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The Best Funk & Soul releases of 2023

Craig picks his favourite funky releases of 2023. There’s been many essential releases this year, from Joseph Malik, Skeewiff, The Bamboos…

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Sat 16 Dec 202318:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Jalen Ngonda

    Come Around and Love Me

  • Pete Josef

    Utopia

    • Sonar Kollektiv.

  • Emma Noble

    Break Down The Walls

    • Cosmos Music.

  • Maceo Parker

    Homeboy

    • ESC.

  • Joseph Malik

    Adjust Like Dat

    • Ramrock Red.

  • Nautilus

    Lady Day And John Coltrane

    • Jazz Room Records.

  • Eli "Paperboy" Reed

    Do It Again

    • Yep Roc Records.

  • Cotonete

    Day In Day Out (feat. Leron Thomas)

  • Lack of Afro

    Loving Arms (feat. Greg Blackman)

    • Bastion Music Group.

  • The J.B.’s

    High Heel Sneakers

    • LOEND.

  • Prince Fatty

    Expansions

    • Lovedub Limited.

  • Cheeba's Latin Bros

    What You Gotta Say-Hey Hey! (Boogaloo Lessons #1)

    • Echo Chamber Recordings.

  • Tony Lavrutz & Scruscru

    Rave Du Brazil

    • Scruniversal.

  • Soom T

    Don't Make Me

    • Renegade Masters.

  • Johnny Mathis

    Evil Ways (Wonderlove's Re-Edit)

    • Self Released.

  • The Harlem Gospel Travelers & Aaron Frazer

    Help Me To Understand

    • Colemine.

  • Gabriels

    Blame

    • PARLOPHONE UK.

  • The Bamboos

    Ex-Files

    • Pacific Theatre Records.

  • Brooke Combe

    Black Is The New Gold

    • Modern Sky Records.

  • The Sextones

    Without You

    • Record Kicks.

  • Edgar Jones

    Torture

    • Steropar.

  • The Faithful Brothers

    Dance My Hurt Away

  • Rogê

    Pra Vida

    • Diamond West.

  • Ferdinand Debeaufort

    Crazy Baby

    • Self Released.

  • Margie Joseph

    I Can't Move No Mountains

    • Atlantic.

  • Carmy Love

    I Just Came To Dance

    • Big AC Records.

  • The Kevin Fingier Collective

    My Heart Is Burning (feat. Jo Ann Hamilton, Dian Ward and Josi Dias)

    • Fingier Records.

  • Night Owls

    Didn't I (feat. Hollie Cook)

    • F-Spot Records.

  • Black Pumas

    More Than A Love Song

    • ATO Records.

  • Big Tony & Trouble Funk

    Southeast Crank

    • Self Released.

  • DiCE_NZ

    Feel The Earth

    • Discoholics Anonymous.

  • Bold Parade

    Heat (Brién Remix) (feat. Janessa J)

    • Suzume Recordings.

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    I'm Your Boogie Man (Pookie Knights Edit)

    • The Disco Express.

  • Dj Laurel

    Hang On

    • Discoholics Anonymous.

  • Monsieur Willy & Funky French League

    A.I.E. A Mwana (Afro Version)

    • Funky French League.

  • Quantic

    Run (feat. Andreya Triana)

    • Play It Again Sam.

  • Milton Davis

    Let Me In

    • Albina Music Trust.

  • The Bongolian

    The Lynx

    • Spinout Nuggets.

  • Luchito & Néstor

    Ain't Nothing But A Boogaloo Party

    • Original Gravity.

  • The Cherry Boppers meet Patricia Reckless

    Monkey Monkey

    • BRIXTON RECORDS Soul Series.

  • Cookin’ on 3 Burners

    Push It Up (Grant Phabao Remix) (feat. Kylie Auldist)

    • Paris DJ's.

  • Bala Desejo

    Baile de Máscaras (Recarnaval) (Jamz Supernova & Sam Interface Edit)

    • Mr Bongo.

  • Casbah 73

    To Be Free (Casbah Seventy Free Remix)

    • Lovemonk Records.

  • GeeW

    Brazilian Freeez

    • Colin Curtis Presents.

  • AC Soul Symphony

    The Philly Avengers

    • Z Records.

Broadcast

  • Sat 16 Dec 202318:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music