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Wanna Dance?
GMMF brings the Funk to Calgary
Interview
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Pam Rocker
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February 2010 (Page 51) |
If you’re looking to get your groove on, look no further than God Made Me Funky. This 9-member ensemble has been called Toronto’s most danceable band and their mix of old school hip-hop with funk, rap, rock, and R&B come together to produce the band’s “Nu-Funk” genre.
GMMF’s drummer, Alan Fitz, explains what Nu-Funk means to them. “Nu-Funk to us is an amalgamation; in the 1970’s, funk was all about the party, and we definitely bring the party part of it. The ‘Nu’ part of it is that we add rap, rock, hip-hop. We’re a funk band that plays with the attitude of a rock band; bringing back the fun of bands like Earth, Wind and Fire, and Kool and the Gang. In the late 70’s, it’s what people used to dance to and was linked...
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God Made Me Funky
Playing February 18th
Dicken’s Pub (1000 9th Ave SW)
403.233.7550
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Feb 3, 2010
10:46 PM | Subject: Small Correction...
Pam has discovered that she mistook Alan's last name, which is actually Witz and not Fitz! |
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