funk

Cool and the Gang

Cool and the Gang, better known as Kool and the Gang, and their numerous hit songs including “Celebrate” and “Get Down on It,” have performed at places where they seemingly were loved unconditionally. No record store has ever sold their music, and no-one had ever seen them perform live, but the Cubans have taken them into their hearts for years. Cuban filmmaker Gloria Ronaldo said the bands sounds of funk, provided the soundtrack for her generations youth. And even though in the 60’s there was a communist government movement that outright banned American music and looked down upon it in the next decade, when it was rarely heard on government airwaves. Ronaldo recalls it being played everywhere. But Sunday at the Miami stadium for the Orange Bowl, the “gang” rocked the stadium with a performance that set the halftime crowd ablaze. One of the biggest and best bands of the 60’s and 70’s they literally performed like it was a concert. At the Land Shark Stadium, Florida the band including brothers Robert and Ronald Bell along with the rest of the “Gang” gifted the fans and the viewers to a performance not often seen these days. There are even reports of this halftime show being the best one ever! The guys gaining new fans while thrilling old one’s. Kool and the Gang have sold over 70 million albums worldwide, and are a American Jazz.R&B/ Soul/Funk and disco group, who originally formed in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1964.

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Dance4Life welcomes Fedde le Grand as ambassador

During the Winter Music Conference in Miami, Fedde le Grand announced that he joined the dance4life family and as of April he will become a worldwide ambassador for the organization. Drawing inspiration from hip-hop, funk and electronic dance the Dutch artist has been on the party scene in the Netherlands since 1998. The DJ and producer has gained global recognition in recent years as his career has seen him collaborate with artists including Grammy Award-winning Black Eyed Peas front man Will.i.am and Madonna who used le Grand’s 2006 No. 1 hit ‘Put Your hands up for Detroit’ to promote her sticky and sweet tour. 2009 brings the release of Fedde le Grand’s first artist album ‘Output’. During an intimate Q&A with dance4life in Miami, Fedde explained what inspired him to join “As an artist I see what dance4life does for young people and it is so close to what I do, so I feel very connected to dance4life already and see endless possibilities to strengthen their organization. We will start by donating a percentage of the ticket prize to dance4life of my Scandinavian concerts in September of this year.” Dance4Life uses the universal language of music and dance as well as youth icons to connect with young people across the globe. Ambassadorship from artists such as Fedde le grand is invaluable to support dance4life in its aim of empowering youth to push back the spread of HIV and AIDS. Wessel van Eeden, global music and media manager at dance4life says “We’re delighted that Fedde le Grand, as one of the biggest rising stars of the international dance music scene, has decided to join dance4life, we welcome him and look forward to developing the global partnership.”