Check out Solange Knowles on tour with Raheem DeVaughn and Chrisette Michele now! Please let me know if you’d like to review one of the concert dates below. Geffen Records presents the sophomore release from Solange Knowles, SoL-AngeL and The Hadley Street Dreams due for release on August 26th. In anticipation for Solange’s CD release on August 26th we have audio streams of the first single, “I Decided”,
“I Decided” Audio Stream
Talented singer, songwriter, artist, and entrepreneur, Solange Knowles AKA SoL-AngeL, is ready to set the world on fire with a sound that is sure to breathe life into a sometimes stagnant music scene. With her sophomore set, SoL-AngeL and The Hadley Street Dreams, on her new label home of Geffen Records through Music World Entertainment, Solange takes us through a walk in yesteryear with an uber modern twist. SoL-AngeL and The Hadley Street Dreams is due for release on August 26th.
On SoL-AngeL and The Hadley Street Dreams, SoL-AngeL enlisted help from producers and songwriters that she knew would capture the sound she wanted to project instantly; but getting them to believe in her wasn’t easy.
“I literally had to beg Cee-Lo to listen to my music but once he did he signed on immediately,” states the giddy SoL-AngeL. “We wrote and recorded ‘T.O.N.Y’ and ‘Sandcastle Disco’ (produced by Soul Shock) that same week. Producer Jack ‘Splash’ joined in to produce ‘T.O.N.Y’ and went on to produce two more songs for me: ‘Would’ve Been the One’ and ‘Ode To Marvin,’ my special take on Mr. Gaye’s ‘What’s going On,’ both of which I wrote with Splash and Makeba.”
For the remainder of the album SoL-AngeL went on to work with Pharrell for the finger-snapping, feel-good first single “I Decided,” Lil Wayne makes an intoxicated guest appearance on “Champagnechronicnightcap,” Bilal helps write and appears on “Cosmic Journey” and “Wanna Go Back,” which Marsha Ambrosius of Floetry lends vocals to, and Raphael Saddiq produces the soulfully insightful, “Same Song, Different Man,” which features Estelle.
Tour Dates:
Sacramento CA 5/21/2008 Harlow’s Night Club
San Francisco CA 5/22/2008 Fillmore
Anaheim CA 5/23/2008 House of Blues - Anaheim
W. Hollywood CA 5/25/2008 House of Blues - Los Angeles
Dallas TX 5/28/2008 House of Blues - Dallas
Minneapolis MN 5/30/2008 Trocodero’s
Saint Louis MO 5/31/2008 The Pageant
Kansas City MO 6/1/2008 Beaumont Club
Cleveland OH 6/5/2008 House of Blues - Cleveland
Detroit MI 6/6/2008 Chene Park
Memphis TN 6/8/2008 Cannon Center for the Performing Arts
New York NY 6/10/2008 Hammerstein Ballroom
Westbury NY 6/11/2008 North Fork Theater
Philadelphia PA 6/14/2008 Fillmore @ Theatre of Living Arts
Atlanta GA 6/20/2008 Tabernacle
Lake Buena Vista FL 6/21/2008 House of Blues - Orlando
Miami Beach FL 6/22/2008 The Fillmore
Solange Official Site:
http://www.solangeknowles.com
and MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/solange
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