(Bothering) International Skyping with JJ Whitehead of Poets of Rhythm

Towards the end of a Skype-enabled interview with JJ Whitehead, the German-raised and based funk instigator asks if I want to hear an unreleased song that samples one of the funk groups he's been a part of over the years. He says one of the major labels -- he forgets which -- paid handsomely to use an abrasive loop from a track called "Serengeti Stroke." He finds the song in the annals of his computer, hits play, and over a stripped-down backing a female R&B singer begins to wa...

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