Soul Donkey Music

Rodney Marable a.k.a. The Soul Donkey
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Soul Donkey Music is a long-running audio podcast featuring Rodney Marable’s eclectic blend of jazz-influenced soulful deep house music

Episodes

  1. Sep 4

    Druid Residency (Cambridge, 2007)

    “A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can't play the part of a wise man.” -- Malcolm X

  2. Sep 2

    Porzellanhochzeit

    I wanted to share this with you at your wedding... I just never found the right time to tell you, "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of being and ideal grace. I love thee to the level of every day’s Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light. I love thee freely, as men strive for right. I love thee purely, as they turn from praise. I love thee with the passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death." -- Poetry by Elizabeth Barrett Browning ("Sonnets from the Portuguese 43") -- Music by Pharaoh Sanders feat. Leon Thomas ("Shukuru")

  3. Aug 12

    Circle Music (Dancer Anthems) - Volume 1

    "Of all the formal qualities that constitute the essentials of House, nothing could be more ephemeral or more powerful than the vibe, the defining building-block of the Underground-House scene. The vibe is an active communal force, a feeling, a rhythm that is created by the mix of dancers, the balance of loud music, the effects of darkness and light, the energy. Everything interlocks to produce a powerful sense of liberation. The vibe is an active, exhilarating feeling of "now-ness" that everything is coming together -- that a good party is in the making. The vibe is constructive; it is a distinctive rhythm, the groove that carries the party psychically and physically. "[H]ouse is a feeling and no one can understand really unless their feet moved to the sound of our house. Can-you-feel-it?" (song lyrics by Heard and Roberts, 1988, quoted in Rietveld 1998, 5). Because rhythm coheres the whole, the vibe is mutable, in flux, controlling the ebb and flow of the night. The beat means safety. It pulses through bodies, causes the floor to bound and rebound; because everyone is moving in synchrony, it avoids disharmony, eschews collisions and fights." -- Sommer, Sally R. (2001). "'C'mon to My House': Underground-House Dancing" (PDF). Dance Research Journal. 33 (2): 72–86. doi:10.2307/1477805.

  4. Feb 19

    Music for the Body, Soul & Mind

    "Not everyone understands house music. It's a spiritual thing, a body thing, a soul thing." -- Eddie Amadour

  5. Jan 24

    untitled (A Brooklyn Waltz)

    "Walking the Brooklyn Bridge is a reminder that freedom is a beautiful journey.” – Ryan Evans

  6. Jan 11

    Blessed by Hurricane Ernesto

    Rare and precious music like the woman for whom it was originally created.

  7. Jan 3

    Late Nights at Bukowski's

    Originally released on August 10, 2006, this is music best enjoyed in the company of old and dear friends.

  8. 12/25/2025

    Redline Residency · Boston, 2006

    Originally released on July 19, 2006, this mix is a microcosm of what The Soul Donkey considered "hot" in Boston during his Redline residency with KC Hallett and Kris Kono (RIP).

  9. 12/20/2025

    In Danger of Becoming a Minor Celebrity

    This mix was originally recorded on June 22, 2006, when The Soul Donkey was in danger of becoming a minor celebrity.

  10. 12/15/2025

    In Loving Memory of David Frank Jr.

    "Soul Donkey Number Three" was originally recorded on April 29, 2006, in loving memory of David Frank Jr. (1973-2006). Life is short. Treasure your friends. Live in the moment.

  11. 12/06/2025

    Soul Donkey Number Two

    "Soul Donkey Number Two" was originally released on April 20, 2006, and remains painfully relevant today.

  12. 11/28/2025

    Soul Donkey Number One

    "Soul Donkey Number One" was originally released in early February 2006 outside Soul Revival, one of Boston's most impactful seminal underground experiences.  We hope this blast from the past brings back memories of happier times and girds your spirit for the long winter ahead.

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Soul Donkey Music is a long-running audio podcast featuring Rodney Marable’s eclectic blend of jazz-influenced soulful deep house music

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  • Creator
    Rodney Marable a.k.a. The Soul Donkey
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2006-2026 Rodney Marable. All tracks selected and mixed by Rodney Marable a.k.a. The Soul Donkey are provided for educational and entertainment purposes and strictly licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Share freely but give credit and respect where it is due.
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