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Originally written and recorded by the group "War" in 1973, George Benson put his own jazz-orientated instrumental spin on it from his very successful 1977 LP "In Flight". 

This is a cover of that version.

Funkinova

George Benson - The World is a Ghetto

I'm not sure that this was Philip Catherine's arrangement, but it was as close as I could find, and in discovering him as an artist, he is definitely someone I want to find out more about.

Philip Catherine - Aranjuez Spanish Nights

I haven't been able to find who wrote or played this tune when, but it Soooo sounds like Ramsey Lewis, I have attributed it accordingly.

Ramsey Lewis Trio - Runaround

Marília não é alguém que eu tinha conhecimento antes de sua trágica morte. 

Eu desacelerei essa faixa deliberadamente para adicionar um senso de melancolia e como um tributo à sua vida uma carreira e desejo a todos os seus familiares, amigos e fãs tudo de bom. 

Nenhuma palavra pode compensar a perda, mas a música resiste além de todas as nossas vidas mortais.
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Marilia no es alguien de quien yo hubiera sido consciente antes de su trágica muerte. 

He ralentizado esta pista deliberadamente para agregar un sentido de melancolía y, como tributo a su vida, una carrera y deseo a toda su familia, amigos y fanáticos todo lo mejor. 

Ninguna palabra puede compensar la pérdida, pero la música perdura más allá de todas nuestras vidas mortales.

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Marilia is not someone I had been aware of before her tragic death. 

I have slowed this track down deliberately to add a sense of melancholy and as a tribute to her life an career and wish all of her family, friends and fans all the very best. 

No words can compensate for the loss, but music endures beyond all of our mortal lives.

Marilia Mendonca - A culpa e dele

Jobim is widely regarded as one of the most important songwriters of the 20th century.

Considered one of the great exponents of Brazilian music, Jobim internationalized bossa nova and, with the help of important American artists, merged it with jazz in the 1960s to create a new sound with popular success.

In 1965, the album Getz/Gilberto was the first jazz album to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

American jazz singers Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra prominently featured Jobim's songs on their albums.

Antônio Carlos Jobim - Insensatez

A hit in the Netherlands and the UK in 1985. 

The song takes place in the future where there was a 100-year long war on Mars.

The Rah Band - Clouds Across the Moon

After a 6 week break overseas, the first of many to come!

Chris Rea - Josephine

A laid-back track for the weekend. Paul Methany has produced 10 albums since the 1970's and is worth checking out.

Methany - Last Train Home

Bobby Darin's definitive arrangement of the 1920'song

Introducing Funkinova's Big Band

Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife

These tracks were edited using the CVP705 and demonstrate the audio capability of the excellent keyboard. I am hoping that Yamaha will address the major weakness of having very limited free available memory after which I would give the keyboard 10/10. 

Van Morrison - Moondance

Dave Brubeck - Take Five

Sade - Smooth Operator

These tracks were edited using the CVP705 and demonstrate the audio capability of the excellent keyboard. I am hoping that Yamaha will address the major weakness of having very limited free available memory after which I would give the keyboard 10/10.

Stan Getz - Desafinado

Remixed Midi's on the Yamaha Clavinova CVP705. I do not play them but produce the audio remixes using this great keyboard !

Stan Getz - Corcavado

A reworking in 2008 by Will.I.Am with Sergio Mendes of a classic Brazilian hit.

Black Eyed Peas - Mas Que Nada

Instrumental version of the 2019/20 hit, Senorita

Shawn Mendes & Camilla Cabello - Senorita

Introducing Funkinova and his Latin American Steel Band!

Tony Renis - Quando Quando Quando

Hi all, so from 2016 to 2024 I assembled and produced a large collection of covers of many of my favorite tunes as my own hobby (and many during COVID lock-downs!) and I have accumulated over 2,900,000 plays across the world which is awesome!

I am much more of a producer that a musician. These first 8 years of my music was mostly based on midi cover tracks often downloaded from the Internet but heavily reproduced and re-imagined variously on my two Yamaha keyboards (Clavinova and PSR 975), but also using PC midi editing & DAW software.

Towards the end of that period, I added some of my more original electronic music which I produced over the past two decades under the name of Funkleberry in order to consolidate my Soundcloud accounts. 

But in 2024 I got into AI music generation and I am now  a freelance songwriter and AI music producer. It's been a fun journey!

My first 4 AI Albums can also be found here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4iZUxtVnHl09U3UJ0nbt2L OR

in Apple music (search Funkinova and/or AI Collective)

If you like anything you hear, please pass them on!