FUNKY EVENTS

WE RECOMMEND THIS EVENT: The Women’s Coalition for Empowerment, Inc presents Fall into the Music concert curated by creative cultural producer Shekhinah B.

The Women’s Coalition for Empowerment, Inc. presents an Autumn inspired event of feel-good soulful sounds including live performances by Shekhinah B. and Sistahs Attune at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street in West Philadelphia, PA. You will experience Soul, Funk, Jazz, and R&B, this is a concert you don’t want to miss and yes, you are invited. Proceeds from ticket sales go to charity, enjoy live entertainment and give to a great cause. Live Music – Vendors – Food – Giveaways

Doors at 4:30pm. Get tickets & location address online at: Eventbrite.com.

Follow Sistahs Attune and their organization’s activities in 2019-2020 at: https://thewce.org

Thursday Feb 20th – Thursday Feb 27th, 2020

Streaming weekly WEDNESDAYS at 1pm ET on FP Radio.net, VibeMistress Stephanie Renee hosts a sermon of soul, r&b, hip-hop, jazz & spoken word selections. Since 2007, weekly SSR podcasts have aired on this web radio station every Wednesday at 1pm ET (with replays on Thurs 8am, Sats at 12noon). Follow Stef and all the activities of her non-profit arts & media culture foundation, Soul Sanctuary, Inc., via their Facebook group at Soul Sanctuary Radio Congregation.

EVERY THURSDAY, 8-10pm ET & SATURDAY, 12midnite ET: Our weekly Soul & Dance music mix show broadcasts on our web radio station. & Philadelphia FM radio. Listen from anywhere on Thursdays using the FunkyPeopleRadio.net player & on Saturdays using the WURD radio player to stream the broadcasts on your smartphone or web device!

Hear and download a FREE copy of any previously archived show dating back to January 2013, by searching/downloading the files by air date & set year on our TUNE In podcast page, http://tun.in/pjbCg or via iTunes page, http://q-r.to/babCPY

The latest weekly podcast will be posted online Friday mornings before 12 noon. Thanks for grooving to our sound!

The Women’s Coalition for Empowerment, Inc presents a 5-Part Art Economic Empowerment Workshop Series designed for emerging art professionals in need of financial management skills to develop better business practices to use their talents/passions as a profitable enterprise.

Part 1 – Financial Management/Budgeting Goals (04/24/19)
Part 2 – Applied Technology Basics (06/26/19)
Part 3 – Forming a Business (08/28/19)
Part 4 – Securing Paid Opportunities & Resource Management (09/29/19)
Part 5 – Networking and a free live musical performance (10/30/19)

Outcomes from successful participation will support the promotion and implementation of workforce development within the arts, creative activities, and art production that generate profits for artists.

Admission: FREE
Location: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
Click to LEARN MORE or check for times and series dates in 2019 via Facebook.

Follow the WCE, Inc and their organization’s activities at: https://thewce.org

WE RECOMMEND THIS EVENT: The annual two-weekend festival returns to it’s home country, Brazil, in 2019. The Funky People have attended the last two in Rio de Janeiro (2017, 2015). It’s definitely one of the largest music festivals in the world and a great experience. A must for cultural travelers & music lovers. The organizers have posted the 2019 dates for late September/early October 2019. Check the official website for continuing lineup announcements and make your travel plans to see your favorite Rock / Pop / Soul music artists at http://rockinrio.com/rio/en/line-up!

Rio’s exclusive BLACK POINT Soul Music Party in Rio de Janerio, Brazil, hosted by DJ Marquinho Pegada & Friends. Day to Night party starting at 3pm local time. Full deejay lineup with featured September special guest, Tee Alford. By Invitation only. Location/Admission details will only be disclosed to invitees/attendees by direct message. Inquire using our Facebook deejay page or group page.

Festa exclusiva do BLACK POINT Soul Music no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, com DJ Marquinho Pegada & Friends. Day to Night party a partir das 15:00, horário local. Programação completa do DJ com o convidado especial de setembro, Tee Alford. Apenas por convite. Os detalhes do local / admissão só serão divulgados aos convidados/participantes por mensagem direta. Informe-se usando nossa página de DJ no Facebook ou página de grupo.

