"Top Soul" 1970's Chilean Funk Inspired by American Grooves by Fusion
By JR on 3:35 PM
Filed Under: Album Streams , Covers , Funk , Fusion (Chilean funk band) , Latin Funk , Sly and The Family Stone , The Crusaders
"Top Soul indeed, as Fusion is a hip Chilean funk band from the early 70s – one who take plenty of influence from American grooves, but also bring in their own soulful elements as well! The sound here is somewhere between Kool & The Gang and Banda Black Rio – with quite a bit of the blend of the latter, especially in the way more local percussion riffs fill out grooves that have a solid grounding in American funk! Instrumentation listed is tenor, guitar, keyboards, bass, and drums – but there's clearly a lot more horns too, as well as some very hip percussion – played in ways that are almost more Brazilian than straight Latin – with a really fluid sensibility that jams nicely with the grooves. There's a slight bit of vocals on the record, but most of the album is instrumental – and titles include versions of Sly Stone's "Thank You" and The Crusaders "Way Back Home" – plus "Dedos", "Balada De Matias", "Dee Blooz", "Para Toda La Gente", "Pulsearas", and "Lamentation"." - review by Dusty Groove
Purchase the new CD reissue of "Top Soul" by Fusion here at Juno UK.

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