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Funk Group THE METERS: “A Message from the Meters—The Complete Josie, Reprise & Warner Bros. Singles 1968-1977” (3-LP) | Available NOW


 
Reissue Label Real Gone Music Releases Funk Band THE METERS: A Message from the Meters—The Complete Josie, Reprise & Warner Bros. Singles 1968-1977 3-LP Set
 
Here come those holidays, and if you’re like us, you could use some music to put some pep in your step. Enter one of the most beloved releases in our catalog, one that’s been out of print for about five years: THE METERS: A Message from the Meters—The Complete Josie, Reprise & Warner Bros. Singles 1968-1977.

Legendary R&B Group Pleasure’s Out-Of-Print Album “Joyous” to be Released on Vinyl Jan. 6th, 2023


 
PLEASURE’S LONG OUT-OF-PRINT CLASSIC JOYOUS
RETURNS TO VINYL EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH JAZZ DISPENSARY’S COVETED TOP SHELF SERIES
 
Produced by soul-jazz legend Wayne Henderson (The Jazz Crusaders), the 1977 LP blends party-ready funk delicacies with soulful sonic voyages, including “Dance to the Music” and the frequently sampled Top 40 R&B hit “Joyous”
 
Los Angeles, CA (December 1, 2022)─Jazz Dispensary proudly announces the latest release in its acclaimed Top Shelf series, Pleasure’s long out-of-print classic Joyous.

The Heavyweights Brass Band Releases New Single “Fake It” | WATCH NEW VIDEO! Announces New Canadian Summer Tour for 2022!


 
The Heavyweights Brass Band Funk It Up & Never “Fake It” on Horn-tastic New Single — Available Now!
 
Toronto-based Horns & Grooves Quintet Also Announce 2022 Canadian Summer Tour
 
The best brass music is full of sass, funky rhythms, and snappy melodies and Canada’s Heavyweights Brass Band has all that, and more! Down and deeply in the groove with their new sax- and soul-powered new single, “Fake It” is available from Slammin Media,…

Funk-Jazz Bassist Mitchell Coleman, Jr. Releases New Single “Glide” | WATCH NEW VIDEO! New Album “Dedication” Coming June 2022


 
WANT SOME FUNK IN YOUR JAZZ?
 
Bassist Mitchell Coleman Jr. Simultaneously Kicks Instrumental Remix of 70s Funk Classic “Glide” PLUS Teases Sensual Collabo with Freda Payne
 
(March 30, 2022 / Los Angeles) Last year, modern Funk-Jazz bassist Mitchell Coleman, Jr. threw down the gauntlet by daring to rerecord the Funk classic “Glide,” originally recorded in 1979 by the Portland band Pleasure.

Soul-Funk Band The GroovaLottos to Release New Album “Mama’s Hamper” on April 20th, 2022 | LISTEN!


 
Say It With Me… “Ima GroovaLotto (Ask Yo’ Mama)” – An Anthem for Soul-Funk Lovers
 
Multi-Grammy-nominated, indie soul-funk band, The GroovaLottos return with a new single from their forthcoming, sophomore album, introducing a sound they call Thump & Soul.
 
BOURNE, Mass. – Feb. 28, 2022 – PRLog – Finally! Multi-Grammy nominated, powerhouse soul-funk jam band, The GroovaLottos return with more of that deep, soul-funk with “Ima GroovaLotto (Ask Yo’ Mama)”, the first single from their forthcoming album, “Mama’s Hamper”.

Urban Legends/UMe to Release Project “Black & Loud: James Brown Reimagined by Stro Elliot” on Feb. 18th, 2022 | LISTEN!


 
URBAN LEGENDS/UMe TO RELEASE
BLACK & LOUD:
JAMES BROWN REIMAGINED BY STRO ELLIOT
 
Celebrating the pioneer of funk James Brown, Urban Legends, a division of UMe, Universal Music Group’s global catalog company, has teamed up with multi-instrumentalist and member of The Roots, Stro Elliot, to create Black & Loud: James Brown Reimagined by Stro Elliot, out February 18, 2022.

Rick James Hit Album “Glow” Available Now as a Digital Deluxe Edition | WATCH VIDEO!


 
RICK JAMES’ HIT ALBUM GLOW IS AVAILABLE
TODAY AS A DIGITAL DELUXE EDITION
 
SHOWTIME® Premieres Director Sacha Jenkins’ Critically Acclaimed Documentary BITCHIN’: THE SOUND AND FURY OF RICK JAMES On Friday, September 3 at 9 PM ET/PT
 
Los Angeles, CA – September 3, 2021 – Celebrating the extraordinary life of Punk Funk singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and pioneer Rick James, today Motown/UMe released the digital Deluxe Edition of James’ 1985 hit album Glow, featuring 11 bonus tracks.

Cimafunk to Release New Single “Funk Aspirin” feat. Funk Legend George Clinton on Aug. 20th, 2021 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
CIMAFUNK Teams With GEORGE CLINTON
On Special New Collaboration: “FUNK ASPIRIN”
-Arriving This Friday, August 20th
 
“The mothership has arrived – Yo yo yo – George Dr. Funkenstein Clinton
and Cimafunk in the house, ready to turn this mother out” (song intro)
 
Cimafunk, the Cuban medical-student-turned-Latin-funk-star, joins forces with the godfather of funk, George “Dr. Funkenstein” Clinton, on Funk Aspirin, a track that masterfully blends Clinton’s classic funk with Cimafunk’s AfroCuban flare.

Rhino Records Celebrates The 40th Anniversary Of The Time with A 2-LP Deluxe Expanded Edition of Self-Titled Debut “The Time” – Coming July 16th, 2021 | WATCH VIDEO!


 
Rhino Records Celebrates The 40th Anniversary Of The Time With A 2-LP Deluxe Expanded Edition Of Their Classic Self-Titled Debut The Time
 
Newly Upgraded HD Music Video For Mega-Popular Single “Cool” Out Now
 
LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) JUNE 25, 2021 – It has been four decades since The Time burst onto the Minneapolis music scene, releasing their eponymous record, which still stands out as a landmark in funk today.

Legendary Soul-Funk-R&B Band Tower of Power to Release New Collection “50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater – Oakland, CA – June 2018” on March 26th, 2021 | LISTEN!


 
Legendary Soul-Funk-R&B Band Tower of Power
Celebrates 50 Years with a Star-studded Homecoming Concert
at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA
 
50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater – Oakland, CA
June 2018 Due Out March 26, 2021 via Artistry Music/Mack Avenue
Music Group
 
Over the course of two memorable evenings in June 2018, legendary soul-funk-R&B outfit Tower of Power returned to Oakland, the city that started it all, to celebrate its landmark 50th anniversary with a few thousand friends, family and fans.