Keb Darge  
 
 

Releases:

- Keb Darge presents Funk for the 21st Century

 

A former Scottish disco dancing and Tae Kwon Do champion, who became a Northern Soul DJ hero throughout the 80s, Darge had his belief in funk reinvigorated by a residency in Japan. And belief is the key word here - for Darge's brand of funk is about passion, energy, authenticity and belief. Specialising in compiling otherwise unobtainable, incredibly rare 45s alongside fellow fanatics DJ Shadow, Ian Wright, Snowboy, Darge has championed his sound for almost a decade at his now legendary Deep Funk club nights at Madame Jo Jos in London. Keb's obsessive musical archive plots the trajectory of funk from its Northern Soul, R&B and boogaloo origins through to the disco and jazz-funk period.

Legendary for the choicest and rarest collection of Funk 45's known to man, Keb Darge has spent nearly 10 years travelling around the world collecting and thrilling audiences with his own distinctive style of Funk, this in turn has brought this long neglected music back to the dance floors for which it was made! Inspired an international revival of DJ's digging in the crates to unearth a wealth of Black American soul music which was all but destined for obscurity.