LOOSE YOUR MIND FIND YOUR SOUL
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WELCOME
Welcome to Solar FM Radio, established in 2003 We are dedicated to bringing you the best music and engaging content, connecting our community through the power of sound. Tune in and enjoy a diverse mix of Soul, Funk, Jazz, and House local news, and exciting events that make us your go-to station. Join us on this journey as we continue to celebrate music and community together!
UK SOUL CHARTS TOP 30
November 02, 2026
1 (4)Queen B Unlimited - 27 Sided (Mixes)
2 (9)Carmichael Musiclover - Pair-a-Dice /Abum
3 (2)Lalah Hathaway - Made in Chicago /Album
4 (1)Dave Lee & John Morales - Mixed To The Maxxx /Album
5 (8)Al Broomfield - One Equals The Sum Of Love / Running To Your Love
6 (3)Will Downing - Fight For Love
7 (15)Honore - Overcome
8 (10)Terri Green & Castella - Trouble In Paradise (Mixes)
9 (6)Regi Myrix - It Is What It Is /Album
10 (NE)Lukas Setto - Night Moves
11 (7)Keith Eatmon & JC Sol - Cool Night
12 (22)Debbie Ryvers - All My Love
13 (5)Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life EP
14 (NE)The Cool Notes - Im In Love With You / Just My Type
15 (16)Al Lindsey - Completely Apart
16 (17)Change ft Tanya Michelle Smith - Ive Got A Feeling bout Our Love
17 (14)The Sunburst Band ft Tiffany Tzelle - Reach For My Love (Mixes)
18 (13)Nardia - Own Every Scar /Album
19 (30)Sandra St Victor - Eleven /Album
20 (NE)Porcelan - To Myself
21 (12)MJ Soul - Sleep Walking
22 (11)Julian Jonah ft Marva King - Just Like That
23 (20)John Legend - Daylight
24 (25)Macy O - No More Fools
25 (28)Bluey - Skint
26 (19)Jarrod Lawson - Smoke Me Out/Midas Touch
27 (18)Victoria Monet - Juicy
28 (24)Stone Paxton - Romance U
29 (27)Jonson Jonson & Jonson - Circles /Album
30 (23)Jennifer Holliday - Recaptured
STORY OF SOUL
Soul music grew out of a powerful mix of gospel, rhythm & blues, jazz, and blues in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s — especially in African American communities in the South. It wasn’t just a music style; it was emotion, identity, struggle, celebration, and spirituality all rolled into one.
At its heart, soul took the passion and call-and-response energy of church gospel music and blended it with the groove and storytelling of R&B. Artists sang with raw feeling rather than polished perfection — that “from the gut” sound became the signature of soul.
A few key cities shaped it:
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Memphis — home of the legendary Stax Records sound: gritty, funky, emotional.
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Detroit — where Motown created smoother, crossover soul hits.
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Muscle Shoals — famous for deep Southern soul recordings.
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Chicago and Philadelphia later developed their own lush soul styles too.
Some of the giants who defined the genre include:
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Ray Charles — often called one of the founders of soul.
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Sam Cooke — brought gospel emotion into pop music.
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Aretha Franklin — the “Queen of Soul.”
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Otis Redding
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Marvin Gaye
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Stevie Wonder
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James Brown — who pushed soul toward funk.
Soul music also became deeply tied to the Civil Rights Movement. Songs weren’t only about love and heartbreak — they were about dignity, freedom, pride, and social change. Tracks like A Change Is Gonna Come became anthems of hope.
By the 1970s, soul branched into:
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Funk
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Disco
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Philly soul
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Neo soul
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Modern R&B
You can still hear soul’s DNA everywhere today — from Amy Winehouse to Adele, John Legend, and Leon Bridges.
What makes soul music special is that it sounds human in the fullest sense — joy, pain, love, heartbreak, faith, resilience. You don’t just hear it. You feel it.
