Grand Mother's Funck
| Grand Mother's Funck (GMF) | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Wireless |
| founding | 1993 |
| Website | www.gmf.ch |
| Founding members | |
Alto saxophone, Hohner Clavinet |
Daniel Bohnenblust (until 2009) |
Fender Rhodes |
Stephan Schneider (until 2003) |
guitar |
Bernhard Häberlin |
bass |
Jörn Aeschlimann (until 1994) |
Drums |
Daniel Aebi |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Rich Fonje (since 2002) |
saxophone |
Alex Hendriksen (since?) |
trombone |
René Mosele (since?) |
Keyboard |
Andreas Michel (since 1994) |
guitar |
Bernhard Häberlin |
bass |
Thomas Reinecke (since 1997) |
Percussion |
Ohlê Gagneux (since 1996) |
Drums |
Daniel Aebi |
| former members | |
trombone |
Bernhard Bamert (1994-2002) |
bass |
Pascal Senn (1994-1996) |
Percussion |
Andi Pupato (1995–1996) |
Trumpet |
Stephan Geiser (1995–1998) |
Tenor saxophone |
Dave Feusi (1998-2007) |
singing |
Tamara Canovo (1996-1999) |
singing |
Tiza B (1999-2003) |
Grand Mother's Funck , or GMF for short , is an eight-piece funk band from Switzerland . The band was founded in 1993 in Burgdorf . Bernhard Häberlin and Daniel “Booxy” Aebi currently (2012) still belong to the band.
Genre
Special guests
- Sandy Patton : Singing on Grand Mother's Funck
- Trudy Lynn: Singing on Please Baby, Please Baby Baby Please
- Juan Mungía: Trumpet on Please Baby, Please Baby Baby Please
- Noel McCalla: Singing on Heebie Jeebie's Dance
- Matthieu Michel : Trumpet on Heebie Jeebie's Dance
- Paola Jean: Singing on Secrets in Sonic Space
- Raphael Jakob: Singing on Secrets in Sonic Space
- Famara: Singing on Beat Mondial
- Nilsa: Rap on At The Funckyard
- Akil the MC (Jurassic 5)
Discography
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Studio albums
- 1995: Grand Mother's Funck (sound service)
- 1996: Please Baby Please Baby Baby Baby Please (Greaboy Records)
- 1997: Heebie Jeebies Dance (Honeybear Records)
- 2002: Secrets in Sonic Space (Soundservice)
- 2005: Beat Mondial (sound service)
- 2007: At the Funckyard (BHM)
- 2010: GMF feat. Akil the MC (vinyl)
- 2011: The Proud Egyptian (Sony)
- 2017: Take the Money (Soundservice)
- 2020: The Big Pie
Live albums
- 1999: Working Live (Powersound, recorded at Bierhübeli Bern)
- 2001: GMF Gran Orquesta (film soundtracks from the 70s such as Dirty Harry, Mission Impossible and Latin-Groove pieces)
- 2003: In Sonic Space - Live (recording of the Secrets in Sonic Space tour)
Singles & EPs
- 2012: GMF feat. Akil the MC - Remixed! (Vinyl, Breakbeat Paradise)
Web links
- Official website
- Grand Mother's Funck at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ GMF story. (PDF) Archived from the original on July 19, 2003 ; Retrieved June 4, 2011 (d).
- ↑ Chart sources: CH