| Funk Ark, The / From The Rooftops |
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| Album: | From The Rooftops | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Funk Ark, The | Added: | Nov 2011 | |
| Label: | Esl Music | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2011-12-18 | Pull Date: | 2012-02-19 |
| Week Ending: | Feb 19 | Feb 12 | Feb 5 | Jan 29 | Jan 22 | Jan 15 | Jan 1 | Dec 25 |
| Airplays: | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 29, 2021: | Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon (with Grady ... (rebroadcast from Feb 16, 2012) From The Rooftops | 4. | Feb 13, 2014: | Sunshine . . . on a Full Moon Afterooon (12:32 p.m.) Horchata | |
| 2. | Oct 28, 2014: | funk to folk A Blade Won't Cut Another Blade | 5. | Dec 24, 2013: | Sunshine . . . on a Christmas Eve Afternoon From The Rooftops | |
| 3. | Mar 13, 2014: | Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon! From The Rooftops | 6. | Nov 12, 2013: | Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon Horchata |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2011-12-16 | ||
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The Funk Ark – From the Rooftops Reviewed by Sadie O., 12/16/11 Afro-Jazz-Funk big band from DC. Mostly instrumentals, with lots of horns, keyboard and percussion. Drawing influences from African and Latin music, but mostly really just FUNKY. Combines a jazz ensembles intellectualism with a booty-shaking funk groove. What’s not to love? 1. 4:32 ***relaxed, swingy sashay, a bit downtempo, horn section and farfisa. Awesome baritone sax solo. 2. 3:57 ***stuttering guitar intro, uptempo but swingy and danceable – you can tell there’s a mashup of Afro-Latin elements. 3. 4:00 ****super-mambolicious Afro-jazz percussion, upbeat and War-like. Extra cool! Hip Hop vocals, all about DC. 4. 4:25 ***lopsided but bitchen midtempo hip wiggler. 5. 3:52 ***mellow midtempo jazzy Latin groove, lots of horn action, farfisa solo. 6. 5:16 ****uptempo with cowbell and big percussion – sounds like a long-lost War track. Which is a very high compliment! 7. 3:46 ****sweeet uptempo and complex syncopation, focus on keyboards, significant soul macossa component, lovely blatty sax. 8. 4:31 ****funky strut with great bass sound, double-time guitar and keyboard. Just niiiice. 9. 4:35 **downtempo and relaxed with a smooth jazz vibe. It’s relaxing me to sleep, actually. 10. 3:47 ***a bit uptempo, syncopated, Afro-jazz to the fore. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | A Blade Won't Cut Another Blade | 6. | Horchata | |||
| 2. | Diaspora | 7. | Katipo (The Spider) | |||
| 3. | Funky Dc (Featuring Asheru And Sitali) | 8. | From The Rooftops | |||
| 4. | El Beasto | 9. | Pavement | |||
| 5. | Carretera Libre | 10. | Power Struggle |