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Stevie Wonder retrains relevance with “Songs In The Key Of Life” reprise

He may have sold over 100 million albums, notched 32 chart-topping singles and swooped up 25 Grammy Awards, but amidst all the accomplishments, Stevie Wonder’s paramount [More…]

George Clinton and War revisit the foundations of funk n’ soul

In what’s becoming an almost annual tradition, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic once again led the 2015 installment of the Chicago Funk Fest at The Venue At [More…]

Time spent in funk’s past reveals many ties to present during Narski Music’s night with Prince’s pals

Well over two thousand funk fans packed the Tinley Park Convention Center for the spring installment of Narski Music’s “It’s A Party With A Purpose,” [More…]

Zapp bounces back after tragedy, continues sampling streak and tours through Tinley Park

In the history of funk and R&B, few careers are as formidable as Zapp, the vocoder-enchanced band from Ohio with co-producer pal Bootsy Collins, an early endorsement [More…]

From The Gap Band through today, Uncle Charlie’s a soul survivor

He pioneered the electric funk scene as leader of The Gap Band throughout the 1970s and ’80s, and then in one of the most monumental (albeit somewhat unlikely) [More…]

Cameo and Zapp funk it up at 5th annual “Party With a Purpose”

For the 5th annual “It’s A Party With A Purpose,” concert promoter, production and management company Narski Music turned the musical tides towards the [More…]