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Formed in Birmingham 2006 by bass/keys(to a fashion!)/lead vocalist Fez (aka ROB G) to present original Soul and Funk with sweet 3-part harmonies and big fat grooves!Featuring a full live band and percussion, our aim is to combine the halcyon days of the likes of Earth, Wind and Fire et al, with a nod to the nu school.The band features some of Birmingham's finest musicians, instrumental & vocal, making a phat funky & slickly soulful stew!Also, we are looking to promote our own LIVE night, ironically also called MUTHAFUNK, which will bring together FUNK/SOUL/JAZZ/LATIN acts in a beautiful marriage of sound!...FONK...THE WHOLE FONK...NOTHING BUT THE FONK!The path of life can lead you down many roads & for me the FUNK picked me up & took me for a ride!Picking up the Bass at 17 & the Keys at 18, i started to absorb the influences of the great & classic records of the finest SOUL/FUNK/JAZZ artists & try to interpret & figure out how they did what they did...Let's face it, who's gonna find a better vocal than MARVIN'S "WHAT'S HAPPENING BROTHER?" or a better groove than HERBIE'S "BUTTERFLY" or ROY AYERS'S "RED, BLACK & GREEN"?.... It's Inspiring stuff!So, MUTHAFUNK is borne of the majesty & beauty of this & so much more...Let me give you a flavour of where i'm coming from with my (CURRENT) favourite albums:-TOP 5 LP'S1) WHAT'S GOING ON - MARVIN GAYE (1971)2) BRAZILIAN LOVE AFFAIR - GEORGE DUKE (1979)3) INNERVISIONS - STEVIE WONDER (1973)4) MILES AHEAD - MILES DAVIS (1957)5) CROSSINGS - HERBIE HANCOCK (1972)There's so much among those 5 to learn & discover about the wonderful world of music, however they will change over the coming weeks/years (tho not much!)...MUTHAFUNK'S roots probably go back 7-10 years. I've been writing, recording & gigging constantly throughout this period & have been involved in many various different projects including an original SOUL/R&B band called "STONE SOUL" with a writer/producer friend for 2 years.However, through assembling so much solo original material (3 Albums worth), i decided to form & lead my own collective, with the goal of producing a quality LIVE outfit that can develop & grow in a totally creative way...And that's where i'm at at the moment, but there's so much more to say & do.....Also hot off the press is the new MUTHAFUNK lp "KEEP ON KEEPING ON", 10 SONGS full of foot tapping grooves & soul seaching lyrics....Available soon on MYSPACE.PEACEROB G MUTHAFUNK - LIGHT OF LOVE'S ROMANCE. LIVE, ACTRESS & BISHOP, Birmingham UK oct 2008. Lost the 1st verse, Oops!MUTHAFUNK - SUMMERTIME. LIVE, ACTRESS & BISHOP, Birmingham UK Oct 2008.FONKY SHIT! feat. FEZ,CHERTS & GREEN from MUTHAFUNK at the Legendary Fatback Studios Dec 2008.

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Member Since: 27/04/2007
Band Members: Rob G (Keys/Bass(well, in the studio anayway!)/vocals), "Foxy"Lorraine (vocals), Phil King (guitar/vocals), "Funkle" Dave Clarke (Bass) , Paul Lunham (drums)....
Influences: Herbie Hancock, Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, George Duke, EWF, Miles Davis, Wayne shorter, Weather Report, Jaco Pastorius, Stevie Wonder, George Benson, Freddie Hubbard, Roy Ayers, The Headhunters, Paul Jackson, Chick Corea, Prince, Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin, Incognito, Brand New Heavies, Jamiroquai, Omar, Frank McComb, The O'jays, James Brown, Bobby Byrd, AWB, Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller, Bootsy, Parliament/Funkadelic, Lenny white, Don Blackman, Smokey Robinson, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Stanley Clarke, Santana, John Mclaughlin, Al Di Meola, Horace Silver, Jack Dejohnette, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Chaka Khan, Maze ft Frankie Beverly, Michael Mcdonald, Bobby Womack, Alphonso Johnson, Billy Cobham, Steve White, Chad Smith, Arif Mardin, Louis Johnson, Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Robbie G, The Beatles, Holland/Dozier/holland, GURU, Style Council, Curtis Mayfield, Teddy Pendergrass, John Legend, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Byron Miller, Michael Henderson, Norman Conners, Zapp/Roger, Dexter Wansel, The Crusaders, James Jamerson, Willie Weeks, Phylis Hyman, Gil Scott Heron, Jill Scott, Maceo & the JB's, Nate Watts, Tony Williams, Azymuth, Milton Nascimento, Stanley Banks, Ronnie Foster, Harvey Mason, Steely Dan, The Brecker Bros, Level 42, The Temptations, Lee Morgan, Robben Ford, Pleasure, Donald Byrd, Donald Fagen, Mizell Brothers, Joe Henderson, Airto Moriera, Flora Purim, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Michael Henderson, Paul Weller, Mark King, Philadelphia records, Motown, Blue Note Records, Rudy Van Gelder, Lee Morgan... and last but by no means least 'wee jimmy krankie' (only his early Stax years tho..).
Sounds Like: A dollop of INCOGNITO, a sprinkling of DONNY, a large drizzle of EWF, as much MARVIN as we can handle, a light toasting of HERBIE, and...Dive in!
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

DONNY HATHAWAY - LOVE, LOVE, LOVE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_vZmG35lI4 Classic tune from the Legend DONNY HATHAWAY! ENJOY THE SOUL!
Posted by on Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:22:00 GMT

SOUL UNSIGNED COMPILATION VOL2

Muthafunk are very pleased to announce their song "TRUE LOVE" is included on the new SOUL UNSIGNED Vol 2 compilation album, Due for release on 17th APRIL 2009. It features 14 unsigned & independant so...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:08:00 GMT