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: 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 KZUM, WOUB, KAAD-LP, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KSTK and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2023
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Earth, Wind and Fire
We'll remember recently departed greats Anita Pointer, Fred White of Earth, Wind, & Fire, and Terry Hall of The Specials, plus we'll spin some funk...

Bought by KAAD-LP, WOUB, WOMR, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KSTK and more


  • Added: Jan 05, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: Richie Havens
We'll break down with some South African disco from Neville Nash, hear the unearthly sounds of Tuvan throat singing combined with beatboxing from S...

Bought by KZUM, WOMR, KAAD-LP, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WOUB and more


  • Added: Dec 29, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: Sam Cooke
We'll sample soul from Myles Sanko, funk from Alias Funk and Soul, do the Camptown Twist with Sam Cooke, and swing with the Nitty Gritty Sextet!

Bought by WOMR, RADIOLEX, KAAD-LP, Delmarva Public Media, WLPR and more


  • Added: Dec 22, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Louis Armstrong
We'll fill your stocking with soulful Christmas classics from James Brown, Louis Armstrong, and Mahalia Jackson, and light your way with Hanukkah ...

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  • Added: Dec 15, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 15
Caption: Sharon Jones
We're putting the Christmas cheer in high gear with seasonal songs from Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, James Brown, and Michael Jackson, with a Lati...

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  • Added: Dec 09, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 15
Caption: Christian McBride
We'll hear spin tunes from British soul singer Tony Momrelle, plus sizzling sounds from Christian McBride, Kemi Ade, Columbia Nights, and Drew Kid,...

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  • Added: Dec 02, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Aretha Franklin
Tune in as the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, asks the musical question, "Who Needs You?" Sam Cooke will "Bring It On Home," and we'll enjoy a fla...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KMXT, KMUN, WOMR, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Nov 25, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: Redbone
We'll celebrate Native American Heritage Month with music from Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, A Tribe Called Red, Khu.eex, Jim Pepper, Redbone, Geo Neptu...

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  • Added: Nov 18, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: The Whatnauts
We'll spin a set of Maryland musicians - The Orioles, The Sonnets, and The Plants, plus The Whatnauts. We'll play tunes for Scorpios from Lou Donal...

Bought by WOMR, RADIOLEX, KAAD-LP, KCHW, WLPR and more


  • Added: Nov 11, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: D.H. Peligro
We'll play songs of the people by Joe Savage & the Soul People and Black & Blues, spin tunes of uplift by Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke, and The Commo...

Bought by WOMR, RADIOLEX, KAAD-LP, KCHW, Delmarva Public Media and more


  • Added: Nov 04, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: Black Sugar
We'll hear Latin soul from Joe Bataan, Hector Lavoe and Willie Colon, Peruvian funk from Black Sugar, and a super-soulful Stevie Wonder cover from ...

Bought by RADIOLEX, KAAD-LP, KCHW, WLPR , Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Oct 27, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Rockwell
It's a soulful spooktacular edition of UpFront Soul! We'll scare the funk out of you with creepy classics from Rockwell, Stevie Wonder, Stanley Tur...

Bought by Prairie Public, KMUN, RADIOLEX, KAAD-LP, WLPR and more


  • Added: Oct 20, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: The Isley Brothers
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 KMUN, WOMR, RADIOLEX, KAAD-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Oscar Brown Jr.
We'll hear about reparations from Oscar Brown, Jr., check out some smoking gospel from Spirit of Love, hear a brass tribute to Duke Ellington, and ...

Bought by KMUN, RADIOLEX, WOMR, KAAD-LP, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Oct 06, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Pharoah Sanders
We'll pay tribute to the late master of spiritual jazz, Pharoah Sanders, get in with the In Crowd with Ramsey Lewis, and go Steppin' Out with Joan ...

Bought by WOMR, KMUN, RADIOLEX, KAAD-LP, KCHW and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: Mahalia Jackson
We'll celebrate the nonsensical with The Spaniels' "Great Googley Moo," hear the gospel power of Mahalia Jackson and Billy Preston, and spin some o...

Bought by KAAD-LP, WOMR, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KSTK, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Ramsey Lewis
We'll pay homage to the late Ramsey Lewis, celebrate September with Earth, Wind, and Fire, and take a trip to the Old Landmark with Aretha Franklin.

Bought by RADIOLEX, WOMR, KAAD-LP, KSRQ, KCHW and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 15
Caption: Louis Armstrong
We'll go Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries with Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson, bask in the rays of Earth, Wind & Fire's Sun Goddess (featuring Ramsey Le...

Bought by KZUM, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WOMR, RADIOLEX, KAAD-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: The Bar-Kays
We'll celebrate that international man of mystery, Soul Finger, with the Bar-Kays and tap into our Soul Power with James Brown, plus we'll ride the...

Bought by WOMR, KSRQ, RADIOLEX, KZUM, KAAD-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 01, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 14