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: Kenya Hall
We'll start out with funky soul from Kenya Hall, hear a love song for sheltering in place from Leon Bridges, get the Ration Blues with Louis Jordan...

Bought by KMUN, KHNS, KAAD-LP, WOUB, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: Nikki Giovanni
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 KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMUN, KHNS, WOUB, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and more


  • Added: Apr 16, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: Imani Coppola
We’ll lift you up with inspiring new songs from Imani Copolla and Mavis Staples, plus new soul from Kenya Hall, Ghanaian reggae from Y-Bayani & Bab...

Bought by WOUB, WLPR , KMUN, WOMR, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 09, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Bobi Wine
We’ll bring you encouraging songs by Chuck Bridges and The Stovall Sisters, pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on this week after the 52nd ...

Bought by KAAD-LP, KHNS, KZUM, WOUB, WLPR and more


  • Added: Apr 02, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: Ben Williams
We’ll bring you music to shelter in place with style and grace! We’ll March On with Ben Williams, count our blessings with The Soul Rebels, and sen...

Bought by KHNS, KAAD-LP, KMUN, WLPR , WOUB and more


  • Added: Mar 26, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: Rasheed Ali
We’ll kick off with a track from Rasheed Ali’s latest and greatest- 1968: LSD (Love, Soul & Devotion), start a movement with James Junior and Speed...

Bought by WOUB, WLPR , WOMR, KMXT, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Mar 19, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: The Soul Rebels, Credit: Susan Dickson-Smith
We’ll kick off with blazing brass and hip-hop from The Soul Rebels, hear a cut from the latest 1968 featuring Rasheed Ali release, 1968: LSD (Love,...

Bought by KAAD-LP, WOUB, WLPR , WOMR, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 13, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Angie Fisher
We'll get funky with Bubba Suggs, take a ride with Cross Bronx Expressway, and tap into our Hot Pants Power with Syl Johnson.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KAAD-LP, WLPR , WOUB, WOMR and more


  • Added: Mar 05, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Sister Rosetta Tharpe
We'll hear the strong voices of women for Women's History Month, kicking off with Nona Hendryx and rolling on with Aretha Franklin, Mavis Staples, ...

Bought by KMUN, KAAD-LP, WOMR, WLPR , WOUB and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Kathleen Cleaver
We'll celebrate Black History Month with powerful music from Mavis Staples, The Freedom Singers, and Mahalia Jackson, and we'll hear the voices of ...

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


  • Added: Feb 20, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: The Hustlers Brass Band
It's Carnival Time! UpFront Soul brings you to the Crescent City and lets you catch some beads as we celebrate with Carnival favorites from Profess...

Bought by KAAD-LP, KHNS, WLPR , WOMR, WOUB and more


  • Added: Feb 13, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Joan Armatrading
We'll open up with a set celebrating Joan Armatrading's recent UK Americana Lifetime Achievement Award, cut a dovetail joint with the Four Tops, an...

Bought by KZUM, KAAD-LP, KHNS, WOUB, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 06, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Toots and the Maytals
We’ll celebrate Groundhog Day (halfway from winter to spring!) with tunes from the band Groundhog, Joe “Groundhog” Richardson, and The Party Brothe...

Bought by KAAD-LP, WOMR, WLPR , WOUB, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: David Walters
We'll kick off with a set of new releases by Omar, LaRombe, and David Walters, hear a set of Aretha (and a poem to Aretha by Nikki Giovanni) by req...

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


  • Added: Jan 24, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This week, we honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We'll hear excerpts of his sermons, speeches, and interviews, along with funk,...

Bought by Prairie Public, KHNS, WOUB, WLPR , Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 16, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Saigon Soul Revival, Credit: Photo by Duke Dien
We'll hear new music from Gyedu-Bley Ambolley, Nerukhi, and Saigon Soul Revivial! Plus new Taraab music from Zanzibar with the enchanting voice of ...

Bought by WOUB, WLPR , KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WOMR, KZUM and more


  • Added: Jan 09, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: John Coltrane
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 t...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KAAD-LP, WLPR , Royalton Community Radio, WOUB and more


  • Added: Jan 02, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Billy Paul
We'll ring in the New Year with new music from Joseph Washington, Jr., hear Billy Paul ask the musical question, "Am I Black Enough for You?" and t...

Bought by KAAD-LP, WLPR , WOUB, KSRQ, KSTK and more


  • Added: Dec 26, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: Run-DMC
'Tis the season to be funky! We'll light our menorah with Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, hear Christmas classics from Mahalia Jackson, Run-DMC and C...

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


  • Added: Dec 19, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: Rodger Collins
We'll take a musical tour of the San Francisco Bay with Rodger Collins, the Pointer Sisters, and Richie Havens, sprinkle a little tinsel on our sou...

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


  • Added: Dec 13, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 6