Name: Charles McPherson II & Michael Eason in Leimert Park 10.07.25 by آصوات سحرية // SAHAR SOUNDS
Duration: 7 min 4 s
Description: A story by Charles McPherson II about the moment he was converted to Islam by Muhammad Ali in 1986, followed by Michael Eason playing a rendition of "Inchworm" by John Coltrane.

The Roots - The Notic (Feat. D'Angelo & Erykah Badu)

SAULT - ACTS OF FAITH 0.0

whatever she want [flip]

This season tends to be emotionally heavy for me. Even when good things are happening, there’s that quiet, strange feeling like something’s off but you can’t quite name it. You want to open up, but the words never land quite right. You feel misunderstood, not just by others, but by yourself. And sometimes, you just need a break from people needing you because you need you.

That’s what this playlist has been for me. A space to feel, to process, to breathe.

I’ve been making these for over 15 years. Each one marks a chapter. Where I was, how I felt. Music has always been my way through.

So here it is. A reflection. A companion. A soft place to land when the words don’t come.

Find a park to sit in. Let the grass touch your feet. Take a bike ride. Go for a long walk. And press play.

We are alive. Like really alive.

Steven Othello  We Are Alive! (Playlist 26)
1. Melodiesinfonie feat. Asé – A Fool's Moon
2. anaiis & Grupo Cosmo – B.P.E
3. Erykah Badu & The Alchemist – Next To You
4. Wakai feat. Emmavie – Starter Jacket
5. River Tiber feat. Justin Nozuka – Tell Her
6. Lil Uzi Vert – Chill Bae
7.Jordan Ward – Seedalight
8. Aloe Fm – Yadamean (shes gone)
9. Mejiwahn & Liv.e – Heart String Special
10. IDK – MiLES TRUMPET (i)
11.Abel Takan – 4 your eyez
12. kwn – war to be over
13. Kelis – In The Morning
14. anaiis & Grupo Cosmo – Honeydew
15. James Tillman – And Then
16. Bilal, ?uestlove & Robert Glasper – All For Love (Live)
17. Frank Ocean – Seigfried
18. Annahstasia feat. aja monet – All Is. Will Be. As It Was.

We Are Alive! (Playlist 26)

Impossible (feat. Projex Santana & KP)

Rogue Heart

A story by Charles McPherson II about the moment he was converted to Islam by Muhammad Ali in 1986, followed by Michael Eason playing a rendition of "Inchworm" by John Coltrane.

Charles McPherson II & Michael Eason in Leimert Park 10.07.25

TemporaryLuv

HAD to get this one done; I started it quite a while ago, but couldn’t settle on a song sequence that worked, so put it to the side to look into it every now & then, but there was no delaying this no more, obviously… ❤️

And it sure is a heartbreaking time for music: I just read bass hero Anthony Jackson passed away, and not too long ago, Ron Carroll as well —- last saturday the word spread we lost Erik Rico too, and sadly they’re not the only ones: jazz fusionist Klaus Doldinger, Kiss’ axe player Ace Frehley, Detroit soul man Terry “Buzzie” Johnson and ofcourse Michael Eugene Archer aka D’Angelo…. all gone.

A lot of it has been written & said the past week, so I don’t need to go in there no more. Instead I’ve just finished up yesterday what I’ve started long ago, compiling & sequencing all the D’Angelo songs that didn’t see release on any of his 3 studio albums.

Which isn’t that many, to be fair. The man kept his music very close to him and seemed to be an artist who only wanted to drop music when it was the time to do so, so there’s not a ton of rare and/or unreleased material out there.

But what’s there, is there for the ages. 
And we lost a giant of a musician.
Rest well, D! 👑🙏🏽


Tracklist:

1.     Intro
2.    1000 Deaths (version)
3.    Bullshit
4.    Girl You Need A Change Of Mind
5.    Unshaken
6.    She's Always In My Hair
7.     Heaven Must Be Like This
8.     I Found My Smile Again
9.     I'll Stay
10.   Ghetto Music (ft. Q-Tip)
11.   Everybody Loves The Sunshine
12.  I Want You Forever (ft. Jay-Z & Jeymes Samuel)

D'Angelo And The Vanguard - "James River"

BROWN SUGAR (CHOPPED NOT SLOPPED R&B) DJ CANDLESTICK

a huge 6hr tribute to one of the most talented soul physicians of the modern era: D'Angelo. 

originally aired on 08/12 via Blue In Green radio >>> www.blueingreenradio.com.

