One of my favourite funk bands to come out of the '70s was a collection of musicians directed by George Clinton. Originally known as Parliament (although often seeming to exist simultaneously under ...

"You've done it… You've done hired the hit-maker! Bernard 'Pretty' Purdie." Legend has it that at one time, whenever he did a session with a new artist, Bernard 'Pretty' Purdie would set-up two signs ...

The Cuban masters delivered a vibrant set that mixed intense big-band jazz, funk, rock, ritual percussion and vocals Irakere may be Grammy-winning legends of Cuban music, but they don’t bring on ...

The Columbus funk musician died Aug. 25. He was remembered by his community at a celebration of life on Sept. 2.