Upcoming Albums
Blue Lab Beats – The Blue Lab Beats Show (May 8)
Szymon Justyński – Last Romantic Warrior (May 8)
Isaiah Kaleo – icymi (May 8)
Mack Keane – Wide Eyed (May 8)
Stix Hooper – Cookin’ Up The Groove (May 8)
Hil St. Soul – Nasilyfa (May 8)
Matthew Stevens – Matthew Stevens (May 7)
Brother Wallace – Electric Love (May 8)
Chris Brown – BROWN (May 8)
Token Honey – Token Honey (May 8)
James Savage – PINE (May 13)
Karen Bernod – Iris (May 13)
Dua Selah – Of Earth And Wires (May 15)
The Elovaters – Shark Belly Motel (May 15)
Drake – Iceman (May 15)
Beverley Knight – The B-Funk (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (May 15)
Shane Sato – Wavelength (May 15)
Giveon – BELOVED: ACT II (Deluxe) (May 15)
Stella Heath – For Billie (May 15)
Down To The Bone – This Way Forward (June 5)
Shaggy – Lottery (May 15)
Ras-I – Heart Of Love (May 15)
Brooklyn Funk Essentials – Black Butterfly (May 15)
Tank and The Bangas – The Last Balloon (May 15)
Mýa – Retrospect (May 16)
The Fifth Dimension – Let The Sunshine In (6 CD set) (May 22)
6LACK – Love Is The New Gangsta (May 22)
Thee Marloes – Di Hotel Malibu (May 22)
MitchumYacoub – A Way In (May 26)
Kat Eaton – What Happens Now (May 29)
Brian Jackson – Now More Than Ever (May 29)
Alicia Waller – Louder, Then (May 29)
Skye Newman – SE9 (May 29)
Saint Harison – ghosted EP (May 29)
Amani Burnham – Roots and Wings (May 29)
Latto – Big Mama (May 29)
Joey Quiñones – Inna Soul Steady Situation (May 29)
Allen Toussaint – Songbook (Deluxe Edition) (May 29)
Architects Of Sound – Architects Of Sound II (June 5)
Jalen Ngonda – Doctrine of Love (June 5)
Lakecia Benjamin – We Dream (June 5)
Mica Miller – A Little Bit of Me (June 5)
Lizzo – Bitch and Vince Staples – Cry Baby (June 5)
Myles Smith – My Mess, My Heart, My Life. (June 12)
Mare – Becoming (June 19)
The 7:45s – Spin Off (Deluxe version of “Spinning” LP) (June 19)
Glam Sam and his Combo & Angelina – Talkin’ In Colour (June 19)
PJ Morton – Saturday Night, Sunday Morning (June 19)
The War and Treaty – The Story of Michael and Tanya (June 19)
Nectar Woode – Naturally (June 26)
Jon Lampley – Notes To Self (June 26)
Omar – Brighter The Days (The Remixes) (June 26)
Devon Gilfillian – Time Will Tell (June 26)
The Mighty Rootsmen, Toots & The Maytals and Mykal Rose – The Mighty Rootsmen Strike Back (June 26)
John & The All-Stars – Smooth & Groovy (June 28)
Madonna – CONFESSIONS II (July 3)
JYN – SUN (July 9)
Martin Luther McCoy – Welcome Back Love (July 17)
Sandollar – Sunny Day (July 17)
MTN LION – Stealth (July 24)
Nia Archives – Emotionsl Junglist (July 24)
Jonah Smith ft. Family Company – Satisfied (July 24)
Tyla – A*POP (July 24)
Shaboozey – The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales (July 31)
Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics – TBA (August 10)
Jungle – Sunshine (August 14)
The Womack Sisters – The Womack Sisters (August 14)
Zenesoul – Under the Same Sky (August 21)
Skinny Hightower – Feels Like Destiny (August 21)
Chaka Khan – Chakzilla (September 18)
Magdalena – Magnetism (October 23)
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