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Kool & The Gang, Oscar Toney Jr., Cymande: Rainbow Theatre, London

David Nathan, Blues & Soul, 18 February 1975

THEY USED to say that the day that funky music would grab any kind of attention on this side of the Atlantic would be as likely as the arrival of February 31st but that day has dawned and although we are almost only at the beginning, the acceptance of all forms of soul music in the U.K. is becoming more and more apparent.

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