Skip to audio player
2ser

2ser

Back To Funk

Air Time: 1:00am on Saturday 16th December 2023

Back To Funk

The Back To Funk Radio Show has been broadcasting since 1980, making it one of Sydney's longest running radio shows. Not only has the show been a long-time fixture on Sydney's airwaves, but over the years fans have also been treated to rare interviews with funk heavyweights such as George Clinton, Kool Bell (Kool & the Gang), Charlie Wilson (Gap Band), Fred Wesley, and in 1988 Back To Funk featured the only Australian interview with James Brown's Band. Other guests over the years have included Mr Scruff, Jamie Liddell, and Lance Ferguson from The Bamboos.

The History - Back to Funk boasts a massive on-air history of 35 years. During its long history the show has made an important contribution to the Sydney Dance Music community, and was in fact the first dance music program to appear in the 2SER Monday - Friday Afternoon timeslot. Originally named From Punk to Funk, it was John Potts who created the show for 2SER around 1980. The show began as a music history show, and each week was dedicated to a different genre of music. Brent Cluss joined the show in the early 80's and was soon after joined by Heidi Pasqual (Creative Vibes). The show continued through the 80's and became Back to Funk around the late 80s / early 90's. Fellow label mates from Creative Vibes joined Heidi in the early 90's - firstly Peter Pasqual (1991), thenGordon Henderson (around 1993).

Other contributors and presenters have included Tim Ritchie, Miguel DeSouza and Robbie Sevellies. In 2004 the program was passed onto Meem, who continues to host the show today.

Back to Funk currently broadcasts every Monday from midday till 2pm. Each week Meem resurfaces oldfunk, disco and boogie gems while also exploring a diverse range of all other related styles including Afrobeat, Hip Hop, Funky Reggae, Soul Jazz and more. Tune in Every Monday for interviews, new releases, and a huge array of forgotten funky masterpieces.

Playlist

Bacao Rhythm and Steel band - Love for the sake of dub

HPF - Quango

A certain ratio - Tier 3

Budos Band - Crescent Blade

Jalen Ngonda - Come around and love me

The allergies - Take another look

African Head Charge - MIcrodosing

Edseven - Burn it up

a08 - I want more

Close Counters - Holy sound

Melati ESP - Kita vs Mereka

Rozi Plain - Standing up

Nabihah Iqbal - This world couldn\'t see us

Grievous Bodily Calm - SPirals

Orchestra Gold - Segou Heat

Jantra - Jaborouna Jabor

Ash Walker - Afronaught

Party Dozen - Earthly Times (BIlly Woods mix)

El Michels Affair - The Weather

PUblic Opinion Afrobeat Orchestra - Nunc Est Bebindum

Ugly Mac Beer - Dolce Vita

Sven Wunder - Terracotta

Goodge - Mariachi\'s Back

Witch - Unimvwesha Shuga

SHoeb Ahmad - Double Checks Against The Corner #3

Sababa 5 - Funk #2

Ana Frango Electrico - Dela

Isolde Lasoen - Batterie

The Night Terrors - Trance Encounters

Rona - Aperlye

Potential - Chronic Gains

Aphex Twin - Blackbox Life Records 21f

Jaakko Eino Kalevi - Drifting Away

Say She She - Silver

Share this episode

Related Episodes

© 2025 2SER. All rights reserved.

Website built by Nick La Rosa nicklarosa.dev. Radio On-Demand provided by Myradio.Click.