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NowChild Nation Is About To Turn This Mutha Out!

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NowChild Nation is a funk rock band based in Baltimore and is comprised of former members of the legendary Parliament-Funkadelic and active members of the P-Funk family. Their shows have been known... Read Full Story

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Dialogue With O-Dub

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Oliver Wang, a well-regarded writer (and the mind behind www.soul-sides.com ) took time from his activities to answer questions for readers and fans of his varied output. Aside from teaching courses at Long Beach State University, Wang curates exceptional music compilations, DJs when called upon and, probably most importantly, is also a daddy. Surely his love of music underpins a lot of his work. And as outwardly busy as he may seem, he was kind enough to humor us here at WTTM. Below is a short Q&A with Mr. Wang. He gives advice for aspiring writers, explains the historical cultural significance of boogaloo, talks ... Read Full Story

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BlackRadioIsBack.com Flashback of the Day: Gwen McRae

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Soul Singer Gwen McCrae was born on December 21, 1943, Gwen Mosley in Pensacola, Florida. Gwen grew up with music, especially via singing in the Pentecostal Church. Later in life, she discovered and grasped onto secular Soul Music through singers like Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin. After performing in local clubs as a teenager with local groups like the Lafayettes and the Independents, set met another young singer in George McCrae , who she married in 1963. From 1963 until her divorce from George McCrae in the late 1970s (with issues from each of solo successes in the music industry's affect on their marriage ... Read Full Story

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Manos vs. Sonic Wallpaper - The Hands of Funk

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My latest - an experimental music video remix of the public domain cult classic "Manos: The Hands of Fate" (1966) written, produced, and directed by Harold P. Warren. Made popular by Mystery Science Theater 3000 and available from Internet Archive . Original song "Scratchin' the Funk" by Sonic Wallpaper courtesy of ArtistServer . Worth watching the original movie from beginning to end despite the horribleness. Read Full Story

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Isaac Hayes - Three Tough Guys (1974)

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Also known as "Tough Guys." A great soundtrack from Isaac Hayes for the film in 1974, which he also stars in. Full of guitar/horn driven funk and soul jams, released on Stax Records. Strings are performed by the Memphis Philharmonic Orchestra while the rhythm section is credited to "The Movement." Full post here Read Full Story

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Letter From Egon: Conrad “Prof” Johnson

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Conrad O. Johnson, bandleader of the Kashmere High School Stage Band from 1968-1978 and owner of Kram Records, the label that issued the Band’s legendary eight albums and three 7” singles of Texas jazz, funk and soul music, died in Houston February 3rd at 92 years of age. World-renowned Kashmere Stage Band reunited February 1st in Houston for the first time in over 30 years and played a tribute concert for their leader, the legendary Conrad “Prof” Johnson. Below is a letter from Egon Alapatt, owner of Now Again Records, the label responsible for the release of the Kashmere Stage Band Texas Thunder Soul ... Read Full Story

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Sugar On My Tongue: Sugar Simone

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I’ve been meaning to post about Sugar Simone for a while, and here it is finally: Born in Jamaica, Keith “Sugar” Simone rose to local prominence as a gospel singer and left for Britain in ‘61 to further his schooling. He then worked as an engineer while singing on the side, juggling both worlds until 1963 where he auditioned at Old Planetone Studios. Here, he met Alan Crawford, a radio exec who signed Simone to Carnival Records. After cutting a half-dozen singles for Carnival, Simone signed to Island Records where he recorded some of his most well known works as Sugar Simone (he would ... Read Full Story

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Cocoon to Unveil Cassy's Latest Mix This Fall

Panorama Bar resident and producer Cassy has long been known to straddle the lines between minimal techno and rich, soulful house music, and on her latest mix, she continues to blend the more reductionist with the more lush. Simply Devotion not only features some of Cassy's own productions, but also includes everything from classic remixes of Baby Ford to the contemporary dub-techno sounds of STL. Deeply felt and incredibly slamming, the 70...

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Banido dos bailes em favelas, o funk é traduzido em imagens por formandos de...

"Equanto os bailes funk são proibidos pela polícia no seu berço, as favelas, a elite volta a se debruçar sobre o ritmo como objeto de estudo. O batidão agora é analisado graficamente por Julia Haiad e André Castro, recém-formados em Desenho Industrial na PUC-Rio. Os dois produziram o livro "Funk - Que batida é essa?" como projeto final de curso. A editora Aeroplano comprou a ideia, e a dupla corre atrás de patrocínio para poder distribuir o...

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finest of music for club and lounge

H: in Wuppertal entstehen einzigartige Soundkreationen, zu hören mittlerweile auf unzähligen Compilations, in TV-Werbung und überall wo Trend und Neuzeit und Hippness wichtig wichtig sind. Aber das ist auch keine Wunder, denn die haben großartige Künstler zusammen gebracht, für mich die Hippste ist Bajka.

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WEFUNK - Play Radio Stream

WEFUNK is a Hip Hop, Funk & Soul mix show broadcasting from Montreal. Tune in and enjoy underground hip hop, classic funk and rare grooves. Don't miss the extensive WEFUNK show audio archive.

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