A few years back, my dad and I had a radio show called “Groove Radio” on the local University Radio Station, playing funk, some hip-hop, gospel, soul, etc.

That show was picked up at Jazz FM here a few years later. This was right at the start of COVID on a Tuesday night, and we grew the listener base from a couple of thousand to 30000+ in just over a year. COVID was one factor, but the other was the music and artists we were selecting. We’d each bring in our tracks and rinse them out, tune-fi-tune styles. The challenge was that we needed music enough to fill 3 hours every week. This is where we discovered an incredible pool of young talent creating, fusing, and releasing wonderful music.

For this mix, I dove into a selection of artists that bring old school funk and hip-hop together into modern times - New Funk, Modern Funk, however you describe it, FUNK is in each one of these tunes.

The New Mastersounds – Lack Of Afro – Idle Time (Lack of Afro Remix)

Orgone – The Only One

The Dap-Kings – Nervous Like Me

The Tao Of Groove – Honeybee Blues

Lettuce – Mt. Crushmore

Ikebe Shakedown – The Hold Up

The Budos Band – Budos Rising

Pacific Rhythm Combo – Lance Ferguson – Honky Tonk Popcorn

Mr President – Left and Right

Breakestra – Dark Clouds Rain Soul (Dub)

Polyrhythmics – Yeti, Set, Go

Lack Of Afro – One for the Trouble

Big Boss Man – Sea Groove

El Michels Affair – Uzi (Pinky Ring)

Speedometer – Rubberneck