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Menahan Street Band

Instrumental Funk · Soul Band 6 albums picked

Menahan Street Band is an American, Brooklyn, New York–based instrumental band formed in 2007, that plays funk and soul music. The band features musicians from Antibalas, El Michels Affair, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings and the Budos Band. The group was founded by Thomas Brenneck while living in an apartment on Menahan Street in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick.

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Ep #696 ·
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What Menahan Street Band said · 3 records

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Sunday Coming
Alton Ellis ·1970
"this is a alton ellis record one of my favorite reggae records of all time. oh it's pretty incredible... it's a studio one and that i highly recommend it they do a crazy cover of these eyes by the guess who super dope super dope."
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"this record is live and pretty unbelievable the rhythm section is uh william the mighty magnificence that's recorded live at the new york state women's prison pretty unbelievable record they also do a version of wichita lineman the great jimmy webb song and um i love that song i love hearing people do it so check it out"
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