TEE ALFORD (Funky People – Philadelphia/Washington, DC USA)
Terry “Tee” Alford is lauded as a pioneer Philadelphia House Music DJ and event promoter by music lovers around the world. His 30-year journey through the crates of funk and soul vinyls began in New Jersey in the early 1980’s and evolved during his college years, where he introduced the city to the sound of dance House Music. As a co-resident of Philly’s first FM radio House music mix show on WDAS in 1988, Tee quickly became recognized as a leader in the entertainment community. That same year, his first solo club residency on Sunday nights at Club Impulse would become a new template for Philly dance club nightlife for the next two decades. To this day, Tee’s most noteworthy remixes and music releases on the Funky People Records, Joint Ventures Group & Blaze Productions labels can still be heard on music playlists worldwide. In January 2019, Funky People Radio®️ LIVE, his weekly Philadelphia radio show, celebrated it’s six-year anniversary on WURD-FM. The global reach of the FP®️ music sound continues…..Soul for your spirit to dance to. 

** Follow-Listen to the latest FP Radio music sounds with Tee Alford at: http://q-r.to/babCPY (Apple iPhones) or http://tun.in/pjbCg (Android Phones). **

TEE ALFORD (Funky People – Filadélfia / Washington, DC EUA)
Terry “Tee” Alford é elogiado como um DJ pioneiro da Philadelphia House Music e promotor de eventos por amantes da música em todo o mundo. Sua jornada de 30 anos através de caixas de vinil de funk e soul começou em Nova Jersey no início dos anos 80 e evoluiu durante seus anos de faculdade, onde ele introduziu a cidade ao som da dance house music. Como co-residente do primeiro programa de mixagem de rádio FM de Philly, House, no WDAS em 1988, Tee rapidamente se tornou reconhecido como líder na comunidade de entretenimento. Nesse mesmo ano, sua primeira residência solo em clubes nas noites de domingo no Club Impulse se tornaria um novo modelo para a vida noturna do clube de dança Philly pelas próximas duas décadas. Até hoje, os remixes mais notáveis ​​de Tee e lançamentos de música nas gravadoras Funky People Records, Joint Ventures Group e Blaze Productions ainda podem ser ouvidos nas listas de reprodução de músicas em todo o mundo. Em janeiro de 2019, a Funky People Radio®️ LIVE, seu programa semanal de rádio da Filadélfia, comemorou seu aniversário de seis anos no WURD-FM. O alcance global do som da música FP®️ continua ….. Alma para o seu espírito dançar.

** Siga-Ouça as músicas mais recentes da FP Radio com Tee Alford em: http://q-r.to/babCPY (Apple iPhones) ou http://tun.in/pjbCg (telefones Android). **

The New Music Equals Life Show has arrived on Funky People Radio.net for 2019! Join resident mixer, Cash Ellis aka Big Dinero, for an hour-long music journey to move your Mind, Body, and Soul with Funk, Soul, R&B, Hip-Hop and House Dance music blends!

The Music=Life podcast is the latest feature addition to the FP web radio schedule and broadcasts new shows every other Monday evening at 8pm ET (with weekly encores on Wednesday at 10am, Saturdays at 6pm ET). See you in the Funk Lounge – let’s vibe!

Follow Cash & the Music=Life shows via social media at: Mixcloud: https://Mixcloud.com/cmoney2 or on Facebook at: DJ Big Dinero’s Beat Page Group!

WE RECOMMEND THIS SHOW: The Women’s Coalition for Empowerment, Inc presents Sistah Soul Series at the A-Loft Hotel in Downtown Center City, Philadelphia.

Sistah Soul Series is a monthly quaint live acoustic musical installment set to take place on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 6PM – 8PM from September through December at Aloft Philadelphia Downtown at the WXYZ Lounge. Hosted by Creative Cultural Producer/International Vocal Performer, Shekhinah B. representing The Women’s Coalition for Empowerment, Inc. Admission is FREE with RSVP registration at: sistahs-soul-series.eventbrite.com

Expected Music Style(s): R&B, Jazz, Soul, Blues, World, and Funk-Fusion.

The event is open to the public targeting music enthusiasts, local performers, musicians, and the after-work cocktail hour professional crowd in the downtown area.

Drink Specials | Food | Networking | Acoustic Live Entertainment

On-Street Metered Parking, accessible via public transportation and wheelchair accessible.

