you for the groove.

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Discogs @discogsofficial.bsky.social · 1d

Remembering D’Angelo — platinum recording artist, Grammy Award winner, and pioneer of the neo-soul genre in the mid ‘90s and early ‘00s.

Rest in peace to a true visionary.

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Strictly 4 My Navigators @lizzslockeroom.bsky.social · 1d

D’Angelo singing one of my fav gospel songs “Tomorrow”

Rest easy, D'Angelo 💙🕊

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Breaking News: D’Angelo, the acclaimed neo-soul singer who found fame in the 1990s and 2000s with a sensuous take on R&B, has died at 51. nyti.ms/4qb0wvo

D'angelo singing into a microphone, wearing a large hat. A headline reads: "D'Angelo Acclaimed and Reclusive R&B Innovator Dies at 51." Photo by: Chad Batka for The New York Times.

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Sol Roots @solroots.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks @kilbornalley.bsky.social !!

Sol Roots @solroots.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks @jazzandbluesjrny.bsky.social !!

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Bob Bogdal @vonbogdal.bsky.social · 1d

Oh Yeah, grew up in Liverpool, cut my blues teeth there.

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PoPville @popville.bsky.social · 1d

“After 27 years of making space for art in Washington, DC, CulturalDC has concluded operations and announced a series of legacy investments to carry the mission forward.” - Full release: www.popville.com/2025/10/cult...

“After 27 years of making space for art in Washington, DC, CulturalDC has concluded operations and announced a series of legacy investments to carry the mission forward.” - PoPville

From a press release: "At a private celebration last month, CulturalDC’s Board of Directors announced that the organization would sunset operations after more than 27 years of transforming the Distric...

www.popville.com

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Steve Kiviat @dcsuburbanite.bsky.social · 1d

Tues. Oct. 14 in DMV DC- Dogo du Togo & Alagaa Beat Band w/ JMB Mfers @ Pearl st Warehouse (African guitar pop & psych drone); Destroyer, Jennifer’s Castle @ Black Cat ( critic fave rock) ; Ravyn Lenae,Keiyaa 7pm @ 930 Club (r&b);
Lukas Nelson w/ Loula @ Lincoln Theatre; 🧵

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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 1d

10 years ago, I stayed up all night with D’Angelo, two nights in a row. R.I.P. to a straight-up genius.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

The Second Coming of D'Angelo

How soul's lost superstar D'Angelo reclaimed his mojo and finally released the epic 'Black Messiah.'

www.rollingstone.com

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graveyard dirt @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social · 1d

brother d covering perhaps my favorite song of all time with roy hargrove - another artist we lost way too soon.

the rh factor feat. d'angelo
I'LL STAY

youtu.be/7GOB0McTIHE?...

I'll Stay feat. D'Angelo - The RH Factor

YouTube video by rippersk8er

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DJ Mike V @djmikev.bsky.social · 1d

D'Angelo - Spanish Joint (live '15)

RIP D'Angelo! Terrible, tragic news. Only 51. Pancreatic cancer. I'm wrecked.

#D'Angelo #MusicSky

youtu.be/bkgBal4SJn4?...

D'Angelo & The Vanguard - "Spanish Joint" - North Sea Jazz Festival 2015

YouTube video by Dan Adams

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1d

D’Angelo, the neo-soul trailblazer and modern visionary whose three albums were all heralded as classic works of art, has died at age 51.

Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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