Marwan 'Soulflow'

It's Science of Soul time once again, over 25000 hits on the web site now, so I need to say a big thank you to all the people who share the link every week and to my brother Melvin Jordan over there in Tampa Bay Fl. for taking the Science of Soul into a new market with Legend107 radio and of course to Mickey for the amazing job he does restoring interviews from way back in the day and keeping the site updated every week...he does the work I have the fun part ..playing the music.

Talking of music, this weeks featured album comes from the young man from Decatur, Ill. Marwan Soulflow, as he as become known. His new set "Eternal" is a solid piece of work and has been well received by fans and media alike. I have selected as normal 3 tracks that are particular faves of mine but please explore the whole set, it's worthy of your support. Other new music this week comes from Southern Soul man Sir Charles Jones...incidentally if you get a chance to catch this man live don't miss it and his new album "Portrait Of A Balladeer" will be featured in more depth in the next couple of weeks. I just couldn't wait to include a track in the show. I will also be album tracking from the latest projects from Noel Gourdin, Algebra Blesset and Jarrod Lawson. 

All the classic names we know and love are included in the playlist as normal so we got a little "Sumthin, Sumthin" for everyone. I just had word of an amazing line up of artists at the Memphis Blues Festival, it takes  place on August 16th., at the Landers Center in Memphis, it includes, representing the ladies, none other than Denise Lasalle, Millie Jackson, Shirley Brown and Sweet Angel, not to be outdone rapping the guys is Bobby Rush, T K Soul, Mel Waiters and Sir Charles Jones .....wow what an amazing line up on one show.

Okay, on with the music, sit back enjoy and share the gift with a friend ... Podcast link here

Playlist for Sunday June, 2014


Hour One

Rare Jap CD

AWB - Whatcha' Gonna Do For Me
Noel Gourdin - Spotlight Lovin
R Kelly - Love For Me
Algebra Blesset - Paper Heart
Jarrod Lawson - All That Surrounds
Marwan Soulflow - I'm Sorry
Marwan Soulflow 
                   ft Patrice Forde - If You Want It
Bettye Swann - Either You Love Me..
                            Or You Leave Me
Eugene Record - Love & Fun
Mighty Fire - Missing You
The Intentions - Don't Forget I Love You
June Yamaguchi /Bobby Womack - Give This Love A Try

Hour Two

Now on CD+bonus tracks

Sweet Charles Sherrell - Why Can't
                         I Be Treated Like A Man
The Magnificent Men - Peace Of Mind
Angela Johnson - Play
Bettye Crutcher - We Got Love On Our Side
Bloodstone - Somethings Missing
Shirley Jones - She Knows About Me
Carl Thomas - Giving You All My Love
Manchild -
  These Are The Things That Are Special To Me
Sir Charles Jones - Honor
Sam Dees - Love Calls
Marwan Soulflow - You're So Fine
The Dells - Could It Be

Marwan 'Soulflow' Biography:
In a larger, abridged version of Websters Dictionary, one might find this young mans picture next to the word "musician". Marwan (Soulflow) is a singer, songwriter, and producer originally from Decatur, IL. now based in Chicago, IL. With talent anchored by his superior vocal skills, he also plays guitar & piano. He grew up the youngest of two brothers and early influences include Stevie Wonder, Boyz II Men, Take 6, & Usher. He started singing in high school when he formed a 4-member group (Blynd) with his older brother Ezra and two friends for fun. This group performed at countless shows in the Midwest including various appearances on television and radio. The group also got an introduction to studio recording during this time. It's first demo was produced by the legendary producer Michael Day, former member of the group Champaign who authored several international Top 20 Billboard hits in the 1980's including "How 'Bout Us" & "Try Again". After some years, the group split, leading Marwan and Ezra to form a duo My Brotha, which gained the attention of LA-based entertainment company ME Entertainment. During this partnership, the two worked with some of the music industry's hottest multi-platinum and award-winning producers and songwriters including Mike City (Carl Thomas, Usher, Babyface), St. Nick of the Underdogs (Chris Brown, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson), Paul Allen of PAJAM (Paul Allen/J Moss/Walter Kearney) (J. Moss, Karen-Clark-Sheard, David Hollister), and music icon Kashif. Shortly afterward, the brothers decided to focus more heavily on songwriting and music production, contributing songs and vocals to multiple album projects including platinum/award-winning producer/artist Kashif's 2004 release "Music From My Mind" 

In early 2010, Marwan did an impromptu performance of an original acoustic song "Change" at a north Chicago bar's open mic that marked a turning point. The response from this spur-of-the-moment performance was so positive and convincing that Marwan immediately began writing a solo album.Those sessions resulted in his debut studio album," Immortal",which featured well-crafted, melodic songs including the aforementioned "Change", "Immortal", & "Work It Out". more@ Reverberation