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U-Nam's brand new side project "U-Nam + The Sweet Bandits" debut single "Wild Cards + Smoking Guns" - Out Now! 

[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…

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First (and wonderful) of "Sunshine of Mine" Album on SoulandJazzandFunk website! 

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE….

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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Great review of CFM Volume 2 on SoulandJazzandFunk.com 

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…

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U-Nam's new Smooth Jazz single "Make a Wish" on Soul&Jazz&Funk.com 

Latest offering from soul-jazz guitar man U-NAM is a lovely 90s- flavoured, groove heavy instrumental ‘Make A Wish’. It’s smooth and sophisticated and is sure to set feet tapping and heads nodding – a proper summery vibe! 

Clever old Emmanuel; he handles  lead & rhythm guitars, bass, keyboards, horns and programming on the track. On top of that he wrote, produced, arranged, mixed and mastered the whole package. He had a little help from Raymond Gimenes who concocted  the string arrangement that is played…

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"Rockit Man!" - Brand new single review on Soul, Jazz and Funk.com! 

Back in February we were delighted to report on THE CALIFORNIA FUNK MACHINE, a soul collective that was marshalled by French-born, Los Angeles-based soul and jazz guitar man U-NAM. Other members of the “machine” included  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… oh, and a full brass and string section! 

Their eponymous first album –  energized covers of…

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