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| The Rhythm Express - Welcome To Funkastan RE004: The Rhythm Express - Welcome To Funkastan The Rhythm Express Welcome to Funkastan 7 ARTS/Side Door Records Time has arrived to "give the drummer some." Anchoring the Rhythm Express rhythm section is one of the best – Reggae Hall of Fame honoree and spiritual soul behind Side Door Records and recording studio, "big beats' Everton "Pablo" Paul. "Welcome to Funkastan" pays homage to James Brown's rhythm ace Clyde Stubblefield – the real Mr. "Cold Sweat, " and Paul who grew up on a steady diet of Kingston, Jamaica funk, soul and reggae and James Brown before bringing his mighty groove north to Toronto in the mid-sixties. Paul's deep pocket groove was behind the Cougars, ace guitar man and singer Wayne McGhie and world class organist/composer Jackie Mittoo, all part of the evolving night scene as Toronto moved from a sleepy avenue to a bustling, diverse world cultural centre. The 6, (the six different boroughs through amalgamation making up greater Toronto) as aptly redefined by singer Drake is a dense repository of untapped talent quietly beating a path across the planet. Five top ten international pop artists last season and a crackling music scene spinning a hundred directions at once. The Express rhythm section meets every Wednesday evening. Only something of utter importance has dimmed the lights the past sixteen months. In that time – sixteen singles – an album Soul Explosion '69 – a great cast of artists; Selena Evangeline, Gavin Hope, Michael Dunston, Ammoye, Maiko Watson, Jonathon Knight have vocalized – the horns, only the best – Bobby Hsu, Christopher Butcher, Alexander Brown, Rebecca Hennessy, Alexis Baro, William Spernadei, Michael Arthurs – percussionist Magdelys Savigne. Season two – the band is writing and focused on originals bottom to top, schooled in '60s/'70s funk– retro soul, reggae and ska. "Welcome to Funkastan" is all about that dancing piccolo snare drum – charged up horn section and high octane house rhythm section. You are welcome to camp in our territory! Executive producer/drums/percussion: Everton "Pablo" Paul Producer/horn arrangements/keyboards: Bill King Engineer/guitar: Shane "Shaky J" Forrest Bass/Graphic Arts: Jesse "Dubmatix" King Trombone: Christopher Butcher Trumpet: Alexander Brown Tenor Saxophone: Michael Arthurs Recorded: Side Door Records Composers: Bill King (Night Passage Music), Jesse "Dubmatix" King, Shane "Shakey J"Forrest, Everton "Pablo" Paul. The following track is available for download: 1. Rhythm Express - Welcome To Funkastan Founded in 1998, Radiodirectx is the largest music promotion delivery services with more than 5000+ Radio & Media members in over 100 Countries worldwide. We bridge the gap of artists/labels and radio/media on a global scale. Since our inception, Radiodirectx has provided radio/media the opprtunity to browse, preview and select music suitable for their specific needs. By focusing on providing music from a worldwide roster of artists and labels in many styles of music - we've been able to offer Radio Programmers and Writers some amazingly unique music they normally would not have access to. write your comments about the article :: © 2016 Jazz News :: home page |