NEW MUSIC VIDEO: FR3E - 'I Got My Beads On'

After 2009's club banger, 'Tribal Skank', FR3E is back with a brand new track and video for 2010, 'I Got My Beads On'. The video is not a winner, but the sound of its pulsating bassline and relentless bongos will be a hit for Funky House lovers, but will it have the same success as 'Tribal Skank'?

‘I Got My Beads On’ is released 15 March. 


GET YOUR BEADS ON: Fair trade B3 (THINK IT – BELIEVE IT – LIVE IT) beads designed by Elisha Francis and available from February 2010 via www.fr3e.co.uk

NEW FLAVA: Tribal Magz - Tribal Man Skank

Peep the video for the underground smash hit Tribal Man Skank by Tribal Magz.



The orginal heavy hitting funky house beat has been reworked to give it an electro type vibe and well...... it works, very well!

What do you think? Tribal Man Skank is out on the 25th January from all major digital outlets.

New Anti-Knife Video - 'Don't Shank, Just Skank'

NEW FLAVA (VIDEO) : Gracious K - 'Migraine Skank'

Peep the official video for Gracious K's 'Migraine Skank'.



After generating huge hype on the underground scene the wait is over for the 'Migraine Skank' video.

We at SW like it, what do you think on the new wave of Funky House that's taking the U.K by storm.

UK Funky Live 2009

UK Funky Live (The concert) happens on Sunday 27th September 2009 at The world famous Wembley Arena.

With a live band, a selection of the UK's finest dancers and full scale stage production as well as a MASSIVE line up of the best homegrown acts this event promises to be one not to be missed. The line-up includes (let me take a deep breath...)


DONAE'O, EGYPT, KATIE PEARL, DOTSTAR, AVA B, NY, MELEKA, KIMONA, MAY, COLDSTEPS, KATE BOND, SPOHIA, CALISTAM SHEA SOUL, KYLA, FR3E, BONGO MAN, KATY B, AL, GRACIOUS K, TRIBAL MAN, VERSATILE, SOPHIA ROMAIN, ZEST, COURTNEY DENNIE & PRINCESS NYAH...


Hosts on the night will be funny man Eddie Kadi and rising star, the lovely Yondie.

Tickets are priced at £25 & £35 + a small booking fee. For information call: 07983 919 000. All info on the event can also be found at- www.ukfunkylive.co.uk. Also, anyone who is under 16 wanting to attend will have to be accompanied by an adult (over 18 yrs old).


This is something that has never been done before so let's support our own people!


UK STAND UP!!!


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New Kyla Single

The UK's Kyla is back with another funky house banger!

Many people will know Kyla from her Crazy Cousinz assisted 'Do You Mind' which tore down many a dancefloor over the last year or so. Using the method of 'if it isn't broke don't fix it', she has teamed up with the Cousinz once again for her highly anticipated 2nd single, 'Daydreaming'.

Originally written in september 2008 with Paleface, 'Daydreaming' is being released just in time for the summer parties and holiday's.

'Daydreaming' is a sultry track with a infectious bassline, but does differ from her national chart top 50 hit, 'Do You Mind'. It would have been very easy to release 'just another funky tune' but i personally think it has a more chilled out vibe to it which gets your head bobbing as soon as you hear it. The track is also supported by remixes from UK funky hero Lil Silva, garage legend Sticky, bassline pioneer Burgaboy and dubstep innovator LD.

I think the ladies especially will be diggin' this one. Make sure you support it when it's released on 7.9.09! Check out the vidz below for a snippet of the track and behind the scenes at the making of the 'Daydreaming' video.

UK STAND UP!

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"If you aint got a pin...it's a facebook ting!"

There is yet another dance routine about to hit a rave near you..the Blackberry skank

Following on from the migraine skank, tribal man skank, jungle skank, head shoulders knees and toes, swine flu skank( the list is endless), the Blackberry skank even features that annoying sound you hear when you receive a email.

If you you're not on point with the latest skank, Miss London, the blackberry skank inventor will definitely show you how it's done.



Do you think these routine dances are getting out of hand? Let us know what you think?

p.s.Look out for the Eddie Cadi appearance in the video....

RVB

5 Minutes With.....Gracious K

Gracious K with Ciara and MistaJam

By now you must’ve heard of the dance craze ‘Migraine Skank’, if you haven’t where have you been for the past couple of months? Even US RnB singer Ciara knows how to do it! The 21-year-old East London MC, Gracious K, who is the man behind the infamous ‘Migraine Skank’ takes some time out to talk with SocialWriters.

How did you first get into music?
Gracious K: By watching other people, people like Wiley.

What made you create ‘Migraine Skank’?
Gracious K: It was accidental. There’s a group of us and we always go out partying, all of us used to do the dance. It’s a dance that’s been around for a while, it has no name. People used to try and give it a name, like ‘The Headache’. Then we called it ‘The Migraine Skank’. From there we went to the studio and it came out.

What is your stance on the funky house and the UK urban music scene?
Gracious K: I think it’s very healthy to be honest with you. So much good music is coming out. People are actually getting out all the music they can and rivalling with the pop acts in the charts.

What category of music would you class yourself as?
Gracious K: I wouldn’t put myself in a category; I aim to do lots of different things. I want to stay open when it comes to music.

What was it like teaching Ciara the ‘Migraine Skank’?
Gracious K: Well I’m sure you’ve seen the video! I was trying my best to stay calm. It was a good feeling afterwards, but when she walked in, the pressure was on! I couldn’t talk properly, couldn’t look at her directly. When it was all done, I was like, ‘Wow!’

Have you taught any other famous people the dance?
Gracious K: Not as yet, but a lot of people from the watching the Ciara video, have started doing it like Alan Carr and Lily Allen.

What do you have planned to follow your success of the ‘Migraine Skank’?
Gracious K: We’ve got ‘Show Me How You Get Down’; we’ve got a whole heap of t-shirts. There’s other dances coming out, not just straight forward ones like ‘Migraine Skank’, but there’ll be other dances in the future. You’ll get more of an insight into what I’m doing on my twitter page: www.twitter.com/graciouskisay

Image: via Flickr (MistaJam)

Swine Flu Has Turnt Funky

Okay, so I know there's a Funky House craze going on in the UK now.....but really, do we need to make up a dance and/or song for everything? It's turning into Bashment slowly.

Swine Flu now has it's own dance and song!!! (Can you believe it?)



The 'Swine Flu Skank', which is supported by UK PR company, Uproar UK, tries to relay the swine flu slogan: "Catch it....Bin it....Kill it". This is a good little marketing tool, but it's not my cuppa tea at all....although some may find it comical.

However, it has 2 positive points:
1. It's educating people in a fun way
2. It's produced by Flamin' Beatz....quite a good producer of Grime music

Check the video....let me know if you'll be doing this dance in a club.

Will this dance catch on?




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