Funk Travels #46

We've journeyed all over the world in our search for Funk here at Tonegents and today we add yet another new destination...



Nil's Jazz Ensemble was but one of the outfits led by Peruvian sax/flute man Nilo Espinosa, a cat that is still going strong today. And that ends the information I have about Nilo Espinosa. Not a lot out there. But really, what more do you need to know? Favorite color? Boxers or briefs? Exactly. All you need to know is brotherman was dammmmmn funky...

Nil's Jazz Ensemble - Reflexions (ysi)

Now you're not gonna have much luck trying to purchase that record up there in the photeegraph unless you have some eBay skillz and a couple hundred smackers to spend, so click the link below for a nice little compilation called Peruvian Funk that this nugget also lives on...



So Peru got Funk too. Where do we go next? We'll find out when we get there...