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Soulful House

Soulful House is a subgenre of House Music featuring deep and melodic vibes, sophisticated musicality, R&B elements and most often soulful vocals.

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Raise The Flag Detroit: Terrence Parker, Drummer B, Javonntte & Eddie Fowlkes on sterling V/A

Three dope tracks on black wax celebrating the city of Detroit's foundation.
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Rooted: Laurent Garnier in the new issue of 5 Mag

Electronic music pioneer Laurent Garnier, Monty Luke, Petals In Sound, Henna Onna, Paul Johnson and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, released May 2024.
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Elbert Phillips: Tears

Elbert Phillips & Andre Espeut deliver a sensational cover of the Frankie Knuckles, Satoshi Tomiie and Robert Owens classic
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The Cover Mix ⚡️ Black Sjuan

Chicago's underground house music hero BLACK SJUAN takes over the latest 5 Mag cover mix.
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Live from Cz’s House: Big Love

New mix recorded live from Cz's House with 5 Mag's Czboogie playing soulful, deep house and '90s tracks.
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Sailing Away: Yacht Soul – The Cover Versions 2

The concept on Too Slow To Disco's Yacht Soul compilation is collecting soul and R&B cover versions that fit that nebulous, slick, smooth, West-coast soft rock "yacht" aesthetic.
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The Wonderful Karl The Voice Has Passed Away

French West Indies vocalist Karl The Voice remembered as a kindly figure whose voice animated tracks by Fred Everything, Franck Roger, Marc Cotterell, Playin 4 The City, Bob Sinclar and more.
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Toribio: Public Service

Rodrigo Salazar meets the eclectic Brooklyn-based DJ, producer, instrumentalist and apostle of the dance floor.
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There is one true diva, her name is Kathy Brown and she needs our help

Legendary vocalist Kathy Brown's family has announced that her previously diagnosed lung cancer has spread to her brain. A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to support her.
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GoFundMe launched to cover Amp Fiddler’s funeral expenses

The family of Joseph Fiddler, better known in music as Amp Fiddler, have launched a GoFundMe campaign to cover funeral expenses for the recently departed "ambassador of funk, soul, and electronic music, keyboardist, producer, Afro-futurist, and guiding force of light for so many."

Amp Fiddler, a giant among giants, has died

By every measure one of the greatest of the many great artists birthed by Detroit, singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Amp Fiddler has passed away.
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Villa Memoria: Malik Hendricks drops a soulful standout track for Djoon

Every club with a soul should have an imprint like The Djoon Experience.
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Premiere: Atjazz remixes “Can We Go Back” from Searchlight & Tolü Makay

Exclusive: Dropping in a remix pack on Goldie's Fallen Tree 1 Hundred label on November 17, listen to the soulful, dynamic, spellbinding Atjazz remix here.
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Kokoro Disco San makes summer’s last stand on Brightest Light

Steeped in the sunshine soul where house, R&B and soul meet, Barcelona trio Kokoro Disco San shares "Brightest Light" on Rockafort Records.
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New Mix: Cz’s House Birthday Edition (with a parrot)

After a brief hiatus traveling during the summer, she's back! Shout out to all fellow Libras as 5 Mag's Czboogie celebrates her bday with you all in this special episode. Her yellow naped Amazon parrot Julius is co-host. Enjoy!
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Diviniti – In Due Time

5 Mag speaks to Detroit house music vocalist Diviniti on the making of In Due Time, performing and teaching, and the "grit and glamor" learned & earned as an artist in Detroit.

Karizma & China Charmeleon remix “You Take Me High”

The Baltimore king Karizma casts a spell over "You Take Me High" by T. Williams featuring Tendai, the original of which was released in March.
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Coflo – “It was the culture that raised me”

Catching The Ghost: 5 Mag's Czarina Mirani profiles to Bay Area producer, DJ, teacher and dancer Coflo in this wide-ranging 5 Mag cover story.
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Dubbyman and Dan Piu are Age of Rage

Dubbyman and Dan Piu channel an almost mystical vibration on Credo Tracks Vol 1, on vinyl from new label Sole Aspect.
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#ListenUp Paris Cesvette and Chakra Blue – “Caving In”

Paris Cesvette and Chakra Blue team up for a cosmic soul crunch called Caving In on Sy Sez's Raising Records.

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