The House That Soul Built https://thesoulhouse.net/ London's Leading Soul Music Review Website Mon, 06 Oct 2025 22:10:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/thesoulhouse.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cropped-THTSB-Final-Logo-2-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 The House That Soul Built https://thesoulhouse.net/ 32 32 136785190 London Jazz Festival 2025 – Top Picks! https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/10/06/london-jazz-festival-2025-top-picks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=london-jazz-festival-2025-top-picks https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/10/06/london-jazz-festival-2025-top-picks/#respond Mon, 06 Oct 2025 22:10:21 +0000 https://thesoulhouse.net/?p=14051 Every year, The House That Soul Built heads to the London Jazz Festival — an exhilarating, citywide celebration of music across multiple venues. Whether you’re a fan of classic jazz, […]

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]]> https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/10/06/london-jazz-festival-2025-top-picks/feed/ 0 14051 Round-up: Conner Reeves, Ledisi, James Emmanuel, Jalen N’Gonda https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/09/10/round-up-connor-reeves-ledisi-james-emmanuel-jalen-ngonda/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=round-up-connor-reeves-ledisi-james-emmanuel-jalen-ngonda https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/09/10/round-up-connor-reeves-ledisi-james-emmanuel-jalen-ngonda/#respond Wed, 10 Sep 2025 23:31:34 +0000 https://thesoulhouse.net/?p=13871 It’s been a while since we’ve done a round-up, so here are some of the latest soul releases on our radar! Who else should we be listening to?  Conner Reeves […]

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]]> https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/09/10/round-up-connor-reeves-ledisi-james-emmanuel-jalen-ngonda/feed/ 0 13871 Golda Schultz Sings Gershwin and Bernstein (Review) https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/09/09/golda-schultz-sings-gershwin-and-bernstein-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=golda-schultz-sings-gershwin-and-bernstein-review https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/09/09/golda-schultz-sings-gershwin-and-bernstein-review/#respond Tue, 09 Sep 2025 22:17:50 +0000 https://thesoulhouse.net/?p=13964 South African soprano Golda Schultz joined the Chamber Orchestra of Europe under Robin Ticciati for a Saturday night at the BBC Proms celebrating some of the 20th century’s most distinctive […]

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]]> https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/09/09/golda-schultz-sings-gershwin-and-bernstein-review/feed/ 0 13964 Soul Revolution at the BBC Proms (Review) https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/08/04/soul-revolution-at-the-bbc-proms-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=soul-revolution-at-the-bbc-proms-review https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/08/04/soul-revolution-at-the-bbc-proms-review/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2025 20:03:53 +0000 https://thesoulhouse.net/?p=13800 The BBC Proms has previously hosted individual tributes to Black American icons like Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, and Aretha Franklin. This year’s Soul Revolution Prom cast a wider net, drawing […]

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]]> https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/08/04/soul-revolution-at-the-bbc-proms-review/feed/ 2 13800 Samara Joy at the BBC Proms (Review) https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/07/20/samara-joy-at-the-bbc-proms-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=samara-joy-at-the-bbc-proms-review https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/07/20/samara-joy-at-the-bbc-proms-review/#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2025 19:12:59 +0000 https://thesoulhouse.net/?p=13743 This is a generational talent. I needed little convincing after seeing Samara Joy live at the Barbican for London Jazz Festival a couple of years ago. But she rose to […]

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]]> https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/07/20/samara-joy-at-the-bbc-proms-review/feed/ 1 13743 Diana Ross at the O2 (Review) https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/07/03/diana-ross-at-the-o2-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=diana-ross-at-the-o2-review https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/07/03/diana-ross-at-the-o2-review/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:03:35 +0000 https://thesoulhouse.net/?p=13655 If this was a goodbye, it was a glorious one. As I write this review from my living room table, I’m faced by a striking print of The Supremes by […]

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]]> https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/07/03/diana-ross-at-the-o2-review/feed/ 1 13655 Proms 2025 – Our top picks! https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/05/25/proms-2025-our-top-picks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=proms-2025-our-top-picks https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/05/25/proms-2025-our-top-picks/#respond Sun, 25 May 2025 18:53:03 +0000 https://thesoulhouse.net/?p=13543 Every year, The House That Soul Built attends the BBC Proms which, though largely a celebration of classical music, always has some choice events for soul, jazz, and blues afficionados. Here […]

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]]> https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/05/25/proms-2025-our-top-picks/feed/ 0 13543 Love to Love You Baby: Donna Summer Reimagined (Review) https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/04/11/love-to-love-you-baby-donna-summer-reimagined-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=love-to-love-you-baby-donna-summer-reimagined-review https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/04/11/love-to-love-you-baby-donna-summer-reimagined-review/#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2025 22:21:22 +0000 https://thesoulhouse.net/?p=13479 For many, Love to Love You Baby (1975) was their first taste of Donna Summer, the soon-to-be Queen of Disco. A 17-minute symphony of orgasmic moans, the title track still […]

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]]> https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/04/11/love-to-love-you-baby-donna-summer-reimagined-review/feed/ 0 13479 Interviewing P.P. Arnold https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/02/22/interviewing-p-p-arnold/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=interviewing-p-p-arnold https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/02/22/interviewing-p-p-arnold/#respond Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:11:34 +0000 https://thesoulhouse.net/?p=13403 The artwork for Soul Survivor: A Life in Song – P.P. Arnold’s sweeping new boxset celebrating her 60-year career – is profoundly moving. In the foreground, a recent profile of Arnold […]

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]]> https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/02/22/interviewing-p-p-arnold/feed/ 0 13403 Mississippi Goddam: A Celebration of Nina Simone (Review) https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/02/01/mississippi-goddam-a-celebration-of-nina-simone-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mississippi-goddam-a-celebration-of-nina-simone-review https://thesoulhouse.net/2025/02/01/mississippi-goddam-a-celebration-of-nina-simone-review/#respond Sat, 01 Feb 2025 19:44:21 +0000 https://thesoulhouse.net/?p=13374 Nina Simone’s work is constantly ripe for interpretation and re-interpretation. With a timeless catalogue marrying romantic tumult with political fury, it’s hard to resist the opportunity to hear these thrilling […]

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