City Funk Orchestra
City Funk Orchestra at The Beaverwood, Chislehurst
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About the show
City Funk Orchestra is comprised of some of the finest soul singers and musicians in the UK and delivers a night of the funkiest dance-floor classics from the golden era of funk & soul - from pumping soul music favourites to the most romantic of Diana & Marvin soul ballads. Expect the very best of Chaka Khan, Luther Vandross, Sister Sledge, Barry White, O’Jays, Michael Jackson, SOS Band, Maze, Shalamar, Gap Band, The Emotions and more…True Funk!
Our singers: from Cleveland Ohio we have Angelo Starr - younger brother of the legendary Edwin Starr - alongside Imaani (Incognito, Chaka Khan).
“City Funk Orchestra... What a band! What energy and groove! I love these guys. Soul delivered with class and love. It's rare that you can get up close and personal with such excellence."
Featuring - City Funk Orchestra
The capital’s best and most popular funk/soul dance band plays to packed houses throughout London and the South regularly filling mainstream music venues and wowing festival audiences. With a history as a ‘specialist’ opening act for the likes of Average White Band and Kid Creole and the Coconuts, 2025 has seen them appearing amongst the headliners at the Saturday Love soul music festival in North London. alongside The Amy Winehouse Band at Hampton Pool Festival whilst also opening the festivities for Friday night at the major and long-established Cropredy Festival in Oxfordshire.
The band’s sound centres around the soul and funk ‘golden age’ of the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, to which these top players have added the magic ingredient of genuine authenticity. Their own CFO penned material blends seamlessly amongst the big dance floor fillers the band have made their own. Songs include the most loved tracks of Chaka Khan, Luther Vandross, Maze, SOS Band, Shalamar, Gap Band, The Emotions, alongside their rare groove picks … Featuring two of the best soul singers in the UK in regular lead Imaani (longtime lead singer with Incognito, also BV’s with Chaka Khan), from Cleveland Ohio Angelo Starr (brother of soul legend Edwin Starr) and Mary Pearce formerly with Culture Club, Primal Scream, Roy Ayres, Calvin Harris - with a funky-as-it-gets rhythm section of Nial Tompkins-guitar, Carl Hudson-keyboards, Matt Pegg-bass, Geoff Dunn-drums. It's True Funk!