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CiTR -- Funk My Life

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CiTR -- Funk My Life

Funk My Life grooves out tunes with a bit of soul and a lot of funk, from the birth of rhythm and blues to the golden age of motown, to contemporary dance remixes of classic soul hits. We explore Brasilian funk, Japanese breakbeat anthems, the British motown remix scene, Canadian soul and disco that your parents probably made out to, and the classic originals of American soul music over the past 60 years. Soul in the City's Oker hosts with various guests to bring that extra bounce to your step every Thursday at 11pm.

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  1. 47

    Live mix down with DJ Goremay

  2. 46

    DJ Shadow's collaboration with Terry Reid, The Caravan from Halifax, and fantastic new A-Skillz mixes.

  3. 45

    Housey dancey remixes from Apt One and a throwback all the way to the 60s of the source of Bananarama's Venus.

  4. 44

    Back to a house/dance episode chock full of funky remixes from Shapeshifters, Indonesian producer HendraRNRM, a phenomenal Soulmagic remix,

  5. 43

    A little bit of Soulmagic remixes, Japanese soul-hop, and three decades that You've Got the Love has spanned.

  6. 42

    Tabledancers' disco house, Whitest Boy Alive gets the funk treatment, and Gangsta's Paradise in the 18th century.

  7. 41

    Folky blues from new artist Cold Specks, Ike and Tina gets remixed, and the French connection to Grace Jones.

  8. 40

    Viceroy's edit of Duck Sauce, Fare Soldi's remix of Stevie Wonder, and a bunch of excellent tracks from Blue Sky Black Death's EPs.

  9. 39

    Dmitry Bass takes on Chilly, StardonE takes on Michael Jackson, and how Led Zeppelin copied blues musicians for their hits.

  10. 38

    A reminiscent listen of Phats & Small's 90s funky house track, the Daniel Bovie & Roy Rox collaboration that's been on loop, and the line th

  11. 37

    Dimitri from Paris says a little prayer on behalf of Aretha Franklin, Chew Fu and Steve Clisby takes on rock'n'soul, and Maestro talks about

  12. 36

    Can't get enough of DJ Twister, reggae from BabyJ, and a former Beatles takes a little known soul song to the top of the charts.

  13. 35

    Chill out funk from Clayton & Fulcrum, incredible new dubstep soul hiphop from The Weeknd, and it turns out Marvin Gaye isn't the original r

  14. 34

    A nice mix of house and downtempo (now with dubstep!) soul tracks from Alex Metric, Opiuo, Axwell, and Flosstradamus.

  15. 33

    Really chill beach house from Pedalpusher, Marvin Gaye remixes and covers galore, and Nancy's Baby wasn't the first to Shoot Her Down.

  16. 32

    A great introduction to season two of Funk My Life with contemporary DJs and producers like The Captain, Fuzzbox Inc, DJ Twister, and Wicked

  17. 31

    Something suave from Ultra Nate, Teddy Pendergrass' appearance on an unlikely compilation, and in my opinion, the best male soul singer ever

  18. 30

    Jazzy soulful hip hop from Vienna's Urbs & Cutex, more Pretty Lights, and a story of how James Brown saved Boston from a firey riot.

  19. 29

    Some lovely remixed 1960s R&B from Polish DJ Twister, Marlena Shaw gets a sound makeover from A-Skillz, and the amazing rags to riches story

  20. 28

    Back on the funky house sound with a Bob Marley mashup, a Curtis Mayfield remix, and talk about the reaction to Amy Winehouse's death throug

  21. 27

    Soulful independent hip hop from Youtube uploader Bob42jh, along with hip hop commentary through the Jay-Z/Alicia Keys ballad, Empire State

  22. 26

    Reggae and hip hop exploration with Fettes Brot, the magnificent RJD2, and The Supremes' promise of Someday We'll Be Together.

  23. 25

    Filling in for Aural Tentacles Oker freemix!

  24. 24

    Early Massive Attack, saucey Latina La Lupe, and the wonderfully unexpected trail from Mary J. Blige through Kraftwerk to changing American/

  25. 23

    Britain-focused show with The Voodoo Trombone Quartet, Engineerz of Soul, and 1960s British invasion with Wild Thing.

  26. 22

    Another Adele remix from Keljet, Vancouver's soul men The Funk Hunters, and Blondie and the rocksteady track that went to number one in the

  27. 21

    The Captain's new remix of Tom Jones, the Temper Trap remix found on Soundcloud, and a throwback to disco classic Don't Leave Me This Way.

  28. 20

    Rebroadcast of electroswing part two. Swedish sensation Movitz, Tim Tim's tropical reggae swing, and the swing classic hit Sing Sing Sing in

  29. 19

    funkmylife.com #027 - May 26 2011

  30. 18

    Remixed swing music of Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, and 14 year old Michael Jackson covers the biggest hit of 1951.

  31. 17

    Little bit of Diana Ross in her disco days, trippy hip hop sampling from Wax Tailor, and short-lived soul star Tammi Terrell with an officia

  32. 16

    funkmylife.com #023 - Apr 7 2011

  33. 15

    funkmylife.com #022 - Mar 31 2011

  34. 14

    funkmylife.com #021 - Mar 24 2011

  35. 13

    funkmylife.com #020 - Mar 17 2011

  36. 12

    funkmylife.com #019 - Mar 10 2011

  37. 11

    funkmylife.com #018 - Mar 03 2011

  38. 10

    funkmylife.com #017 - Feb 17 2011

  39. 9

    funkmylife.com #016 - Feb 10 2011

  40. 8

    funkmylife.com #015 - Feb 03 2011

  41. 7

    funkmylife.com #014 - Jan 27 2011

  42. 6

    funkmylife.com #013 - Jan 20 2011

  43. 5

    funkmylife.com #012 - Jan 13 2011

    We puff up our chest for a remix of Mr Big Stuff, find out why electro-swing is fantastic, and a drum and break look at James Brown!

  44. 4

    funkmylife.com #011 - Jan 06 2011

    Without doubt the best track to come out of Pincher Creek, Alberta (west of Lethridge), we help ourselves to A Taste of Honey, and what tune is Duck Sauce's Barbara Streisand a shameless copy of? And what tune did that one also copy?

  45. 3

    funkmylife.com #010 - Dec 30 2010

    A look into Bette Davis' Eyes, Stevie Wonder vs wobbly bass, and it's almost 2011 and I'm so excited that I just can't hide it - I'm about to lose my mind and I think I like it.

  46. 2

    funkmylife.com #009 - Dec 23 2010

    Baaaybeh, we love pubescent Stevie Wonder. Tons of reggae remixes and a special tie between Lily Allen's main single and the music of 1960s Jamaica.

  47. 1

    funkmylife.com #008 - Dec 16 2010

    Great instrumental funk, our first heavy electro song, and the original 1968 version of Ready or Not that the Fugees covered.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Funk My Life grooves out tunes with a bit of soul and a lot of funk, from the birth of rhythm and blues to the golden age of motown, to contemporary dance remixes of classic soul hits. We explore Brasilian funk, Japanese breakbeat anthems, the British motown remix scene, Canadian soul and disco that your parents probably made out to, and the classic originals of American soul music over the past 60 years. Soul in the City's Oker hosts with various guests to bring that extra bounce to your step every Thursday at 11pm.

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