Down To Earth [2021] - An Interview with Gary Van Den Bussche on Starpoint Radio 19th Oct 2021 : soul,northern soul,modern soul,lowrider,deep soul,quiet storm,rare groove,motown,neo soul,rare soul,crossover,beat ballad,60s soul,70s soul ..read more

Disco Soul Gold: Light Of The World Jazz Funk Power:  Light Of The World are back at the top of the Soul chart 20 years since the band's last release.  With a string of classic Brit Funk, D ..read more

 Light Of The World are back at the top of the Soul chart 20 years since the band's last release.  With a string of classic Brit Funk, Dance Anthems notched up in the late 70’s and early 80’s there is no doubt that Light of the World laid the foundation for the British Dance/Street Soul movement who can ever forget with such classics as Time, London Town, & #1 Girl etc. The bands stunning musical prowess carved a formidable reputation both on vinyl and with their live stage work, before the band (initially an 8 piece aggregation) split into 4 units, Beggar & Co, Incognito ..read more

I do a daily Soul show on Starpoint radio, in our Radio Station chat room one of the presenters said he'd been to the supermarket got pasta, but all the sauces had gone, what was he going to do? I thought after owning 6 award-winning restaurants the thought of pasta sauces comes easily to me, so I would list some ideas to help you and your shopping in these hard times. Now closed, but featured on TV as part of Taste Of The South.   Pasta So, boil the pasta and when your sauce is ready, throw some boiling water over it and add your combination to the pasta that you have already cooked, or ..read more

As another year almost closes, the highlight of some of this year finest music can be found on the forthcoming 'Luxury Soul ' box set. Releasing physical product in the day when music is so freely available by streaming is a gamble. Luxury Soul has it's many fans and have bought every one since it's first release back in 2004 to coincide with the Soul Weekender. Back then you would expect to see a Maysa, Frank McComb or track by Leon Ware to get us through the year, since 2012 the covers are now slicker than ever & still very collectable as ever.  So the 2020 Luxury Soul album h ..read more

Music is a language we all understand, what would we do without music, where would we be without a song? Remember the smell of opening an album for the first time? The first record player released to the masses was in 1895. This gramophone record player was quite popular until the rise of radio. Though radio didn’t kill the record player, it certainly stole the spotlight for a while. Record players sold well in the 30s and 40s but didn’t quite hit a mainstream until the 50's with leading record labels such as RCA, Decca & Columbia. In 1948, Columbia Records unveiled the 33 1/3 RPM lo ..read more

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 Starpoint Radio The Soul Music Alternative: Carl has been  running independent Black Music radio stations since 1983, he created and has successfully run Starpoint Radio 100% independ ..read more

Gary Van den Bussche who's weekday shows have been one of Soul music most listened to daily Soul Shows on Starpoint Radio - 11 am - 1 pm have a live interview with Ola Onabule. British-Nigerian singer songwriter Ola Onabule' brings a mix of pop with dignity on this rich collection of originals. Most of the band centers around Jack Pollit/b, PhilMulford/b, Femi Temowo/g, Pete Adams-John Crawford/p and Will Fry/perc  along with some guests, while the themes include some jazzy drumming and bass on "What The Heck," soulful keyboards on the assuring "Ballad Of The Star Crossed" and soulful tenor s ..read more

Cornell “CC” Carter has been gracing stages and entertaining thousands of fans with his signature sound around the world for many years. He is known for his phenomenal stage presence, his high-powered audience engagement, and his extraordinary and dynamic vocal skills. His strong love for music developed when he was a young man growing up in a San Francisco home chock full of Jazz, Blues, Funk, Soul, and Gospel, which has been the inspiration for his creativity and songwriting. The exciting news is that Cornell Carter will singing Live in London at The Hideawayclub on Friday October 4th in sup ..read more