Stone City Band Funky Reggae [1981]

 

In Memoriam: Rick James Hollywood [April 20, 1978]

 

James Brown & The JB’s w/Bootsy Collins [Live 1971 Italy]

 

The JB's Gimme Some More [June 1972]

 

Bootsy's New Rubberband ft. Fred Wesley Gimme Some More [The JB's Cover] [Live June 6, 1998 Germany]

 

Cherrelle I Wanna Get Next To You [1997]

 

The Isley Brothers Voyage To Atlantis [April 16, 1977]

Go For Your Guns is the fifteenth album by The Isley Brothers. Released on April 16, 1977 on their T-Neck label, it was also the band's fifth album to be distributed by their deal with Epic. It is generally regarded by fans, particularly fans of the funk genre, as their best album overall. The album was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released CD box set The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959-1983.

Courtesy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_for_Your_Guns

Jabbawockeez It's Just Begun [2016]

 

In Memoriam: The Jimmy Castor Bunch It's Just Begun [1972]

James Walter Castor [January 23, 1940 – January 16, 2012] was an American funk, R&B, and soul musician. A multi-instrumentalist, he is credited with vocals, saxophone and composition. He is best known for songs such as "It's Just Begun", "Bertha Butt Boogie", and the biggest hit single, million-seller "Troglodyte [Cave Man]."

Courtesy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Castor

The J.B.'s All Aboard The Funky Soul Train [1975]

 

Latin Jazz Funk [Compilation n°1]

 

Janelle Monáe Make Me Feel [Live February 10, 2019 61st GRAMMYs, Staples Center, Los Angeles, California]

 

Kool & The Gang Funky Stuff [September 1973]

 

Kool & The Gang Funky Stuff [Live]

 

Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media Funky Stuff [Kool & The Gang Cover] [1975]

 

Atlantic Starr With Your Love I Come Alive [June 30, 1978]

Atlantic Starr is the self-titled debut album by R&B/funk band Atlantic Starr. Produced by Bobby Eli, founding member and lead guitarist of Philadelphia studio group MFSB. The nine-piece band had an impressive showing on the Billboard R&B charts with "Stand Up", "Keep It Comin'", "(I'll Never Miss) The Love I Never Had" and "With Your Love I Come Alive".

Slave Watching You [November 1980]

Slave was an American Ohio-based funk band popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist Steve Washington, born in New Jersey, attended East Orange High School, and was one of the first users of the "electric trumpet". He and Trombonist Floyd Miller formed the group in Dayton, Ohio in 1975.

During late 1975 and spring of 1976, trombonist Floyd Miller teamed with trumpeter Steve Washington to form Slave. The original line-up included Tom Lockett Jr. [tenor and alto sax], Carter Bradley [keyboards], Mark Adams [bass], Mark "Drac" Hicks [lead and rhythm guitar, background vocals], Danny Webster [rhythm and lead guitar, lead and background vocals], Orion "Bimmy" Wilhoite [alto and tenor sax] and Tim "Tiny" Dozier [drums]. They scored their first big hit with the single "Slide" in 1977 for Cotillion Records, which is the label they remained with until 1984. In 1978 Slave's sound changed slightly when drummer/percussionist Steve Arrington, along with vocalists Starleana Young, Curt Jones, and keyboardist Ray Turner joined the band. Arrington ultimately replaced Miller and Webster as lead vocalist.  Other Top Ten R&B hits were "Just a Touch of Love" in 1979, "Watching You" in 1980, and "Snap Shot" in 1981. They added Charles Carter on sax and brother Sam Carter on keyboards. Starleana Young, Steve Washington, Curt Jones and Lockett departed to form Aurra in 1981. Slave added Roger Parker, Delbert Taylor, Jr., and Kevin Johnson as replacements. Arrington himself left in 1982 after the Showtime album. The band continued on, though not as successfully, into the mid 1990s.  The group moved to Atlantic Records for one LP [New Plateau] in 1984, then switched to the Atlanta-based Ichiban Records the following year, releasing Unchained at Last in late 1985. Despite scoring a couple of minor hits on the R&B chart from this album the following year and another minor hit from their 1987 follow-up album, Make Believe, Slave could not recapture the commercial success they had enjoyed in their heyday. Rhino issued Stellar Fungk: The Best of Slave Featuring Steve Arrington, an anthology of their finest cuts, in 1994.

Courtesy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_(band)

Cameo Sparkle [June 25, 1979]

 

NPR Music Nao: Tiny Desk Concert [March 18, 2019]

 In astrology, your Saturn return is the time in life when Saturn goes back to the same spot it was at the time of your birth. As Nao explained during her appearance at NPR's Tiny Desk, "It's about leaving adolescence and going into adulthood." This crossing of the threshold that happens around your late 20s to early 30s is the inspiration for Saturn, Nao's sophomore effort and one of 2018's best albums. When the U.K. singer-songwriter brought her band and cosmic energy to the Tiny Desk — sneaking in her 2015 breakthrough track, "Bad Blood," alongside Saturn standouts — the strength and conviction of her performance had fans in the office strapped in for the emotional ride.  While Nao usually performs with synthy, electronic twinkles, her day at the Tiny Desk was stripped down by comparison. At times, her lyrics ring out with just a sparse guitar to carry them. Like a roller coaster of unexpected upheaval, Nao's distinctive vocal range on this four-song set goes from bellowing and husky to soft and coy, often within the same verse. Be it the breezy, Brazilian funk of "If You Ever," the hallowed harmony of "Orbit" (complete with prayer hands) or the valiant soul-searching of "Make It Out Alive," it's almost as if Nao duets with herself, answering her own questions, settling into her own quirks.  Saturn return can be marked with new responsibilities, confusion and poison-thorned serendipity. But by creating astral, intentional music through her growing pains, Nao ended up grounding herself.

Courtesy: Sidney Madden, NPR Music

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic Up For The Down Stroke/Super Stupid [#Explicit #NSFW] [Live November 2, 2018 Sony Hall, New York City, New York]