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
September 14, 2026
1 (1)The Sunburst Band ft Tiffany Tzelle - Reach For My Love (Mixes)
2 (8)Lalah Hathaway Ft J Ivy - 47th Street / Cant Let Go
3 (3)Regi Myrix ft Ty Juan - Take Me With You/Eyes Fell On You
4 (7)Cool Notes - Happy (Summer Remix)
5 (5)October London - Love Me For Me /Album
6 (4)Jennifer Holliday ft Paul Simpson - Recaptured
7 (2)The Womack Sisters - The Womack Sisters /Album
8 (26)Pressure Point - Mellow Moods (Boogie Back Remix)
9 (6)Paul Simpson Presents Leon Neal - When Somebody Loves You
10 (9)Ingram Street - Dont Disturb This Groove (The Realm Remix)
11 (22)Cleo Sol - Gentlewoman /Album
12 (10)Heidi Tann ft Tony Exum Jr - Coffee on your sleeves
13 (19)Michael B Sutton - Enough is Enough (Mixes)
14 (15)Melba Moore - Love Wins Every Time
15 (14)Honore - Were Still Making Love
16 (25)The Chestnut Brothers - Come To Me (Mixes)
17 (13)Shawn Rivera ft Dolce Groove - This Is What You Are
18 (12)Glam Sam & His Combo - Instrumentals In Colour EP
19 (RE)The Monk - ReImagined /Album
20 (NE)Glam Sam & His Combo - Im The Dude Man
21 (NE)Soulpersona & Bryan Corbett - Aurora /Album
22 (NE)Valerie Phelps ft Hamilton Hardin & Kenny Phelps - Whisper
23 (11)Down To The Bone ft Natasha Watts - Feel So Good (Opolopo Remix)
24 (20)Georgie B & the Groove Association - A Real Man (Extended Mix)
25 (18)Shaila Prospere - That Thing
26 (16)Dave Mascall ft Harry Cambirdge - Summer of 26 EP (Mixes)
27 (30)Lukas Setto - Ghetto Kind Of Love (Mixes)
28 (27)Vivienne McKone - Love Has To Be Easy
29 (28)Ricky Jones - My Truth About Her /Album
30 (21)Chris Kingdon - My Favourite Place
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)
Upcoming Events
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