FEEL THE CHANT: THE BRIT FUNK STORY (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 17th June 2022
In the seventies and early eighties, Jazz Funk music swept the UK's dance floors and clubs. This new musical sound emerged from the shadows of disco and had a fascinating impact in Britain.
We hear from Mark King of Level 42, Gee Bello of Light of the World, Bill Sharpe and Jill Sayward of Shakatak, DJ's Chris Hill and Snowboy, Paul P of Hi-Tension and Southern Freeez singer Ingrid Mansfield Allman.
In this documentary, vocalist and presenter David Grant, who was part of the UK soul outfit Linx, revisits this unique era in British music which saw artists experimenting with a fusion of jazz, funk, urban dance rhythm and pop hooks.
He reveals how the origins of Brit-Funk heralded a new dawn of dance music, cutting through racial boundaries in the clubs.
Produced by Stephen Garner.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2013.
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