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Aurra was an American 1980s soul group, which, at the time of its biggest success on Salsoul Records, featured Curt Jones (guitar/vocals) and Starleana Young (vocals) and included Steve Washington (bass/guitar/drums), Philip Field (keyboards/synthesizers/vocals) and Tom Lockett (saxophone/percussion).
Tear the Roof Off: 1974–1980 is a 2-CD compilation album by the funk group Parliament featuring songs recorded for Casablanca Records during the band's career with that label from 1974 to 1980. The compilation was released in 1993.
One Nation Under a Groove (Part 1)" was the year's longest-running chart-topper, spending six weeks at number one. The track is regarded as a classic of the funk genre and was included on a list of 500 songs that shaped rock and roll compiled by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. [9]
This list includes bands which have directly played within the funk rock genre, as well as bands which have played within its subgenre, funk metal. It also includes bands described as metal funk, thrash funk or funkcore (synonymous with funk metal), as well as bands described as punk-funk (synonymous with both genres). [1]
Outside the US, "One Nation Under a Groove" reached the top ten in the UK Singles Charts attaining a peak of number nine in January 1979. It is the band's only UK hit. It is the band's only UK hit. In Canada, the song reached number 71 in the Top 100 [ 5 ] and number 5 on the Dance charts.
Brit funk (or Britfunk) is a musical style that has its origins in the British music scene of the late 1970s and which remained popular into the 1980s.It mixes elements from jazz, funk, soul, urban dance rhythms and pop hooks.
Boogie (sometimes called post-disco [1] [2] [3] and electro-funk) [3] is a rhythm and blues genre of electronic dance music with close ties to the post-disco style, that first emerged in the United States during the late 1970s to mid-1980s.
"Groove Eternal" "Dance to the Music" "Funky and You Know It" "I'm Tired of Good, I'm Trying Bad" featuring Lady Miss Kier "All Star Funk" featuring Lady Miss Kier and Can 7 "The Bomb" featuring Fatboy Slim "Funk Ship" "Play With Bootsy" - Alex Gopher Remix (featured on the Japanese pressing - AMCE 10007)