Chocolate Soul collection

Descriptive Summary
Title: Chocolate Soul collection
Creator: Chocolate Soul
Inclusive Dates: 1995-2007
Language(s): English
Extent: 3.75 Linear Feet 3 boxes, 1 oversize box
Collection Number: ms4495
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

The Chocolate Soul Musicfest began in 1994 as a popular Thursday music jam session at Atlanta's Yin Yang café. When the weekly event outgrew the space organizers turned it into a mobile festival dedicated to showcasing soul, rock, funk, and hip-hop music at venues around the city. Chocolate Soul helped to promote newly signed Atlanta artists from diverse genres and provided space for more well-known artists, like CeeLo Green and India.Arie, to introduce new material and grow their audiences.

By the late 1990s, Chocolate Soul continued to expand and moved into larger Atlanta venues like Center Stage and Variety Playhouse. The event began to feature national and international acts but continued to include local and regional performers. In between acts, DJ Kermit presented dance sets that became a staple of the event and created a unique energy for both preformers and attendees. In 2000, organizer Will Griggs launched the Chocolate Soul Musicfest Tour which traveled the show to major cities across the United States.

Scope and Content

This collection contains photographs, promotional materials, and artifacts relating to Chocolate Soul events and performances.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item, box, folder], Chocolate Soul collection, ms4495, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Audiovisual items from this collection are available through the Walter J. Brown Media Archive: http://purl.libs.uga.edu/brown/har-ms4495/bmac-coll

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul 5 - Celebrity Rock Cafe - Shock Lobo, 1995 June 30

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul 5 - Celebrity Rock Cafe - A.C. Black, 1995 June 30

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul 5 - Celebrity Rock Cafe - Lazz, 1995 June 30

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul 5 - Celebrity Rock Cafe - Edith's Wish, 1995 June 30

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul 5 - Celebrity Rock Cafe - Backstage, 1995 June 30

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul 5 - Celebrity Rock Cafe - Crowd, 1995 June 30

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul Musicfest - The Point, 1995

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul Musicfest - The Point, 1995

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul Musicfest - The Point, 1995

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul Musicfest - The Point, 1995

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul Musicfest - The Point - Will Griggs, 1995

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul Musicfest - The Point - Akon, 1995

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul Musicfest - The Point - Edith's Wish, 1995

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul Musicfest - The Point, 1995

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul Musicfest - The Point, 1995

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul Musicfest - The Point - Backstage, 1995

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul Musicfest - The Point, 1995

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul 7 - Cotton Club - Mz. Fische and the New Groove, 1996 August 22

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul 7 - Cotton Club - DJ Nabs of V-103, 1996 August 22

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul 7 - Cotton Club - Defacto, 1996 August 22

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul - Cotton Club - Roy Ayers, 1996

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul - Cotton Club, 1996

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul Second Anniversary - Celebrity Rock Cafe - Datbu, 1996 November

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul Second Anniversary - Celebrity Rock Cafe - Voodoo Einstein, 1996 November

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul Second Anniversary - Celebrity Rock Cafe - Roy Ayers Band, 1996 November

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul Second Anniversary - Celebrity Rock Cafe - Jiva, 1996 November

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul - Park Tavern - Crowd, 1997

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul - Georgia State Homecoming Event - Erykah Badu, 1998 February 13

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul - Variety Playhouse - Donnie Johnson, 1998 February 24

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul - Variety Playhouse - D-Influence, 1998 February 24

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul - Variety Playhouse - Crowd, 1998 February 24

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul - Variety Playhouse, 1998 February 24

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul - Variety Playhouse, 1998 February 24

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul - Variety Playhouse, 1998 February 24

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul - Variety Playhouse, 1998 February 24

 

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Promotional material - Chocolate Soul - Variety Playhouse, 1998 February 24

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul - Sleepy's Theme, 1998

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul CD Release - Studio Central - Samuel Christian, 2000 February 19

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul CD Release - Studio Central - Loose Ends, 2000 February 19

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul CD Release - Studio Central - Julia Dexter, 2000 February 19

 

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Promotional material - Chocolate Soul CD Release Party - Studio Central - Julia Dexter, 2000 February 19

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul CD Release Party - Studio Central - Backstage, 2000 February 19

 

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Promotional materials - Chocolate Soul Musicfest - Studio Central, 2000 June 24

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul Musicfest - Studio Central - Jiva, 2000 June 24

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul Musicfest - Studio Central - The Jazzy Fatnastees, 2000 June 24

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul Musicfest - Studio Central - Kindred the Family Soul, 2000 June 24

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul Musicfest - Studio Central - Crowd, 2000 June 24

 

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Promotional materials - Choclate Soul Musicfest - Studio Central, 2000 October 21

 

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Photographs - Choclate Soul Musicfest - Studio Central, 2000 October 21

 

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Photographs - Choclate Soul Musicfest - Studio Central - Slick Rick, 2000 October 21

 

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Photographs - Choclate Soul Musicfest - Studio Central - Anthony David, 2000 October 21

 

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Photographs - Choclate Soul Musicfest - Studio Central, 2000 October 21

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul - Cotton Club - Laurnea Wilkerson

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul - Cotton Club - Performers

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul - Cotton Club - Crowd

 

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Photographs - Various performers

 

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Photographs - Event crowds

 

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Photographs - Events

 

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Promotional materials - Chocolate Soul Musicfest, 1997-1999, 2001

 

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Promotional materials - Chocolate Soul Musicfest, undated, 2007

 

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Wrap-up report - BET.com - Chocolate Soul Musicfest, 2000 March 15

 

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Photographs - Chocolate Soul Entertainment Day award - Will Griggs

 

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Photographs - Jamal Ahmed of WCLK

 

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Photographs - Roy Ayers

 

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Photographs - Ken Batie

 

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Photographs - Will Griggs

 

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Promotional materials - Chocolate Soul - Various

 

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Scrapbook pages of promotional materials

 

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Newspaper clippings

 

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T-Shirts (4) - Chocolate Soul

 

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Baseball hat - Chocolate Soul