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Cherry Pop

Title - 'Shark NATO on a Plane'
Artist - Funk Shui NYC

For those not in the know, New York City can be loud, dense, and funky!

It can make you smile and want to dance and it also possesses a unique beauty and energy.

Funk Shui NYC plays music that represents this great metropolis allowing listeners to hear from the very first played note that the band enjoys playing together.

The 13 member band plays funk, lounge and even rock music with all its members being some of New York City's well known free lance musicians.

Indeed, after several years of playing in groups as sidemen, Dave Morgan and Rob Susman saw an opportunity to make our their music current, relevant, intricate, and a blast!

They were able to attract players who were technically skilled and creatively minded and who, as they put it, didn't want to be so serious all the time!

After a few years of playing in New York City night clubs, they decided to record some of the material and so have just released their ZOHO debut recording, Shark NATO on a Plane!

1. 'Shark NATO on a Plane'
2. 'July Groove/September Funk'
3. 'What Barney' (The Barney Miller Theme)
4. 'Summertime'
5. 'Into the Fourth Dimension'
6. 'Professional Development'
7. 'Rock Bottom'
8. 'Blue Jay Way'
9. 'I Feel Free'
10. 'Everything I Gonna Do Gonna Be Funky'

Featuring all-new compositions, arrangements and solos that represent the pride, joy and humor of Funk Shui NYC's members, they open with the bombastic title track 'Shark NATO on a Plane' and back that up with the addictively funky beats of 'July Groove/September Funk.'

The old school swing beats, inclusive of the melodic line from the long running TV show, of 'What Barney' (The Barney Miller Theme) are next and are backed by both the hold-the-phone introduction and melodies of the George Gershwin tune 'Summertime,' and then the equally hypnotic layers contained within 'Into the Fourth Dimension.'

Next comes one of my own personal favorites in the funky boogie shuffle of 'Professional Development,' which they follow nicely with the layered 'Rock Bottom,' and then comes the triumphant psychedelic work of George Harrison's 'Blue Jay Way.'

This most vibrant, and fresh of albums then rounds out with the euphoric tribute to Ginger Baker on 'I Feel Free' and then comes to a close with the fervent retro lounge appeal of 'Everything I Gonna Do Gonna Be Funky.'

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