Guest Vocalists to be featured each month of the series!

Follow Shekhinah B. and the WCE, Inc organization’s activities in 2019-2020 at: https://thewce.org

THE WORTHY TOUR: The incomparable four-time Grammy-winning artist and songwriter India.Arie made a monumental come back this year with Worthy, her first full-length album in five years. As much a spiritual leader as a performer, India.Arie’s visionary music inspires and uplifts. Recognized as a key influence by today’s socially aware artists, India is both ahead of her time and of it—an evocative creative force on a mission to spread healing, peace, love, and unconditional self-acceptance. Among her many accolades, this humanitarian and chart-topping R&B recording artist has toured with Stevie Wonder, performed for US presidents, and was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. 

Show Date: Friday October 11, 2019, 8pm

Location: Swarthmore Music Center, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, Bethesda, MD 20582

For VIP & General admission tickets, go to this link: https://www.strathmore.org/

Get tickets at: https://www.axs.com/

Jean-Paul “Bluey” Maunick formed Incognito in 1980. Inspired by Earth, Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder, Kool & the Gang, Marvin Gaye and UK bands such as Gonzalez & FBI, Incognito released their debut album Jazz Funk in 1981. Ten years later Incognitowere signed to Gilles Peterson’s Talkin’ Loud label and became the biggest act in the label’s history with charts hits such as Always There feat. Jocelyn Brown, Still a friend of mine, Don’t you worry ‘bout a thing & Everyday.

Since leaving the label in 2002, Incognito have released a slew of incredible albums and have collaborated with Chaka Khan, Mario Biondi & Ed Motta.

WE RECOMMEND THIS EVENT: The Women’s Coalition for Empowerment, Inc presents Sistah 70s Review. A Concert Party at the Rotunda on Penn’s Campus in West Philadelphia, Philadelphia

Follow Shekhinah B. and the WCE, Inc organization’s activities in 2019-2020 at: https://thewce.org

KEM (born Kim Owens), is a Nashville-born, Detroit-based singer, songwriter, musician, and producer, overcame homelessness and addiction to become one of the most popular adult contemporary R&B artists of the 2000s and early 2010s. Known for his warm, mellow, and positive sound, the Grammy-nominated artist carried on the tradition of the quiet storm radio format — exemplified by the likes of Smokey Robinson, the Isley Brothers, and Anita Baker — with a steady supply of romantic and introspective ballads.

Kem funded the recording of his self-released debut, Kemistry, by working as a waiter and as a singer in a wedding band. After he sold 10,000 copies, the disc was picked up by Motown for nationwide release in February 2003. The album eventually reached the Top 20 of the Top Hip-Hop/R&B Albums chart. Its follow-up, Album II, came out in May 2005. Like its predecessor, it reached gold status; it sold over 500,000 copies in the U.S. For a few years, Kem was less active as a recording artist, though he did appear on the fourth volume in Guru‘s Jazzmatazz series.

Kem‘s third album for Motown, titled Intimacy, was issued in August 2010, debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, and went gold as well; the single “Why Would You Say” was nominated for Grammy awards in the categories of Best R&B Male Performance and Best R&B Song. A holiday album, What Christmas Means, came in 2012. The following year, Ronald Isley‘s This Song Is for You was released, highlighted by “My Favorite Thing,” a song Kem wrote and produced. Promise to Love, his fourth proper album of reliably smooth, gently uplifting material, arrived in August 2014.

Show Date: Saturday November 16, 2019, 8pm

Location: The Theatre at MGM National Harbor, 101 MGM National Drive, Oxon Hill, MD 20002

For VIP & General admission tickets, go to this link: https://www.ticketmaster.com

KINDRED THE FAMILY SOUL is a Grammy-nominated adult contemporary R&B duo from Philadelphia consisting of husband and wife Fatin Dantzler and Aja Graydon. Big hit singles eluded them, but they developed a strong following that appreciated their unwavering dedication to releasing relatable and mature R&B. Throughout their career, Dantzler and Graydon co-wrote most of their songs, which were rooted in traditional soul and gospel. They incorporated nuanced contemporary sounds with help from co-producers such as Anthony Bell, Adam Blackstone, Vidal Davis, Andre Harris, Steve McKie, and James Poyser.

