Funk. Bop. Forró. Brass.
Pounded by calloused hands, blasted from tightened lips,
It calls across time and continents, uplifting hearts and moving hips and feet.
It’s the force that blew through Louis Armstrong in the twenties.
It’s the power that gets Brazilians dancing in the streets for Carnival.
It’s the freedom that sets the music on fire.
It’s Nation Beat.

Everybody get up! The new Nation Beat is on the way and it’s time to shake off whatever is on our minds and have some fun. The full album - Archaic Humans - is due on May 31, but today we jump right in and Give A Little with special guest Christylez Bacon. Come on, come on…