Maru Funk 10

It's been a year and a half but I'm back! Bigger and better than ever the Maru Funk series reaches double figures! Now we waited 77 years for a British man to win Wimbledon so really a year and a half is a blink of an eye. The format is similar, but no-one uses CD's anymore so it's a whole 2 hours not limited to 80 mins. It's funk and soul throughout with just one deviation into fusion before the break. Get your dancing shoes on and enjoy!

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Clearly Andy Murray's historic Wimbledon win influenced the choice of cover as I recorded this that night. Here's how the original looked:

Maru Funk 9 - A Funk 'n' Soul Christmas

It's Christmas time so let's have a party!

Maru Funk 9 - A Funk 'n' Soul Christmas by Mark Rutherford on Mixcloud

Maru Funk 8

Oh, here we go again. . . .

Maru Funk 8 by Mark Rutherford on Mixcloud

Maru Funk #6 - To-Day's Sound

August is here and isn't the weather beautiful?

Anyway, here's the sound of summer for you to enjoy instead. This month has a theme so it's mixed I'm afraid, and there are jingles. All tracks this month are from modern artists (to-day's sound? Geddit?)

If you like the tracks PLEASE go find them and buy them for yourself, unlike previous artists, these are all well and truly alive and need your support to continue. And to eat!

Enjoy!!

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The artwork is mercilessly ripped off from Piero Umliani's album of the same name, there's no need for the example, it's exactly like the one above just with his name! Do check him out, he's GREAT. Not like Tony the Tiger though, much, much better.

Fight! (Marumix)

Que Vida La Salsa Dura

I've been told Salsa music isn't very good. Well here's some salsa that stands up against any Latin genre but be careful, it might make you want to dance!!

"Salsa dura means 'hard' salsa, salsa gorda means 'fat' salsa. Both terms are used to describe salsa that retains the basic characteristics of classic salsa: driving rhythms, call and response, 'montuno' sections and socially conscious lyrics. Salsa dura is the EverReady battery musical bunny that just keeps going and going, with musical breaks and blaring brass ideal for salsa dancing.

While Puerto Rico was focusing on salsa romantica, Colombia became a bastion of their own style of salsa dura, through the lean years and remain one today. As a result, Colombia can boast some of the finest, mature salsa dura bands in the world. With groups like Grupo Niche, Sonora Carruseles, Joe Arroyo and Fruko y sus Tesos, Colombia has a clear claim to call itself the salsa dura capitol of the world.

In the last few years, young salseros in New York have also been turning to salsa dura. The Spanish Harlem Orchestra has perfected the big band salsa sound of the Fania years while Jimmy Bosch, Wayne Gorbea and La Excelencia are becoming instrumental in the rise and popularity of salsa dura around the world."

Tijana Ilich

Get It Here!!

This time the cover is from "This Is Chaquito and the Quedo Brass" 1967.