A growing number of record labels are rescuing obscure soul sounds that have slipped through the cracks of history. Today, hear about recordings and artists found on "outsider soul" labels like Numero Group, Wax Poetics and Soul Jazz. Also: Portuguese singer Sara Tavares returns to our studio with a live performance.
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Sara TavaresThe Search for Soul
The Search for Soul: Beatlemania was rekindled briefly this year with a set of Fab Four remasters. But in recent years, obscure soul-music reissues have sparked a different obsession. Today: we look at the quest for “outsider soul” at labels like Numero Group, Wax Poetics and Soul Jazz. Guests include ...
Sara Tavares Live
Sara Tavares was born and raised in Lisbon to Cape Verdian parents. The young singer-songwriter juggles languages, global influences and styles to make music that places her as a potential successor to the diva of Cape Verde, Cesaria Evora. She joins us to play live songs from her new album, ...
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