Good afternoon disciples....it's that time again.....time for The Soul Guru to share his experience,strength and knowledge of his favourite subject......FUNK !
So what is Funk ?
Funk is a feel....a vibe...a lifestyle...a reason to believe....but mostly it's a GROOVE that makes us MOVE ! !
FUNK ....James Brown,The JB's, Kool & The Gang ......the best party music ever...but much more importantly an evocation of the 70's.....a decade when Black Music came to symbolise and represent the rise of Black People in the US of A where racism was still rife and segregation still in effect South of the Macon - Dixie line
Funk and Soul were the music of social protest ....from James Brown's " King Heroin " to Gil Scott-Heron's " The Bottle " ......then rappers came along and took over.....
Funk has soundtracked my life..I couldn't comprehend a life without it...I've listened to FUNK,danced to FUNK,laughed to FUNK and made love to FUNK.....FUNK is part of my SOUL...and my SOUL is ME
So here,in no particular order , are 10 of my favourite FUNK tunes.....
James Brown....Sex Machine...THE definitive FUNK track...no question
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajzpd-ONOdo
Kool & The Gang........" Funky Stuff "...the title says it all
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umVRh0Rpi14
James Brown... Payback.....what can I say that James can't say better ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=istJXUJ
Lyn Collins...Rock Me Again and Again and Again and Again....one of the greatest records ever made
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB5KgOXHcxc
Maceo Parker ...Soul Power '74....the best sax solo you will ever hear....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V1Pg8JfZs8
BT Express....Do It Til You're Satisfied........GENIUS......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FViY4--5nY
The JBs.....Giving Up food For Funk......the title says it all....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW7Qz59PX8w
Fred Wesley ....House Party.....Tuuuuuuuuuuuuuune
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZlYzMehohQ
Lyn Collins...Think....this is FUNK ! ! !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTdOcumz0wY
Tom Browne.....Funkin For Jamaica
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuUy2ShGLyo
These are just some my favourites but there are so many more......
Thank God for FUNK...
The Soul Guru Loves YOU
X
So what is Funk ?
Funk is a feel....a vibe...a lifestyle...a reason to believe....but mostly it's a GROOVE that makes us MOVE ! !
FUNK ....James Brown,The JB's, Kool & The Gang ......the best party music ever...but much more importantly an evocation of the 70's.....a decade when Black Music came to symbolise and represent the rise of Black People in the US of A where racism was still rife and segregation still in effect South of the Macon - Dixie line
Funk and Soul were the music of social protest ....from James Brown's " King Heroin " to Gil Scott-Heron's " The Bottle " ......then rappers came along and took over.....
Funk has soundtracked my life..I couldn't comprehend a life without it...I've listened to FUNK,danced to FUNK,laughed to FUNK and made love to FUNK.....FUNK is part of my SOUL...and my SOUL is ME
So here,in no particular order , are 10 of my favourite FUNK tunes.....
James Brown....Sex Machine...THE definitive FUNK track...no question
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajzpd-ONOdo
Kool & The Gang........" Funky Stuff "...the title says it all
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umVRh0Rpi14
James Brown... Payback.....what can I say that James can't say better ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=istJXUJ
Lyn Collins...Rock Me Again and Again and Again and Again....one of the greatest records ever made
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB5KgOXHcxc
Maceo Parker ...Soul Power '74....the best sax solo you will ever hear....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V1Pg8JfZs8
BT Express....Do It Til You're Satisfied........GENIUS......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FViY4--5nY
The JBs.....Giving Up food For Funk......the title says it all....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW7Qz59PX8w
Fred Wesley ....House Party.....Tuuuuuuuuuuuuuune
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZlYzMehohQ
Lyn Collins...Think....this is FUNK ! ! !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTdOcumz0wY
Tom Browne.....Funkin For Jamaica
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuUy2ShGLyo
These are just some my favourites but there are so many more......
Thank God for FUNK...
The Soul Guru Loves YOU
X
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