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Funktionality

2.5M streams

2,463,432

The Hang

2.2M streams

2,211,208

Dr Hypenstein

1.5M streams

1,532,722

Live Your Best Dream

945.2K streams

945,237

Wiggles

754.1K streams

754,094

Kerria Lacca

653.4K streams

653,426

The Night Owl and The Lark

635.6K streams

635,561

Big Funk Band

632.6K streams

632,557

Ghostfish (Masterlink Sessions)

601K streams

601,023

Squid Exit Music (7" radio edit)

598.3K streams

598,325

Biography

***Stefan, you know what the Funk is about*** Fred Wesley/James Brown ***Out and out spectacular Funk*** Snowbow/DJ ***A guaranteed good night out*** Steve Rubie/606 Club ***Fantastic wall-to-wall funk*** Nick Wells/iBass MagazineThe London based, multi-national, Redtenbacher’s Funkestra is the brainchild of bassist, composer and producer Stefan Redtenbacher. This original instrumental wall-to-wall Jazz Funk collective of world class players has about 20 releases to their name - ‘The Hang’ being the latest one, currently number one win the weekly top 50 Funk album chart according to the Roots Music Report. They have recorded with the 'who's who' from the international Jazz Funk and Fusion scene including legends like Fred Wesley, Alfred ‘Pee Wee’ Ellis from James Brown, Stephen ‘Doc’ Kupka, Lee Thornburg and Lenny Pickett from Tower of Power, Cory Wong (Vulfpeck), Eric Krazno (Lettuce), Stanton Moore (Galactic), drum virtuoso Benny Greb, Elliott Randall and Keith Carlock (Steely Dan), titanic saxophone players Rick Margitza (Miles Davis Band), Chris Hunter (Gil Evans Orchestra), Andy Snitzer (Paul Simon), Prince’s New Power Generation horn section (aka ‘The Hornheads’) and horn players from Incognito, Brand New Heavies and many more. Over the past two years the Funkestra rhythm section has also served as the studio house band for ‘The Masterlink Sessions’ and have fully embraced a broader range of styles, not least supporting a range of international vocalists.