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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.