<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>The Basement Rug &#187; Funk</title>
	<atom:link href="http://basementrug.com/music/funk/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://basementrug.com</link>
	<description>Drop by every Saturday for new music</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:56:01 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>Funk Bandleader Jimmy Castor dead at 71</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/6940</link>
		<comments>http://basementrug.com/6940#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Memorial]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://basementrug.com/?p=6940</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The funk saxophonist recorded a string of R&#038;B hits in the 1970s with his band: Jimmy Castor Bunch.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://basementrug.com/6940/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>WAR: The Jungle</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/6337</link>
		<comments>http://basementrug.com/6337#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lost and Found]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://basementrug.com/?p=6337</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An 9-minute medley from WAR's 1982 comeback album: Outlaw.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://basementrug.com/6337/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
<enclosure url="http://basementrug.com/downloads/war_the-jungle.mp3" length="21319680" type="audio/mpeg" />
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New album from a homeless Sly Stone</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/5868</link>
		<comments>http://basementrug.com/5868#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 09:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funk]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://basementrug.com/?p=5868</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["I'm Back! Family &#038; Friends" features Jeff Beck, Bootsy Collins, Ray Manzarek, Ann Wilson and more.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://basementrug.com/5868/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Ubiquity re-issues H.P. Riot on Luv N&#8217; Haight label!</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/5849</link>
		<comments>http://basementrug.com/5849#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funk]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://basementrug.com/?p=5849</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hunter's Point Riot is now available as an MP3 download - pre-order now for CD or LP.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://basementrug.com/5849/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Sweet Salvation on a Sunday Afternoon</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/4744</link>
		<comments>http://basementrug.com/4744#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gospel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soul/R&B]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://basementrug.com/?p=4744</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Blending gospel, soul, funk and R&#038;B, Sweet Salvation is a true lost gem that just gets better with age!]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://basementrug.com/4744/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
<enclosure url="http://basementrug.com/downloads/sweet-salvation_rock-steady.mp3" length="20652532" type="audio/mpeg" />
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Dead Hensons and the Sesame Street Pinball song</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/4383</link>
		<comments>http://basementrug.com/4383#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://basementrug.com/?p=4383</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Remember that groovy funk tune from Sesame Street with the pinball animation?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://basementrug.com/4383/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Fela Kuti &#8211; Na Poi / Yellow Fever</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/1953</link>
		<comments>http://basementrug.com/1953#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://basementrug.com/?p=1953</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my biggest thrills this year was catching Femi Kuti playing a free show at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto on July 4th. The energy of his band and dance troupe was absolutely incredible. A Kuti concert is both a journey and a party. He wants to raise your spirits and your consciousness all at [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://basementrug.com/1953/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Lightnin&#8217; Rod &#8211; Hustler&#8217;s Convention</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/233</link>
		<comments>http://basementrug.com/233#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry/Spoken]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rap/Hip-Hop]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://basementrug.com/?p=233</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Before there was rap or hip-hop, there was the Hustler's Convention.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://basementrug.com/233/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
<enclosure url="http://basementrug.com/downloads/hustlers-convention.mp3" length="45492231" type="audio/mpeg" />
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson &#8211; From South Africa to South Carolina</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/1952</link>
		<comments>http://basementrug.com/1952#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry/Spoken]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://basementrug.com/1952</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Another out-of-print classic from Gil and Brian - the title says it all.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://basementrug.com/1952/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Beastie Boys &#8211; The In Sound From Way Out</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/1998</link>
		<comments>http://basementrug.com/1998#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rap/Hip-Hop]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://basementrug.com/?p=1998</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Beastie Boys all-instrumental album (includes album tracks and EP-only releases).]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://basementrug.com/1998/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
<enclosure url="http://basementrug.com/downloads/beastie-boys_in-3s.mp3" length="5559604" type="audio/mpeg" />
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>John Lee Hooker &#8211; Free Beer and Chicken</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/217</link>
		<comments>http://basementrug.com/217#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funk]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://basementrug.com/?p=217</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
When Jazz went electric, there were cries from the purists. When folk went electric, Dylan was dubbed &#8220;Judas&#8221; (at the 1966 Manchester concert with &#8220;The Band&#8221;). When the blues went electric it was part of a physical migration of predominantly black southern rural musicians into the urban north. This is how we got the &#8220;Chicago&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://basementrug.com/217/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Hunter&#8217;s Point Riot</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/1488</link>
		<comments>http://basementrug.com/1488#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funk]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://basementrug.com/?p=1488</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A very rare Canadian funk LP recorded in Vancouver and pressed by the Concept label in Regina, Saskatchewan.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://basementrug.com/1488/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Eddie Gale &#8211; Ghetto Music</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/422</link>
		<comments>http://basementrug.com/422#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jazz]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://basementrug.com/?p=422</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
This is one of a great string of albums from 1968-1974 that express the frustration of those victimized by the American &#8220;ghetto&#8221; institution. Most of these albums are long-forgotten (especially the jazz albums), but thanks to the interest of the DJ subculture, re-issues are bringing these gems back on to turntables and CD players everywhere.
