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Was bleibt? Bevor sich des Pudels Kern zu erkennen gibt, werden weitere Tage und Nächte ins Land gehen, deren Ausgestaltung sich aktuell auf die eingeübten Ritualen diverser Jahresend-Festivitäten beschränkt. Immer locker bleiben. Geht selbstredend besonders gut von der Hand, wenn der Rhythmus stimmt. Wissen wir nicht erst seitdem der James Last den Altvorderen mittels…

Los Angeles-based soul and jazz guitar man U-NAM (Emmanuel Abiteboul) is a busy old bee! He juggles all kinds of projects – one of which is his THE CALIFORNIA FUNK MACHINE –  a soul/funk collective that features an ever-evolving raft of top musicians. The outfit have two albums to their name – imaginatively  titled ‘California Funk Machine Volume 1’ and ‘California Funk Machine Volume 2’ and now, just in time for the Christmas party season, U-Nam and the gang are unleashing a third album – and guess what…

[Los Angeles, CA, 10/01/23] 

U-Nam, the internationally acclaimed musician and guitar virtuoso, celebrated for his collaborations with legends such as Barry White, Kool & the Gang, George Duke, and Marcus Miller, is embarking on a musical odyssey that transcends genres.

The maestro is set to defy musical boundaries and captivate audiences anew with his latest project band, introducing "U-Nam + The Sweet Bandits". Their debut single, "Wild Cards + Smoking Guns", is not just a song; it's a captivating story of…

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE….

• FEBRUARY 22, 2023
• BY BILL BUCKLEY

Prolific, French-born, Los Angeles-based soul and jazz guitar man U-NAM (Emmanuel Abiteboul) is lining up a new album for release in early March. It’s called ‘Sunshine Of Mine’ and after the winter we’ve all  just endured, we could do with plenty of that good ‘ole sunshine!

The long player is a ten tracker, though the title track is offered across two mixes. Eight of the tunes are originals with the covers being versions of Jon Lucien’s  1983 hit…

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http://www.smooth-jazz.de/InFokus/CFM/Volume2.htm

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Back in February French-born, Los Angeles-based soul and jazz guitar man U-NAM (Emmanuel Abiteboul) unleashed THE CALIFORNIA FUNK MACHINE, a soul collective that includes players like bassist Freddie Washington, drummer Michael White, keyboardist Wayne Linsey (both ex-Maze) and vocalists  Marva King (ex-Stevie Wonder band), Frank Burke (ex-Heatwave) , Tony Tatum and Tom Owens. Those stellar players/artist were augmented by a full brass and string sections. The big, big band delivered a collection of…