tracklist:

01. d'angelo - brown sugar platinum party invitation (feat. ursula rucker)
02. d'angelo - joe texan (voodoo outtake)
03. d'angelo - me & those dreamin' eyes of mine (jay dee remix)
04. d'angelo - left & right (promo version) (feat. redman & method man)
05. d'angelo - girl you need a change of mind
06. d'angelo - i found my smile again (alternate version)
07. d'angelo - superman lover (voodoo outtake)
08. b.b. king & d'angelo - ain't nobody home
09. d'angelo - can't hide love (live @ the jazz cafe, london) (1995)
10. d'angelo - 1000 deaths (demo version)
11. d'angelo, femi kuti + macy gray featuring roy hargrove, nile rodgers, the soultronics + positive force - intro - water no get enemy
12. d'angelo, femi kuti + macy gray featuring roy hargrove, nile rodgers, the soultronics + positive force - water no get enemy
13. d'angelo & marlon c. - talk shit 2 ya
14. raphael saadiq - be here (feat. d'angelo)
15. slum village - tell me (feat. d'angelo)
16. d'angelo - she's always in my hair
17. d'angelo - jay dee marvine (voodoo outtake)
18. d'angelo - pete rock beat (voodoo outtake)
19. the rh factor - bullshit (feat. dangelo)
20. d'angelo - really love (demo version)
21. d'angelo - radio advertisement
22. d'angelo - brown sugar (incognito molasses mix)
23. d'angelo - encore (live @ the jazz cafe, london) (1995)
24. common - geto heaven part two (feat. d'angelo)
25. azur - so cold (unreleased)
26. faith evans - you used to love me (ali mix)
27. brandy - baby (uptown remix)
28. gza - cold world (rza mix) (feat. inspectah deck & d'angelo)
29. janet jackson - got 'til it's gone (ummah's uptown saturday night mix)
30. mary j. blige - everyday (feat. d'angelo & angie stone)
31. twice - sparkle
32. the roots - the hypnotic (feat. d'angelo)
33. lauryn hill - nothing even matters (feat. d'angelo)
34. erykah badu & d'angelo - your precious love
35. d'angelo - spanish joint (acoustic)
36. b.m.u. (black men united) - u will know (extended version)
37. j dilla - so far to go (feat. common & d'angelo)
38. q-tip - believe (feat. d'angelo)
39. boys choir of harlem - overjoyed (feat. d'angelo)
40. common - cold blooded
41. the roots - the 'notic (feat. d'angelo & erykah badu)
42. d'angelo - ex to the next (voodoo outtake)
43. method man - break ups 2 make ups (feat. d'angelo)
44. the roots - break you off (original 2002 version) (feat. d'angelo)
45. d'angelo - hard to earn (voodoo outtake)
46. david sanborn & friends featuring d'angelo - use me (live @ united studios, new york) (1998)
47. d'angelo & questlove (as 'brothers in arms') - tell me if you still care (live @ brooklyn bowl) (2013)
48. d'angelo - fair but so uncool (voodoo outtake)
49. the roots - the spark
50. d'angelo - soliloquay of chaos (voodoo outtake)
51. d'angelo - black hole sun (unreleased demo)
52. d'angelo - playa playa (promo version)
53. d'angelo - go back 2 the thing (voodoo outtake)
54. d'angelo & tony rich - stevie wonder tribute (live @ the grammys) (1996)
55. d'angelo & the soultronics - fall in love (live @ voodoo tour, los angeles) (2000)
56. d'angelo - everybody loves the sunshine (voodoo outtake)
57. mary j. blige - paradise (unreleased)
58. d'angelo - paradise (unreleased instrumental)
59. d'angelo - heaven must be like this (live @ the jazz cafe, london) (1995)
60. d'angelo - soul mate (acoustic) (behind the scenes @ gq photo shoot) (2013)
61. d'angelo & eric clapton - i've been trying (live @ rock n' roll hall of fame induction of curtis mayfield) (1999)
62. the rh factor - i'll stay (feat. d'angelo)
63. vertical hold - pray
64. d'angelo - sometimes it snows in april (live @ jimmy fallon) (feat. princess) (2016)
65. d'angelo - africa (acoustic).

CONFESSIONS OF A CURLY MIND - Episode_014: D'Angelo

music is a mirror made of magic. 
IG - @sahar.studios

Charles McPherson II & Michael Eason in Leimert Park 10.07.25

آصوات سحرية // SAHAR SOUNDS

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