Review [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://basementrug.com/422/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Matti Oiling &#8211; Happy Jazz Band</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/442</link>
		<comments>http://basementrug.com/442#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jazz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychadelic]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://basementrug.com/?p=442</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A psych-jazz excursion from drummer Matti Oiling.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://basementrug.com/442/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Blue Mitchell &#8211; Bantu Village</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/397</link>
		<comments>http://basementrug.com/397#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jazz]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://basementrug.com/?p=397</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
I just grabbed this from My Jazz World:
This great funky album by trumpet player Blue Mitchell originally was released in 1969 on Blue Note Records and recently re-released, players are Wilton Felder, Bob West, Fred Robinson, Al Vescovo, Paul Humphrey, John Guerin, Dee Ervin, Monk Higgins, King Errison, Alan Estes, Bill Green, Buddy Collette, Bobby [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://basementrug.com/397/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Crusaders &#8211; Free as the Wind</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/261</link>
		<comments>http://basementrug.com/261#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funk]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://basementrug.com/?p=261</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As noted in the review below by Richard S. Ginell, many of the songs on &#8220;Free as the Wind&#8221; are included in the 3-CD boxset. But seeing as the incredibly funky Feel It was not, I decided to post it here for download.
There&#8217;s a terrific reason why the triple-CD Crusaders retrospective The Golden Years included [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://basementrug.com/261/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
<enclosure url="http://basementrug.com/downloads/the-crusaders_feel-it.mp3" length="6175589" type="audio/mpeg" />
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Happy as a Fat Rat in a Cheese Factory</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/220</link>
		<comments>http://basementrug.com/220#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jazz]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://basementrug.com/?p=220</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I just discovered an incredible new blog (started in 2007) called Happy as a Fat Rat in a Cheese Factory. It&#8217;s an apt title if you like rare jazz and funk grooves. Here are a few tasty downloads for you:
Harold Alexander &#8211; Raw Root (1974)
Stone Alliance (1976)
Herbie Hancock, live in Tokyo at Nakano Sun Plaza, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://basementrug.com/220/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Voodoo Funk</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/39</link>
		<comments>http://basementrug.com/39#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jam/Groove]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://basementrug.com/?p=39</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[5 great podcasts from voodoofunk.blogspot.com.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://basementrug.com/39/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
<enclosure url="http://www.konzeptlos.org/frank_afro_1.mp3" length="88905728" type="audio/mpeg" />
<enclosure url="http://www.konzeptlos.org/frank_afro_2.mp3" length="86224896" type="audio/mpeg" />
<enclosure url="http://www.konzeptlos.org/frank_afro_3.mp3" length="101796471" type="audio/mpeg" />
<enclosure url="http://www.soulstrut.com/ram/soulradio/2007/afromix4.mp3" length="100613299" type="audio/mpeg" />
<enclosure url="http://www.konzeptlos.org/frank_afro_5.mp3" length="97570266" type="audio/mpeg" />
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

