“Burn It Up” is this week’s Funky Song of the Weekend, because one, as you all know I am a huge fan of Janet Jackson and Missy Elliott. Two, I’m excited and delighted to hear them both together again and three..this song is hawt, with a perfect syncopation of voice, funky rhythms and beats to […]
Continue readingClose to a decade ago, I met Masimba aka DJ Son of S.O.U.L. through some good friends of mine. He was simply, a Kind Hearted Gentle Soul. Always consistent and genuine, it would always be the same… If I’d see him on the streets of Toronto, at an event, at my house party, on the […]
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3 of OUR BEST of the BEST in the TDOT! Funky Rich Brown on Bass, The Grooviness of Larnell Lewis on Drums, and Mr Soul Man himself, Wade O’ Brown on Vocals and Keys This trio killed it with their soulful rendition of Bob Marley’s “Turn Your Lights Down Low” First note…Goosebumps….Guaranteed you will too! […]
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Ok y’all! how many of you LOVE THIS TUNE, and remember rollerskating to this tune, in your fanciest dance moves? Well, unfortunately NOT ME! I LOVE THIS TUNE and only imagine in my mind what this would all look like if I could only rollerskate Anyways this song makes me move…nonetheless
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Simple…”I Know You Got Soul” is just SOOO DAMN FUNKY! This 1971 Hit with The JB’s and Bobby Byrd is the nastiest of the funkiest. So much that Eric B and Rakim sampled this funky beat for their 1987 hit with the same name. (starts at 2:30)
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1974, this song came out and my parents were all over it! We had all of Barry White’s albums, singles, various versions etc. Household name in our home I remember seeing Barry White on Soul Train and thinking to myself “….this brotha is a bad mutha”. His slick hair, his style, his VOICE He didn’t […]
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3 words….THAT SEXY WALK!! This “All for You” Tour was one of Janet’s best. The medley of songs is killin’ it, with some of my favourites. “NASTY” with a wee bit of Hov..LOVE IT! FOR YOU JANET. THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK GIRL….or should I say MY GIRL!!
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I LOVE THIS SONG! A definite departure from the usual punk sounds of the CLASH. RADIO CLASH has a much more funky beat with an 80’s rap influence. The song as a whole is the band’s tribute to New York rap acts such as the Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
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In 1974, Graham Central Station’s hit “Can You Handle It” reached #9 on the BILLBOARDS chart This song takes me back to my preteen years, with my parents, purchasing the newest 45s, and being so excited to go home and get down to it. This was ONE of them. Graham Central Station’s style is an […]
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R.I.P. Louis Johnson One of the Funkiest and Bassist eva’
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