Английская Википедия:God Made Me Funky

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God Made Me Funky (GMMF) is a Canadian funk music group,[1] formed in 1996 in Toronto.[2] The group started as an "instrumental funk fusion experiment",[3] and developed a popular following in the Toronto music scene.[2]

Their self-titled debut album was released in 2005,[4] and was supported by a cross-Canada concert tour and airplay on CBC Radio 3.[5]

Their second album, We Can All Be Free, was released in 2007,[6] and garnered a Juno Award nomination for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2008.[7] The album featured guest appearances by Maestro, Michie Mee and Thrust.[8] The single "Won More Time" charted in the top 10 on Canadian modern rock and campus radio charts and the top 100 on the contemporary hit radio charts,[8] and the single "Luv T'Day" was featured on the soundtrack to the comedy film American Pie Presents: Beta House.[8]

Their third album, Enter the Beat, was released in 2008.[9]

The band has collaborated with a variety of female vocalists both on tour and in the recording studio, including Breanne Arigo,[10] Leah Daniels, former Canadian Idol winner Melissa O'Neil[10] and Dana Jean Phoenix.[10]

Their music has also been used in advertisements for Parmalat and Coors Light.[9][11]

Their most recent album, Funky, Fly, N' Free, was released in 2015.[12]

Awards and nominations

  • Best RnB Band, Toronto Independent Music Awards 2005[8]
  • Nominated for Favourite Urban Artist/Group/Duo of the Year, Canadian Independent Music Awards, 2007[13]
  • Nominated for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year, Juno Awards, 2008[7]

Albums

  • God Made Me Funky (2005)[4]
  • We Can All Be Free (2007)[6]
  • Enter the Beat (2008)[3]
  • Welcome to Nu Funktonia (2009)[2]
  • Vive Le NuFunk (2012)
  • Funky Fly N' Free (2015)[12]

References

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  1. ↑ God Made Me Funky at Allmusic.
  2. ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 "God Made Me Funky: Welcome To Nu Funktonia". Exclaim!, August 4, 2009.
  3. ↑ 3,0 3,1 "God Made Me Funky: Enter the Beat". Exclaim!, June 17, 2008.
  4. ↑ 4,0 4,1 "God Made Me Funky: God Made Me Funky". Exclaim!, August 1, 2005.
  5. ↑ "Rhythm kings". Toronto Star, August 2, 2009.
  6. ↑ 6,0 6,1 "God Made Me Funky: We Can All Be Free". Exclaim!, February 20, 2007.
  7. ↑ 7,0 7,1 "Junos bring the funk"Шаблон:Dead link. Calgary Herald, April 9, 2008.
  8. ↑ 8,0 8,1 8,2 8,3 "NuFunk's roots deep; GMMF's hip-hop fusion turns heads". Windsor Star, July 19, 2008.
  9. ↑ 9,0 9,1 "God Made Me Funky - In Full Effect". !earshot, June 2008.
  10. ↑ 10,0 10,1 10,2 "Funk band develops theatre stars" Шаблон:Webarchive. Sault Star, March 27, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Nine-piece funk band brings a Terrific Time". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, September 18, 2008.
  12. ↑ 12,0 12,1 "God Made Me Funky: Funky Fly 'N Free". Exclaim!, March 24, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Welcome to Nu-Funkistan" Шаблон:Webarchive. The Gauntlet, February 11, 2010.
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