Michael Arens' Interviews
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Aaliyah (R.I.P.) ABC Barry Adamson Tokunbo Akinro (Tok Tok Tok) Gerald Albright Laith Al-Deen Rafael Alcántara Simon Allen (The New Mastersounds) Gerald Alston (The Manhattans) Amerie Amiaz Roman Andrén Ana Ann Michael Arens’ Interviews India.Arie (alphabetically / incomplete) Art Of Fresh Asa Günter Asbeck (The Jim Rockford Band) Please note: The listed interviews started Phil Asher in the early 90’s. The interviews were done Johann Asmundsson (Mezzoforte) in person, by phone, or by E-Mail. All of the Roy Ayers interviews were published and/or Ayo. appeared, sometimes in part, in one or Erykah Badu more publications (print & online) in these Bahama Soul Club countries: Germany, UK, USA, Canada, Philip Bailey (Earth, Wind & Fire) Australia, The Netherlands, Austria, Arthur Baker Switzerland, Belgium, Luxemburg, France, The Bamboos Spain, Italy, Sweden, Israel, amongst others. Alexander Barck (Jazzanova) Simon Bartholomew (Brand New Heavies) Basement Jaxx © Michael Arens (1. März/March 2016) Josh Beagley (Confection) Stephen Beasley (T Bird and The Breaks) Michi “Hausmarke“ Beck (Die Fantastischen Vier / Turntablerocker) *artist or band was interviewed more than Beenie Man B.E.F. (British Electric Foundation) (Glenn Gregory) once Robert “Kool” Bell (Kool & The Gang) Rachael Bell Oliver Belz (Bahama Soul Club / etc.) Any questions? George Benson E-Mail to: soul(at)(nospam)michaelarens.de Beverley & Duane Eric Bibb John Bigham (aka John Black) Coolio Bilal* Michael Cooper Rob Birch (Stereo MCs) Ida Corr (SugaRush Beat Company) B.La (Cultured Pearls) Mark Cotgrove (aka Snowboy) Jully Black Count Basic Leo Black (The Dynamites / etc.) Matty Crockett (Wiley and The Checkmates) Black Coffee (Schwarzkaffee) The Crusaders Blacknuss Allstars Brian Culbertson Blaze* Carmen Cuesta-Loeb Block 16 Cultured Pearls Blumentopf Omar Cunningham Boyz II Men Dalindèo Brand New Heavies* Alex Dallas (Straight Ahead Recordings Austria) Rick Braun (BWB) Korben Dallas (Soul Parlor) Bravehearts Damage Gulli Briem (Mezzoforte) Eric Darius Brooklyn Funk Essentials August Darnell (Kid Creole) Buffalo Brothers Laurent Daumail (DJ Cam) Solomon Burke (R.I.P.) N’Dea Davenport (Brand New Heavies) Jonathan Butler Joe Davis (Far Out Recordings U.K.) BWB (Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum, Norman Brown) Victor Davies Terry Callier Deichkind Capoeira Twins Joy Denalane Paul Carrack (Ace / Squeeze / Mike and The Mechanics / etc.) Roberto Di Gioia (Passport RMX) Jeff Cascaro DJ Cam (Laurent Daumail) Emilio Castillo (Tower Of Power) DJ Sepalot (Blumentopf / Esther & Sepalot) Chidi DJ Thomilla (Die Fantastischen Vier / Turntablerocker) Tony Christie DJ Vadim City High Lisa Doby Ciyo Klaus Doldinger (Passport / etc.) Cloud Fish Emma Donovan Billy Cobham Conya Doss Frank Cochois (aka The Timewriter) Douyé Dennis Coffey (Motown / The Funk Brothers / etc.) Lori Dow Alexia Coley Stee Downes Bootsy Collins (William “Bootsy” Collins) Will Downing The Commodores Down To The Bone Confection Lamont Dozier (Holland-Dozier-Holland / Motown / Philly-Sound / etc.) Nicola Conte Sascha Dresen (Liquid Bass) Cool Million Kelvis Duffie (Kloud 9) Kendall Duffie (Kloud 9) Raj Gupta (Block 16) George Duke* (R.I.P.) Richard Hamer (Orient Expressions) Candy Dulfer* Beres Hammond Sly Dunbar (Sly & Robbie) Tim Hancock (Capoeira Twins) Dwele Paul Hardcastle (Direct Drive / First Light / The Jazzmasters / etc.) Eric Duperray (aka Mr. Day) Rob Hardt (Cool Million) The Dynamites Peter Hartwig (King Electric-Peter Hartwig und Chris Isepp) Earth, Wind & Fire Nathan Heathman Mayka Edjole (The Sweet Vandals) Heaven 17 Paul Elliot (Jet Tricks) Kevin Hedge (Blaze) Ephemerals Heidi Eric B. & Rakim Stefanie Heinzmann* Eskimo Helge TAFKAD (Muschihaus / Ewing Oil Germany) Estelle Glen Anthony Henry Etana The Herbaliser Glenn Fallows (The Impellers) Richard A. Hewson (RAH Band) Philipp Fankhauser The Hi-Fly Orchestra Lance Ferguson (The Bamboos / Lanu) Gregor Hilden Amp Fiddler Thomas Hofmann (3P Records Germany) Lizz Fields Honeyroot Freddy Fischer (Freddy Fischer & His Cosmic Rocktime Band) John Lee Hooker Jr. Fluid Rory Hoy F.O.C. The Human League Johanna Försti (Jo Stance) Paul Humphreys (OMD) The Foreign Exchange Ice Cube Freddy Fresh IKON Martin Fry (Vice Versa/ABC) I.L.L. Will GAP Band The Impellers Donna Gardier Impromp2 Lola Gayle (MiLo) Incognito* Nils Gessinger* Chris Isepp (King Electric-Peter Hartwig und Chris Isepp) Karen Gibson Roc (Fluid) Ernie Isley (The Isley Brothers) Ginuwine The Isley Brothers Preston Glass Jermaine Jackson (The Jackson Five/The Jacksons) Grand Slam Marlon Jackson (The Jackson Five/The Jacksons) Macy Gray Randy Jackson (The Jackson Five/The Jacksons) Terri Green (Terri B. / The Terri Green Project / etc.) Tito Jackson (The Jackson Five/The Jacksons) Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17 / B.E.F. / Honeyroot / etc.) The Jacksons Oskar Gudjonsson (Mezzoforte) Dominic Jacobson (aka Modaji) Eythor Gunnarsson (Mezzoforte) Leela James Marty James (aka Scapegoat Wax) Lanu (aka Lance Ferguson) Al Jarreau Cyndi Lauper Jazzanova Nunzio La Vecchia Jazzyfatnastees Jamie Lawrence (Jet Tricks) Garland Jeffreys Maysa Leak (Incognito) Jet Tricks Cory Lee The Jim Rockford Band Peter Legat (Count Basic) J-Luv* Andrew Love Levy (Brand New Heavies) Angela Johnson Lexus Allstars Sly Johnson Marc Leymann (The Jim Rockford Band) Syleena Johnson Light Of The World Dr. Bob Jones Liquid Bass Dave Jones (Daluq / Maddslinky / Phuturistix / Zed Bias / etc.) Lisa Stansfield Sharon Jones (Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings) L.L. Cool J Waberi Jordan Jeff Lorber (Jeff Lorber Fusion / etc.) Byram Joseph (Slakah The Beatchild / Art Of Fresh) Lyn Leon Jo Stance Madcon Kelly Joyce Teppo “Teddy Rok” Mäkynen (The Stance Brothers / Jo Stance / etc.) Kaleta (Kaleta & Zozo Afrobeat) Sabrina Malheiros Mory Kanté The Manhattans Lokua Kanza Manumatei Kay (Nicolay & Kay) Phil Martin (The Soul Snatchers) Kaye-Ree Mary Mary Keine Zähne im Maul aber La Paloma pfeifen Hugh Masekela Joey Kibble (Take 6) Matt Bianco Jerker Kluge (The Hi-Fly Orchestra) Jean-Paul “Bluey” Maunick (Incognito / Light Of The World / etc.)