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When We Were Kings On Broadway?

According to Variety, Producer David Sonenberg has begun work on a musical version of “When We Were Kings,” the Oscar-winning 1996 documentary about the Rumble in the Jungle, the legendary 1974 heavyweight title bout in Zaire between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali. Sonenberg produced the documentary.

posted by Sista ToFunky, 15th September 2012 , Categories: Curator's Notes, Funky Film Tidbits, Top Posts Tags: Angelo Dundee, B.B. King, Bill Withers, Celia Cruz, David Sonenberg, Don King, Fania All-Stars, George Forman, George Plimpton, Heavyweight Champion Of The World, Manu Dibango, Miriam Makeba, Mobutu Sese Seko, Muhammad Ali, Norman Mailer, Rope-A-Dope, Rumble in the Jungle, Sista ToFunky, Soul Power, The Greatest Of All Time, The Museum Of UnCut Funk, The Spinners, When We Were Kings, Zaire, Zaire 74

THE FUNKIEST TOP-20 SOUNDTRACKS OF ALL TIME – FUNKALICIOUS 105

Since I hit 100 blogs without realizing it, I figured I do something special for blog #105. The following list of LPs/ CDs are the FUNKIEST Soundtracks of all time according to www.funkaliciousblog.com – while all albums may not be comprised of all FUNK music, they are unquestionably FUNKY! Now, put on your favorite soundtrack, go ahead put it on… Let’s take a ride down memory lane and reminisce about what made you feel good when you heard any of these musical FUNKY gems.

posted by c-dub, 6th March 2012 , Categories: Funkalicious Tags: 2 Live Crew, Above The Rim, Al B. Sure, Al Green, Allan Payne, American Idol, Angie Stone, Aretha Franklin, Barry Gibb, Bee Gees, Bernie Worrwell, Bilal, Bill Lee, Bill Nunn, Bill Withers, Black Actors, Black Actresses, Black Caesar, Black Eyed Peas, Black Panther Party, Bloodstone, Bobby Womack, Boogie Down Productions, Boogie Nights, Boomerang, Bootsy Collins, Brand New Heavies w/ N'Dea Davenport, Brand Nubians, Brandy, Bridget Fonda, Brothers Gonna Work It Out, c-dub, Car Wash, Cassandra Mills, CeCe Winans, Chaka Khan, Chante Moore, Cheech & Chong, Chico DeBarge, Chris Rock, Chris Tucker, Christopher Williams, Color Me Badd, Curtis Mayfield, Cypress Hill, Da Lench Mob, Dave Chappelle, David Alan Grier, David Shire, Dead Presidents, Derek Luke, DJ Quik, Donell Jones, Dr. Dre, Earth, Eartha Kitt, Eddie Murphy, Eric B. & Rakim, Faith Evans, Fool Of Me, Fred Williamson, Freddie's Dead, Freddy Rodriguez, Friday, Funkdobiest, Garden State, Geoffrey Holder, GIANT, Guy, Half Baked, Halle Berry, Harvey Keitel, Hi-Five, Huey P. Newton, Hustle & Flow, Ice Cube, In Cold Blood, Irving Azioff, Jackie Brown, James Brown, Jason's Lyric, Jennifer Lewis, Jim Brown, Jimmy Cliff, John Witherspoon, Johnny Gill, Jordin Sparks, Judd Nelson, Jungle Fever, KC & The Sunshine Band, Keith David, Kool & The Gang, Larenz Tate, Les Nubians, London Calling, Love & Basketball, Love Jones, Lucy Pearl, Lyn Collins, M.F.S.B., Mack 10, Mario Van Peeples, Martin Lawrence, Marvin Gaye, Mary J. Blige, Max Julien, MC Eiht, MC Lyte, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Menace II Society, Michael Keaton, Mike Epps, Minnie Riperton, N'Bushe Wright, Nate Dogg & Warren G., Naughty By Nature, New Jack City, Nia Long, Oakland, Oscar Nominee, Oscar Winner, Patti LaBelle, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Purple Rain, R. Kelly, Ralph MacDonald, Randy Crawford, Reasons, Rhyjing, Richard Pryor, Richard Roundtree, Rick James, Robert DeNiro, Robert Forster, Robin Givens, Roger, Ron O"Neal, Rose Jackson, Rose Royce, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, Sacred Fire, Samantha Sang, Samuel L Jackson, Saturday Night Fever, Scarface, Shaft, She's Gotta Have It, Sheila Frazier, Shining Star, Smooth, Sparkle, Spice 1, Super Bad, Superfly, SWV, Tarji P. Henson, Tavares, Terrence Blanchard, Terrence Howard, That’s The Way of The World, The Alkaholiks, The Brothers Johnson, The Chronic, The Clash, The Delfonics, The Guns of Brixton, The Harder They Come, The Isley Brothers, The Lady of Rage, The Mack, The Museum Of UnCut Funk, the Trammps, Three 6 Mafia, TLC, Toni Braxton, Too Short, Tracy Camilla Johns, Trouble Man, Tupac Shakur, UGK, Up In Smoke, Vanessa Williams, Waiting To Exhale, Walter Murphy, Warner Brothers, Wesley Snipes, Whitney Houston, Wind & Fire, You Got Me Wide Open, Yvonne Elliman

Blaxploitation And Music Poster Art

The Museum of UnCut Funk continues to celebrate the best decade ever with a review of Poster Art from funky music based films that helped to create the soundtrack of the 1970’s.

posted by Sista ToFunky, 7th October 2011 , Categories: Blaxploitation Tags: 1970's, 1970's Black Culture, Bill Withers, Black Culture, Black History, Black History Month, Blaxploitation, Blaxploitation Movie Posters, Carlos Santana, Cuba Gooding, Diana Ross, Earth, Fingers, Harvey Keitel, Ike and Tine Turner, Irene Cara, Isaac Hayes, Jesse Jackson, Jim Brown, Lena Horne, Lonette McKee, Mabel King, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Nancy Wilson, Nipsey Russell, Richard Pryor, Roberta Flack, Sammy Davis, Save The Children, Sista ToFunky, Soul to Soul, Space is the Place, Sparkle, Staple Singers, Sun Ra, Ted Ross, That’s The Way of The World, The Black Moses of Soul, The Jackson 5ive, The Museum Of UnCut Funk, The Museum Of UnCut Funk Collection, The Wiz, Wattstax, Wilson Pickett, Wind and Fire

SADE

Sade is not a funk band, nor is the lead singer for which the band was named a Funk vocalist, but I don’t believe anyone would dispute that they have given us some Funky music. To that end, her voice has definitely lifted many souls from a Funky place with her soothing tone.

posted by c-dub, 9th January 2010 , Categories: Funkalicious Tags: 1970's Black Culture, Andrew Hale, Bill Withers, Black Culture, Black Music, Black Musicians, c-dub, Curtis Mayfield, Donny Hathaway, Funk Music, Lover's Rock, Paul Denman, Peter Gabriel, R&B, Real World Studio, Sade, Soldier Of Love, Stuart Matthewman, The Jackson 5, The Museum Of UnCut Funk

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