[Tribalwar Funk Patrol] recommend me some good bands

[28K Modem]

George Clinton.

 

[RenGen]

(see parliament, funkadelic, and parliament-funkadelic)

FELA KUTI!!

^^^^^^

 

[Skyline]

Also Brazillian soul music is verrrry funkalicious.

Let me know if that interests anybody.

You could throw out some band names to start with

Another great one on the international front: Fela Kuti (they call it afrobeat)

edit: RenGen you thought of Fela the same time I did! =P

 

[RenGen]

Cymande <-- soooo dope
Banda Black Rio
Jorge Ben

for starters

 

[RenGen]

Eugene McDaniels (unrelated to the Brazil thing)

 

[RenGen]

Also John Scofield's band was funky as shit w/ Dennis Chambers

 

[28K Modem]

Isn't Bela Fleck and the Flecktones kinda funk or at least bass heavy?