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Article: MUSIQ SOULCHILD.(Brief Article)
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- January 1, 2001
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MUST-HEAR SONGS FROM THE HEART, NOT THE WALLET
"Just call me Musiq," says Musiq Soulchild, the new soul man out of Philly's ever-fertile music scene. The singer was born Talib Johnson, and proof that he warrants the new name resides in the rich, narrative grooves of his new disc, Aijuswanaseing (Def Soul)--that's I Just Wanna Sing, spelled out phonetically for the pronunciation-impaired. Sing he does, with heartfelt old school harmonies that recall D'Angelo and echo soul greats past--from Stevie Wonder to Smokey Robinson. The easy conversation of "Just Friends (Sunny)," his first single, offers a clear-sighted, contemporary approach to romantic possibilities; ...