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30 Years of Funkestra, A Special Kirchdorf Farewell & Funky Family Vibes A Heartfelt Thank You What an incredible journey it’s been — and what a joyful celebration these recent shows turned out to be! As Redtenbacher’s Funkestra enters its 30th year, I’m feeling especially grateful. First and foremost, I’m grateful for the amazing musicians…
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Code 12 (for Serginho) Redtenbacher’s Funkestra Releases groovilicous new single ‘Code 12’ — a Masterlink Sessions collaboration of London guitar titans. Redtenbacher’s Funkestra has just dropped ‘Code 12’, a powerful new single featuring London guitar icons Tony Remy and Mike Outram. The bold brass sound comes courtesy of Horn House — Nichol Thomson (trombone) and…
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FLUFFBALL Fluffball by Stefan Redtenbacher’s Funkestra: A Funky Masterclass From the upcoming FUNKOPIA album. LISTEN/WATCH/DOWNLOAD HERE Get ready to groove—Fluffball, the latest single from Stefan Redtenbacher’s Funkestra, is a live-recorded funk explosion featuring an all-star cast of musicians. This infectious track will appear on the upcoming FUNKOPIA vinyl LP, dropping October 3 on RSB Records.…
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‘Learn to stop’ with Daisy Chute Singer-songwriter Daisy Chute hooks up with the Masterlink Sessions studio band (AKA the Funkestra) to give her song ‘Learn To Stop’ a Philly soul treatment. Just lush! STREAM/WATCH/DOWNLOAD HERE Backstory “Learn to Stop is a song for anyone who struggles to take a holiday sometimes and feels guilty if…
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s (No One Knows Me) Like The Piano | Masterlink Sessions You can now watch and stream the simply magical Sampha cover ‘(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano’ by Loretta Rest, Grace Barratt and Quincy Keegan collaborating with the Masterlink Sessions team. WATCH/STREAM/DOWNLOAD HERE THE BACKSTORY Austrian keyboarder Markus Marageter, a long-time friend…
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Dear music lovers, It’s been a while and we are grateful for all of you who kept on supporting us this year whilst we are trying to get all our unfinished videos over the line. And there are MANY! James, Leo and myself have been extremly busy with our respective business activities and are…
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Joni Reimagined Quartet Tour | March 2025 We are delighted to announce our Joni Reimagined Quartet tour in March 2025. We’ll bring our own spin to some of Joni’s much loved songs as performed internationally and sold out shows at Ronnie’s Scott’s in London. PRESS TEXT A stellar quartet of musicians, namely, Jana Varga (vocals, guitar, flute), Pete…
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FUNKESTRA 2024 RELEASES 2024 was a buzzing year for the Funkestra. I produced and co-produced a ton of new music with the Funkestra being either the featured or backing band for other artists. Integral to all this are the Masterlink Sessions which I run with James Welch (Masterlink Productions) and Leo Mansell (Shoot and Splice…
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(Click the image to watch the show-reel) Funkestra | Funkify Life Instrumental bass-led 5 piece band delivering the Funk since 1996. Book now for October 2025 and funkify life. Quick facts FEELING | Upbeat, quirky, high energy STATS | YouTube Creator Award, 460+ videos, 13+ million Spotify Streams, 20+ albums, 145k+ YouTube subscribers MAIN GENRE…
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Singer-Songwriter Festival 2025: Headliner Funkestra in Munich We are delighted to headline the 2nd singer-songwriter Festival in Munich (Ottobrunn) on 8.2.2025 with special guest Connor Selby. The ‘Imagine’ Festival This is the 2nd ‘Imagine’ Festival at the Wolf-Ferrari-Haus in Ottobrunn (Munich). Friday 7.2 will feature a solo concert by UK rising jazz-folk-rock virtuoso Guitarist/Songwriter Rosie…
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Masterlink Sessions 2024 showreel Watch the Masterlink Sessions 2024 showreel on the Funkestra YouTube channel HERE or on the Masterlink Sessions Vimeo channel HERE. We loved every session and are tremendously looking forward to 2025! The Masterlink Sessions artists 2024 In 2024 we invited new artists (rising UK star Rosie Frater-Taylor, 11-times-Grammy winning Phil Lassiter),…
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IN SESSION A fresh, soulful take on Rumer’s much loved hits recorded with the masterful Redtenbacher’s Funkestra. Released on 30th January 2025 via Kartel Music Group, and in conjunction with the 15 year anniversary of her double platinum selling hit debut album. PRE-ORDER HERE
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