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UK funky (sometimes known as UKF or funky [1]) is a genre of electronic dance music which originated in England that is heavily influenced by soca, soulful house, tribal house, funky house, UK garage, broken beat and grime. [1]
Tyrone Jermaine "TJ" Carter, better known by the stage name Lil Silva, is an English record producer, singer, songwriter and DJ, based in Bedford. [1] [2] He has produced and sung on his own singles and EPs (mostly released through the Good Years label) that have been described as funky house, [3] UK funky, [1] instrumental grime and "dubstep-inflected pop". [4]
Kyla Reid (née Smith; [1] born 22 September 1983) is a British house music singer in the UK funky subgenre. [1] [2] She is best known for the song "Do You Mind" which was later sampled in Drake's 2016 international hit "One Dance". [1]
A re-release of this song the following year fared even better, peaking at #9, due to the success of their #1 single "Sweet Like Chocolate". Jess Jackson was responsible for many garage records but one which stood out was "Hobson's Choice". The B-side of this record changed the UK garage scene from funky and soulful to dark and bassy.
He continued with the Rebel Rousers until they split up in 1969, and then formed the Roy Young Band, who released two albums, The Roy Young Band (1971) and Mr. Funky (1972); band members included Dennis Elliott, later of Foreigner and Onnie McIntyre, later of the Average White Band and original bassist Paul Simmons ( known as Jet ) who went to ...
The week of its release, Caracal earned the group their second consecutive number one album in the UK Albums Chart. The music videos for official singles from the album published on YouTube are interconnected and follow a story line, each newly released video furthering the plot. The videos follow a young woman in a sci-fi, dystopian world who ...
The album was released with a different track selection in the UK, Italy and France under the name Red Light followed by several different single releases in the various territories. Hot on the heels of the then Aerobic craze and Farian's success with the album Aerobic Fitness Dancing , the theme song "Let's Move Aerobic (Move Your Body)" was ...
The album peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart, where it stayed for one week. On 20 December 2003 it was certified 4× Platinum in the UK. [ 15 ] In June 2003, Hugh and David Nicholson of 1970s Scottish band Blue took the group to court, attempting to sue them and their record label EMI for £5 million.