Posts Tagged Chaka Khan

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April 22, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Joni 75 – A Birthday Celebration 

Various Artists:   Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration  Decca  Like most tributes – and as all tributes should be I guess – Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration is most certainly well-meaning. And for the most part it gets the tick. Of course it’s a little safe, focussing, as it does, on the most mainstream success (1971-1974) of Joni’s output…but there are little glimpses of utter magic, […]

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February 15, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Chaka Khan: Hello Happiness

Chaka Khan Hello Happiness Island Well, first up, it’s just excellent to hear from Chaka Khan again – her voice is one of the great things to have straddled funk, soul, gospel, blues, jazz, pop, rock and of course ultimately disco. She’s a legendary force. And despite live appearances, sometimes with reports that she can […]