UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage

Series produced by WERU

Caption: Hammond organ virtuoso Billy Preston
Hammond organ virtuoso Billy Preston 

Join Sanguine Fromage for the best in funk, soul, and jazz. UpFront Soul... 120 minutes of soulful sounds to which you may get down!

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.

UpFront Soul is available to all public and community stations worldwide free of charge at PRX, Pacifica AudioPort, and through the A-Infos Radio Project. It airs weekly on grassroots stations from coast to coast & internationally. UpFront Soul is a weekly series, with holiday shows and specials available for one-time use.


453 Pieces

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Caption: Touissant St. Negritude
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...

Bought by KMXT, WOMR, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Royalton Community Radio, WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Breakwater
We'll get on down with Breakwater, check out some funky Latin sounds, and Keep Marchin' with Raphael Saadiq.

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, WOUB, WOMR, KSRQ, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Apr 27, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Sam Cooke
We'll hear sweet soul from Sam Cooke, get Caught Makin' Love with Roger Hatcher, and hear from Susan (Loretta Long) and the kids on Sesame Street!

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, WJAB, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WOUB, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 27, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: Imani Coppola of Little Jackie
We'll spin a new release of a classic by The Apostles, plus we'll hear from Little Jackie and the Lijadu Sisters!

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, WJAB, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Royalton Community Radio, WOUB and more


  • Added: May 04, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: The Maytals
We'll sample a reissue from Eastern Nigeria courtesy of The Apostles, groove with The Maytals, and catch up with Jessica Care Moore and Talib Kweli.

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, WJAB, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Royalton Community Radio, WOUB and more


  • Added: May 11, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: Omar with Leon Ware
We'll hear something new from Omar, hear an ecological plea from Esther Phillips, and celebrate Geminis with Cannonball Adderly and friends!

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, WJAB, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Royalton Community Radio, WOUB and more


  • Added: May 18, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Little Clara & Les Chacals
We'll kick it off with a rerelease from JT Allen & Little Richard's Band (yes, THAT Little Richard) and hear some crazy South African proto-rap fro...

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, WJAB, KMXT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: Alemayehu Eshete
We'll hear new sounds from Ethiopia with Alemayehu Eshete, take a trip on the Cross Bronx Expressway, and do the boogaloo with Don Gardner.

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Royalton Community Radio, WJAB, WOUB and more


  • Added: Jun 01, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: Bassel & The Supernaturals
We'll kick off with Syrian soul from Bassel & the Supernaturals, plus new music from Ahmad Jamal, and a new rerelease from Jimmy Preacher Ellis.

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WJAB, Royalton Community Radio, WOUB and more


  • Added: Jun 08, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Tank & the Bangas
We'll hear from Tank & the Bangas, check out the latest from Ahmad Jamal, and sample some Syrian soul from Bassel & the Supernaturals.

Bought by WJAB, Royalton Community Radio, WOUB, KSRQ, KZUM and more


  • Added: Jul 10, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Don Bryant
We'll hear the latest from veteran soul singer and songwriter Don Bryant, sample some divine disco, and hear from football player and soul man Rose...

Bought by WJAB, Royalton Community Radio, WOUB, KSRQ, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jul 13, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Gary U.S. Bonds
We'll travel to Ghana with Blay Ambolley, dive deep into soul with Gary U.S. Bonds, and get religion with The Gospel Clouds.

Bought by WJAB, Royalton Community Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WOUB, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Jul 20, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: James Reese & the Progressions
We'll hear a hot-off-the-presses rerelease of New Orleans funk from Claude and Hank Carbo, hear Billy Paul ask the musical question "Am I Black Eno...

Bought by WJAB, WOMR, KZUM, WOUB, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Aug 07, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Jackie Shane
We'll get a sneak preview of the new definitive collection of soul sensation Jackie Shane, hear De La Soul's homage to School House Rock, and hear ...

Bought by KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WOUB, KKRN, WJAB and more


  • Added: Aug 14, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: Miles Davis
We'll hear tributes to Gershwin's Porgy and Bess from Al Green and Miles Davis, hear beautiful gospel from Liz Vice, and find out why we're overwei...

Bought by WJAB, WOMR, KZUM, KSRQ, WOUB and more


  • Added: Aug 17, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Nikki Giovanni
We'll hear a Gil Scott-Heron cover from Penny Goodwyn, serve up some Cold Bologna with the Isley Brothers, and hear Nikki Giovanni's poem for Areth...

Bought by WJAB, WOUB, KSRQ, Royalton Community Radio, KISA Digital Studios and more


  • Added: Aug 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: Courtney Pine
We'll hear new soul jazz from Courtney Pine and Omar, feature a set of Herbie Hancock originals and covers, and head to South Africa to hear from H...

Bought by KZUM, WJAB, KMXT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WOUB and more


  • Added: Sep 04, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Walter Becker
We'll pay tribute to the late Walter Becker, hear a couple of tunes from sometime Steely Dan drummer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, and hear Duke Ellingt...

Bought by WVBI-LP, WJAB, WOUB, KSRQ, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 07, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Ginger Johnson
We'll serve up a disco sandwich with L.J. Waiters and the Testimonial Singers, ride the Funky Donkey and the Boogie Truck, and throw an African Par...

Bought by WJAB, WOUB, KSRQ, Royalton Community Radio, WOMR and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Mavis Staples
We'll hear new music from Mavis Staples, travel to Jamaica with a new song from Morgan Heritage, and hear The Voices of East Harlem with an adaptat...

Bought by WOUB, KSRQ, Royalton Community Radio, WOMR, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Sep 25, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 7