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Omar, James Brown, Pee Wee Ellis, China Moses at Warwick Arts Centre
Courtesy of Bandsintown | Posted on January 24, 2020
Where
Warwick Arts Centre
University of Warwick
Coventry
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When
Mon, March 2, 2020
19:30
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Led by James Brown’s MD, renowned saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis and co-curated with singer China Moses, FUNK: A Music Revolution celebrates funk’s influence from its early days to latest sounds. “From 1967 when Mr. Brown and I wrote “Cold Sweat” until today, Funk has been woven into the DNA of popular music. We want to tell that story.” – Pee Wee Ellis Featuring groundbreaking songs Cold Sweat and Say it Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud, the ten-piece band journey through six decades of music. Hear new arrangements of the funk classics, riffs and samples that have influenced popular music from disco to afrobeat to hip hop...