wp.me/p6Tj6h-w1u . "...When the intro bassline to "Getting It Back" kicked in, it gave me actual physical goosebumps. How many times have I heard a recorded version of that song? 100? 1000? It’s the type of composition so perfect in all its elements that I couldn’t really imagine it sounding better live. Until I heard it live. In a live performance, Cymande does something that you can’t really do with a studio album. They add an element of chaos and improvisation that weaves so organically into the composition that you can’t imagine it being any other way. It’s jazz in its purest form and highest expression. It’s beautiful..." . Why Cymande’s Return in 2025 Proves Funk Legends Never Die . Max wrote beautifully about his experience witnessing Cymande take over the The Bellwether in Los Angeles. Read his thoughts and also check out DKLPHOTOS photo gallery! . #Cymande #RenascenceAlbum #BlurredCulture #BraItsAlright #GettingItBack #TheMessage #UKFunkLegends #Crooklyn #FunkRevival #AfroCaribbeanFunk #JazzFunkFusion #LegendaryLivePerformance #TheBellwether #LiveMusic2025 #SampledInHipHop #ClassicFunk #SoulfulGrooves #70sFunkReborn #BlackBritishMusic #IconicBasslines #MusicAndMemory #MusicThatLasts #DKLPHOTOS #BlurredCulture #ConcertPic #ConcertPhoto #music #Musica #MusicPhotography #ConcertPhotographer #LosAngeles

🎥 Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande is coming to the @GRAMMYMuseum! Join us on Feb 27 for a special screening Q&A with band members; Patrick Patterson & Steve Scipio. 🎟️ Tickets: grammymuseum.org/event/reel-… #Cymande #GettingItBack

Big things are coming 🕊️ As featured in @nytimes, we're stepping into a new chapter with the release of our upcoming album Renascence this Friday! nytimes.com/2025/01/27/arts/… #Cymande #GettingItBack #RENASCENCE #Coltrane

Reliving the magic of @allpointseastuk earlier this year with Cymande 🎶✨ A glimpse of the energy, the music, and the moments that brought it all together. #Cymande #GettingItBack #AllPointsEast #CymandeLive

Cymande’s ‘Fug’ released in 1973, a groove that keeps on giving - reworked by Heavy D & the Boyz ‘Cuz He’z Alwayz Around' in '91 🔄✨ #cymande #gettingitback #fug #heavyd #heavydandtheboyz #hiphop #sampling

'Brothers on the Slide' live from @weoutherefest 2024 🕊️ From ‘70s London to hip-hop’s heart, this track’s journey keeps us grooving. Hope you feel the rhythm too. #cymande #weouthere #brothersontheslide #gettingitback

Patrick Patterson on how Cymande’s sound got sampled into rap’s DNA 🔥🎶 #Cymande #GettingItBack #RonnieScott #RonnieScottsJazzClub #Sampled #HipHopRoots

Cymande crushed it on ⁦@BBCLater⁩ last night, so chuffed to see them perform on UK television for the first time. Hopefully the first of many ⁦@CymandeOfficial⁩ #gettingitback #cymande youtu.be/49G9rT_3EVM

Excited to announce that we’ll be making our UK TV debut on @BBCLater 🕊️📺 Catch us performing our new single 'Chasing An Empty Dream', October 26th at 10:25pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. #Cymande #Renascence #GettingItBack #BBCLater #JoolsHolland

Elfenberg flips Cymande’s classic ‘Dove’ into a hypnotic groove that hits different 🕊️✨ What do you think of this interpretation? 👇 #Cymande #GettingItBack #ElfenbergEdit #DoveReimagined

If you could hear a modern-day artist collaborate with Cymande, who would it be? #Cymande #GettingItBack

Cymande takes the stage for the first time ever on UK television! Details to follow! 👀 @bbclater 📺 #Cymande #GettingItBack #UKTVDebut

Cymande: the greatest band you’ve probably never heard of 🎶 Mixing jazz, funk, and Caribbean grooves, their music lives on through generations of artists who’ve sampled their sound 🔥 #Cymande #GettingItBack #UntoldStory #LegendaryGrooves

'The Message' is one of Cymande's defining tracks, it reached the U.S. charts in 1972, setting the stage for their influence on future music genres like hip-hop. cc @kcrw Tag someone who needs to hear this ⬇️ #cymande #themessage #gettingitback #liveperformance #kcrw

When Steve Scipio first heard a Cymande sample, he was surprised—and happy to see their sound in the spotlight 🎶✨ Via. @britishfilminstitute #cymande #gettingitback #sampled

From Cymande to Second Time Round to Promised Heights 🎶 Which Cymande album is your all-time favourite? Let us know below! 👇 #Cymande #GettingItBack #SecondTimeRound #PromisedHeights #MusicLegends #SoulFunk

Morning or night – when do you prefer to listen to Cymande? 🌞🌙 #cymande #gettingitback

‘So cool, so right, Crawshay in the light’ 🎶 Flashback to the groove at @Bonnaroo 2016! 🌙✨ #cymande #gettingitback #bonnaroo #livemusic #funksoul

If you could see Cymande perform live anywhere in the world, where would it be? 🌎 #cymande #gettingitback

Wu-Tang Clan sampled Cymande’s ‘Dove’ and made 'Problems'! 🎶🔥 Did you catch the sample? #cymande #gettingitback #wutangclan #hiphop #sampling