Soul Train
Shalamar/ Mtume
TV Flash files “Shalamar/ Mtume” as hour 343 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 10, episode 9, aired 1980-11-15, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S10E09: listed hour 343 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 9 of 32 in season 10. It aired 1980-11-15 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Michael Henderson/ LaToya Jackson” (S10E08). Next is “Lakeside/ Geraldine Hunt” (S10E10). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Shalamar - "Full Of Fire" and "Three For Love" Mtume - "Give It On Up" and "So You Wanna Be A Star."
Viewer FAQ
Where does Shalamar/ Mtume sit in the Soul Train guide?
S10E09 is listed hour 343 of 1134 — hour 9 of 32 in season 10, season 10 episode 9.
When did Soul Train S10E09 air?
Shalamar/ Mtume aired 1980-11-15 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I watch from 1971 in order?
No. It is a music-and-dance series, not a plot. Sample eras for the guests and the Line; Cornelius's classic hosting years are the brand center.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Don Cornelius promises the hippest trip in America and delivers the national dance party corporate TV had under-served: guests, fashion, the Line, scrambleboard kids who became famous. Syndicated Black music television as cultural archive from 1971 deep into the 2000s. Velvet baritone as the rope.
Chicago, 1971: Don Cornelius promises a hip trip across America and delivers the most important dance party in television history, then keeps delivering it until 2006. Soul Train began locally, went to national syndication, and ran thirty-five seasons, more than a thousand hours, putting Black music, fashion, and the Soul Train Line into living rooms corporate television had long under-served. Artists performed. Dancers — including scrambleboard kids who became famous — moved the culture forward. Cornelius…
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- Don Cornelius as Host
Don Cornelius promised the hippest trip in America on Soul Train — guests, fashion, the Line, scrambleboard kids who became famous, syndicated Black music television as cultural archive from 1971 deep into the 2000s. Velvet baritone as a…