Saturday Love Funk

A group Jazz Funk, Soul, Funk, Boogie & Disco like minded enthusiasts got together and called ourselves The Soulpranos. We never stopped listening to the sounds, bands and Djs that got us back into the vibe of those Jazz Funk, Soul, Rare Groove and funk days. So we decided to set up up our own all dayer event with Djs and then got more ambitious and did our first live outdoor all dayer in 2024. Now on to our second "funk festival", we also have a group of amazing DJs who play at our events.The times from 1978 -1985 was quite a niche scene which was born out of the music of early American jazz funk pioneers. Legends such as Roy Ayres, Grover Washington, Bob James, Ronnie Laws, Ramsey Lewis, Wilbert Longmuire, The Blackbyrds leading to bands and artists such as Earth Wind & Fire, SOS Band, Funkadelic/Parliament, Fatback Band, Change, Rick James, George Benson, Bobby Womack, Luther Vandross, Maze etc. Plus, the whole Philly sound with MFSB, Dexter Wansel, McFadden and Whithead and more.Of course, it also brought through our very own home-grown Brit Funk bands and music with Light of The World, Beggar & Co, High Tension, Freeez, Central Line, Atmosfear, Loose Ends, Linx, Imagination, Cool Runners etc.We listened to Robbie Vincent and Greg Edwards on the radio and Chris Hill, Froggy, Sean French, Jeff Young, Snowboy and even Pete Tong in the clubs. Aspiring DJs and Funk lovers then went out to the record shops spending hours trying to get the newest imports and tunes. How we loved doing that, who remembers!Clubs like The Royalty in Southgate, Gold Mine, Crackers, Lacy Lady and many more were the catalyst for us being able to engage in the music and carried the scene with those legendary DJs. This led to the All Dayers and Soul Weekenders (Caister) we loved so much and gave us another way of being able to get together with liked minded funksters.So keep looking out for our events.

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