MP3 Func Spec - The Spice

Inspired by Calcutta rickshaws, Bombay paanwallas, Delhi disco dives, diwali riddims + multicolored bindis

12 MP3 Songs in this album (49:02) !
Related styles: WORLD: Indian Pop, HIP-HOP/RAP: Alternative Hip Hop

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Inspired by âCalcutta rickshaws, Bombay paanwallahs, Delhi disco dives, Diwali riddims + multicolored bindisâ, Func Specâs 12-song debut offers selections directed toward fans of the continually evolving World Pop genre. Textured with hip-hop grooves, tabla and dhol percussion, guitars, synths and sitars, THE SPICEâs sonic backdrop sets the stage for narrators Sho âNuff, Marko ââKoâ Dutta, and the1shanti to provide a listening experience which travels through the Indian subcontinent as deftly as the MTA subway system does through New Yorkâs five boroughs.

Striving to fill a void in musicâs current landscape, the Brooklyn-based trio felt the need to, âspeak on behalf of kids who can relate to but donât live in crack culture,â says âKo. âSo, we focused on the happy times and the heartbreaks we go through as people, with a distinctively Indian perspective.â

Each member of Func Spec, having been raised between India and North America, desired to make an optimistic and positively charged album in the face of the negativity perpetuated by popular music today. The resulting work is a colorful tapestry of the Bengali-American experience with nods to Jungian psychology, sci-fi author Frank Herbertâs ideologies, and the existential qualities of todayâs new media influenced generation.