Poland’s funk era has often been described as “little known,” and not without good reason. We here at Microkhan are intent on correcting that egregious oversight by bringing you the cut above, complete with candy-colored Slavic montage. We’re big fans of the rhythm guitar work on this one, not to mention Irena’s breathy “ahs.”
Entries Tagged as 'WEFUNK'
Katowice Got It Goin’ On
July 27th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags:funk·Irena Woźniacka·music·Poland·WEFUNK
Beg No Friends
July 21st, 2009 · No Comments
Cramming on a Wired deadline this afternoon, so we’ll outro with yet another track that the essential WEFUNK recently turned us on to. The group itself, Strictly Roots, is mighty obscure—as far as we can tell, they released just one album, back in 1993, before vanishing into the ether. But they were big enough to [...]
Tags:Fat Joe·Grand Puba·hip-hop·McCrary Twins·music·Strictly Roots·WEFUNK
“Feel My Blood Pumpin’ in My Veins…”
July 7th, 2009 · No Comments
Though we’ve largely shifted over to using the Grooveshark widget when sharing music with y’all, YouTube remains a go-to place for some truly rare cuts. A good case in point is Spanky Wilson’s “Kissing My Love,” which we recently heard while trolling through WEFUNK Show #246. It’s a great prime example of the sort of [...]
Tags:Daptone Records·Gabriel Roth·music·R&B·Spanky Wilson·WEFUNK
From the “Where Are They Now?” File
March 18th, 2009 · No Comments
It’s frightening to think how many hours I’ve spent listening to WEFUNK Radio over the past seven or eight years. I’ve doubtless heard every archived show at least twice, and several of them close to a dozen times. (Neophytes should start out with Show 170.) WEFUNK, broadcasting weekly from Montreal’s famous