* Kid Creole & The Coconuts Toby Mayerl (Grand Slam) Angelique Kidjo Andy McCluskey (OMD) Jan Kincaid (Brand New Heavies) Robin McKelle* Diana King Brian McKnight King Electric (Peter Hartwig und Chris Isepp) Claude V. McKnight III (Take 6) Morten Klein (Tok Tok Tok) Meeco Kloud 9 Sergio Mendes K’Naan Carsten Mentzel (Stardelay) Beverley Knight Mezzoforte Stefan Köhl (Soul Kitchen) Raul Midón Kool & The Gang Ray Mighty (Smith & Mighty) Lati Kronlund (Brooklyn Funk Essentials) The Mighty Mocambos Kyoto Jazz Massive Milano Jazz Dance Combo Patti LaBelle MiLo Misses Next Match Passport RMX Mis-Teeq Sam Patlove (T Bird and The Breaks) Wolfgang Mitschke (Mitschke & Dietz / etc.)* Rahsaan Patterson Modaji (aka Dominic Jacobson) Sean Paul Zascha Moktan Jackie Payne (Jackie Payne Steve Edmonson Band / Johnny Otis Band) Vincent Montana Jr. (Philly-Sound / Montana Sextet / Salsoul Orchestra Peo (Per-Olof Dahl) / MFSB / etc.) (R.I.P.) Craig Peyton (Band X / Craig Peyton Group / etc.) Moodorama Phonte (Nicolay & Kay / The Foreign Exchange) Chanté Moore Physics John Morales (M&M Mixes) Ed Piller (Acid Jazz Records U.K.) Scott Morgan (The Solution / The Rationals / etc.) Pink Ed Motta Plattenpapzt Mr. Day (Eric Duperray) PMD (EPMD) Ms.Dynamite Valtteri Pöyhönen (Dalindèo) Bruno Müller (Mezzoforte) Bettina Pohle Music Of Honour (Glenn Gregory) Matt Pokora Max Mutzke Jesse Powell Najee Nicolò Pozzoli (aka Nick Recordkicks) (Record Kicks / etc.) Naturally 7 Maxi Priest Meshell Ndegeocello Kelly Price Youssou N’Dour Nick Pride (Nick Pride & The Pimptones) Nelly (St.Lunatics) Prince Perry Aaron Neville (The Neville Brothers) Jeanfrancois Prins The New Mastersounds Pryde Nick Recordkicks (aka Nicolò Pozzoli) (Milano Jazz Dance Combo) Alex Puddu Nicolay (Nicolay & Kay / The Foreign Exchange / etc.)* RAD. Judy Niemack RAH Band Philip Noha (N.O.H.A.) Rakim (Eric B. & Rakim) N.O.H.A. (Noise Of Human Art) Houston Rawls (T Bird and The Breaks) Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet / Cloud Fish / etc.) Eli "Paperboy" Reed (Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves) Astrid North (Cultured Pearls / Soulounge / Big Light / etc.)* Dianne Reeves Phil Oakey (The Human League) Mark Reilly (Matt Bianco) Roger Odell (Shakatak) Marta Ren Omar Rhayne OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark) Lionel Richie (The Commodores)* Ola Onabule* Lene Riebau Onejiru (Sisters / etc.) Florian Riedl (The Hi-Fly Orchestra) Orient Expressions Alex Rizzo (Skeewiff / IKON) Jeffrey Osborne Roachford* Passport Andrew Roachford (Roachford)* Peter "Pete" Robinson (Dome Records U.K.) Neville Staple (The Specials / Fun Boy Three / etc.) Carmen Rodgers Stardelay Helen Rogers (Direct Drive / The Jazzmasters / etc.)* Ova Steel Alice Russell Cassandra Steen Nicole Russo (Brand New Heavies) Stereo MCs Raphael Saadiq (Tony! Toni! Toné! / Lucy Pearl) St.Lunatics Joe Sample (The Crusaders) (R.I.P.) The Strike Boys Tommy Schneller SugaRush Beat Company Myles Sanko Sugababes Scapegoat Wax (aka Marty James) Sam Sullivan Stefan Schmid (Zuco 103) The Sweet Vandals Schwarzkaffee (Black Coffee) Take 6 Rena Scott Carl Kofi Tawiah Seek Dennis Taylor Sabrina Setlur Ebo Taylor Shakatak T Bird and The Breaks Roxanne Shanté Ralph Tee (Expansion Records U.K.) Sheila E. (Sheila Escovedo) Jimi Tenor Elizabeth Shepherd Lisa Terry (Seek) Wayne Shorter The Timewriter (aka Frank Cochois) Thomas Siffling (Thomas Siffling Trio / etc.) Titiyo (Blacknuss Allstars / etc.) Bunny Sigler TM Juke Sisters Tok Tok Tok Gino Sitson Tom & Joyce Skeewiff