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Nite-Funk - Let Me Be Me

Nite-Funk - Let Me Be Me - from the 2016 EP Nite-Funk on Glydezone.

Sunday Soul

Welcome to Sunday Soul, KEXP's brand new show every Sunday from 6-9pm. Cool your weekend down with a mix of new R&B, soul, funk and hip hop alongside old school and classic soul, funk and crate-digger classics brought to you by DJ Supreme La Rock.

 

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Midnight In A Perfect World: Joey Webb

Seattle-based DJ Joey Webb has been bringing his charismatic energy to the turntables as a steady sound selector behind a wide variety of house, funk, and soul nights. Gaining wisdom and a deep collection holding down parties in previous home bases of New York, Texas, and California, Joey is curren…

R.I.P. Dr. John

The legendary New Orleans funk musician was 77.

KEXP Premiere: High Pulp debuts Super Funky Basement Sessions Series

Funk music isn't just heard, it's experienced. You can have a great time playing a funk article at home on your stereo, but it takes on a whole new life when it's right in front of your face. Seattle future funk-fusion act High Pulp gets this. With a staggering 10 members in the group, they push an…

Live Video: Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath

It started as part-joke, part-challenge. The Austin-based band Brownout were exploring different themes during an extended club residency, and one night they chose to cover Black Sabbath, as many of their members of the grew up listening to the godfathers of darkness. Almost immediately, the 8-piec…

Ali

On the show this time, it’s the Indonesian funk of Ali.

Song of the Day: Nite-Funk - Let Me Be Me

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJ’s think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Aft…

R.I.P. Ronald “Khalis” Bell of Kool & the Gang

The co-founder of the beloved funk and R&B group has passed away at the age of 68.

Breaks and Swells Shield Themselves in an Armor of Hope and Love with Protest Song “We Will Not Despair” (KEXP Premiere)

Seattle soul and funk act takes on 21st century dread with a defiant, hopeful message.

Istvan and Farko

A unique flamenco sound influenced by world, funk and jazz. Istvan Rez (nylon-string guitar), Farko Dosumov (electric bass) joined by Anil Prasad (tabla).

Behind the music of Indigenous Peoples’ Day

In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, indigenous musicians will talk about joining traditional cultures with hip hop, jazz, funk, and dance music.

Water Babies

Spontaneously created funk improvisations designed to have U shakin' your booty with Brad Gibson (drums), Josh Rawlings (fender rhodes, organ), Jason Parker (trumpet) and Aaron Kassover (basses).

Cecil Moses & the SG's

Rising from the formidable Seattle funk/soul scene comes this super-sturdy outfit featuring Colin Higgins (guitar), Marc Hager (keys), Bob Heinemann (bass), and Olli Klomp (drums).

Polyrhythmics

Funk and afro-beat explorations with Ben Bloom (guitar), Grant Schroff (drums), Jason Gray (bass), Lalo Bello (percussion), Scott Morning (trumpet), Eli Clark (trombone) and Art Brown (alto sax).

Polyrhythmics

Eight-piece Seattle band Polyrhythmics perform a tight set of funk instrumentals live on the Afternoon Show with Kevin Cole. Recorded 03/24/2016 - 4 songs: Maruken, Fairweather Fiends, Chingador, Lord Of The Fries.

Live Video: Orgone

Ten-year old, eight-piece L.A. based soul/funk band Orgone has that perfect combination of tight refinement raw gut-punching power that is needed to become known, as they have, as one of the baddest funk bands around today. They play an updated take on the spirit of classic groups like The Meters,…

George Clinton Reflects on Impending Retirement, His Longtime Career, and Just Saying "Funk It"

Funkmaster extraordinaire George Clinton stops by Seattle on Tuesday and Wednesday with Parliament Funkadelic.

Midnight in a Perfect World: Thandii

British duo Thandii share an intoxicating guest DJ mix full of obscure gems that span psych, soul, world, folk, disco, R&B, funk, and more.

Cavalerie

Jackie Pomeroy (vocals), Max Walker (guitar), Gabe Brooks-Lopez (drums), D.J. Rough (bass) and Reuben Woodruff (steel pans) play a unique mixture of jazz, funk and hip-hop in the big house they built as Cavalerie.

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