Iv'e been a Solo artist since releasing my debut CD in December of 2000. It was Dropped in Paris France.... the cd entitled "All My Funky Friends" (below)
Stated by Towers Records as the only authenic funk record to be released in the new millenium... yipes,,, selling over 65,000 units outta my kitchen. Yipes!!! Got me a License deal in Paris, on a label called Musisoft. In the meantime, I was an original member of Parliament Funkadelic, singing on all the hits... Brides of Funkenstein garnishing a music award for best new female funk artist yipes!!! Worked with Ice Cube, The Gap Band... etc... Currently working with The Brides of Funkenstein these, goddesses of funk will be coming to a town near you, so tuned!
Influences
I have had many influences - but I especially love, and always will....Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, Sly Stone, Sting - Mom and Dad and anything that is true funk
Sounds Like
All My Funky Friends: Old School - New School Funk Rock and R&B...
A funk diva of epic proportions, Sacramento, CA-born Dawn Silva's musical voyage began far from her association with George Clinton's P-Funk empire, singing songs in the vein of early '70s Top 40 as a part of Windsong, a high school group led by Silva and her sister. Coming into the Sly Stone camp in 1975, Silva made her recorded debut singing backing vocals on Stone's High on You LP. Sticking with the band, she hit the road in 1976, appearing alongside Stone's cousin Lynn Mabry with the Family Stone when they toured as special guests on P-Funk's fall U.S. tour. At seemingly loose ends when Stone himself dropped out of the outing after just a handful of dates, Silva accepted George Clinton's offer to join his band instead and the same offer was also extended to Mabry. The pair made their debut in the Clinton empire during the then ongoing sessions for debut recordings by Funkadelic/Parliament offshoots the Horny Horns (the "Get Up on the Down Stroke" single) and Eddie Hazel (the album Games, Dames & Guitar Thangs). Silva would remain an integral member of the P-Funk family for the next seven years, contributing memorable vocals to both live and recorded performances. She is especially impressive on 1977's hit LP Funkentelechy Vs.
the Placebo System, the set that spawned "Flashlight," a song that remains one of the best-loved Clinton songs, period. While Clinton appreciated having the electrifying pairing of Silva and Mabry in the background, he had other things in mind for them: a new band of their own, the Brides of Funkenstein. Silva herself learned of this unexpected development a mere week before the Brides were signed to Atlantic. Work immediately began on the fledgling group's debut LP, the duo adding vocals to a selection of instrumental outtakes from both the P-Funk and Bootsy Collins archive. Funk or Walk was released in fall 1978 to critical acclaim, earning the duo a Top 20 R&B hit. Silva would continue with the Brides into the early '80s with near nonstop touring and recording dominating her time throughout the rest of the 1970s and the second Brides LP, Never Buy Texas From a Cowboy, was released in 1979. By the end of the 1970s, however, the P-Funk empire was in chaos and, although the Brides continued to tour, they disbanded shortly after shows in Japan in 1981. Out of that loop, Silva quickly found her footing when she linked up with fellow funkers the Gap Band as they began imbibing their own traditional funk sounds with the electronics of the rock
new wave, a direction the Brides themselves had been moving in and even planning at one stage to tour with Lene Lovich. Initially joining the Gap Band's live revue, Silva made her studio debut with the group on the 1983 The Gap Band V: Jammin' LP. She was also kept quite busy across several collaborations with Roy Ayers, Crystal Waters, and Eurythmics, as well as hip-hop artists Coolio and Ice Cube. When her session work permitted, Silva continued to develop her own material, although an album planned for release through Polygram late in the decade was canceled. Silva disappeared from view for much of the 1990s, returning to the limelight first as a backing vocalist for Bernie Worrell on his U.S. tour. With her sound now as much influenced by contemporary R&B and hip-hop as her own classic funk roots, Silva then re-emerged in 2000 with her first solo album -- and one of the finest funk albums in a decade -- the self-released All My Funky Friends. An immediate success at home, the album also found widespread support in Europe, keeping Silva busy with gigs and festival appearances for much of the next two years. Work began on her second album early in 2002. ~ Amy Hanson, All Music Guide.
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I hope you have a “purfect” week Peace and love. Paul X
Paul Weston Arts web link coming soon!!
“My Cat.”
“My cat leaps around the garden fence Pouncing on anything that moves There’s no defence Sleeps for hours and sometimes days Bathing in the summer rays Hibernating in the winter cold Prowling, howelling meowing so bold My cat is quick, sleek, reactions unique If I ever return as a bird or a mouse then I am going to leave my house When I am due to travel away my cat sulks for days Moody before and then turns his back as I return to the door Feeding him food from a tin Is considered by my feline friend a cardinal sin He sits and looks at me in disgust This is not what I want for my breakfast. “Give me lean chicken, salmon or fresh beluga Or I’ll slash the side of your chair like Freddy Kruger My claws are sharp I will reduce your coat To the texture and look of an old Nanny goat I go to sit in my favourite chair In front of the fire and guess whose there! Asleep in my bed I awake with surprise As a purring nose pokes me straight in the eyes! I now understand the word perfection Is all about my cats affection Even when he wreaks the place I live A look from those saucer green eyes makes me forget and forgive. My cat has a spiritual link, a supernatural perception Something that humans have no connection I can only watch look and admire all of that Oh…I forgot to mention. My cat is An Acrobat.”
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ALSO, If you havent, please check out the monster track with Kobbe & mar-C titled "Hypnotic Rhythm".. Supported by DJ VIBE, DJ CHUS, ROGER SANCHEZ, DJ BORIS, CARLOS MANACA, HUGO RIZZO, FRANK MAUREL, KEITH BLACKSTONE
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