Dantzler and Graydon began as solo performers. Dantzler was born in Philadelphia and got his start in the music business writing songs for Pebbles and Bell Biv DeVoe. Graydon, from Washington, D.C., had a solo deal at the age of 15. The two united and began writing songs, but then married and started a family, which necessitated the steady income of work outside the music business. After a time as an appliance salesman, however, Dantzler went back to trying to make it on the local scene. He and Graydon began performing at the Black Lily club, where they caught the attention of Jill Scott, who took them to her label, Hidden Beach Recordings.

They spent the next two years working on the debut Kindred the Family Soul album, Surrender to Love, which was released in 2003. It featured an impressive cast of collaborators, including Scott, string arranger Larry Gold, Bilal, King Britt, and the then-upcoming Jazmine Sullivan. It was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best R&B/Soul Album. Kindred released two additional albums for Hidden Beach. In This Life Together, inspired by Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis‘ memoir of the same title, arrived in 2005. The Arrival, released three years later, was their highest-charting title to that point, reaching number 67 on the Billboard 200 and number seven on the R&B Albums chart. For their fourth album, Dantzler and Graydon moved to Shanachie, where they released 2011’s Love Has No Recession, with guests ranging from go-go pioneer Chuck Brown to relative newcomer BJ the Chicago Kid. Another Shanachie release, A Couple Friends, followed in 2014. Kindred‘s sixth full-length, Legacy of Love, arrived in 2016 and climbed into the Top 15 of the Billboard R&B chart.

Show Date: Friday November 30, 2019, 7pm

Location: Baltimore Soundstage, 124 Market Place, Baltimore, MD 21202

For VIP & General admission tickets, go to this link: https://www.ticketmaster.com

YEAR-END HOLIDAY SHOW: Musiq Soulchild is a hip-hop soul artist that was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He built a reputation for being musically gifted, beat boxing for MC’s, free styling on the open mic circuit or just performing acappella for strangers on the streets.

Deeply inspired by the R&B/Soul sound of the 70’s he uses the name “Soulchild” as a way to show respect and admiration to his biggest musical influences such as Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye and many others. In April 2016 he released his 7th studio album entitled “Life On Earth” leading with the new hit single “I Do”. The album peaked at #2 on Billboard R&B album charts and # 3 on the Top Hip-Hop R&B album charts. He has received awards from Billboard, BET, ASCAP, BMI, and Soul Train. He has also earned award nominations from MTV, the American Music Awards, the NAACP and 12 Grammy nominations.

Show Date: Friday December 27, 2019, 7pm & 10pm shows

Location: City Winery Washington DC, 1350 Okie Street NE, Washington, DC 20002

For VIP & General admission tickets, go to this link: https://citywinery.com/washingtondc/

MARK THE DATE for PSP 2020 ! We’ll be kicking off our 6th annual outdoor season on Sunday June 28th with a gathering for all the Pleasure Seekers & Funky People. Reunite with family & friends for a day of sun, fun & recreational activities. Lounge. Commune. Socialize. Enjoy positive vibrations for soulful music lovers. You can play, dance & eat a bit, too. 🙂

Bring your own coolers, grills, picnic snacks & preferred beverages. Don’t forget to bring Blankets, Tents, Chairs & Sports Games of your preference. Kids Are Welcome. FREE for ALL.

#PhillySOULPICNIC
a 2020 Summer House Reunion
Philadelphia, PA 19130

Sonic features by:  TEE ALFORD & FRIENDS

WE RECOMMEND THIS EVENT: Don’t miss the 30^th year of the celebration of House Music in its birthplace”, The Chosen Few Music Festival is returning to Chicago in July 2020. We’ll post the weekender details here as soon as they become available.

Started in 1990 as a small gathering of friends behind the Museum of Science & Industry, the Chosen Few Picnic & House Music Festival is the world’s longest-running event dedicated to House Music, attracting more than 40,000 fans each year. Nicknamed the “Woodstock of House Music” for its family-reunion vibe, the Picnic features 12 hours of music from the Chosen Few DJs – Wayne Williams, Jesse Saunders, Tony Hatchett, Alan King, Andre Hatchett, Terry Hunter and Mike Dunn, plus guest DJs and vocalists.

Bookmark the official website for updates, lineup announcements, ticket sales at: http://CHOSENFEWDJS.COM/