If you want your soul… get it UpFront! Producer and host Sanguine Fromage, WERU dj since 2005, serves up a weekly blend of funk, soul, and jazz, plus sprinklings of R&B, gospel, and hip-hop. UpFront Soul showcases obscure artists and back-catalogue offerings from more familiar names. You’ll find West African funk, funk-enriched jazz, deep soul, and only the best modern music.
April 27, 2024 Music, Soul
UpFront Soul: Funk, soul, and jazz with Sanguine Fromage
We'll celebrate those born in Taurus with Cannonball Adderley, spin a set of Afrobeat from Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, The Lijadu Sisters, and Ebo Taylor, Jr., and head to Soulville with Aretha Franklin and Woodstock with Sly & the Family Stone.
ListenApril 20, 2024 Music, Soul
UpFront Soul: Funk, soul, and jazz with Sanguine Fromage (Poetry Month Special)
We'll hear poets- many from the Harlem Renaissance and Black Arts Movements- reading their work, along with poetry set to music, and hip-hop. We'll hear from Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes, Gil Scott-Heron, Jessica Care Moore, and many more!
ListenApril 13, 2024 Music, Soul
UpFront Soul: Funk, soul, and jazz with Sanguine Fromage
We'll spin songs of love, emotion, and devotion from Smokey Robinson, Joan Armatrading, and Pharaoh Sanders, and hear songs of brotherhood from Curtis Mayfield and The Voices of East Harlem.
Read MoreApril 6, 2024 Music, Soul
UpFront Soul: Funk, soul, and jazz with Sanguine Fromage
We'll warm up with toasty tracks from Kool & the Gang, James Reese & the Progressions, and The Hesitations, hear sweet love songs from Joan Armatrading, Sam Cooke, and the Simms Twins, and travel to Key West with The Village People.
Read MoreMarch 30, 2024 Music, Soul
UpFront Soul: Funk, soul, and jazz with Sanguine Fromage
We'll hear sweet soul from Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Sam Cooke, and Al Green, and listen to songs of the spirit from Nina Simone and Aretha Franklin.
Read MoreMarch 23, 2024 Music, Soul
UpFront Soul: Funk, soul, and jazz with Sanguine Fromage
We'll dive deep into the funk as we go Walkin Up the Road with Betty Davis, Bump with the Webb People, and Get Down with Melvin Sparks. We'll also spin new releases from Shabaka and Alice Coltrane.
Read MoreMarch 16, 2024 Music, Soul
UpFront Soul: Funk, soul, and jazz with Sanguine Fromage
We'll hear classic soul from Syl Johnson, check out some funky stuff from Senegal and Brazil, and listen to John Coltrane's musical meditation on the 1963 Birmingham Baptist church bombing.
Read MoreMarch 9, 2024 Music, Soul
UpFront Soul: Women’s History Month with Sanguine Fromage
Celebrate Women's History Month with UpFront Soul! We'll hear from Abbey Lincoln, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, and Roberta Flack, plus trailblazers like Rep. Shirley Chisholm and Fannie Lou Hamer.
Read MoreMarch 2, 2024 Music, Soul
UpFront Soul: Funk, soul, and jazz with Sanguine Fromage
We'll celebrate Black History Month with powerful music from Nina Simone, Gil Scott-Heron, Mavis Staples, and The Freedom Singers, plus we'll hear the voices of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Maya Angelou, and Stokely Carmichael.
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2024 Music, Soul
UpFront Soul: Funk, soul, and jazz with Sanguine Fromage
We'll set the turntables ablaze in a disco inferno with smoldering numbers from Syl Johnson, Peter Brown, The Village People, and, of course, The Trammps. After that, we'll stretch out with a beautiful story-song from Khu.eex' and we'll stay on the lookout for a wanted man with The Voices of East Harlem.
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