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Thursday, July 2, 2009

British Clubbers Support The Rise In Funky House Music

By Darren Poil

UK funky house music has had a large increase in the number of clubbers supporting the music style. The sudden rise in interest for the genre has resulted in many music producers, artists and deejays acknowledging the growing trend for funky house in the UK. This recognition has meant that funky house music is getting a considerable amount of play across major UK radio stations, nightclubs and music television channels.

Funky house is often referred to by British clubbers as "UK funky", and is a style of electronic dance music. It is heavily influenced by various styles of house music, broken beat, tribal and soca. Funky house tracks generally consist of percussions, synthesizers, samples and soulful vocals.

The widespread success of UK funky House music can be attributed to the unique dance moves associated with the genre. Clubbers throughout the country have taken a liking to these dance moves named "skanks" and many have even upload videos of their attempts to social networking sites such as YouTube. A very successful UK funky house dance is called "Head, shoulders, knees and toes" and was introduced by the K.I.G Family.

Producers and artists are starting to notice the significance of funky house music and are beginning to target fans of the music style. There has been an increase in the number of music tracks produced which is aimed directly at the UK funky house market. Artists like Crazy Cousinz and Donaeo have benefited from adapting there style to suit the genre.

Promoters and nightclubs are benefiting from the recent rise in popularity for UK funky house music within the country. This has resulted in a rise in funky house music nights and events. "Raves" is how these events are referred to within the clubbing community.

Television channels and radio stations have helped contribute to the rise in popularity for UK funky house. MTV Base and digital radio station BBC 1xtra have been expressing their continued support for funky house music.

Radio 1 Dj Tim Westwood is contributing to the rise in UK funky house music. By allowing new funky house artists to appear on his show he is adding credibility to UK funky house music. Club Deejays are also playing funky tracks as they are known to fill the dance floor.

As the role of UK funky house music grows within the nightlife community, it will continually gain recognition as an influential music style. Along with the support of the UK music industry, funky house is destined have a big impact on British music. - 18762

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