STARTING SATURDAY JUNE 8,
10.00pm to 3.00am
The 02,
Greenwich,
SE10 0DY
£8 on the door
Tony Monson.
Join us for this great night of Soul, Funk & Jazz plus a P.A from Soulnaturals
Also at the Water Margin Buffet you’ll find all your favourite Oriental dishes, freshly prepared and the best thing is that you can enjoy as much food as you like for one price, outstanding food,outstanding value for money!
Street Sounds SUMMER BALL Saturday 22nd June, The Coronet, London
The ‘Summer Ball’ will be the most spectacular event of 2013 and considering there are 4 HEADLINE ACTS performing, including two full live band concerts, the price is unbelievable value for money! Confirmed are FULL LIVE BAND concerts by ROSE ROYCE and CROWN HEIGHTS AFFAIR; two of the most successful & legendary groups ever, plus SUGARHILL GANG and FONDA RAE!
The Street Sounds SUMMER BALL will also feature music across 4 rooms. The main room will have the headline artists & DJs Andy Smith, Peter P & Morgan Khan. The other three rooms will have leading DJs playing sets across all genres of music from the Street Sounds years.
Early Bird Tickets - ONLY £39.50, Advance Tickets - £46.50, VIP tickets (limited availability) - £60.00 (On The Door Tickets - £55)
Tickets available now,
Early Bird click here.
V.I.P Tickets click here.
SUMMER SOUL CRUISE - SATURDAY JULY 6 - DON'T MISS THE BOAT!
Tickets are selling FAST for the Summer Soul Cruise, which will be on SATURDAY JULY 6th from 7.00pm until 12 midnight, once again aboard the m.v. GOLDEN JUBILEE from Temple Pier on the Victoria Embankment, with two floors of great music from Solar DJs and Soul Food available to purchase.
RUTH FISHER - NOTES & TONES WEDNESDAY MAY 22, 10pm - midnight BST.
Notes & Tones this week features two interviews from both sides of the pond! Music journalist Paul Bradshaw will be joining Ruth live in the studio for the first hour to talk about Straight No Chaser, Sacred Music : Sacred Spaces, StereophonicSupply.com and The Jazz Warriors International session FREEDOM! as well as spinning a few tunes! The second hour features a fabulous upcoming talent from the USA, jazz vocalist Cecile McLorin Savant who has just released an album called Woman Child. Tune in to learn more about this young singer and see why she is starting to make some waves on the jazz scene! 10pm to midnight GTM.
Posted by Tony Monson - 19/01/13 01:16AM - News -
The Solar Radio 2012 Sweet Rhythm Chart.
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READ ALL ABOUT IT
Posted by Clive Richardson - 16/01/13 09:22AM - News -
Click to see Clive R's books on Amazon
Solar Radio brings to your attention two books by our very own Clive R. "SOUL CITIZEN" is his autobiography, a London teenager growing up in the 1960's with the emergence of Motown, Stax and the birth of the Soul era, his experiences as a record collector, seeing soul stars at clubs and shows, journalist and magazine editor, travels to the USA in the 1980s, his radio career going back over 30 years, and record label manager- CliveR Books/Lulu.com ISBN 9781291246735
"SOUL SHOWCASE" is a 100-page book containing 230 exclusive photographs taken by Clive in New Orleans and London, 1980's and 90's - backstage and dressing room shots including JAMES BROWN, WILSON PICKETT, J.J. BARNES, MARY WELLS, IRMA THOMAS, ESTHER PHILLIPS and MANY more- CliveR Books/Lulu.com ISBN 9781291246265
Also available as eBooks..
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Posted by Lloyd Codrington - 17/05/13 05:17AM - Special Feature -
The Street Sounds Summer Ball, following on from the success of the Anniversary gig last year Morgan Khan brings you this year spectacular, the Summer Ball.
Featuring artist such as ROSE ROYCE, CROWN HEIGHTS AFFAIR, SUGARHILL GANG and FONDA RAE!
And there's more The Solar Radio Room - Open till late
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Posted by Clive Richardson - 17/10/12 09:20AM - Reviews -
CD REVIEWS - REVIVAL CORNER
LAURA LEE - Supreme Soul Diva BACKBEATS 002
Laura moved from her mother's gospel group to Chess Records in the early 60s. She signed with Holland/Dozier's Hot Wax label in 1970
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Back in the early 80s a group of young men got together all with one thing in common, music. Out of this union was born a radio station, Solar Radio and ever since they and new members have sought to pass onto the world the a side of the music industry aptly named "Soul Music".
Looking back at Solar Radio's history we have dug out an interesting newsletter which we would like to share with you all.
Barely a year old Solar Radio was creating a history that would stand the test of time and this Newsletter will give you an insight into some of the personalities that have help the station pass that test.
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