Funkademia takes place every Saturday to a consistently full house, feeding a friendly crowd with a diet of pure unadulterated soul-funk. We bill our night as a 'chronological history of soul' with our dj collective taking you on a journey through four decades of the very best soul, funk, disco and hip-hop with a touch of smooth r and b and some big house classics. Funkademia does sell out most weeks so you are advised to either arrive early or purchase advance tickets, this way you can avoid the queues or even the sold out sign.
Here at Funkademia we think the Northern Quarter is quite a unique & special place
Continue reading...To celebrate the 100th release, Playmore Records are taking over the back room on Saturday for a bit of a celebration.
Continue reading...This week marks the 16th anniversary of the untimely demise of one of Hip-Hop’s greatest icons Biggie Smalls. So it got us thinking here at Funkademia Towers about all things Hip Hop and Rap and we decided to make it Funkademia Hip Hop week We are celebrating some of the great original Hip Hop & [...]
Continue reading...Mancunians of a certain age will remember with great affection the New Continental Club. The ‘Conti’ was located on Harper Street just off Princess Street and to say it was – lets say – basic is pushing it a bit.
Continue reading...Funkademia New Year’s Eve 2012>2013 at Mint Lounge with Trafford Lovething and Myk Nolan
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