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Jimi Bellmartin wins first edition of The Voice Senior

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We can’t tell you how proud we are. Soul Warrior No 1 Jimi Bellmartin won the first edition of The Voice Senior worldwide… well deserved of course. His ‘blindaudition’ was a spectaculair one, after hittin’ that first note all members of the jury were immediately impressed and tried to get Jimi on their team. After several weeks of ‘competition’ over 2 million people watched the finals and were given the option to vote by phone/sms. Finally Jimi Bellmartin turned out to be the first winner of The Voice Senior.

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Here it is! 2016’s best funk albums!

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Logo FunkatopiaFunkatopia.com serves as a hub for all things funk. Funk concerts, funk album reviews, funk news and all things funky. If you love the funk genre of music including bands like Prince, Lakeside, Parliament, Ohio Players, James Brown, Slave, and the many new generation of funk artists on the scene like Dumpstaphunk, Orgone, and Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, Funkatopia.com is the place to go! As they did over the past few years, the made a list of 2016’s best funk albums. They aren’t numbered since they are all funky and created equal in their funkiness. You guessed it… our latest album is in the list and goes without saying, we’re quite honoured! This is what they wrote:  Continue reading→

St. Paul 3 Chateaux revisited – Soul Snatchers en route 17 juli 2016, South of France

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a0a96a_e9508ebb489d474f812e6cd52a23db1bLe St. Paul Soul Jazz Festival. We played here before, in July 2012. We did the opening night then, now we do the final on sunday evening July the 17th. Unfortunately it’s only a one gig visit: fly on Sunday, showtime in the evening at 9 p.m. and fly back early in the morning on Monday. We’d like to stay longer or be there earlier, but that wasn’t an option because we did two shows on Friday and Saturday the days before. Continue reading→

Review Where Y’at – RockinAthens

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The Soul Snatchers - Where Y'At?Στο έτος 2016, όπου η μουσική έχει φτάσει σε τέτοιο επίπεδο και με τόσα μουσικά είδη να γεννιούνται κάθε μέρα, υπάρχει ένα group από την Ολλανδία, οι Soul Snatchers, που από το 2006 γεφυρώνουν τις δεκαετίες των 60′s και 70′s με τη δική μας εποχή. Με φόρο τιμής στους funk, soul και jazz ήχους, κυκλοφόρησαν τον Μαρτίου το τρίτο τους LP με τίτλο “Where Y’at?”. Αποτελείται από 12 κομμάτια, εκ των οποίων τα δύο είναι instrumental. Με αρχικό το “Humpin’ And Bumpin’”, σε βάζουν στο κλίμα του δίσκου αμέσως, με το πρώτο instrumental funk κομμάτι να κάνει την εμφάνιση του. Χαρούμενο, γκρουβάτο και έτοιμο για όλα, είναι το τέλειο άνοιγμα του album. Στα δύο επόμενα κομμάτια “Foolishness” και “Little Love”, δείχνουν τις πιο jazz και soul πτυχές τους. Με τα εκπληκτικά φωνητικά του Curtis T., να είναι ισχυρότερα σε σχέση με τις προηγούμενες δουλειές τους σε raspy ύφος και με special guest τον Jimi Bellmartin, που έχει χαρακτηριστεί ως “Ο Ολλανδός James Brown”, δημιουργούν μία από τις πιο σοβαρές κυκλοφορίες της χρονιάς. Continue reading→

Recensie Opesdesoul Where Y’At?

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The Soul Snatchers - Where Y'At?De Nederlandse Soul Snatchers zijn misschien niet dé naam die een belletje doet rinkelen, maar wel al enkele jaren haar op weg om steengoede en retestrakke funk met een soultwist te maken. In 2007 kwam hun debuutplaat uit en tussen dat eerste album en deze nieuwe worp zit ook nog een uiterst fijne plaat uit 2012. Met hun internationale sound kunnen ze meer dan alleen ons kikkerlandje veroveren met hun funk. Hoe zit het dan op Where Y’At? Continue reading→

OOR Magazine Review

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recensie oor 2016 WYA Soul SnatchersSorry this one is only in Dutch (but Google Translate might do a good job, try it): Deze Nederlandse formatie is alweer aan een derde album toe. Sinds 2006 leggen The Soul Snatchers zich toe op het interpreteren van klassieke funk en soul uit de jaren zestig en zeventig, op hetzelfde niveau als bijvoorbeeld al die Daptone-artiesten. Ritmisch ligt de nadruk ditmaal op de befaamde backbeat uit New Orleans. Ze doen dat deels instrumentaal, maar ook met de zangers Curtis T. en de legendarische, Continue reading→

‘Where Y’at?’ – Draai om je Oren

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The Soul Snatchers - Where Y'At?In hun speurtocht naar het hart van de soulmuziek zijn de Soul Snatchers inmiddels een heel eind gevorderd. New Orleans is thans het baken en bij drummer Phil Martin zit de second line beat als geramd. Dat is de eerste indruk van dit album: deze band is retestrak, met een volvette blazerssectie, een onwankelbare bas, een juichend orgel, wat allemaal resulteert in een wonderbaarlijke veeleenheid. De stukken worden compact gehouden; er wordt niets uitgemolken, noch gemorst. Continue reading→

Where Y’At – Dusty Groove Review

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The Soul Snatchers - Where Y'At?Mighty nice work from The Soul Snatchers – a Dutch group, but one who’ve got a deep funk sound that matches a lot of combos in the American underground in recent years! These guys start with a very old school approach to the groove – a sound steeped in older modes of Memphis and Muscle Shoals – with all the burning organ lines, funky guitar, and soulful horns that reference might imply – and vocals are in English throughout, sung by a male singer with a surprisingly strong, raspy sound that comes across better than we remember from the group’s last record! Easily their best material so far – with titles that include “Keep Workin”, “Just Like Sly”, “Stop Fightin”, “Use It Up”, “Little Love”, “Foolishness”, and “Humpin & Bumpin”. Continue reading→