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FUNK show 25 September 2008 Show 531: Bobby Byrd and Dyke & The Blazers lay down some full-on
funk Herbie Hancock and Frank Strazzeri inject the jazz flavor Madlib freaks the
funk with Defari on "Gamble on Ya Boy " Carl Holmes and Joe Bataan provide 'nuff percussion & breaks and DJ Nu-Mark gives a mesmerizing remix treatment to Pharcyde's classic "4 Better or 4 Worse." 17 September 2008 Thanks to listener Aramello Superina we now have a WE
FUNK Widget for people running Windows. The WE
FUNK Widget displays the current tracks playing on our WE
FUNK radio stream and lets you play the audio right from your desktop. Whatever you're doing WE
FUNK music and information will be just a keypress away. 16 September 2008 Show 530: New heat from Large Professor Umar Bin Hassan and Termanology (f/ Primo) new-generation
funk from Karl Hector & The Malcouns and Sharon Jones and stone cold classics by Lowell Fulsom and James Brown. Plus a live-in-studio cypher featuring the legendary Brooklyn Academy and Montreal's own Velvet Trench Vibes with D-Shade. 9 September 2008 Show 529: Guest DJ Godfather D comes out swinging with a hype set of 90s hip hop favorites. Plus classic sample staples from The JBs and Jean Jacques Perry jazz-
funk monsters from Blue Mitchell and Cannonball Adderly and a salute to departed Stax legend Isaac Hayes. 4 September 2008 Show 528: Lil Sci and acclaimed producer Carlos Niņo team up on the massive new track "Freedom". Little Royal Joe Tex and Chuck Carbo (RIP) pound out grimy
funk burners. Plus soul classics from RAMP and the Dramatics an EWF/Brand Nubian sample moment and blazing new singles from Joell Ortiz The Good People and DJ Revolution featuring "The Teacha" KRS-One. Want WE
FUNK on your mobile phone PDA game console...? Check out our WE
FUNK Anywhere page for tips and links. And please post your feedback! 27 August 2008 Show 527: Tales of the Purple One: WE
FUNK digs into Prince's
funkiest moments in special feature show with guests Duke Eatmon and Ron Maskell. 19 August 2008 Show 526: From homegrown to international: DJ Static shines the spotlight on new European hip hop Mtl's Karma & Lotus return to speak on their latest album "Honest Truth" and NYC artists J-Illa & Kaloket drop by to show their stuff. Plus loads of soulful
funk funky soul and soul-jazz from Marva Whitney "Brother" Jack McDuff Mel & Tim The Soul Children Blue Mitchell and more. 7 August 2008 Show 525: The JBs ask the age old question "I'm Paying Taxes What Am I Buying?" AZ spits fire on his new track "The Secret" featuring Raekwon and Charlie Rock. Plus rough & raw
funk from James Young and Lee Fields scorching latin from The Alexander Review and Irakere and foundational old school cuts by World of Mouth Rock Master Scott U.T.F.O. and more. Show 524: Tanya Morgan drops their blazing new anthem "Shake It Off" KRS-One & Que B.I.L.L.A.H. get back to basics with "Today's Lesson" and the Soul Believers and Ray Barretto get the soul drums pounding. Plus Al Green old & new from 2008's "Just for Me" to the signature drums of "I'm Glad You're Mine" (back to back with Eric B & Rakim's "Mahogany"). There's a new article about WE
FUNK in NYC's PAPER magazine. Thanks to Alexandra Phanor for reaching out and helping spread the word. If you're interested in reading some more WE
FUNK articles don't miss our press section here on the website. Also we have a photo album from our show in San Francisco last month. 25 July 2008 Show 523: DJ Fiend is back for another guest set featuring lots of late-90s hip hop gems by Organized Konfusion Tha Alkaholiks Busta Rhymes Mic Geronimo Jurassic 5 and more. Plus Freddie Hubbard's magnificent jazz-
funk epic "Povo" solid new-generation Afro
funk by the Souljazz Orchestra and more African and Cuban flavors from the likes of Manu Dibango Wisdom and Grupo Los Yoyi. 18 July 2008 Show 522: Pop what ya got: Milez Benjiman Mtume One Way and Roger & Zapp bring the groove back to fat basslines and claps. J-Live drops another classic narrative on the brand new "Ooweee" and Montreal beatsmith Think Twice shares a new exclusive. Plus
funky soul from Lyn Collins and Ann Bailey and some Wu joints old and new including a stellar featuring on the "Real Live Sh*t" remix. 15 July 2008 Show 521: Vox Sambou from Nomadic Massive gives WE
FUNK a tour of his new solo album "Lakay". Vernon Burch Edwin Starr and Bigfoot reveal the rough underbelly of the disco era. And Static drops a fiery uptempo hip hop set finishing off with a Jungle Brothers/People's Choice sample moment. Thanks to Jacob ShredONE and Lexx for putting together such an amazing show in San Francisco. We had a blast! 7 July 2008 Show 520: King Reign enlists Pharoahe Monch for the feel-good summer jam "One More Time". Kylie Auldist unleashes the
funk sound from down under and Sam Sparro and Saravah Soul weigh in with new heavyweight tracks. Plus certified hip hop classics by Kurtis Blow and Latee and a West Coast excursion with King Tee Alkaholiks Conscious Daughters and the "Aqua Boogie" bump of Ice Cube's "Dirty Mack". Show 519: Diddley-tis: WE
