| Funk Ark, The / High Noon. |
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| Album: | High Noon. | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Funk Ark, The | Added: | Feb 2012 | |
| Label: | Esl Music | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2012-03-31 | Pull Date: | 2012-06-02 |
| Week Ending: | May 13 | May 6 | Apr 22 | Apr 15 | Apr 8 |
| Airplays: | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 07, 2022: | The Songsmith Show (rebroadcast from May 11, 2012) Funky Southern (Featuring Mustafa Akbar) | 4. | Jul 06, 2021: | The Songsmith Show (rebroadcast from May 11, 2012) Funky Southern (Featuring Mustafa Akbar) | |
| 2. | Feb 22, 2022: | The Songsmith Show (rebroadcast from May 11, 2012) Funky Southern (Featuring Mustafa Akbar) | 5. | Apr 09, 2014: | Funk to Folk Chaga | |
| 3. | Jan 02, 2022: | The Songsmith Show (rebroadcast from May 11, 2012) Funky Southern (Featuring Mustafa Akbar) | 6. | Feb 13, 2014: | Sunshine . . . on a Full Moon Afterooon Green Tree, Yellow Sky |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2012-03-30 | ||
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Funk Ark – High Noon Reviewed by Sadie O., 3/30/12 Funk/Afro/Latin/Jazz from DC. Excellent musicianship and improvisation (which doesn’t get in the way of their sense of fun), and all very Afrobeat-FUNKY. Mostly instrumentals, except for track 7, which is outstanding. 1. 3:25 ***upbeat syncopated funk, swingy Afro-Cuban percussion. Groovy, grunty alto sax solo. 2. 6:05 **uptempo Latin percussion, chimes. Add instruments – the total package is very cool, but the chimes are a bit forward in the mix for my tastes. Dueling horn solos. 3. 6:30 ***bass and percussion intro, farfisa… Uptempo and upbeat, with vocal chorus. Almost salsa – very dance-oriented Latin feel. Guitar and farfisa solos. 4. 5:40 ***uptempo but relaxed, stuttering guitars and punchy horn line (don’t know how that adds up to “relaxed”, but hey…) Switches to higher energy midway through – almost Santana-esque guitar, then back to relaxed, almost dreamy vibe with chimes. 5. 6:01 ****slow and downbeat with a definite hint of wild west vibe. Still super swingy. Mondo cool, and gets cooler by the minute. 6. 4:57 ***bass and shakers intro, then midtempo laid back superfunk with lots of solos. Back to bass and shakers, punchy horns. 7. 5:39 *****bass intro, then relaxed and supercool FUNK. More of a Memphis-Nawlins vibe to this. Sashay! Male singing on this one – Southern soul cooking, no doubt. 8. 3:51 ****bass starts things going, syncopated uptempo romp, riding the snare, with killer horns, wild sax solo. 9. 5:18 ****cumbia! That was unexpectable. Downtempo, with sweet horn line, clavé. Nice lounge-exotica flute solo. 10. 3:28 *guitars intro, midtempo, relaxed, swingy. A bit smooth-jazzy. Almost a minute of slow fade at the end. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Chaga | 6. | Green Tree, Yellow Sky | |||
| 2. | Road To Coba | 7. | Funky Southern (Featuring Mustafa Akbar) | |||
| 3. | Hey Mamajo | 8. | 419 | |||
| 4. | Rinconito | 9. | El Rancho Motel | |||
| 5. | High Noon | 10. | Wayward Bill |