This is the ultimate funk playlist! All of this tunes are from our radio show "What's Funk?" that you can here every friday on Radio Kampus 97,1 FM in Warsaw, Poland. You can also check the podcast here: http://www.mixcloud.com/warszawski_funk

What's Funk?_part5

"Sandman" is about becoming aware of one's other-ness. Life was easier as a kid, at least prior to 9/11. In the days, months, and years that followed it became clear that despite being born and raised in the US, I didn't belong. Sandman plays off of the juxtaposition between childish innocence and the darkness that surrounds maturing in a post-9/11 world. The single and upcoming video documenting the studio process (and shenanigans involved) are distributed through Six Degrees Records.

:: LYRICS ::

It don't feel like it used to,
Maybe I’m overthinking,
Chained to the rearview,
Ancient and old my coffee skin

I’m holding on to something in the mirror
Afraid of losing out on the years

I don’t wanna get older
Take me back to those good old fashion days
I don’t wanna get older
I just wanna be somebody’s baby

I don’t wanna get older
Take me back to those good old fashion days
I don’t wanna get older
I just wanna be somebody’s baby

Wait up, then cut me loose
Ooh you got me feeling like a little lower
Bottom of the Peking order
Someone send the police over
Check it out and send me away

Appearing like a Sandman in the snow
My soul has lasted time yet I’m the ghost

I don’t wanna get older
Take me back to those good old fashion days
I don’t wanna get older
I just wanna be somebody’s baby

I don’t wanna get older
Take me back to those good old fashion days
I don’t wanna get older
I just wanna be somebody’s baby
credits
released March 3, 2022
Bassel Almadani: Lead Vocals
Brandon Hunt: Electric Guitar
Jackson Kidder: Electric Bass
Carl Kennedy: Keyboards
Philip Anderson: Keyboards
Michael Gore: Drums
Ben Phillips: Trumpet
Christopher Coles: Saxophone
Juan Pastor: Auxiliary Percussion

Sandman

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It Is What It Is

Black Qualls (feat. Steve Lacy, Steve Arrington & Childish Gambino)

Bogu Ma Dem

Bogu Ma Dem (feat. Massamba Diop)

Hard Up

(It's A) Rat Race

(It's A) Rat Race [Vocal]

Sittin' On It

I Need Your Love

Bassel & The Supernaturals combines neo-soul and funk with captivating lyrics about love, loss, and a war in Syria that has directly affected Bassel Almadani’s family along with 10,000,000 others. With over 125 shows under their belt since the release of Dreamer EP (2013), the soulful Syrian-American front man Bassel Almadani and his 9-piece ensemble are releasing their first full-length album, Elements, on February 24th, 2017.

"Bassel Al-Madani doesn't want audiences to just have a good time getting down at shows. He wants fans to leave Bassel & the Supernaturals shows with a sense of connection and, perhaps, new political awareness. The bandleader of the contemplative indie-funk ensemble is first-generation Syrian-American and has been using the band's shows and releases to benefit humanitarian efforts in war-torn Syria."

-- Jessica Hopper, Chicago Tribune

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Bassel & The Supernaturals

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