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v/a - in the red - chuwanaga - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Funk / Soul

1. Equa - In The Red
2. Congress - Something That You Got (Real Hot)
3. Potion Catch - The Feelin (Showstopper)
4. Inch By Inch - If It's Magic (We Don't Want It)
5. Index - Starlight (The Break)
6. Spookey - Friends

Between the end of the 70's and the early 80's, a new sound appeared in London and its surroundings, a unique mix of Funk, Jazz-Funk and Disco labelled as Britfunk. Characterized by its raw energy that can put the needle In The Red, this up-tempo sound was a match for the UK's dancers and Jazz-Funk clubs.

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This first release by French label Chuwanaga features some of the most rare and powerful tracks from that era compiled by the Parisian DJ and activist

Saint-James, with bands such as Equa, Potion, Inch by Inch, Congress, Index and Spookey. It features also an insert with an in-depth focus on this musical era.

These young British musicians were equally inspired by the American Jazz-Funk productions and by Dub music and Reggae pushed by the Afro-Caribbean community who were at the heart of Britfunk’s develop unique British flavor. However, more than just a music genre or an enclosed expression of black Britishness, it was part of a genuine musical and social movement with its own dedicated labels, fashion sense and most importantly its own

set of values that fueled the whole scene. Britfunk built itself within a multicultural evolution: black people, white people, straight and queer, all dancing in the same room to the same loud sound.