Your soul music

[Kitten]

Ok this thread is for your soul music, that gives you that feeling in your soul and who you love to watch in videos. I love Lenny Kravitz and guys will not understand this. But I love how he just looks to me. So Im making this thread for the people you want to talk about and share everything about your favorite artist. This should be interesting. Here is a link for Lenny Kravitz.
I like the song Storm Remix featuring Jay-Z


www.lennykravitz.com/main.html

[Kitten]

LENNY KRAVITZ BIO

Born in Brooklyn on May 26th 1964, to an interracial couple - father Sy Kravitz, a TV news producer, and mother Roxie Roker, actress who starred on the hit television comedy series The Jeffersons, Lenny Kravitz has transformed his style and music to fit his own genre.

When he began attending grade school, Lenny quickly realized that his parents were of different races, but it didn't seem to affect him in the least - even though some students weren't as fair minded.

Even as a child, Lenny had a strong desire for music; he would surround himself with his mom's pots and pans and pound on them as though they were drums. Considering his parents were both in the entertainment industry, they encouraged their then 8-year-old son to delve into his desire to play music.

By age ten, Lenny had already seen performances by Sarah Vaughn, James Brown, the Jackson 5, and Duke Ellington. And that same year, the Kravitz's relocated to Los Angeles because of Lenny's mom's role on The Jeffersons.

Because his mom urged him to, Lenny tried out for the prestigious California Boys Choir and was selected to sing. Determined to make it as a musician, Lenny began acquainting himself with different musical instruments. By 1978, Lenny was playing so well that he got accepted into the music program at Beverly Hills High School.

A year later, however, Lenny fell upon Prince's music and felt that that was the music genre he was interested in, and soon after that, his academic standing began to suffer. Lenny renamed himself "Romeo Blue" and began displaying somewhat eccentric behavior.

Luckily, Lenny did graduate from high school in 1982, but nevertheless, music had become his life and nothing was going to stop him from realizing his dream. His father, Sy, agreed to finance Lenny's musical attempts. Things weren't easy at first, since many record companies were complaining to Lenny that his music was not "black" enough.

Determined not to change his musical integrity, Lenny continued to shop around for a record deal for three years. By 1985, Lenny's parents decided to get a divorce and although this affected Lenny very much, it seemed that his career, as well as his love life, were on the up and up.

Still going by the name Romeo Blue, Lenny ended up meeting Lisa Bonet at a New Edition concert. Although they were both involved in other relationships, they ended become good friends, and ultimately, lovers.

By 1986, the two lovebirds were living together and decided to move New York. While Lisa continued working on The Cosby Show, Lenny met Henry Hirsch, a recording engineer who liked Lenny's musical ingenuity. The two ended up working on his debut album Let Love Rule, together.

In November 1987, Lenny and Lisa trekked off to Las Vegas and got married. One year later, their daughter, Zoe, was born. At the same time, Lenny and Hirsch were still working on the tracks for his debut album Let Love Rule. Lenny ended up meeting and signing with the executives at Virgin Records, and soon after, Lenny dropped the "Romeo Blue" name and reverted back to his real name.

The album was released in autumn 1989, and although critics ridiculed it, the public embraced Lenny with open arms and found his diverse blend of rock and soul refreshing. As is the case with most musicians, Lenny began living the fast life and rumors about his infidelities began to fly.

After he produced Madonna's video for "Justify My Love", word had it that the two were involved in a heated love affair. Ultimately, Lisa couldn't bear the infidelity and the couple split up in 1991. In 1993, the divorce was finalized.

Lenny's second album, Mama Said, released in 1991, was much more reflective and became a platinum-selling hit almost overnight thanks to his top ten hit "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" .

But it wasn't until his third album, Are You Gonna Go My Way, that critics and reviewers began giving Lenny any critical acclaim. Released in 1993, the title track ended up earning Lenny an MTV Video Award for Best Male Video.

Lenny soon learned that his mother, Roxie, had terminal cancer. As he already began working on his next album, Circus, Lenny's emotions poured into his music and the album was completed and released in the summer of 1995. Unfortunately, his mother died on December 2nd, 1995.

Deciding to retreat to the Bahamas with his daughter and grandmother, Lenny needed some time to deal with his emotions and decide where he wanted to head next in his musical career. Lenny's latest album, simply entitled 5, is his greatest work to date, including hit singles "Fly Away" (which earned him a 1999 Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance), "Thinking Of You" (written for his mother), and "Little Girl's Eyes" (written for his daughter).