FUNK pays tribute to the "black gladiator" blues/r&b/rock pioneer Bo Diddley. The soul keeps flowing with positive vibes from Jamie Lidell and Ben Westbeech (+ Dap Kings) plus solid new hip hop tracks by Lil' Dap RZA Herbalizer featuring Jean Grae and Praverb. And everyone's favorite back-in-the-day music medium the cassette tape finally gets proper dues in Blacastan's "Life of a Tape". 24 June 2008 Back at you with another double shot of new WE
FUNK... Show 518: "It's Nothing" shows you still can't test Rakim Allah in 2008! Hammond legend Jimmy McGriff (RIP) struts his
funk side and unsung Afro
funk pioneer Geraldo Pino gets "Heavy Heavy Heavy" in the groove. Plus two monster all-star posse cuts (featuring Chuck D Big Daddy Kane Nas and more) and a back-to-back-to-back sample moment with Lord Finesse Biggie and James Brown. Show 517: Iftin and Aleke Kanonu throw down rough & tough Somali and Nigerian grooves. Masia One blesses WE
FUNK with an exclusive from her upcoming album "Pulau" and The Roots still "Get Busy" 8 albums deep. Plus uptempo
funk hype from The Sweet Vandals Stony Island Band and Phillip Wright and Midwest hip hop niceness by Idris Goodwin Black Milk One Be Lo Platinum Pied Pipers & Invincible. 6 June 2008 Show 516: Jazz vibes across space and time: From a rare Ed O.G. track featuring the Last Poets' Umar bin Hassan to brand new Swiss hip hop by the APT. Percussion masters Mongo Santamaria Ray Barretto and Charly Antolini pound out pure latin fire. And the soul light beams on with new songs by Jamie Lidell and the still incredible Al Green. Show 515: WE
FUNK rounds up another Funding Drive cypher featuring the inimitable Loe Pesci Butta Beats Lou Piensa and Blackbird. And at last the much-sought secret of one of our new intros is revealed: Midnight Express' monster boogie track "Danger Zone". 20 May 2008 We're back! Our DJ tour to Switzerland France UK and Germany was a blast. Go check out some photos from the tour here. And now to catch up with some WE
FUNK shows... Show 514: The Roots' new "75 Bars" is a one-verse monster with Black Thought at his fiercest. Plus indie classics "The Life" by Mystic and "Return" by Self Scientific Roy Ayers' underrated "
Funky Motion" a trio of Sly Stone picks and legendary breakbeat munitions from the Soul Searchers and the Dynamic Corvettes. Show 513: Dusting off treasures from the vaults: Lyn Collins' rare 1972 live recording in Switzerland Sly & The Family Stone's first ever single "I Ain't Got Nobody" and 90s goodness from MC Lyte MC Breed and never-released Dr. Butcher. Plus WE
FUNK gets
funky for you with a Nice & Smooth/Parliament sample moment some fierce new
funk from Baby Charles and an interview with Mohawk crew FBI about their take on native hip hop. 23 April 2008 Show 512: Ladybug Mecca lends her sultry vocals to Common's "The People" remix Outkast is in top form on "Royal Flush" (featuring Raekon) and Q-Tip revisits "Midnight" with Cool & Dre on production. Bo Diddley and Jimmy Smith demonstrate the smooth art of seduction with "Take It All Off" & "Give Up the Booty" plus the many faces of Busta Rhymes — from 90s headnod joints to his brand new "Don't Touch Me". CKUT's annual funding drive is THIS WEEK from April 24 to May 1st. CKUT is one of the most respected independent
radio stations in Canada. Without CKUT there'd be no WE
FUNK! With no corporate backing CKUT depends heavily on the support of listeners like you to provide a wide range of programming you don't hear on commercial
radio. If you enjoy WE
FUNK please give generously this year! 15 April 2008 Show 511: EPMD Jay-Z and da Alkaholiks take turns riding the foundational "7 Minutes of
Funk" break plus thick slabs of
funk from Osaka Monaurail the Headhunters Maze and Louis Chachere and new hip hop joints by Guilty Simpson Thirstin Howl and Edreys. 11 April 2008 Show 510: Guest DJ Fiend gets the mix moving with a heavy stack of underground gems from Mos Def the Artifacts Mad Skillz AG Saukrates the Nextmen and more. Professor Groove gets into some rugged
funk cuts & soul classics including Marlena Shaw the Counts Robert Moore and Donny Hathaway. 9 April 2008 As announced in Show 509 WE
FUNK listeners are being treated to not one but two contests. Enter to win albums DVDs and apparel from AG Showbiz OC Euphrates Loes and Rugged Intellect. Thanks to DITC Records and Expertism Records for the hookup. Full contest details 6 April 2008 Show 509: WE
FUNK catches up with AG (of Showbiz & AG and DITC) about his current projects including the brand new exclusive "Keep It Going (The Grind)" with OC. Plus a spotlight on Montreal emcees Narcicyst and Rugged Intellect and exquisite deep soul &
funk from Eddie Palmieri & The Harlem River Drive Henryk Debich David McCallum and Cymande. Montreal peeps: It's time once again for the Montreal Mirror's Best of Montreal survey. WE
FUNK has been recognized in the Best
Radio Show category for the last few years. We appreciate everyone's support in this year's competition. Please note that you must fill out at least 25 categories for your entry to count and to be eligible for prizes. The deadline is Friday April 25th. WE
FUNK has been nominated again as College
Radio Show of the Year for the 2008 Stylus DJ Awards. Thanks to everyone who voted! NOW AVAILABLE FOR WINDOWS AND OS X Send site suggestions and errors to Professor Groove
