Daptone Records has been delivering the New Sound of Old Soul since the turn of the century, and now the label is celebrating 10 years of soul with a series of intimate shows in New York and Brooklyn — four sold out Sharon Jones & The Dap-kings shows in Brooklyn and New York with labelmates Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens and The Sugarman 3 alternating the opening slots, as well as a December 3 Charles Bradley headline show at The Bowery Ballroom and a New Year’s Eve blowout with The Budos Band at Music Hall of Williamsburg.
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A series of special releases will also accompany the label’s 10th anniversary celebrations, including SOUL TIME!, a compilation of singles, B-sides and live tracks from Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings released November 25 as a Record Store Day Black Friday exclusive. Reissues of Charles Bradley’s debut album No Time For Dreaming featuring two additional tracks—covers of Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold” and Nirvana’s “Stay Away”—and El Rego featuring 12 of the African soul legend’s greatest recordings from the late ’60s and early ’70s are out now.
Also available now is the digital release The World of Daptone Sampler featuring one song from every Daptone LP. Limited quantities of the CD version of the album will be distributed for free at select independent record stores on Black Friday. Look for indie record stores across the country to also feature select CD’s from the Daptone catalog on sale.
12/03 – New York, NY-Bowery Ballroom
Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires
12.06 – New York, NY-Music Hall of Williamsburg (Sold Out)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens
12.07 – New York, NY-Music Hall of Williamsburg (Sold Out)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, The Sugarman 3
12.13 –New York, NY-Bowery Ballroom (Sold Out)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, The Sugarman 3
12.14 – New York, NY-Bowery Ballroom (Sold Out)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens
12.31 – New York, NY-Music Hall of Williamsburg
The Budos Band
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