In 1999, Lenny decided to tour Europe over the summer, giving fans a taste of his diverse and eccentric performances. Because of the amazing success that Lenny's album incurred, later editions were marketed with two bonus tracks including a remake of "American Woman", which also appears on the Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me soundtrack.

Obviously, Lenny has enough musical talent to keep us on our toes for years to come. Let's just hope that his personal life remains calm and happy so that his musical capabilities can come shining through.

[Bashment Girl]

Love Lenny too he could be my dad but he's a real piece of work lol:p Also I think his best album was MAMA SAID... every single track on that record was amazing!

One artist I love is SADE... I don't know what it is about her voice and music but it really does it for me. She is a very soulful artist.

Mary J.. is you can't feel her singing alone.. then I wonder about you lol... when she sings it's all GUTS!

I can not pick a favourite artist of all time but I will talk about the person doing it for me right now:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v454/bashment_girl/up2ditime.bmp
I'm having problem with him lol :rolleyes: Everything he comes out with I love. He even managed to make a good track out of the "Move Ya Body" nonsense by Nina Sky. His part on that song mad me tolerate the rest of it. Yes though... I have a soft spot for KARTEL. "BAAABYYY"! lol :cool:

[Kitten]

[QUOTE=Bashment Girl]Love Lenny too he could be my dad but he's a real piece of work lol:p Also I think his best album was MAMA SAID... every single track on that record was amazing!

Hey I love your daddy(lol) I believe Nina Sky is here tonight. They having a back to school show. Xibit and some more artist.

[Bashment Girl]

[QUOTE=Bashment Girl]
I believe Nina Sky is here tonight. They having a back to school show. Xibit and some more artist.

Why are people continuing to feed this money machine?! Nina Sky is like the Vanilla Ice of Dancehall! Good thing they brought KARTEL in cuz they needed the help! :eusa_eh:

BIG UP XIBIT though :cool:

[Kitten]

Dont know Nina Sky but may look them up. Here is some info on Lennys mom. Now the Bahamas claim her as being from there. So her familiy emigrated from there thats how she came to U.S. Anyway here her bio. its all about lenny baby. kisses for to lenny. hmmm wha!

http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/1749/Roxie_Roker_actress_and_more

[Bashment Girl]

Dont know Nina Sky but may look them up. Here is some info on Lennys mom. Now the Bahamas claim her as being from there. So her familiy emigrated from there thats how she came to U.S. Anyway here her bio. its all about lenny baby. kisses for to lenny. hmmm wha!

http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/1749/Roxie_Roker_actress_and_more

Yeah she's an actress, was on a popular black sitcom back in the day. Interesting lady. I forget which one she was on but you link will probably answer that. ;) :cool:

[Kitten]

This is a new artist I love his style and so you can hear the song and see the video just click video after enter.



http://www.RickyFante.net/home.html

[Kitten]

This is another artist who has just made it but has been doing back up for other singers. He has some new music out. Just click launch site and view his bio there also.


http://www.anthonyhamilton.com/index2.html

[Kitten]

I have some religious artist that I love here is two Tonex pronounced(Tonay) and Smokie Norful. I love his song I need you Now.



http://www.blackgospelpromo.com/tonex/



http://www.soultracks.com/tonex.htm


http://www.smokienorful.com/main.html

click to enter

[Pondadat]

I like how you added the gospel thats some good choices. See if you can find Yolanda Adams and Kirk. link those are nice too.

[Cocoa]

Well soul music...we talking about the Stylistics still for me.
http://www.delafont.com/music_acts/Stylistics.htm

They have soul, experience and good uniformity. The sing with a passion and is smooth with it. Yep I love them.

[Kitten]

I like how you added the gospel thats some good choices. See if you can find Yolanda Adams and Kirk. link those are nice too.


Yes, I will do that because I love them too. they are great singers. I look for them later.

[Pondadat]

Well soul music...we talking about the Stylistics still for me.
http://www.delafont.com/music_acts/Stylistics.htm

They have soul, experience and good uniformity. The sing with a passion and is smooth with it. Yep I love them.

I like old school too cocoa because the words i can just remember them he he(lol) this weekend Gladys Knight and Smokey Robinson are going to be here. Smokey Robinson is going to be awarded in the Hall of Fame Award on BET so that should be nice.

[Greatis]

Smokey Robinson is undoubtedly one of the greats.

[AngelsKiss]

Love Teddy Pendergrast and all the old school artist, I refer to them as classic Soul singers. :)

[Pondadat]

found some sites to listen to some reggae music


www.sirius.com

www.ska.about.com

[Tastee]

What are you sexy songs that put you in a romantic mood :icon_ques

Put some of those here i would love to see what you listen too ;)