Jamming at home with a drum loop, crappy quality but it was a nice version I think.

and African-influenced musical styles, and can be seen in funk and hip-hop. Some elements often present in Felas music are the call-and-response within the chorus and figurative but simple lyrics. Felas songs were almost always over 10 minutes in length, some reaching the 20- or even 30-minute marks, while some unreleased tracks would last up to 45 minutes when performed live. This was one of many reasons that his music never reached a substantial degree of popularity outside of Africa. ...

Mark King explains his slap bass and percussive bass playing techniques.

actually has a proper ending but this take of the track is over 11 minutes long, so I had to cut the end for upload purposes. I have the full mp3 track though and soon I will be making a myspace/other site I can use to make my songs downloadable. Comment and give suggestions, as I am working on a few more of these genre of tracks and feedback would be greatly appreciated. Remember, this is done live, so the final cut of this should be more refined. Regardless, enjoy! Gear used: KORG ...

TMStevens - Heavy and Funky Bass Intro