Chilifunk Records Takeover
30 years of soulful music for funky people – coming to Lewisham.
This October 22nd, Chillifunk Records lands at the Fox & Firkin for its first takeover – celebrating three decades of independent, soulful and underground music with a night that connects the label’s past, present and future.
Born in London in 1996, Chillifunk has spent 30 years refusing to be boxed into one genre – moving through house, soul, funk, jazz, broken beat, disco and deep underground grooves. Across those three decades, Chillifunk has worked with an incredible family of artists, producers and vocalists, including Nathan Haines, East West Connection, Dr Bob Jones, Phil Asher’s Restless Soul, T. Kolai, Verna Francis, Sandy Mill, DSL, Elbert Phillips, Vanessa Freeman and Jody Watley, alongside international remixers including Kenny Dope, Dennis Ferrer and Louie Vega.
The label’s music has also been supported and championed by a serious roll call of DJs and selectors, including François K, DJ Spinna, Danny Krivit, Atjazz, Glenn Davis, Martin Lodge, Rocky, Ronnie Harrell, Sam Divine, Sophie Lloyd and DJ Pope, to name but a few.
For our first Fox & Firkin session, we’re bringing together the Chillifunk family with Rude Boy Rupert, Lulu Levan and Tommy D, plus very special guest Zaki from Point Blank Radio – serving up deep, soulful selections from four DJs with decades of dancefloor history between them.
And it’s not just about the DJs. Gabriella Groves joins us for a special live PA, bringing her powerful blend of soul, Motown and R&B to the night. An accomplished vocalist who has performed at Wembley Arena and provided backing vocals for Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes and Mica Paris, Gabriella has also performed with the ACM Gospel Choir and Urban Voices Collective. She recently featured on Love Underground’s The Journey Part 1 and has more new music forthcoming on Chillifunk Records – making her very much part of the label’s next chapter.
For Lulu Levan and Tommy D, the night is particularly close to home. Both are Lewisham locals and together make up Love Underground, whose The Journey Part 1 brings Brit-soul, jazz, funk and house influences firmly into the new Chillifunk era.
From Garage City to Pikes, Reel People to Love Underground, pirate radio to Point Blank, this is generations of London club culture coming together under one roof.
Chillifunk Records – soulful music for funky people.