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Discussion on: Music Monday — What are you listening to? (Funk Edition)

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Dendi Handian • Edited

This one deserve a mention too. Another funk artist from these days is Cookin on 3 Burners. You may already heard a famous DJ song "This Girl" by Kungs. Why don't you heard the original too?

Another song that remixed by other DJ is "Mind Made up". Both original and remixed one are great.

I should have mention this in the last week discussion because they sound more Soul than Funk, but I can't tell the difference somehow 😅 the same goes for distinguishing Jazz and Blues.

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Michael Tharrington

Ooooo I'm lovin' seeing that performance of "This Girl" by Cookin on 3 Burners... never heard these folks before, but they're super soulful. The interplay between the guitar and organ on that song kinda makes me think of Curtis Mayfield's Move On Up, another great funky tune.

Anyway, tuning into "Mind Made Up" now and it's good stuff as well!

As for comparing soul to funk – it's tough for me as well! I definitely think there is overlap.

I think I can tell the difference between blues and jazz for the most part... particularly if it's the really early stuff. Like I can def hear the difference between Muddy Waters versus Miles Davis for instance. But really most of my favorites dip their toes into both and fuse the two together into something with a flavor of its own.

Ya got me wondering though... I found this video which is a nice take: