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The Music Equals Life Show enters it’s 6th year on Funky People Radio.net ! Join resident mixer, Cash Ellis aka Big Dinero, for a music journey to move your Mind, Body, and Soul with Funk, Soul, R&B, Hip-Hop and House Dance music blends!

The Music=Life podcast is a recent feature addition to the FP web radio schedule and new shows broadcast every other Monday at 8pm ET (with weekly encore replays on Weds at 10am, Sats at 6pm ET). Join the crew in the Funk Lounge – let’s vibe!

Follow Cash & the Music=Life shows online at: Mixcloud: https://Mixcloud.com/cmoney2 and Facebook at: DJ Big Dinero’s Beat Page Group!

The Funkiest Show on Radio continues into this new year at a new time starting on February 4th – TUESDAYS at 2pm ET ~ Skip “The Funktologist” Reeves hosts A Funk Above The Rest on FunkyPeopleRadio.net, AFATR is the most unique radio show broadcasting in the 21st century! Its’ 2-hour format is like no other in that it features the productions of both major & independent artists, from all over the world, side by side in a mixture of funk and soul music, with so much of it never heard across an international platform !!

One of our station mainstays and an audience favorite over the years, AFATR keeps the funk groovy for 2025 with new weekly broadcasts every Tuesday at 2pm ET (beginning Feb. 4, 2025 and with replays on Thurs 1am, Saturdays at 8am). Follow Skip and all the activities of his production and music event team via www.afunkabovetherest.com.

Streaming weekly on WEDNESDAYS at 1pm ET on FP Radio.net, VibeMistress Stephanie Renee hosts a sermon of soul, r&b, hip-hop, jazz & spoken word selections. Since 2007, weekly SSR podcasts have aired on this web radio station every Wednesday at 1pm ET (with replays on Thurs 8am, Sats at 12noon). Follow Stef and all the activities of her non-profit arts & media culture foundation, Soul Sanctuary, Inc., via their Facebook group at Soul Sanctuary Radio Congregation.

START OF THE NEW YEAR DC SHOW: Throughout a career that dates back to the early ’80s, Will Downing has been among the steadiest and most productive artists in R&B. Not cut out to hop aboard commercial production trends for the sake of attaining mainstream success, he has tended to stick resolutely to a sophisticated and modern sound based in soul and jazz. He mixes refined originals with spirited covers, and combines his deep and rich voice with a restrained “song first” approach. A native of Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, Downing began his recorded professional career as a background vocalist during sessions for several acts, including Jennifer Holliday, Nona Hendryx, and Rose Royce. After he was part of Arthur Baker‘s one-album group Wally Jump Jr. & the Criminal Element, he signed a solo deal with Island and debuted with a cover of Deniece Williams‘ “Free”. His first three albums include “Will Downing” (1988), “Come Together as One” (1989) and “A Dream Fulfilled” (1991). The latter, featuring “I Try” (Top 20 Billboard R&B Hit) and a version of Paul Davis‘ “I Go Crazy,” significantly increased his fan base of listeners who craved mature R&B and vocal jazz unaffected by hip-hop. With six of his albums reaching the R&B Top 20, he continues to work, delivering Lust, Love & Lies: An Audio Novel in 2010, after which he released a handful of albums on his Sophisticated Soul label. He moved to Shanachie for Black Pearls (2016), on which he paid tribute to Phyllis Hyman, Jean Carn, and Randy Crawford, among other women who have inspired him. In 2017 he delivered the studio album Soul Survivor, featuring the single “Feeling the Love” with vocalist Avery Sunshine.

Show Dates: Thursday & Friday January 31 & February 1, 2025, 7:30pm show

Location: The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue Alexandria, VA 22305

For General admission tickets, go to this link: https://www.birchmere.com/calendar/