The Funk Ark

The Funk Ark – Man Is A Monster (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 44:52 minutes | 935 MB | Genre: Jazz, Funk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Ropeadope Records

Will Rast (Antibalas, Thievery Corporation, Ocote Soul Sounds) and The Funk Ark grab the best parts from some of the most American genres of music. There’s the bluegrass-like slide guitar, the precision lines from fusion jazz, and of course, the locked down thick pocket taken from the style of music they bare in their name. With all of this comes the sophistication and swagger that one would expect from a group so steeped in these expansive musical traditions.

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